Who doesn't love a good freebie? A free T-shirt, a free soda, why not? Could things get any better? How about a free movie?
As university students, the majority of UB students know how hard it is to have fun on a budget. Thankfully UB Student Affairs has made life just a little bit easier for struggling college students with its fairly new program, Midnight Movie Madness.
Starting this past Saturday at midnight, UB Student Affairs teamed up with the Main Street Amherst Theatre to give the first 35 UB students free cinema entry.
All students have to do is flash their UB card, sit back and enjoy the theatrical worlds of Hollywood.
The unlucky 36th person through the door shouldn't fret too much, because any student after the first 35 gets in for only $5, a discounted price from the usual.
This is the events third year running and is a part of the Late Night UB series, a university initiative designed to provide alcohol-free social environments for students.
Kerry Spicer from Student Affairs believes that the midnight movie screening is only one of many ways the university can assist in creating safe and fun social networking opportunities for local students.
"As a Student Affairs initiative, the division is trying to provide as many opportunities for students on the evenings and weekend as we can," Spicer said. "Student Affairs is working on expanding Late Night programming across both North and South campuses as well as to Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The movie initiative is a step in that direction and what student doesn't like to go to a free movie?"
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