Thursday marks the last Screen on the Green for summer 2017
Kyle Pfannenstiel
Argonaut
Join hundreds of undergraduate students and community members Thursday on the Theophilus Tower lawn for a free screening of “Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”
It may be the last time to enjoy a free movie outdoors on the University of Idaho campus. The event marks the end of the Department of Student Involvement’s summer-long series of family-friendly screenings, said Katie Dahlinger, Assistant Director of Student Involvement. Concessions and free popcorn are first come first served.
“There is a funding cap and so we only have enough money for the summer series at the moment,” she said. “There is opportunity with reallocation of fees, if students want to reallocate some fees to go towards that series to make it last longer, or there was talk of the housing office to pursue having those films into September.”
Dahlinger said they held free screenings, open to everyone, each Thursday night this summer — all were paid for with student fees. She said last week the series was put on hold for New Student Orientation.
“Frankly it is a slam dunk event for undergraduate students and community members for programming over the summer,” Dahlinger said.
Average screening attendance was about 200, with peak attendance reaching 600, she said. This year the organization partnered with Vandals Dining by Sodexo to offer concessions, which Dahlinger said made for a great addition.
She said the series’ last film, taking place the first week of school, will be hosted by Vandal Entertainment. It will be their second event this school year, just after Palousafest, Dahlinger said.
Vandal Entertainment will partner with the Sustainability Center for the final screening. Dahlinger said members of the Sustainability Center encourage attendees to ride their bikes to the event.
The Department of Student Involvement partnered with Fraternity and Sorority life Aug. 11, Dahlinger said, to engage more new students by screening Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The Greek organization helped cover the cost of the showing. “The film costs — that we pay through Swink — are between $400 and $1200 to show one film,” Dahlinger said.
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