“It will get the ball moving,” Chopra said of the council’s action. “Everyone knows that [the MAC] is one of the worst atrocities of College life. It is closer to an elementary school playground.”
Afterward, the council passed a resolution authorizing the purchase of 200 discounted movie tickets from Loews Theatres. The tickets cost $5.50—about half the standard price. However, they apply only to movies that have been showing for at least ten days. They will be made available to students through their council representatives.
The council’s movie showings this weekend expand on its successes earlier this semester when it showed Catch Me If You Can and 8 Mile.
Chopra said he hopes that the council will make the movie showings a weekly event, saying student feedback has been very positive.
He also said the council is planning to screen a sneak preview of a movie at the College next fall.
—Staff writer William B. Higgins can be reached at whiggins@fas.harvard.edu.