Category | Arts & Living

CineKAB re-opens

Published on August 31, 2009 by Lindsey Weber

About 300 students, gathered on Aug.25 inside the student center for the grand re-opening of CineKAB, a free service created by the Student Activities Board that offers free movie rentals with a KSU ID.

To celebrate the re-opening, CineKAB gave out 40 free pizzas, drinks, T-shirts and raffle tickets to win a DVD player or free movie tickets to all the attendees. Though the re-opening began at 12:30 p.m., students had already formed a line by noon, most of them wearing the red lanyards that indicate a KSU activities board event.

“By the time I got here, the line was already 111 deep” said CineKAB Coordinator Keon Ghaffar-Jabbari.

Most of the students present heard about the event through social networking Web sites like Facebook and showed up for the free loot.

“We’re here for the t-shirts!”  said Alex Surin, a junior biochemisty major.

Along with the freebies, CineKAB’s volunteers distributed a registration form for rentals and a general information sheet about CineKAB. Many students did not realize the organization existed before the grand re-opening event.

Others, such as junior marketing and international business major Gary Prusky,  look forward to renting movies starting Aug. 31.

“I don’t even live on campus, but I rent from CineKAB” Prusky said as he waited eagerly for CineKAB to open its doors.

According to Ghaffar-Jabbari, Wednesdays and Thursdays are the best days to rent because students can keep the movies for two days without penalty.

At 12:30 p.m. students rushed into CineKAB for the celebration, and the line outside the doors persisted until 2:30 p.m.

“In the space of just two hours we gave away over 100 ‘Transformers’ T-shirts designed by students, but over 300 students walked through our doors,” said Ghaffar-Jabbari. “We ran out of pizza. 400 slices of pizza!”

As for the organization’s new location Ghaffar-Jabbari said, “The new space has better shelving and technology. We’ll be able to offer students even more movies than before.”

Jessica Davis, CineKAB’s officer of theme weeks, revealed the organization offers more than free rentals: “Beginning Sept. 1 is our week of disorientation. We’re bringing comedian Roy Woods to KSU live, screening ‘The Breakfast Club’ on the green and featuring musical artist Dana Alexandra. We have theme weeks and movies on the green throughout the year.”

Upcoming theme weeks include fright fest in October and week of lovin’ in February.

The general reaction to CineKAB’s re-opening was best expressed by a group of students standing toward the back of the line when they shouted, “We love you guys” as a CineKAB officer handed out raffle tickets.

Nestled in its new location between Chick-Fil-A and the KSU Bookstore, CineKAB’s collection boasts more than 600 movies and box sets including everything from classics and cult favorites, such as “Casablanca” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” to new releases such as the complete first season of “Gossip Girl.”

The organization also updates their stock monthly, buying movies based on student suggestions submitted to their online suggestion box. A complete list of CineKAB’s collection is posted on their Web site.

CineKAB added 50 new movies for the semester, which will soon be integrated into the master list.

CineKAB is open Monday-Thursday for free rentals and staffed by student volunteers. You can become a part of its activities by attending their weekly meetings, Thursdays at noon.

To find out more about CineKAB and upcoming events visit ksukab.com/cinekab.