A student view:
We do love our movies

by Lauren St. Pierre

Where do we turn when the party scene has turned sour and all the activities that we seem to do involve imbibing some sort of alcohol that leaves us feeling as though our heads are going to roll right off our shoulders? We are in college and this is the time, so we are told.

After poking and prodding at the inner psyche of students on campus I came to one deduction, we love movies. So does this mean that we don’t have the imagination or the class to go to some indie art show or a coffee house poetry reading? No, some do, but the majority of those I spoke with identified going to the movies or renting movies as the number one choice for an alcohol free occasion.

It was not uncommon to run into the occasional bowling and roller-skating answers. And who can deny that an all out battle for top scores in Dance Dance Revolution can be just as exhilarating as doing it on a dance floor surrounded by sweaty drunk people.

It is also important to look at the impending winter season. The weather is changing and the trips to Bidwell have been winding down. Our thoughts are moving toward trips out of town; skiing in Tahoe and shopping for Christmas gifts in San Francisco.

Perhaps what it comes down to is comfort. A movie is a safe and social way to forget about the D you got on your midterm earlier in the week. Not to mention it is cheaper than paying the combination of a cover at La Salles with getting a drink containing alcohol that doesn’t automatically guarantee a wicked hangover.

We may love our parties but there is no denying that even the hardest partier will be in line for “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” this winter.

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