2008 Woodie Awards
SAC plans outdoor movies on Jungletron
Curtis Thom
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: After Hours
Believe it or not, the Jungletron is about to get even bigger.
Not in size, but in campus interaction.
Since its introduction, the $1.7 million screen has been the showcase of home football games, but now students will be able to see its full capabilities.
The Student Activities Council has outlined plans to show movies on the Jungletron in the spring.
"The weather hasn't really cooperated so far, but there had been discussions to show movies on the board for this semester," said Edie McCracken, program coordinator of student activities. "SAC has been pursuing that, and by next semester they hope to have them available."
While the weather has created a problem, learning to use the screen to its full potential has also been a challenge.
"We still have some logistical things that are being worked out, but we're still even learning everything about it," said Ron Womble, director of public relations. "There is no timetable as of yet, but we're looking toward playing movies by next spring."
Womble says that finding out how to run the entire board has been time-consuming, but it will yield benefits.
"Just understanding everything that needs to be done takes time," said Womble. "Do we need to cover the (turf) field, do we have the people to run it," he asked. "The better we can manage it, the better we can run it."
Landis Thompkins, SAC president, says he understands the opportunities the board ultimately will offer.
"It's great because it is a draw," said Thompkins. "It brings people to events, and it's important to help boost attendance for any event."
SAC has shown an outdoor movie on the Oval this semester and Thompkins says the group is looking forward to showing more outdoor movies in the future.
"We had a great turnout for our last outdoor movie," said Thompkins. "With the Jungletron it's much more appealing to students and something that would be pretty cool to see, and we're working on having movies up by the spring."
In addition to assisting on-campus groups, the Jungletron has also generated community buzz.
"We've received a lot of positive responses from everyone about the board; fans, alumni, and staff," said Womble. "Most importantly, during the games, all of the messages run are about successful students stories, promoting events and generating interest from fans toward the school."
While most plans have been made for the spring semester, the board will be used more quickly than most expected.
"It's exciting to see it being used more widely across campus," said Womble. "This next week it's going to be used for the homecoming convocation and also Yell Like Hell, and we're very excited to see how well it is used with both those events."
With the largest screen in Division II now in place, Womble says he is also excited about the screen's possible uses in the future.
"It has exceeded my expectations," said Womble. "It looks great, and we've been approached several times for advertising opportunities, but it engages the fans, and we are excited to continue to use it."
Not in size, but in campus interaction.
Since its introduction, the $1.7 million screen has been the showcase of home football games, but now students will be able to see its full capabilities.
The Student Activities Council has outlined plans to show movies on the Jungletron in the spring.
"The weather hasn't really cooperated so far, but there had been discussions to show movies on the board for this semester," said Edie McCracken, program coordinator of student activities. "SAC has been pursuing that, and by next semester they hope to have them available."
While the weather has created a problem, learning to use the screen to its full potential has also been a challenge.
"We still have some logistical things that are being worked out, but we're still even learning everything about it," said Ron Womble, director of public relations. "There is no timetable as of yet, but we're looking toward playing movies by next spring."
Womble says that finding out how to run the entire board has been time-consuming, but it will yield benefits.
"Just understanding everything that needs to be done takes time," said Womble. "Do we need to cover the (turf) field, do we have the people to run it," he asked. "The better we can manage it, the better we can run it."
Landis Thompkins, SAC president, says he understands the opportunities the board ultimately will offer.
"It's great because it is a draw," said Thompkins. "It brings people to events, and it's important to help boost attendance for any event."
SAC has shown an outdoor movie on the Oval this semester and Thompkins says the group is looking forward to showing more outdoor movies in the future.
"We had a great turnout for our last outdoor movie," said Thompkins. "With the Jungletron it's much more appealing to students and something that would be pretty cool to see, and we're working on having movies up by the spring."
In addition to assisting on-campus groups, the Jungletron has also generated community buzz.
"We've received a lot of positive responses from everyone about the board; fans, alumni, and staff," said Womble. "Most importantly, during the games, all of the messages run are about successful students stories, promoting events and generating interest from fans toward the school."
While most plans have been made for the spring semester, the board will be used more quickly than most expected.
"It's exciting to see it being used more widely across campus," said Womble. "This next week it's going to be used for the homecoming convocation and also Yell Like Hell, and we're very excited to see how well it is used with both those events."
With the largest screen in Division II now in place, Womble says he is also excited about the screen's possible uses in the future.
"It has exceeded my expectations," said Womble. "It looks great, and we've been approached several times for advertising opportunities, but it engages the fans, and we are excited to continue to use it."
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Mike
posted 10/09/08 @ 11:04 PM CST
So does this mean that those "explicit" scenes (starlet revealing her "assets," psycho killer gouging out eyeballs) will broadcast on the Jungletron for all the folks traveling Joplin Street (and their little kids) to see?
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