Kathleen Ocampo
Some freshmen discover the campus social life at the Pierce Christian United (PCU) movie and dinner event at the Great Hall in the Student Community Center on Oct. 23.
“I wanted to see what it (Pierce College) has to offer, what students do,” said 18-year-old veterinary science freshman Lizette Gomez.
The active participation in the open mic that preceded the movie, on top of the long line for nachos and popcorn, could have given her the best peek at students’ activities.
Open doors to open mic
Yet the event wasn’t known to at least half of the people who attended. If they weren’t already at the Great Hall, they visited from the library or the Mall.
“We were bored. We didn’t know anything about it,” said nursing major Shaheda Usher, 20.
Despite this, the open mic continued to be appreciated. The crowd cheered and booed to the performer’s rap or song.
“It’s interesting to watch them express themselves,” said Christina Rojantia, 20, child development major.
Although the free food seem to have received more appreciation as the students came by with this sole purpose.
“As soon as I heard free food, I came running,” said 21-year-old Erik Freskuez.
“I think half of the people are here for the nachos,” the music major added. “How can you pass up nachos with hot cheese and a little bit of jalapeno?”
Facing the doors for ‘Facing the Giants’
A sea of people went for the door as soon as the movie countdown started.
Most of the students had to go class, while some were just not willing to watch the movie.
From the producers of the movie “Fireproof,” that ranked No. 4 at the Sept. 26 to 28 weekend box office, surprising the public as it grossed $6.5 billion out of a $500,000 budget, came “Facing the Giants,” in 2006.
Sherwood Pictures is a ministry in Sherwood Baptist Church at Albany, Georgia. Most of the cast members starred in this Christian football movie that promoted the message, “With God, nothing is impossible.”
First finding out that a group of fathers want to get him fired for being in a 6-year losing streak, Football Head Coach Grant Taylor learns that he is not able to give his wife a child.
The audience watched in anticipation as the story progressed from those two conflicts.
They clapped and cheered as the crowd cheered at the conclusion of the movie and remained as still as an oak tree while the last scene played out.
Talk and dine
Former NFL player Chris Hays spoke briefly to encourage the collegians that stayed, about their school and faith.
Many students came up to him to thank him for the message before eating or leaving.
Compared to the amount of people that were there for the nachos, the considerable number of people who enjoyed spaghetti and meatballs at the end of the movie seemed more of a success.