Free stuff.
Those might possibly might be the two words in the English language (besides “keg party”) that a college student loves most to hear.
Well, all you poor colleges students are in luck, as Program Board is bringing yet another free movie to campus for your viewing pleasure. As part of a series of free advance screenings sponsored on campus by Program Board, “Pay It Forward” will be showing this Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. in Pearce Hall, Room 128.
Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment and Helen Hunt star in the film about an 11-year-old boy’s desire to change the world. Osment stars as Trevor McKinney the little boy who develops a plan that could better the world. Osment is sure to charm audiences with his cuteness and surprisingly mature acting skills, just as he did in last years hit, “Sixth Sense.”
Spacey plays Trevor’s Social Studies teacher, Eugene Simonet. A man who has everything in his own life in perfect order, Simonet assigns his class to develop a plan to change the world and then put that plan into action.
Trevor takes the assignment seriously and comes up with a plan that might actually work. In the end, it could even improve the life of his mom (Hunt), a hard working single mother with little money and lots of problems.
He calls his plan “pay it forward.” He theorizes that instead of paying someone back for something, if you pay it forward to three strangers, the world would be a better place. The plan would mean doing something good for three people, who in turn would each do something good for three more people. The plan would eventually spread like wild fire, positively effecting everyone in the world.
Much to his surprise, Trevor’s idea of paying it forward begins to work, showing that a simple plan with good intentions has the power to change the world for the better.
Passes are required for the screening of “Pay It Forward” and are available at the Program Board Office in the Student Organization Center in the lower level of the UC. Arrive early to the event, as seating is not guaranteed and is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. Program Board is doing their own good deed by offering better seats to those who bring in one new or used (but in good shape) children’s book the night of the screening. The books are to be donated to a charitable organization.

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