IFMU movie night revisited
As some of you may know, IFMU club is having a movie night this coming Saturday at 7. We were planning on showing "Blazing Saddles," but apparently it's rated R, so without permission slips, we wouldn't be allowed to show it. To be blunt, I find this absolutely ridiculous. Students over 17 should be allowed to view the film without their parents' consent because of the nature of the rating system.
I really don't see why everything's against us. The student council lost all of the paperwork Devin Johnson handed in to okay the movie night for starters, and now we've got the administration on our backs. Since we're trying to do something for the school by hosting a free movie night, it just feels wrong how we're being treated. Student council hasn't exactly gone out of its way to sponsor movie nights, and although our class officers have tried to do a few movie nights, the films they chose weren't exceedingly popular.
In addition to that, it's not as if we're trying to gain anything from hosting a movie night. In fact, it's quite the opposite. We're giving out free popcorn and prizes, and we've decided to sacrifice some of our own free time in order to move chairs and set up equipment in the attic just so that more people can come. And what do we get in return? Resistance for no particular reason!
This is especially ironic considering the student council's actions, because it's supposed to represent us as students and members of a student club, and support us, but instead, it's just adding restrictions. I realize that nobody wants serious complaints from parents (including us, which is why we've complied with the powers that be), but if Uni really is a special environment that promotes self-expression and freedom for students, then the administration should reflect that in its regulations.
Jono Baron