UB movies present ‘Panic Room’ as first attraction of semester

Students will have the opportunity to see “Panic Room” at 7 p.m. tonight in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union Grand Ballroom.

The University Board (UB) will be presenting the movie to students at no cost, said Vincent Bellitto, UB movie coordinator.

“Panic Room” is a thriller/suspense movie starring Jodie Foster and directed by David Fincher.The movie runs approximately two hours.

Board members will also be recruiting students to be a part of the UB for the fall semester at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom. There are committee member positions open in various aspects of the board.

“The University Board is fun, you meet new people and it looks great on resumes,” said Ryan Rinchiuso, vice chair of the UB.

The UB coordinates campus activities such as lectures, comedian acts, appearances by actors and concerts.

“We want to get students involved in campus activities,” Bellitto said. “We hope to have a good turnout for our events.”

The board will be sponsoring another movie event Sept. 7 in Buzzard Auditorium.They will be showing “Spiderman” at 4 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., at no cost to students.