The new stop on the Panther Express shuttle bus route from the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union to Showplace 8 movie theater in Mattoon went unused this weekend.

The Student Senate Shuttle Bus Committee added the stop last week as an option for weekend entertainment.

Lindsey Baum, chair of the Student Senate Shuttle Bus Committee, remained optimistic that the stop will grow in popularity.

“We had a poor turnout for the first weekend. No one rode the bus to Showplace 8,” Baum said. “We think that no one knew about the route and that a lot of people stayed in this weekend because of projects for class. I think we’ll have a better turnout this weekend and next semester once more people find out about it.”

Many students around campus were not aware of the new stop but plan to utilize it.

“I hadn’t heard of it, but it sounds like a good idea. I’ll probably use it in the near future,”sophomore speech communication major Stacy Singh said.

“I wasn’t aware of a new stop. I like the idea, but I have a problem with the lack of days and times available. If I want to see a movie at nine and the shuttle bus leaves at 9:30, I’d be stranded out there,” sophomore psychology major Yves Romeus said.

Sophomore art major Allison Warner had mixed feelings about the new stop.

“It’s not a bad idea. I just wish they had more times available. I like the later shows,” Warner said.

Currently the shuttle runs Fridays and Saturdays, leaving the Union at 6:30 p.m. and picking up students from Show Place 8 at 9:30 p.m.

“We are looking to add a stop at university apartments,” Baum said. “Right now more stops and more routes to Showplace 8 are dependent on the success of this new stop.”