As part of Residence Hall Week, put on by the University of Iowa's organization Associated Resident Halls, students will get a chance to enjoy several fun activities over the next week without having to spend a dime.
On Wednesday, April 23rd at 8 p.m. in the Rienow Hall lounge, the ARH will be putting on a free showing of the hit movie Juno. Juno stars Ellen Page (Kitty Pride in X-Men 3) as the title character; a laid-back teen who discovers she is pregnant after a one-night stand with close friend Paulie Bleeker, played by Michael Cera (Evan in Superbad). Not ready for parenthood at 17, Juno decides to put her unborn child up for adoption and finds a couple who live in the suburbs, a step up from Juno's middle class surrounding. However, as life goes things do not always work out as smoothly as planned. As Juno put it she is "dealing with things way beyond her maturity level."
After having recently seen it for the first time, I thought it was a decent movie. It's not without it's flaws, but I can also see why Juno's Ellen Page won several awards and received an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. If you can't make it to the free showing, I'd recommend that you rent this movie and at least see it once.
On the following evening (Thursday), the ARH is sponsoring its first annual free Texas Hold 'Em tournament in the Burge basement lounge. Play will begin at 7:30 and players will compete at different tables until they have a final table of five players remaining. Those five will at least walk away with some prize in gift certificates. The higher you place the bigger the prize.
Of course, if poker's not your game and you end up getting dragged to the event anyways, there will be door prizes and other mini-games and events going on while the tournament is taking place.
Event 1-
What: Free showing of Juno
When: Wednesday, April 23rd 8 p.m.
Where: Rienow Hall lounge
Event 2-
What: ARH presents first annual Texas Hold 'Em tournament
When: Thursday, April 24th 7:30 p.m.
Where: Burge basement lounge
On Wednesday, April 23rd at 8 p.m. in the Rienow Hall lounge, the ARH will be putting on a free showing of the hit movie Juno. Juno stars Ellen Page (Kitty Pride in X-Men 3) as the title character; a laid-back teen who discovers she is pregnant after a one-night stand with close friend Paulie Bleeker, played by Michael Cera (Evan in Superbad). Not ready for parenthood at 17, Juno decides to put her unborn child up for adoption and finds a couple who live in the suburbs, a step up from Juno's middle class surrounding. However, as life goes things do not always work out as smoothly as planned. As Juno put it she is "dealing with things way beyond her maturity level."
After having recently seen it for the first time, I thought it was a decent movie. It's not without it's flaws, but I can also see why Juno's Ellen Page won several awards and received an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. If you can't make it to the free showing, I'd recommend that you rent this movie and at least see it once.
On the following evening (Thursday), the ARH is sponsoring its first annual free Texas Hold 'Em tournament in the Burge basement lounge. Play will begin at 7:30 and players will compete at different tables until they have a final table of five players remaining. Those five will at least walk away with some prize in gift certificates. The higher you place the bigger the prize.
Of course, if poker's not your game and you end up getting dragged to the event anyways, there will be door prizes and other mini-games and events going on while the tournament is taking place.
Event 1-
What: Free showing of Juno
When: Wednesday, April 23rd 8 p.m.
Where: Rienow Hall lounge
Event 2-
What: ARH presents first annual Texas Hold 'Em tournament
When: Thursday, April 24th 7:30 p.m.
Where: Burge basement lounge
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