The Activities Programming Board held its first Dive-In Movie event in the Aquatic Center Thursday.
The movie chosen for this year’s Dive-In Movie was “The Little Mermaid (2023).”
“We just think, ‘Get what’s new and get what’s relevant,’ and that was obviously relevant over the summer,” said Audrey Fox, APB president. “I think we had the idea that would draw in more people and have a bigger audience.”
Allison Weihe, assistant director of student activities and traditions, said she has seen dive-in movies at other schools.
“I was excited to be able to help them realize this event,” Weihe said.
Before the movie started, Keionna Gullatt, freshman childhood education major, said she was enjoying the event.
“I’m impressed,” Gullatt said. “I’ve been wanting to come to the pool for a minute, but I don’t want to come by myself sometimes. So I am definitely enjoying this.”
However, once the movie began, students said they could not hear or see the screen very well.
“I think it’s a really fun idea, but the water is really cold, and I can’t see the screen, and I can’t hear it very well,” said Amanda Ford, senior nursing major.
“I’m really cold, and I can’t see the screen very well,” said Lauren Rakers, senior nursing major. “I mean, they haven’t done much with the Aquatic Center for group settings other than this, so I mean, it’s a good idea.”
“I think it was a good idea, but the outcome wasn’t the best,” said Tyler Hoyt, freshman mechanical engineering major.
Weihe said with new events, they can never be sure if it will be a hit or miss.
I think trying to put your pulse on the student body to kind of figure out what they’re interested in can be difficult sometimes. — Allison Weihe, assistant director for student activities and traditions
Students said the idea was good and could be improved with better execution.
I think if they improve the execution a little bit, then it would be really fun.
— Amanda Ford, senior nursing major
“It’ll get better through the years,” Rakers said. “This is the first year they’ve ever done it.”
Weihe said APB has events planned out to Fall Break, and the general board will decide what events are held for the rest of the year.
“I think that’s going to have a huge impact on how exciting the events are and how many people come,” Weihe said.
