Fun doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
Free movies, bowling and other opportunities are all available to students who utilize their MSU ID at local establishments.
Various events take place throughout the school year here at MSU, but only a limited number of students choose to take advantage of them.
Finance junior Andy Hill rarely goes to free events on campus and, despite hearing nothing but positive things about them, has never gotten around to trying them out for himself.
“I’ve never gone out and actually experienced them,” Hill said. “I’ve just never got around to trying them out.”
The opportunities for students to go out and enjoy these events are there, but there are some students who make a choice not to. Whether this choice is simply out of shyness or fear to try new experiences, other students choose to embrace the opportunity to the fullest.
Biomedical laboratory science junior Jessica Liberatore said she loves to take advantage of the free entertainment available to MSU students and said the MSU Official Drag Show, which was held this past Friday, was a must-see.
“I went to the drag queen show last weekend on campus and had a blast,” Liberatore said. “The whole experience was different and diverse, and I just loved it. It was free too, and that is always a plus.”
While events such as the show showcase fashion and entertainment for students to enjoy, other free events on campus serve different purposes.
Some of the free events allow students to stay active and participate in sports. Events such as cosmic bowling, Spartans vs. Zombies and residential neighborhood athletic competitions and more give students the opportunity to participate in athletic events with their friends and fellow colleagues.
Microbiology senior Alyssa Huynh loves to go bowling and takes advantage of the free cosmic bowling, at the Union every Wednesday.
“I really like to bowl,” Huynh said. “Me and my friends go every Wednesday, and we always have a good time.”
Interdisciplinary humanities junior Austin Hembree makes a point to attend various free events on campus, and she truly believes they give every student a chance to go out and have a good time.
“I’ve gone to the free movies at Wells (Hall) a lot, and I’m also a frequent attendee at the various craft nights that UAB holds around campus,” Hembree said, noting the events are a convenient replacement for boredom. “It’s a nice alternative to going out and spending money at an actual movie theater or paying to attend an arts and crafts class, when you can instead go see a great movie or create crafts on campus for free. It’s just a great deal in my book.”
Along with various on-campus activities that MSU students can enjoy, there are off-campus discounts that they can receive as well.
The East Lansing Public Library gives free library cards to any current MSU student who shows their student ID.
Randall Automotive, located at 3615 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Lansing, gives a 10 percent labor discount to all MSU students if they show their student ID.
Celebration Cinema gives a nearly $3 discount to MSU students with a current and valid student ID.
