Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement will be hosting a late night movie screening of both “Spy Kids” and “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl” accompanied by chicken and waffles called Movies and Waffles After Dark.
This event will be held in the Red Cloud Room at Cather Dining Hall this Friday, March 6, from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. and is free for all students with an event pass.
SLICE encourages students to come with their comfiest pajamas as well as pillows and blankets. The middle of the Red Cloud Room will be opened up to allow students to sit on the floor. However, chairs will be provided for those who would prefer that option. There will also be crafts and board games for students to participate in alongside the screening of the film.
Jadyn Taylor, a sophomore hospitality, restaurant, and tourism management major, was the person who proposed the event. She believes that this will be a good way for students to connect with their inner child and wants to provide a space where they can interact with others who they might not otherwise get to meet.
“I feel like it’s really important for students, especially in such a digital age, to really connect authentically, and us putting on these events really helps them find those relationships,” Taylor said.
While the films chosen might seem like an out-of-left field idea, Taylor put thought and care into choosing something that could rekindle child-like wonder for students. She finds that her peers “crave nostalgia” and that these two films really defined the childhood of her and others at SLICE.
Grace Fasanya, an educational administration graduate student, has an idea for what this event is striving for in its execution.
“We’ll be creating a cinematic experience for students to be able to come around, to relax, to connect, to eat amazing waffles in a cozy environment,” Fasanya said.
Fasanya took charge on the execution of this event and found difficulties in trying to prepare an event without the late Reshell Ray, a longtime university administrator who passed on Feb. 10, 2026.
“Doing this alone with all the students is kind of challenging, because of course she has been with us for a while and working together to make things happen, and now she’s no longer with us,” Fasanya said.
Ray was integral to coordinating events at SLICE and her absence is felt greatly by the group. But they still persist knowing that she would want everyone to keep putting on events for the college and providing a community for the students of the university. Frasanya feels she has a duty to uphold in Ray’s absence.
“Trying to get all this together and keep it moving because, of course, that’s what she would’ve wanted us to do. It’s kind of a challenging part for me, especially because I worked with her so close,” Fasanya said.
Tasty food, connection building and fantastic films are in store for everyone who attends this event and they plan to host more in the future if there is a good turnout.
For more information, check the events calendar or the weekender on the UNL website.