Thursday, September 10, 2009 » Indiana Wesleyan students can rent fellow classmates’ movies and video games at IWU Re-View, a service provided by IWU.biz. Those willing to donate their media for the semester or year will receive a small commission whenever someone rents their DVD or game.
Movies cost $1 to rent per night for members and $2 for non-members, according to store owner Stephanie McKinley (jr). Games can be rented in three-day segments for $3 for members and $4 for non-members. To become a member, one must have 10 DVDs on shelf at IWU Re-View.
Commission depends upon what is rented and for how long, said McKinley. Students can receive between 50 cents and $2, she said.
Natalie Nicholson (so) is skeptical about the new business, and is concerned about her DVDs getting damaged. But according to McKinley, a �quality control system� is in place in case discs are scratched or stolen. Those who did the damage will have to pay, and the disc owner will be compensated.
�It�s a good idea,� Nicholson said, �if they can work [the kinks] out.�
Avid movie-watcher Robert Robinson (so) said he will probably use the service for renting both DVDs and video games. Although he does not have DVDs to donate, he said he imagines a lot of students will for the commission.
�Obviously, [students] will keep their favorite [DVDs],� Robinson said, �but the ones that they don�t watch as much, they might [donate] in order to make a little money.�
IWU Re-View not only rents out DVDs and video games, but also sells candy and popcorn.
�Specifically we�re going to focus on having what I call �candy from when you were a kid� � the older types of candy you associate with your childhood,� said McKinley. IWU Re-View sells specialty popcorn flavors like cheese and candy-coated.
Tables and chairs fill the store as well, and there will always be a movie playing, said McKinley.
�I want people to be able to come and spend time in here too, even if they do not want to rent a DVD or buy popcorn,� said McKinley. �They can always come in and have another place outside their room to come hang out.�
The store is located in the east side of the student center, the former location of My Roommate�s Closet.