I just hope that people in the community see what these students can do for them and, in turn, what their money can do for the students.

It is our hope that students, faculty and people from the Columbus community will feel free to wander in and see all or part of a movie. In addition, several classes have been scheduled to watch a couple of the movies and all who attend can benefit from the remarks from expert faculty who will be giving an overview of several of the works.

In some people's minds, a casino is going to open and a community is going to be magically transformed from a frog to a prince overnight, ... It's not that simple at all. And if anyone believes so, they're fooling themselves.

It's just a way to get out, welcome students back. It's also good for people in the community to get out there and meet the students.

We certainly haven't given up hope because we see what they can do - their potential. We've got to find a way to transfer that into when the tournament starts.

We hope faith-based agencies and community service organizations will help out in helping people find housing.