If you are looking for things to do on campus this semester, the Student Activities Council has a full schedule of events planned for your entertainment.

Besides the weekly Friday Night Movie and monthly 909 Comedy Series, there will be plenty of chances for students to get involved with the organization and experience some of the good times that UTM has to offer. One new event is a weekly Monday Night Football party that takes place from 7-11 p.m. in the U.C. Gameroom. At this event, students are invited to watch ABC’s coverage of the NFL Monday Night Football game on a big screen TV. Sodexho provides free food to students who attend.

“It’s exciting to be around fellow football fans that rooted Tennessee on,” said junior Health and Human Performance major Ashleigh Parker of Clarksville, who attended the recent Tennessee vs. LSU edition of Monday Night Football. That game, rescheduled as a result of Hurricane Katrina, was shown instead of the NFL game between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs.

Major events sponsored by the SAC in October have included an Oct. 9 trip to the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis to see the hit musical CATS! and a campus-wide Halo tournament to be held tonight, Oct. 11, from 7-11 p.m. in the Gameroom. Another special event planned in October is a trip to the Six Flags Amusement Park in St. Louis on Oct. 22.

But major trips are not necessarily the focus of the SAC. “Our big thing is doing the tournaments, and people seem to like Café House,” says Gameroom Committee Chairperson David Taylor. Café House is a karaoke event where students can display their vocal talents accompanied by a wide variety of popular tunes.

Other highlights of the fall schedule include a poker tournament on Nov. 1 and a diversity rally on Nov. 9, co-sponsored by the Student Government Association.

The SAC is eager to spread the word about their events throughout UTM. In the past, they have relied on fliers posted in the University Center to promote their activities. “We’ve put up fliers all over campus and we’re just trying to get more people involved,” says Gameroom Committee member Jacob Wilson. With the recent popularity of the Facebook, however, Taylor says his group plans to take advantage of the internet to reach the student body. “A lot of people are more likely to see things on the internet, so we think using Facebook is a good idea,” he says.

Besides the Facebook, students may access a full calendar of events on the SAC website, http://www.utm.edu/organizations/sac/. Whatever your interests, there is sure to be something going on here at UTM that catches your attention.