GW has never seen a hippo move so fast – Hippo Video that is. The automated video rental machine has moved from its oasis in Gelman Library to the Ivory Tower food court following a request by Stephen Knapp who thinks the library should be a place of scholarship – not video rentals.The GWorld accessible machine, which holds more than 2,000 DVDs, was placed at the Gelman Library by Hippo Video’s owners, who, according to their website, saw it as a place students were guaranteed to visit.
Other locations scouted for the machine include the Marvin Center and Thurston Hall, where foot traffic is among the highest on campus.
No plans are currently underway for the installment of a Hippo Video on the Mount Vernon campus, as Eckles Library has its own stash of movies that students may rent free of charge.
According to the alumni-owned and operated company, GW put up no money for Hippo Video.
Media inquiries to the “business and operations” office were not immediately returned.
- Jesse Regis
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