A new service, Network Event Theater (NET), will soon be bringing educational events, live concerts, comedy shows and movie sneak previews to the Iowa State campus.

NET is a national network of satellite-linked, campus theaters. It provides services to 40 schools across the country.

ISU is the only college in Iowa with access to this kind of technology, according to a press release.

“NET offers something no one else can provide right now,” said Sheila Kloefkorn, vice president of campus operations at NET.

“Not only do we have the programming, we also give students the chance to participate in live, interactive interviews with the cast of the movie,” she said.

Many of NET’s movies are shown several days before they are released in theaters, according to a press release. Some recent showings included “Wild Things,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “U-Turn.”

“We don’t take away from the movie theaters, though,” Kloefkorn said. “We actually add to their business. We get a buzz started about the movie, but that is all. We don’t overlap with the time the theaters are showing movies.”

NET will debut Tuesday on the ISU campus with a showing of “The Full Monty,” at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.

All costs of the program and promotion are paid for by a corporate sponsor. Tuesday’s showing will be sponsored by Certs.

The next NET event will be a “sneak peak” at “Without Limits,” a film about runner Steve Prefontaine on Sept. 30. It will be shown at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Union.

All NET events are free to ISU students and staff and one guest. For admission, students must show their ISUCard at the west student office desk in the lower level of the Union.

Tickets will be available up to two weeks prior to any NET event. All events will be announced either in the Iowa State Daily, or on fliers around campus and on the university homepage.

Seating is also on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Great Hall can hold about 600 people.

Eric Yarwood, Union program adviser, said between 14 and 28 events are planned for the school year.

“It really just depends on the availability of the Great Hall,” Yarwood said. “All NET events will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.”

Yarwood said about 20 of the 600 students present will be asked for feedback on the event.

“I really hope students will take advantage of this. It is a great new opportunity on campus, and it is free,” Yarwood said.

According to a press release, past NET events have included interactive lectures with Hillary Rodham Clinton and filmmaker Milos Foreman. Dennis Miller, the Indigo Girls, Alabama and REM also have been featured on NET.