Bucking the national trend, Miami has experienced growth in the number of independent, alternative, or "art" theaters over the past couple of years. The newest is the Coral Gables Art Cinema, a state of the art, 144-seater located about a mile from my house. The CGAC is the only alternative theater in the area that offers a student discount ONLY if you are under 25 years of age, which excludes me and many graduate students living on modest stipends, grants, and dwindling savings. I find this type of age discrimination unethical and perhaps even illegal (the CGAC is a non-profit and receives some funding from local, state and national entities). I refuse to patronize the CGAC based on principle even though it caused me to miss some films shown exclusively there (including Enter the Void and White Material). I really do welcome any criticism (or endorsement, if that's the case) of my thoughts on the matter and my stance regarding this theater's policy