North Street Bridge opening

I went to the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the North Street Bridge and a portion of Croton Ave (route 108). Many city and county officials were on hand to commemorate the occasion. The New Castle Junior High cross country team and the elementary New Castle Running Club took part in the ceremony, as they ran across the bridge after the ribbon was cut to be the first ones on the new bridge. The hotspots on my picture are in the shape of NC (for New Castle)

I chose to do my timeline on SRU alum Matt Adams, who has become one of the best first basemen in major league baseball. From a small town in central Pennsylvania, with a stop in Slippery Rock along the way, he has defied the odds and made a big mark on the game of baseball.

SRU Homecoming Parade Route

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I went to the SRU Homecoming Parade and mapped out its route. Among the participants in the parade were the SRU Marching Band, the Slippery Rock High School Marching Band and the Moniteau High School Marching Band, as well as various floats and other organizations from around the Slippery Rock area.

SRU students walking to class

Commuter parking lot outside of Smith Student Center

Jack Hanna comes to SRU

     On Wednesday, September 19, 2015, Jack Hanna came to Morrow Field House at Slippery Rock University with some of his rare and exotic animals. These are some pictures from his show.







Jack Hanna enters the stage for his show at SRU

The show is about to begin
 

                                                                                                    

The crowd is filtering in for the Jack Hanna show
 

This is an anteater that Jack Hanna brought to SRU






 

A lemur looks up at his handler
 



Jack Hanna and his team showing a sloth at SRU
 



This is my cat Izze wearing a bow











Creationism: the age old debate

     The idea of creationism has been argued amongst people for thousands of years. It is the belief that the universe and all living organisms originate from specific acts of divine creation, as in the biblical account, rather than by natural processes such as evolution. Evolution is the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
      A big debate concerning creationism is whether it should be taught to children in schools. There are good arguments on both sides of this debate. One reason people argue for it is that creationism is a legitimate belief system held in this country, and the world for that matter. Children should be given all the information and beliefs about how the world was started and then they can make an informed decision of what they believe.
     Another argument for creationism to be taught in schools is that it is part of our history. Creationism dominated people's thinking for many, many years. To deny today's children of learning about it, denies them a chance to learn about an integral part in our history.
     The big reason that people cite not to teach creationism in schools is the separation of church and state. Many people believe that religion should be kept out of the schools. A lot of people either don't believe in religion or have varying religious beliefs, so by teaching creationism in schools could violate their freedom of religion granted to all Americans in the First Amendment.
     Another reason to not teach creationism in school is that there is no concrete scientific fact of its truthfulness. Educators tend to teach what they can prove, and some would argue that there is more evidence to support evolution than there is creationism.
     Whatever your viewpoint on this subject is, one thing remains true: this debate will continue to go on for generations to come.