Pride Week with RockOUT!

KettleCorn Proposal

It is Pride Week at Slippery Rock this week, so for my next project I plan to talk to students about their thoughts. There are many events going on this week that deal with the topic. However, my project will mainly deal with students' thoughts and feelings about the LGBT community.

Rock PRoductions

Rock PRoductions on Dipity.

 

A timeline of the history of Rock PRoductions: the student run PR firm at Slippery Rock Univerity.

2014 Dance Concert

Slippery Rock University Department of Dance hosts the 2014 Faculty & Guest Artist Dance Concert.

Homecoming Pep Rally 2014

Slippery Rock University hosts a pep rally to get students excited for the Homecoming game against Seton Hill.


The cheerleaders chant their cheers to get the crowd excited.


Jam Rock performs an upbeat hip hop dance.


Alyssa Kallenbaugh talks about her involvement with the Green and White Society and what it does on campus at Slippery Rock University.

Scab Theatre Department Rehearsal Slideshow

Electoral College: Fair Vote or Old System?

If you are not familiar with politics, the Electoral College is a major part of the political process. It's basically how the people of the United States elect their president. In simple terms, when voters go to select their candidates for President and Vice-President, whoever wins the majority of votes in a particular state wins that state's electoral votes. So is the Electoral College a good thing or a bad thing? Should the system be removed from presidential elections?

Some politicians believe that the system favors small states. Others say that the system has controversy over whether it's benefiting specific geographic regions, like rural areas. But the bottom line is: people need to know about the Electoral College before casting their own personal vote. 

Supporters say that the system is a good balance between states and the central government. They believe that the system has worked for all of the previous elections, so why stop now. Supporters also say that it encourages a two-party system. The candidate who wins the majority vote will more than likely win the electoral vote. 

Critics fear that a President will win that did not win the popular vote. This could cause a huge outrage in the American people and would not sit well in the country. It seems unfair that a candidate could win the popular vote, but still not become the President. How does that seem fair at all? It goes back to any kind of competition. How do you enter into a baking contest, win the fan vote, yet still not win the million dollars? It doesn't make much sense. 

So what is a solution? People on both sides of  the issue have seemed to think that Americans should elect the President. That it should just be as simple as that. This type of amendment has been introduced regularly to the Senate.