Springing forward; Saving time, energy

KIMBERLY ALLEN Reporter

Daylight Saving Time, often mistaken as Daylight savings, is ticking! This year daylight savings time started on Sunday Mar. 12 at 2 am and will end on Sunday Nov.5 at 2 am.

The clocks “spring forward” and then “fall back” when they reset in the fall.

Sophomore Nolan Clark said, “Personally, I don’t like Daylight Saving Time. It throws off my whole schedule, because I am not used to the time change.”

Fellow sophomore Calvin Marron said, “I don’t think there is a real need for Daylight Saving Time. I still think it's not the worst of ideas. I’m sure that there are some benefits.”

This change of time has both benefits and drawbacks, so Daylight Saving Time doesn’t only bring bad things! One reason people like Daylight Saving Time is simply because the sun will be out and shining for a little longer. One other plus of daylight savings is that it saves energy, and saving energy saves money. According to UCLA Health, some people even feel happier when it's bright out and they can enjoy the natural sunlight.

In colder weather some people get something called seasonal affective disorder, also known as ‘seasonal depression.’ This happens because it’s not as nice outside, and people are often stuck inside due to the weather. People can still get seasonal affective disorder in the summer, but it is more common in the fall and winter season (Cleveland Clinic).

According to WebExhibit.org, Daylight Saving Time originated from World War 1 in Europe and America in order to save fuel to produce more electrical power. On Mar. 19, 1918, Daylight Saving Time started to be used in the United States. However, it did not stick around for long, and ended up becoming optional to states.

Later on, The Uniform Time Act was passed in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson. This law was to make it so everyone followed a similar time. Not all states had to follow this act - they could make their own law on Daylight Saving Time to get out of this. Most states today use the Daylight-Saving system except for Hawaii and some parts of Arizona.

Not everyone is a fan of this time change. Many states have tried to make laws to not use Daylight Saving Time in the past couple of years.