Turn back your clock one hour when daylight saving ends
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Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 a.m.
Daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2 a.m.
Clocks will be rolled back to 1 a.m., repeating the next hour and giving Sunday 25 hours.
Some students, like freshman Chris Moyer, are excited for the extra hour.
“I enjoy the extra hour of sleep,” Moyer said. “Losing an hour (in the spring) doesn’t affect me.”
Daylight saving time originated from the need to conserve energy and to put light to better use during the year.
But it is not well liked by some students, including freshman Grant Sterling.
“Daylight saving time is outdated,” Sterling said. “It makes things more complicated than it needs to be.”
Clocks should be turned back from 2 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6, when daylight saving time ends.
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Lori trstenjak • Nov 4, 2016 at 2:09 pm
Well written article. I agree that we should not have daylight savings time. I believe Arizona is the only state that does not have it. Great Job Connor!!
John Earegood • Nov 4, 2016 at 2:06 pm
Congratulations on your first article! Well done.