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Show LIFE B4 History and popular traditions of Easter As people enjoy their gifts and candy on Easter morning, some wonder about the history behind the holiday. By Cheyenn Clayburn Assistant Life Editor bowlet_3@hotmail.com Today people celebrate Easter in a variety of ways, including egg hunts and baskets filled with goodies. PHOTO COURTESY OF STOCKXCHNG.COM Have you ever wondered where Easter came from? Why does it change dates? Why do we celebrate it with colored eggs and a bunny? The history of Easter is tied to the religious belief of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the pagan celebration of spring. Some Christian religions celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. This means that Easter can fall anywhere between March 22 and April 25. Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar to calculate when Easter will occur and typically celebrate Easter a week or two after other Christian churches. To many Christian churches the celebration of Easter is an entire season instead of a oneday event. This season is broken into several parts: Lent, Holy Week and Eastertide. Lent is the 40-day period before Easter which represents the 40 days that Jesus Christ spent alone in the wilderness before starting his ministry. The Holy Week begins before Easter and consists of Maundy Thursday, which represents Christ's last supper with his disciples; Good Friday, which honors the day of Christ's crucifixion; and Holy Saturday which concentrates on the transition between crucifixion and resurrection. Finally, Eastertide is the 50day period after Easter which celebrates Christ's ascension into heaven. The origin of the Easter Bun- Benefits of being involved Being involved in activities in school teaches students important life skills, gives them a social edge and helps make school more enjoyable By Cheyenn Clayburn Assistant Life Editor bowlet_3@hotmail.com Being involved in school activities teaches important life skills that benefit students in various areas of their lives such as teamwork, diligence, time management and self-discipline. It also gives students a social edge and the opportunity to interact with other students outside of class and make new friends. Sophomore Katlyn Zonkowsky was very active in school activities in high school. She did student council, sports marketing and played volleyball. "Doing these activities really helped me get involved at school, meet new people and always gave me something to do," Zonkowsky said. Another student that learned important life lessons from being involved with school activities is freshman Holden Adams. Adams played football, cross country and track in high school. He is currently working on improving his track time in hopes of joining UVU's track team next year. "Being involved gave me a break from school and allowed me to unlock my competitive side," Adams said. "It also taught me discipline in that I had to dedicate a lot of time and effort to sports. Today, I notice the same thing in school. If I am more dedicated to my school work and spend more time on it, then I get better grades." Utah Valley University is a school where being involved is very easy. There are many sports to play, clubs to join and activities to get involved in. The sports that UVU offers are men's baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, golf, track and field, wrestling; women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field and volleyball. There are 66 In my family the Easter bunny hides the baskets, too. I like this because it adds an extra element of excitement to Easter. TAYLOR JOHNSON ny and colorful eggs is unclear, but many believe it comes from the pagan celebration of spring. In the pagan celebration rabbits were believed to be an animal of fertility, and the egg commonly represented new life. Today people celebrate Easter in a variety of ways, including egg hunts and baskets filled with goodies. Sophomore Sage Boyle said that her family has an Armenian tradition in which they hold "egg wars." "We go around the table holding an egg with the top or bottom showing and have to hit someone else's egg. Only one of the eggs will break and the goal is to get all the way around the table without your egg breaking," Boyle said. Another popular Easter tradition is having the Easter Bunny hide not only the eggs but the baskets. "In my family the Easter bunny hides the baskets, too. I like this because it adds an extra element of excitement to Easter," said Taylor Johnson, sophomore. Another great Easter tradition is spending time with family. "The night before [Easter] me and my siblings would always spend it in my sister's room watching Easter shows and setting traps for the Easter Bunny," said Jacinda Ash, junior. Graphoanalysis part two A more in depth look on Graphoanalysis By Elizabeth Suggs reporter Being involved in something is really important because you're going to school to get an education but activities make the college experience so much more enjoyable. elizabethannes.92@gmail.com BROOKE BLISS Sophomore also various intramural sports offered at UVU that are open to anyone. These include flag football, laser tag, sports night, free play and March Madness. UVU is known for the variety of clubs that they offer. There are about 187 different clubs currently at UVU. This way there is something for everyone. On the off-chance there is nothing for you, you can easily start your own club. To start a new club, all a student must do is find five other UVU students, pay $5 and get a full-time UVU employee to be an advisor. Aside from sports and clubs, there are also a lot of activities the school offers. These include dances, concerts and theater and dance performances. Sophomore Ethen Brindly enjoys getting involved. Brindly enjoys going to basketball games to support the team. "Going to the games is important because it keeps the energy more positive, not just at the game but at school, too," Brindly said. Sophomore Brooke Bliss participates in the girls' golf team. "Being involved in something is really important because you're going to school to get an education but activities make the college experience so much more enjoyable," Bliss said. 66 PHOTO COURTESY OF STOCIUCHNG.COM Utah Valley University is a school where being involved is very easy because of the many sports, clubs and activities. In my previous article about Graphoanalysis, the study of handwriting, I gave you more of an idea on its premise. This is a synopsis on its creation and history. Graphoanalysis is not something used to cast fortunes or anything like that. Graphoanalysis is only made possible by our brain and the subconscious "ticks" in our writing. Previously, I mentioned how certain moods, situations or certain people affect your handwriting. Why would that be? According to the Token Rock website and Graphoanalyst, John Jensen, "The impulse to write originates in the cerebral cortex and travels through the nerves to the muscles of the hand, resulting in unique, controlled movement." It's no wonder different personalities result in different handwriting. I would like to see some research on a person with Dissociative Identity Disorder and how different their handwriting would be in the different personalities. For instance, determining how hard the handwriting is written shows the depth of emotion of an individual. According to Graphanalysis studies, the harder the handwriting is, the longer deep emotions last. Conversely, the lighter the handwriting could have the same intense emotions, but it appears the emotion in the lighter writer burns out much faster. It would be very interesting to then see how dramatic that change would be in someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder. The study of handwriting has intrigued many, especially one, according to the International Graphoanalysis Society Inc., by the name of Milton N. Bunker, a teacher and expert in several shorthand systems, who coined the name "Graphoanalysis" in 1929. Bunker concluded that strokes, rather than letter forSee HANDWRITING 85 |