Office of International Student Services Newsletter

 Volume V, Number 9

· Start applying for OPT if you are graduating in Dec. 2008?
· Workshop: Employment Issues & H-1 Visa

Important Information

· Electronic Diversity Visa Lottery
· Interested in carrying your flag for December graduation?
· Register with your home embassy
· Daylight Saving Time - Nov. 4
 

Upcoming Activities

· Oct. 30 - CultureLink Tea
· Oct 30 - Midterm Check-up!
· Oct. 31 - Halloween
· Oct. 31 - Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods
· Nov 2 - Winter Fashion and Talent Show
· Nov 3 - Albertville Shopping Trip
· Nov. 5 - African Popular Cinema
· Nov. 8 - Globally Minded Student Association Meeting

Interesting Articles

· Crime Prevention Techniques
· French Film Festival
· Video Contest for Indian and Chinese Students

Turn your clocks back Nov. 4 for daylight saving time

On Nov. 4, turn clocks back from 1:59 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.

What is daylight-saving time?
Daylight-saving time is a system established to reduce electricity usage by extending daylight hours (clocks are set ahead one hour). This year, daylight-saving time begins at 2am on Sunday, March 11, 2007. Daylight-saving time ends at 2am on Sunday, November 4, 2007.

In the past, daylight-saving time began in April and ended in October. However, an energy bill signed by President George W. Bush on August 8, 2005 extended daylight-saving time as part of a long-term solution to the nation's energy problems. The new law extended daylight-saving time by four weeks - beginning three weeks earlier and ending one week later.
Also under the new laws, the entire state of Indiana now observes daylight-saving time. Prior to the new laws, only certain areas of the state observed the time changes.
 

Exceptions in the United States
In the United States, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not follow daylight-saving time. And, the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and American Samoa also do not observe daylight-saving time.

What countries follow daylight-saving time?
• About 70 countries around the world observe daylight-saving time.
• Neither China nor Japan observes daylight-saving time.
• Many other countries refer to "daylight-saving time" as "summertime."