http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/13/kevin-m-krause Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:04:24 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:04:24 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/16/a-daylight-debacle-is-daylight-saving-time-still-relevant By Kevin M. Krause - Whether you noticed it or not, in 2008 Daylight Saving Time ended a bit later than normal. Though this is in fact the second year of the new Daylight Saving Time, or DST, schedule, many Americans are still not used to the new timeframe. DST now begins on the first Sunday in March and ends on the second Sunday in November, extending the established period of time adjustment by over a month. While DST has come to be accepted as common practice, few understand the reasoning for such a system. To better comprehend the effects of and rationalizations for DST, it may be helpful to first review why DST... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:47 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/16/a-daylight-debacle-is-daylight-saving-time-still-relevant