n PAGE 14 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 OPINION THE FLARE YOUR VIEW What makes you WHAT DO YOU DO TO HOW OFTEN ARE YOU happy? CHEER YOURSELF UP? HAPPY?

14% Hobbies 71% 30% 48% Kala Geers Listen to Longview sophomore Hang out “Spending time with with friends/ music WHAT IS YOUR HAPPY family and friends.” family COLOR? 8% Shop 11% Lime green

18% Dariann Munguia Purple 40% Longview freshman WHAT SONG ALWAYS Blue “Cats, a good book, home- cooked meal, friends.” MAKES YOU HAPPY?

Happy(6) • Beautiful Crazy • Rock and Roll • Sweetener • Kiwi • Anything from 6lack, Twenty One Pilots, or J.I.D • 31% Mamma Mia soundtrack • In the River • Kim • If money didn’t matter •Mine • Hymn for the weekend• Drop it like it’s hot • Favorite Song • Low • Can’t Stop the Yellow Feeling • I’ll Make a Man Out of You • Unfinished • Chatahooche • Stayin Alive • Love on Top • Juice (2) • Mr. Brightside • All night • 80’s music, classical, todays pop • Can’t Get Over You • Beyoncé’s songs • DDU DU DDU DU • That’s What I Like • Be With You • Flor De Capomo • Upbeat music • Tongue Tied • You Say • Dance With Me • Dawson Majors Love story • Sucker • Stacy’s Mom • Girls Like You (2) • Safety Dance • Tatum sophomore Thankful • Day-O Harry • Aso Ebi • September • Perfect • You Can Call Me Al • I’m Fine • Diana Ross • Christian music • Shake It Off • Ah W “Reading and writing.” Noss • Beautiful Now • She’s Everything • Brand New • What you need WHAT IS YOUR HAPPY PLACE? • Yeah • Any Avett Brother song • Raise Your Fist • When the Lights Came • Bidi Bidi Bom Bom • Breaking the Habit • Uptown Funk • Funny Business • Boot Scootin’ Boogie • Khalid songs • Doses and Mimosas • Bohemian Rhapsody • Heaven • High Hopes • Walking on Sunshine • Limestone • I smile • Church 44% Bed/Home music • Lonely Weekend •Hablame de Ti • Yellow Submarine • Homeland • Sign of the times • Anything vibey • Travis Scott • Fallen • Baby Shark 32% Lake/Beach Follow us on Twitter Dera Caedozo @TheFlareOnline to see the winner Kilgore sophomore of the $10 KC Brew gift card! 1% Restaurant “Spending free time with my boyfriend after classes — and fries!” Survey based on 106 responses Photo credits: from KC students. 23% Park/Nature Jon Frazier / THE FLARE THE FLARE OPINION FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 n PAGE 15

Vol. 82 • No. 13 C’mon, get happy! Friday, March 22, 2019

Executive Editor Adriana Cisneros Emerson

United Nations International Day of Happiness Managing Editor Jamie Hwang

Sports Editor highlights importance of physical, mental well-being Alec Reyes n 2012, the first Photo Editor United Nations Catie Denfeld Iconference on Entertainment Editor Happiness took place Travis Noriega and the UN General Copy Editors Assembly adopted a Destiny Baldwin, Kendall Hurtt resolution which decreed Staff Writers that International Day Catie Denfeld, Claire Feng, of Happiness would be Jon Frazier, Carrie Harris, observed on March 20 Rainy Harrison, Nadia Hill, Jennifer Ibarra, each year. The day was Rose Nunez, Chris Pena, created after the UN Ryan Wayne, A.J. Williams recognized happiness Photographers as a “fundamental Jon Frazier, Jennifer Ibarra, human goal” and called Sara Harris, Carrie Harris, for “a more inclusive, Kendall Hurtt, Jamie Hwang equitable and balanced Cartoonist approach to economic Alexandria Woolridge growth that promotes Adviser the happiness and well- Rachel Stallard being of all peoples.” From that point, a World Happiness Report has LETTERS THE FLARE welcomes any letter to been generated each year the editor and encourages all readers that ranks 156 countries to use this as a sounding board to by their happiness levels express thoughts and opinions on and 117 countries by current campus-related topics. We also the happiness of their welcome news or feature ideas. Due to Alexandria Wooldridge / THE FLARE space limitations, letters should be as immigrants. These concise as possible and may still be can be found at http:// forget to take time to other like-minded When it comes to mental accepted their emotions edited for space. Letters must be signed worldhappiness.report/ remember the little organizations, to dedicate happiness we might and made a choice to live and include an address and telephone ed/2018/. things where happiness this day to reminding have to work harder to in the now. Being present number so that we can verify their is rooted. Because of this, people that feeling happy be more positive, but the in life can not only make authenticity. Letters should be delivered According to the study, to the newsroom in Communications- Happiness is based on it is crucial to understand is important to one’s effort is worth it. Some a person happier, but also Automotive Building, Room 125, mailed six key elements that the importance of mental health and daily ways to kick-start the help them understand to The Flare, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore TX support well-being: taking time to focus on life. As we get busy with happiness is to enjoy a who they are as a person. 75662 or emailed to: kc_flare@yahoo. income, healthy life what fulfills our souls. our lives, we focus more nice walk, craft, take Once people accept com expectancy, social According to the website on just getting through a vacation, or simply who they are and start for International Day the day instead of on spend time with a loved making the decision to DISCLAIMER support, freedom, trust THE FLARE is the student newspaper of and generosity. The top of Happiness, “People the little things that put one. Exercising for at do whatever it takes to Kilgore College and is published every five happiest countries are now recognizing smiles on our faces. We least seven minutes a day be happy, then it will Friday by the journalism department, of 2018 were: Finland, that ‘progress’ should be should remember the can boost your happiness be much easier to boost except during examination periods and vacations. First copy is free, Norway, Denmark, about increasing human reasons we do things levels. Getting more their own happiness happiness and well- for ourselves and others sleep also helps your subsequent copies are available for Iceland and Switzerland. levels. 50 cents. THE FLARE is a member The bottom five were: being, not just growing to put smiles on faces brain be less susceptible When in need of of the Texas Community College Burundi, Central African the economy.” worldwide. to negative emotions. help, find a friend. Journalism Association and the Texas Republic, South Sudan, When it comes to The top three reasons One study found that Surrounding oneself Intercollegiate press Association. remembering our own Americans are not as spending time outside for with joyful people is All people holding editorial staff Tanzania and Yemen. positions are Kilgore College journalism The U.S. finished 18th happiness and focusing happy as other countries at least 20 minutes can imperative because students. Comments and views in the report — behind on it, it is easy to forget is because of our boost positive moods and happiness is contagious. expressed in THE FLARE reflect the Luxembourg but in front the goal and get distracted struggles with obesity, improve your memory. If we are aware of the thoughts of the individual writers, of the United Kingdom. by daily obligations. the opioid crises and Finding happiness small things that can and do not necessarily reflect the As a result, the UN depression. That’s why within can be difficult make us happy, and then beliefs or opinions of other students, The emphasis this staff members, faculty members, year revolves around allowed the non-profit it is important for us to when being busy/ share those with others administrative officers or the Board of “Community.” organization, Action for learn to make our own occupied is the norm. in our community, we Trustees. As we get immersed in Happiness, supported happiness, whether that Some find it easier to be will find a home, sweet, Copyright 2019, The Flare. our routines, we often by a partnership of be mentally or physically. happy once they have home right where we are. All rights reserved