THE Spring 2016 Sentry Issue 5 Volume 45 Inside: Force Awakens Review, page 3, Neuschwander: Alien?, page 4, Ditching Prom, page 8 Cancer Prevention Month St. Paddy’s Day six different cancers. Once the first two guidelines are followed, the last guideline is the easiest element Happy Saint out of the three. Being a healthy Patrick’s Day! weight is relatively easier to achieve with a healthy diet and physical activity. Especially in this month of February, it’s good to keep these guidelines in mind when choosing a next meal or what to eat for the day.  There are many other ways to participate in Cancer Prevention Month. One way to prevent bad health The Sentry Staff wishes you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! is by doing research, and learning about the risk factors that play a role Tilly kaiser leaves. This plant is the iconic symbol in everyone’s lives. This way there associated with St. Patrick’s Day. He is a better chance of being more Every year on the 17th of March, is often shown in artworks holding a aware of the choices made towards people across the nation celebrate shamrock. The myth about St. Patrick anything health related, and make St. Patrick's Day, but who was St. and the Shamrock is that he had used greater choices in the food chosen for Patrick and why is he celebrated? the plants three leaves to explain the Eating healthy, doing excercsie, and maintaining a healthy weight are a next meal. Being aware or having Though he is associated with Ireland, Holy Trinity; Father, Spirit, and Son. ways to prevent cancer. some concern in the risk factors of he was not born there. St. Patrick was In the 18th Century, the Irish started A great healthy alternative is getting bad health is the first step to knowing born to Catholic parents in Britain, to wear clovers on March 17th, to more physical exercise. It’s important where to stand on prevention methods. which what was at the time part of show their Christian pride. This trend Larissa James to get the heart pumping and the blood What is one thing we all struggle the Roman Empire. He was born later grew to wearing green clothing. February is the month to get flowing to help move the body every with when it comes to changing during the 5th century and according Sadie Halbrook, sophomore, involved with what is known as day. Being active for even 30 minutes our health? Breaking bad habits. to the saintpatricksdayparade. explained, “I wear my favorite National Cancer Prevention Month. a day, with simple activities such as For sophomore student, Elora com, his given name is believed green underwear and eat cookies.” It's always a great time to renew walking, running, dancing, etc, will Gong, breaking a bad habit is to have been Maewyn Succat. In the 1840’s, the potato famine one’s efforts into a healthier lifestyle. not only help reduce the risk of colon something she is always working History.com explains that it was sent many of the Irish to New York. According to the American Institute cancer, but also many other cancers towards to be a better person. not until St. Patrick was sixteen It was here in America where St. for Cancer Research (AICR) there and diseases one can get due to lack of “Breaking bad habits may seem when he visited Ireland, but the Patrick’s Day Parades originally are three guidelines to help focus exercise. Exercise is really important hard at the time, but you’ll find to be trip was not a pleasant one. He had started. According to history.com, on the importance of good health. in the lives of many for example in thanking yourself later,” stated Gong. been kidnapped by Irish raiders the first record of a St. Patrick’s These include choosing plant based the life of VanCauteren he stated, Introducing multiple or even one and was being held captive. Six Day parade was in 1762 when a foods, being more physically active, “A lot of genetic factors involved healthy habit, can benefit someone years later St. Patrick escaped; group of Irish soldiers marched and aiming to be a healthy weight in getting cancer and those ar