By: Avery Jones
With the arrival of 2012, the topic of the end of the world has never been more prominent. According to the Mayan calendar, The Long Count, the world, as it is currently known, will come to an end on December 21 this year. Many people at EHS are skeptical that the world will actually end this year. Rachel Selby (13) says, “Those people that think the world is going to end are going to feel very stupid the day after.”Alex Ruff (12), however, believes the world may end this December. Ruff says, “It’s unfortunate obviously, I mean, we’re all going to die.”Though many people hold to the claim that the Mayans predicted that the world will end this year on December 2012; however, the Mayans never declared the end of the world. The theory is that the end of an age is caused by the world drifting over a dark rift or galactic equator. At the moment when the Milky Way crosses the galactic equator, a new era must begin. The Mayans concluded that the last time this intersection occurred was the moment of creation. It last occurred August 11, 3114 B.C. Mayan hieroglyphs indicate the next crossing of the Milky Way with the galactic equator will occur on December 21.
With the arrival of 2012, the topic of the end of the world has never been more prominent. According to the Mayan calendar, The Long Count, the world, as it is currently known, will come to an end on December 21 this year. Many people at EHS are skeptical that the world will actually end this year. Rachel Selby (13) says, “Those people that think the world is going to end are going to feel very stupid the day after.”Alex Ruff (12), however, believes the world may end this December. Ruff says, “It’s unfortunate obviously, I mean, we’re all going to die.”Though many people hold to the claim that the Mayans predicted that the world will end this year on December 2012; however, the Mayans never declared the end of the world. The theory is that the end of an age is caused by the world drifting over a dark rift or galactic equator. At the moment when the Milky Way crosses the galactic equator, a new era must begin. The Mayans concluded that the last time this intersection occurred was the moment of creation. It last occurred August 11, 3114 B.C. Mayan hieroglyphs indicate the next crossing of the Milky Way with the galactic equator will occur on December 21.
Whether the 21 of December marks the end of the world or simply a new era, one thing is certain: the Mayans have predicted chaos coming at the end of this year. Justin Morefield (14) says his plan for escaping the apocalypse is simply outrunning it all. Adam Schott (15) says when it comes he’ll be “Hiding under my bed!”