I don’t know about anyone else, but have always been fascinated by the concept of Astrology.  Growing up, I would get my issue of Seventeen magazine every month and flip straight to the back to see what an Aries had to look forward to for that month. And yes, I was that girl that critically analyzed everything for the first couple days to see if it accurately told the future until my scatterbrained mind moved on to other frivolous ideas.  

It wasn’t until recently I started to wonder how the whole Astrology idea works.  As I was reading through the characteristics of my mine and my friends’ zodiac signs (Independent and enthusiastic? Impatient and impulsive? This is scarily accurate..), and a friend was discussing how relevant her horoscope had been lately to her personal life.    

 This got me thinking—how is it that this is so accurate? Is this a figment of our imagination or is it scientifically reliable? Apparently this argument has gone back and forth for many years. A study done by the University of California, Berkeley states that while some see it as a science, many can not completely describe how they gather their evidence to use in horoscopes and ignore evidence that contradicts the ideas they formed.   

Many students at Ball State find their zodiac interesting, and frequently will read their horoscopes mainly for pure entertainment.  While for some it may contradict ideas of personal faith and religion, it is fun to read the horoscopes per day, week or month and just see if they are accurate.  Many find that they usually are.  

 Junior Erin Moreno, who has been interested in astrology and horoscopes for many years, explains that the accuracy may be generalizable enough to apply to everyone.   

“I feel like my star sign really tells who I am as a person and is accurate,” said Moreno. “But the rational part of me knows that they write them vaguely enough that it's probably really easy to identify with it.”   

Whether horoscopes are really true or not, you can find my nose on my phone per week reading my horoscope for kicks and gigs.