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Prince William Duke of Cambridge and Catherine (Kate) Duchess of Cambridge recently celebrated the birth of their newborn baby girl. Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, who will be known as Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, was born on May 2nd weighing 8 pounds and 3 ounces, at 8:34 a.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, according to Buzzfeed.Charlotte is now 4th in line for the throne, following her 21-month-old brother, Prince George of Cambridge. Charlotte’s birth now pushes Prince Harry to 5th in line for the throne.BYUH student, Charlotte Burchell, a freshman majoring in hospitality and tourism management from England, shared what she thinks about the tradition of keeping a monarchy in England. Burchell said, “I love that we have a royal family, although I don’t know a great deal about the extent of all of their duties. I love that we carry on the tradition of the monarchy and the following of the royal family.” England has been run by a monarchy since the organization of its central government. There are a few traditions that go along with the birth of a royal. Burchell said, “There will always be a plaque placed outside the palace.” According to the Associated Press, “Westminster Abbey’s bells pealed and gun salutes were fired across London in honor of the newborn princess.” AP also mentions another tradition of volleys being fired from Hyde Park and the Tower of London in order of traditional pageantry. There is significance to the name Charlotte. Burchell explained, “Charlotte is the female version of Charles, who is William’s father. As well as there being many past queens (by marriage) and princesses that were called Charlotte, it is also the middle name of Kate’s sister, Pippa, and so there is a tie to Kate’s family as well.” The full name of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana also plays tribute to Prince Williams’s late mother Princess Diana. In regard to the royal birth, BYUH student Sumie Nagatani, a freshman majoring in hospitality and tourism management from Peru, said, “It is kind of exciting because it’s a new baby for the family. That is something exciting for anyone.” Agreeing with Nagatani, Libby Templeton, a freshman majoring in history education from Washington said, “I think it is really exciting that they have another baby in the family.” The family of four will reside in their apartment at Kensington Palace. The royal family also has a place at the Queen’s estate in Sandringham in Anmer Hall. This estate in Anmer Hall has 10 rooms and is located near Prince Williams’s new place of work, which is a pilot for Bond Air Services, according to Deseret News.Uploaded May 22, 2015

There are many different ways to switch up just the ordinary braid. Infamous fashion, beauty, lifestyle blogger Amber Fillerup Clark has shared some ways to make braids more creative and cute. Below are a few simple ways to make braids a little more exciting and original.The Dutch Braid Pony Tail1. Take a few inches of hair above and behind your ear and square off the section.2. Put the remaining hair off to the side.3. Take the first sectioned-off hair and begin a Dutch braid starting at the hairline and working straight back. (How to do a Dutch braid: separate into three even sections. Cross outsides piece under, into the middle and gather hair from the sides. Then add to the three sections as you progress down the braid.)4. Finish off the braid and tie it up. Pull out parts of the braid to give your hair more volume.5. Add the Dutch Braid to the rest of the sectioned off hair and put into a high ponytail.6. Take hair from underneath pony tail and wrap around the hair tie and pin. The Stacked braid1. Sweep all of your hair off to the side.2. Take a section from the bottom, and pin it off and leave it out.3. Begin a fish tail with the rest of the hair. (How to do a Fish Tail: split the hair into two sections and take out side pieces and cross them to the other side. Keep repeating until it is finished.)4. Once finished with the fishtail, take the bottom sectioned off hair and just do a normal braid.5. Take the normal braid and pin it on top of the fishtail.6. Pull apart and tie the braids together. The Dutch Crown1. Split hair down the middle and section off one to the side.2. Take one side and begin a Dutch Braid (see above: How to do a Dutch braid) starting from the hairline and working all the way down to the end of the hair.3. Use an elastic hair tie to tie up the hair at the bottom and pull parts out to add more volume.4. Follow the same steps to do the other side. (you can stop here and just have pigtails)5. Just take the braid and wrap around the bottom of your head and follow it up to the top. Pin it to the top. Take the other braid and do the same going in the opposite direction. Uploaded May 22, 2015

Being a morning person can benefit college students who often have early classes and handle busy schedules. Waking early can give a fresh, relaxing start to the day. However, it doesn’t come naturally to everyone. Some of BYU-Hawaii’s early risers shared some of their secrets to starting the morning bright and early. 1. Make it ‘you time’ and take your timeShawnee Smith, a senior studying English from Oahu, said, “I do like to wake up earlier because I don’t like to rush. Usually I’ll wake up an hour before I leave. I might just roam the Internet, listen to music or read the news. If there’s a huge project due, I wake up extra, extra early and then I do that before I do my ‘me’ time.” Smith continued, “It kind of ruins my day if I don’t have ‘me’ time before school because usually–throughout the whole day–it’s all about others, teachers or assignments. So in the morning, I like to do whatever I want to do.”2.Eat a good breakfastLito Baldado, a senior studying information technology from the Philippines, said, “I’d rather have a heavy breakfast and no lunch or dinner than not have breakfast and no lunch and dinner. So, breakfast is a must. That will keep me awake throughout the day. A typical breakfast for me is something with rice, a little bit of meat and lots of fruits.” 3.ExerciseBaldado said a big breakfast isn’t the only thing he looks forward to in the morning. He said, “I go to the Fitness Center around 5 to 7 am. I’m exercising for 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the homework load. I usually wake up around 4 o’clock.”4.Put the alarm clock out of reachTori Cornelison, a senior studying elementary education from California, shared, “I have my alarm clock on my phone and I leave it on the other side of my room so I have to get out of bed and go to the other side of the room to turn it off. I always set at least three alarms and sometimes more depending on how early I need to get up. It’s my little system.”5.Listen to Your Favorite MusicKoey Ng, a freshman from Hong Kong studying accounting, said, “I set an alarm that’s a song. I think a song is better than beeping because I’ll like the song. It’s a soft song so it’s easy to wake me up. If it’s a ‘beep, beep, beep’ I just feel annoyed.” 6.PrayCornelison said praying is the first thing she does when waking up. “Praying is something that’s really easy to do out of bed,” said Tori. “It takes very little motivation to get out of bed and pray because it’s still kind of restful. So knowing that all I have to do when I get out my bed is pray helps me take that first step. Then after I pray, I’m ready to take that next step, which is normally showering.” 7.Set a BedtimeSmith said, “At 10 o’clock each night I need to go to bed. Unless I have an earlier appointment, I’ll go to bed earlier. When you want to sleep regularly, you have to go to bed earlier and plan for it.”Uploaded May 22, 2015