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Let’s Stop Bragging About Lack of Sleep

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We live in a culture that thrives on valuing hard work. This is great! We enjoy trading anecdotes of success stories and how we pulled ourselves up from our bootstraps, and as college students, one of our favorite things to do is to complain about how much we deprive ourselves. If I had an hour for every time I hear about how you got 45 minutes of sleep last night or a grain of … [Read more...] about Let’s Stop Bragging About Lack of Sleep

Pick two: sleep, grades or social life

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Art by Jacklyn Maza There’s a long-standing joke that as a student, we have three options: sleep, good grades and a social life. Students may choose only two. Given that grades and a social life usually take priority, most of us have given up on the hope of a good night’s rest. It is a dream and a whisper of days gone by, and sleep deprivation has become a trademark of … [Read more...] about Pick two: sleep, grades or social life

More Zzz’s Equal More A’s

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Remember nap time in kindergarten? Being forced to slow down and remain still for 20 minutes seemed like cruel and unusual punishment to a 5-year-old, but how many college students would jump at the chance to have an official nap time?Sleep is an essential bodily function that rejuvenates us from a day’s work. It mentally and physically rejuvenates our bodies so that we … [Read more...] about More Zzz’s Equal More A’s

PJ party teaches sleep habits

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Health Center hosts party to discuss dangers of sleep deprivation Sleep deprivation is a huge issue on campus, according to the Student Health Center. So they hosted a pajama party. Free food, giveaways, a movie screening and a pajama contest marked the Student Health Center’s event about sleep Tuesday at 6 p.m in the Caf Fireside Room. Though it looked more like a pajama … [Read more...] about PJ party teaches sleep habits

All-nighters compromise health

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With final exams looming on the horizon, students are scrambling to finish up semester projects and end the semester with good grades — all while balancing different aspects of their lives. With so much to do and so little time, some students may decide to pull an all-nighter to accomplish everything they have been putting off. However, research shows that staying up all night … [Read more...] about All-nighters compromise health