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Four tips for a better sleep

Written on April 8, 2021. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

We’ve all been here: you have an important day of exam prep to do tomorrow, but you just can’t fall asleep. You know you need to get to sleep because you have a busy day ahead, but you can’t get comfortable. Despite repeatedly reminding yourself that you must fall asleep, your mind keeps playing...

Creating a successful sleep routine

Written on February 5, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Student Life.

Sleep is as essential to survival as food and water—ask anyone that’s tried to pull an all-nighter during exam season. Without it, you simply can’t function optimally. There are two types of sleep: rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep and non-REM sleep. Every night, after your head hits your pillow, your...

A tired student's guide to wake-up songs

Written on January 17, 2017. Posted in Lifestyle.

There’s nothing worse than waking up for an 8:30 a.m. class. Okay, fine, getting up for an 8:30 a.m. on West Campus is worse. But no matter which way you slice it, no one likes to wake up early. You went to bed later than you wanted, you were in the middle of an unreal dream where all your classes...

Stop hitting the snooze button

Written on October 14, 2016. Posted in Lifestyle.

The average human will sleep for one third of their lifetime. If you live for 90 years, that’s 30 years asleep. Have you ever felt like there’s not enough time in a day for forty winks, or find yourself using the phrase, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead?” In some cases, it would be useful to have developed...

Say goodnight to a ‘nap map’

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in Editorials.

Forty winks won’t make up for a good night’s sleep. Students napping in odd places is a common sight on most campuses this time of year. It’s a habit born of necessity, not convenience. In recognizing that students are the most sleep-deprived demographic, many universities are mapping out the best...

Putting the "good" in good morning

Written on September 25, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

“I enjoy my 8:30 class in BioSci!” said no student ever. Mornings are the bane of my existence, and if the hours between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. didn’t exist, I think we could probably achieve world peace. That being said, mornings are still a time of day we all need to deal with, but no one says...

Sound suggestions for solid sleeps

Written on September 18, 2015. Posted in Lifestyle.

Some people are just better sleepers than others. We all have that one friend who can drop into a doze with a group of people chattering around them, the friend who’s asleep five minutes after takeoff on the plane and the one who sets five alarms before a morning exam (one of them being a phone call...

The danger of deprivation

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

With only a few days left before exams kick off and final papers are due, sleep is the last thing on many students’ minds. It’s a time-honoured tradition on campus, as many forgo sleep to cram for an exam or finish up that last essay before classes wrap up. I’m just as guilty of this as any other...

Keep on dreaming

Written on September 19, 2014. Posted in Lifestyle.

I once met Robert Pattinson in a convenience store. He was browsing through a tabloid magazine when we bumped into each other. I don’t remember much except that he was an exceptionally good hugger — it was a long, warm embrace and his soft flannel shirt felt like the world’s most comfortable blanket. Dreams...

Running ragged

Written on November 25, 2011. Posted in Editorials.

Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf once said, “Sleep is for the weak.” Two weeks ago, I would have agreed with that statement. However after a series of all-nighters and a recent visit to the doctor’s office, I would say sleep is for the enlightened. There’s a myth that Napoleon Bonaparte and Leonardo...

Tag: Sleep

Four tips for a better sleep

Creating a successful sleep routine

A tired student's guide to wake-up songs

Stop hitting the snooze button

Say goodnight to a ‘nap map’

Putting the "good" in good morning

Sound suggestions for solid sleeps

The danger of deprivation

Keep on dreaming

Running ragged

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