Trading Places: Sleep Or Homework?

There is some kind of love-hate relationship between college students and sleep. There is a perception that staying awake to study, finishing that last page of the term paper, reviewing that cheat-sheet for a final one more time, is still a better option than going to bed early. Sleep is the easy trade-off when it comes to "things you can take away" from an everyday college student life. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I was the queen of #TeamNoSleep.

This past week I interviewed a few of my peers at the University of Oregon to understand the culture of sleep on my campus. The responses confirmed my fear- students are not getting enough sleep. There are many factors that play a part in a student's lack of sleep. The common answers were: studying, homework, and extracurricular activities. Students are trading sleep time for homework.

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