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Sleeping styles vary with schedule, individuality

La Verne insomniacs can be found at various places on campus at 1 every morning to watch the '80s classic television show "Hunter." Junior Gary Griffith, founder of The "Hunter" Club, along with six co-founders, have seen the club grow with 19 official members. President Seth Halverson's goal is to contact the show's stars and expand the club nationally. / photo by Laura Ambriz
La Verne insomniacs can be found at various places on campus at 1 every morning to watch the ’80s classic television show “Hunter.” Junior Gary Griffith, founder of The “Hunter” Club, along with six co-founders, have seen the club grow with 19 official members. President Seth Halverson’s goal is to contact the show’s stars and expand the club nationally. / photo by Laura Ambriz

by Araceli Esparza
Editorial Assistant

One of the anticipated parts of the college life is a lack or loss of sleep, whether a student lives on or off the college campus.

When taking the first step toward college, students fear that they will sleep less, having believed that college includes hundreds of hours of homework and studying. For several University of La Verne students, the issue of sleep is quite individualistic, although similar.

“I usually average about six and a half hours of sleep a night,” said freshman Melissa Mijares, a student who commutes from Hacienda Heights.

Due to the 15-minute commute from the University to her home, Mijares stresses that she will sleep less because she gets home later. Though she is not enrolled in a night course, she often finds herself staying on campus to study or do research. As a result, she has less time to get home and do homework.

A change in the regular hours of sleep has also been significant in the life of freshman Gloria Ramirez, a resident of Stu-Han.

“It’s [sleeping time] about the same now because, for me, the homework is about the same,” Ramirez said.

Often, however, because she lives in campus housing, Ramirez admits that she has become more social, and therefore, stays up later, sleeping about six hours a night.

Ramirez said, “I try to give a set time to sleep because I know I have to go sleep and I know my limit, even when I am socializing late at night.”

On a regular school night, Stu-Han is busy with women going in and out of rooms or the wings, but for a resident of the Brandt Residence Hall, the issue of sleep is quite different.

Brandt Hall resident Carlos Moreno, a freshman, says that the living conditions of his residence hall have affected his sleep. Moreno goes to sleep between 2 and 3 a.m., and wakes up at about 7 a.m. daily.

Averaging about four hours of sleep per night, Moreno adds that he is a night person, but problems with his sleeping occurred primarily during the beginning of the school year.

“The living conditions [in Brandt] are below average. For instance, the central heating is a problem because I’m allergic to it because of my asthma,” Moreno said.

Sometimes health or living conditions are not the major factors that affect a student’s sleep, however. As is common among a majority of students, being employed and working during the week can also take its toll on a student’s lifestyle.

Sophomore Jennifer Thompson, a commuter from Bloomington, makes an hour and a half round trip commute daily.

“Everyday I get stuck in traffic, both to and from school, and it causes me to schedule my time at a much earlier rate,” she said. “I have to limit my time in a way that makes me have enough time to get caught in traffic and not be late.”

Thompson is an employee at Baker’s, a fast food restaurant, and works and average of five to nine hours a day. Because work is an everyday part of her schedule, Thompson arrives home about 10:30 every night.

“I usually get home pretty late, and I’ll eat something. If I have homework, I’ll do it then, but if I don’t, I stay up and watch television for about 20 minutes,” she said. On the average, Thompson said she goes to sleep at about 11:30 p.m., and wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to get ready for another day of school.

“I get about five to five and a half hours of sleep a night, and am always tired. Sometimes, I am so tired, that I find myself falling asleep while driving.”

Araceli Esparza, Editorial Assistant
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