Be smart, sleep in
By Jane Young Here’s another good excuse to stay in bed Monday morning. Research from the University of British Columbia shows up to 15 or 20 IQ points can be lost after a poor night’s rest. The...
View Article46 hours without sleep
By Trellawny Graham Hour 46: Sunday 4:59 a.m. I am left questioning what next weekend will bring. Maybe another concert, some more musician contacts, another free CD. Maybe I could actually snooze...
View ArticleLOSING SLEEP AND THEIR SANITY
By Andrea MacLean Wedged between his bed and the wall, Dan Molnar was twitching and shaking from a stress-induced seizure. The first-year architecture student had gone three days without sleep. He had...
View ArticleThe ultimate power nap
By Vanessa Santilli Aria Ilyad trembled. He was weak, had a high temperature and his body shook involuntarily. On a dare from his sleep physiology professor, the University of Toronto grad student was...
View ArticleStudent dies in sleep over winter break
By Sarah Del Giallo News editor In her mother’s words, she lived tremendously. Over the winter break, fourth-year new media student Cristina Taborda had a seizure in her sleep and died on Dec. 7, 2010....
View ArticleSleep your way to better grades
By Nicole Schmidt Do you like sleep? If the answer is yes, then I’m sorry to have to be the one to tell you this, but finding the time to get some decent shut-eye is about to become a lot more...
View ArticleVIDEO: Best places to sleep on campus
By Behdad Mahichi As a sleep-deprived university student, it can be difficult to find the time to rest during conventional hours, in socially acceptable places. To help you catch up on sleep, The...
View ArticleI deprived myself of sleep for a week and this is what I saw
By Ben Waldman On a late Sunday night, sitting at a study booth on the fifth floor of Ryerson’s library building, I slouched down and began to read. The cubicles around me were scattered with coffee...
View ArticlePost-break syndrome plagues Ryerson students
By Lyba Mansoor Getting back into the school routine after a long holiday can be brutal, and a report at Ryerson University finds that an overwhelming 87 per cent of students are suffering from...
View ArticleApp of the Week: WakingNews Alarm Clock
Reading Time: 1 minute Are you tired of hearing the same buzzer wake you up in the morning, only to reach for your phone minutes later and have to endlessly scroll through notifications on what’s...
View ArticleDid the RSU ever purchase nap pods?
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Emma Sandri The current president of the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU) can’t find any records to prove the purchase of nap pods, as previously confirmed by former-president...
View ArticleFalling asleep in class? On the subway? You might be anemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Kieona George Imagine waking up on public transportation in a foreign country, forgetting that you even fell asleep. That has happened to me on more than one occasion. I...
View ArticleRyerson ad deemed “anti-mental health” by students, expert
Reading Time: 4 minutes The ad, depicting “weeks of sleepless nights,” has students voicing concerns about burnout and toxic productivity culture By Tyler Griffin After a Ryerson ad appearing to...
View ArticleWeighted blankets can’t compensate for terrible lifestyle choices: report
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Anna Maria Moubayed A new study has found that weighted blankets cannot be used to compensate for poor lifestyle choices. The study, conducted by the Journal of Sleep...
View ArticleNocturnal sleep schedule slowly transforming student into a bat
Reading Time: 3 minutes By Naomi Chen Residence students at the International Living & Learning Centre (ILLC) were shocked to see their residence advisor, Aima Bhatt, microwaving two and a half...
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