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Sigma Delta Tau struggles: (and loses) agis ht PiApai tug-of-war contest at the Greek picnic on the athletic fields', Saturday., .during the Inter-Fratemity Sorority Weekend. The EAM fraternity performed a "Greased Lighe g skit -for a talent I ... show at Spring Spirit Night '94. Many other of the University's fratenities and sororities showed their support for the event, making it the most successful since its initiation, last spring.- Kickline, the USB Cheerleaders, and -the Lacrosse team joined in the ce-lebration., A traditional bonfire was lit at the end-of the show.
ieammatesintne annual Kot ^uaa Kegatat ore ahead intheirboaU made of cardboard, and duct tape Friday afterno on Roth" Pond. The event was well-atte Unierit ommunit The American flag,was set at balf-mast on Patriot on the picparesqof Field, in memory of.former- President Richard M. INixon, who died Friday night, four days after suffering a stroke. President Nixon was~ 81 --Years-. .Old.
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Stony Brook Spring Chamber Music Festival. 8 p.m. Admission is free. For further Contemporary Chamber Players. 8 p.m. New works by Stony Brook composers. information, call 632-7330. Staller Center Recital Hall. Admission is free. For more information call 632-7230. Staller Center Recital Hall.
FSA Flea Market. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Stony Brook Union Bi-Level. Call 632-6514. FSA Flea Market. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Stony Brook Union Bi-Level. Call 632-6514.
I-CON Student Group Meeting. 6 p.m Every Week. Student Union Room 216. . For Cycling Team. 8:30 p.m. Road and mountain biking. Hendrix Lobby in Roth Quad. more information call 632-6045. The Bacchae. 8 p.m. An adaption of Euripides' Greek Drama created and directed by Prepared Childbirth Classes. '7:30 --9:30 p.m. Pre registration Required. University Dr. Theresa Ki-ja Kim. Tickets $8 general or $6'students and senior citizens. For Hospital. For more information call 444-2729. more information call 632-7230. Staller Center in Theatre Two.
Kumkum Sangari. 4:30 p.m. Reader in English, Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University. Melville Library E-4330. FRIIDAY, APRIL 29
TUESDAY, APRIL 26 Student Art Exhibition. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Gina Shin and Bentley Stockbine Monday through Friday. Stony Brook Union Art Gallery. Homecoming InterestMeeting. 12:50 p.m. Open to all interested-in coordinating events or assisting are invited to join the Homecoming Committee. Stony Brook Union room The Bacchae. 8 p.m. An adaption of Euripides' Greek Drama created'and directed by 221. Dr. Theresa Ki-ja Kim.---Tickets $8 general or $6 students and senior-citizens. For more information call 632-7230. Staller Center in Theatre-Two. Weekly Nine Ball Tournaments. 8 p.m. Entry fee is $5. FSA Billiard Hall in the basement of the Union. SATURDAY, APRIL 30 Earth Action Board. 8 p.m. Every Week. First floor meeting room in Roth Quad Caf- eteria. All welcome. For more information call Dawn at 632-2880. Ballet Chicago: Hansel-and, Gretel. 8 p.m. -Tickets $22/$20. For more information call 632-7230. Staller Center Main Stage. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 The Bacchae. 8 p.m. An adaption of Euripides' Greek Drama created and directed by- Postcolonialism:What's in a Name? 4:30 p.m. Public Lecture by Aijaz Ahmad. For Dr. Theresa Kija Kim. Tickets $8 general or $6 students and senior citizens. For more information call 632-7765. Melville Library E-4340. more information call 632-7230. Staller Center in Theatre Two.
Opening Week Activities Meeting. 12:40 - 1:40 p.m. "Planning for the Fall '94 Se- SUNDAY, MAY 3 mester." All orgainizations are encouraged to attend. Everyone is Welcome. Stony Brook Union Room 221. The Bacchae. 2 p.m. An adaption of Euripides' Greek Drama created'and directed by Dr. Theresa Kija Kim. Tickets $8 general or $6 students and senior citizens. For Minorities in Medicine. 8 p.m. General Meeting. All welcome. Student Union Room more information call 632-7230. Staller Center in Theatre Two. 216. Stony Brook Corale. 10:30 a.m. A liturgical performance of Louis Vierne's Messe StudentAction CoalitionforAnimals. 9 p.m. All who are interested are welcome. For Solennelle, Op. -16 at the Church of Saints Philip and James. For more information more information call 632-7998. Basement of the Student Union room 079. call 632-7330.
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researchers to -the conclusion that documented that around 3 p.m. a drop in reports of physical illness," Landis said. By Aimee Green many triggers a feeling of But a well-known 1964 American College Press Service : _ most college students are chronically sleep- ,body temperature deprived. sleepiness, resulting in the notorious mid- Cancer Society study did find that the Sleep. It's a biological necessity. But When I teach an 8:30 intro class that's afternoon nap. amount of sleep an individual receives can how many of us consider it as important obvious because on any given day, if I have There are definitely differences affect mortality. Subjects who habitually as breathing or eating? Every night. 200 students there, I may have one or two between losing sleep for a few nights and slept less than six hours, or more than 10 millions of Americans hit the pillow a little with their heads down, collapsed," Vitello habitual sleep loss. hours, were more likely to live shorter lives, later than they would have liked, only to said. Even one night of shortened sleep said Landis. wake up to the piercing sounds of their Since Edison's invention of the light can impair mental Signs of sleep deprivation are all too hillh A 94-hnimr rrieptv hasc aripen where common in a-society that devalues the alarm clocks for another tiresome day. LUUlLf, a Ad-tISV"1 OV%9-9.L nAl functions. In College students are infamous for individuals can stay up thro importance of sleep. skimping on sleep and then snoozing -ofthe night. Those who are sleep-deprived suffer through classes. Not unlike many other But nature may be rom obvious symptoms such as fatigue students, Bryan Marenstein, a University partially to and a general feeling dayftime sleepiness. ad-hr+,% vn 1%onhe Natt r~f% in 10-emriac rif of Washington sophomore, says he usually iney oiten can De spolctu in a scncs uo makes it to bed between 3 and 4 a.m., "microsleeps," or miniature episodes of sleep averaging six or less hours of sleep per :lmly resulting in dropping eyelids and continual night. tests, sleep- head nodding. "Earlier in the quarter, I got a lot prived individuals Another sign of sleep deprivation is of sleep in the library- on the couches, e to add up simple falling asleep within five minutes after the chairs, the ground, anywhere I can rs or hit certain crawling into bed. "Some people think that if they're out find a place to lie down," Marenstein A M w KI ry""F rn. said. "I got so much sleep at night that I for the "Their performance deteriorates, as soon as their head hits the pillow... that was really tired during the day." sleep reaction times slow and accuracy they're a good sleeper, but it actually may Most sleep research experts agree -deprivation ot millions1 -or_1 diminishes," explained Carol Landis, mean that they have a sleep disorder or they that young adults need an average of Americans. Our bodies' biological, or University of Washington assistant are chronically sleep-deprived," Landis said. seven to nine hours of sleep per night. circandian rhythm, is set to a 25-hour professor of physiological nursing. On the average, American.s fall asleep "But for whatever the reasons, maybe schedule - one hour longer than the solar Although individuals can sometimes seven minutes after getting into bed. Fully- a combination between academic, social day. override the immediate adverse effects of rested people fall asleep after 10 to 15 and work demands, students end up getting "What that means is it is easier for a shortened night's sleep, Landis does not minutes in bed. five or six hours on the average," said people to stay up later... But the problem recommend all-nighters before the day of Some sleep-deprived individuals fall Michael Vitello, associate director of the is that you still have to get up at a fix time a final. into a pattern of relying on caffeine to wake University of Washington Sleep and Aging the next day," Vitello said. "So almost by Researchers have not been able to them up in the mornings and sleeping pills Research Program. definition it's very easy for you to (cut off) connect sleep deprivation directly to any or alcohol to ensure a sound sleep at night. A 1982 Stanford University stud you sleep and end up sleep-deprived." physical illness in humans. Vitello warned against reliance on found that when placed in a dark, quiet Additionally, those who suffer from "The longest research conduct on drugs. "If you have yourself a double room, college students fell asleep faster on mid-afternoon drowsiness can blame their humans shows that we can be wake as long espresso each morning, in a couple of hours the average than other adults. This has led body's circadian rhythms. It has been as eight and a half to nine days without you may find yourself lower than before."
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