Inner Nature: The need for sleep
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
The death-like appearance of sleepers has fascinated people for millennia; death is even euphemistically called “eternal sleep”. But why do we and other animals need sleep? A good night’s sleep is considered a key to a clear head, and most of us sleep between 6 and 8 hours. But some notoriously high achievers, including Leonardo da Vinci Nikola Tesla, and...
Survey suggests UCF students get more sleep after schedule change
By JP Phillips, Staff Writer, The Times
Unionville High School is preparing to greet students on the first day of school–Aug. 27.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Unionville-Chadds Ford School District’s “Start Time Initiative,” implemented last year, may be reaping rewards.
At Monday night’s School Board Work Session, Assistant Superintendent John Nolen compared two years of student “Cleveland...
Sleep is crucial to good health
Rest up! The holidays are coming.
By Dr. Matthew Lapp, Columnist, The Times
It’s that time of year again. The clocks have been turned back, the leaves are falling, and the department stores have started decorating, so that must mean that the holiday season is upon us. Along with the “most wonderful time of year” come to-do lists, deadlines to keep, and a host of added stressors. With so...
School start time changes shouldn’t be rushed