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College students, especially nearing the middle and end of the semester, tend to complain about too little sleep leaving them sluggish and in desperate need of caffeine to revitalize them. Not having enough sleep can lead to inefficient time management, which can lead to more stress and more sleep loss, creating a destructive cycle. Unfortunately, it gets worse—studies by the National Sleep Foundation show that junk food, which can comfort stressed students at their lowest moments, cause students to sleep less restfully when they finally put their heads down. Last...

Sarah Stillman, senior, is starting a chapter of the International Justice Mission (IJM) at the University called Loggers against Slavery and Trafficking. The IJM is a non-profit organization based out of Washington D.C. that provides legal and political advocacy to survivors of violent oppression in different countries around the world. The Puget Sound Chapter will join a larger campus movement of chapters from around the world that are helping to raise awareness of slavery and human trafficking. Stillman is a strong advocate for sex trafficking awareness. “(There) is a lack...