But some are concerned that the fourth meal will exacerbate the problem of students staying up too late.
"A fourth meal only perpetuates the idea of students going to bed later and later," Coleman says.
Waking Up
"I have sympathy for students when I see their eyes closing while they are trying to pay attention," she says.
Coleman urged undergraduates to be more aware of the dangers of exhaustion and take steps to protect their health.
"If I'm teaching at 9 a.m., I know I've got to get to bed by 11 p.m.," Coleman says. "Every student should take responsibility for his or her schedule"--even by abstaining from social engagements.
"Staying up late is a cultural fad," she says. "People don't need to."
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