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Sleep Deprivation VS Academics

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  Sleep Deprivation vs Academics ____________________________________________________________________________ Lack of sleep is a big issue amongst college students and it is rapidly affecting their academics and health. Ryan Macheska Q News  Sleep is one of the most important aspects in our lives. We sleep to reset our bodies, and prepare for the next day. It is a much needed break from technology, school, and the outside world, and gives you time to rest and relax.  Young kids and adults are great at getting to sleep at a reasonable hour, but college students are quite the opposite. Between homework, social lives, and parties students tend to not get enough, which leads them to not perform their best in school, and fall asleep during lectures.  Sleep Deprivation By The Numbers Sleep Deprivation is defined as not getting enough sleep to support an adequate amount of alertness. In a study conducted by the American College Health Association,  60% of students...

Sealed copy of 'Super Mario Bros. 2' sells for $88,550 in estate sale

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  Sealed copy of 'Super Mario Bros. 2' sells for $88,550 in estate sale ________________________________________________ A Florida man acquires a copy of 'Super Mario Bros. 2' through an auction for $88,550.  By Ryan Macheska  Nov. 3, 2021 Q News An auction house handling an estate sale for a recently deceased Indiana woman said a sealed copy of 1988 video game Super Mario Bros. 2 sold for a whopping $88,550.   Harritt Group Inc. said workers going through Patricia Martin's Floyd Knobs home to find items to list for the estate sale discovered a box of Nintendo Entertainment System games in the back of a walk-in closet.   A Valuable discovery "At first glance, it was a comforting wave of classic Nintendo nostalgia. All the classics were there, Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, Qix, and even an NES console. So, we did what any children of the 1990s would do: we fired up the console and tested the open games. It was a great day," Harritt Group said in its...