College is probably the most unhealthy time of most students' lives.
While there is a growing number of people who manage to incorporate a good diet, decent amounts of sleep, and exercise into their schedules, the truth is that a large segment of the student body works hard and plays hard. Strangely enough, there is a political angle to health on campus. Time and time again in the campus press and in TV sitcoms, I see vegetarians and health nuts lumped together with flaming liberals. While it may be true that a vegan animal-rights activist generally leans towards the left on a lot of issues, I find it puzzling that students see one's own health as a political issue. Some people go out of their way in terms of diet and exercise in order to show how much they detest the other side of the political spectrum.