I'm pretty sure that laboring under a morbid fear of death is, in its own way, profoundly unhealthy. There is no reason to live life like this, but it is important to at least make a nominal attempt to preserve one's health, if only to stave off disease. However, the hectic nature of college life makes even the most marginal efforts difficult at times. Our diets, sleep schedule, and hygienic conditions at Wabash often leave quite a bit to be desired. If we were any younger, Sally Struthers could film a Christian Children's Fund commercial in the basement of any of our fraternity houses.
Sleep seems to be the first thing to go when people hit college.
So I could have done the paper while all this was going on, and gotten a good night's sleep, but I don't. And neither do any of you, admit it. Anyway, I suppose the only realistic option is to take a couple of really big lecture courses and sleep in the back. The second casualty of College life is the healthy diet. I'll give some credit to the efforts of fraternity cooks and stewards, I'm sure that they would at least attempt to meet the dietary needs of the students if it were feasible.