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Heather’s Health Tips
hy Heather Glasscock
For as long as I can remember I have always valued the restorative power
of an afternoon nap. I'm talking about the occassional hour nap I take in the
afternoon after I have spent all morning and a good part of the day in class,
lab, meetings, or running errands. We've all had to take naps. It started
when we were very small and we ran out of "energy," (or our parents did!)
just after lunch. As we got older, we began to think of naps as something for
"babies," and we gave them up for afternoon cartoons instead - and later, for
soap operas. But when you think about it, watching T.V. was still "quiet
time," and our bodies were rejuvinated for the rest of the day.
I have even found scientific data to back my claim that afternoon naps
are good for you. Researchers studying the biological rhythms of sleep now
say the human body is intended to have an afternoon nap. A study at
Germany's Max Planck Institute - in which volunteers were placed in an
underground room without clocks and left to their natural sleep patterns -
showed that "ad lib" sleep occurs in two daily sessions; a long one at night
and a shorter snooze (one to two hours) in the afternoon. Moreover, the
director of Stanford University’s Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research
Center, William Dement, says, "Nature definitely intended that adults
should nap in the middle of the day - perhaps to get out of the midday
sun." That sounds kind of pre-historic to me, but I agree with him.
For centuries, Europeans have closed their businesses for nearly two
hours each day for lunch and a brief rest before resuming work. And didn't
Scarlett O'Hara take a nap before the big party at Twelve Oaks? And I
think Dorothy and her friends took a little nap before heading on to the
Emerald City (O.K., so the Wicked Witch put something in the poppies).
The point I'm trying to make is that taking an hour nap does not make you a
lazy person provided you worked hard before your well-deserved nap and
plan to continue your efforts upon waking!
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photo by Kim Lynch
Valerie Steinier and Katherine Livermon pair up for a doubles match
against Wingate.
Tennis Team Victorious
by Galen Miller
Well, Mother Nature has not been cooperative with the scheduled tennis
matches. So far the team has^played three matches. We tied Queens
College because the rain wasVieJ^out #3 doubles and we beat Averett
College (8-1) and St. Mary's College (6-3). The team has quite a few
matches coming up, so, weather permitting, come down and cheer the team
on to victory.
Soccer Team Still Improving
by Jean Williams
"We're back and about to prove
that we're better than ever!" This
is the attitude that Salem's soccer
team has assumed this year.
Although the record does not
reflect the ability of these women
(2-4), the enthusiasm of both the
players and the coach, Cathy
Mahaffey, prove the
determination.
The season ends in just under two
weeks and everyone hopes to go out
with a bang. There are three more
games including a tourament at
Furman April 7 and.. 8, and a
tentatively scheduled game with
Warren Wilson.
Salem plays Wake Forest on
Monday April 9 on our very own
soccer field and your support for the
team is vital. This should be THE
event of the year.
Coming Attractions:
CAC presents
Dessert Theatre: Champagne Complex
Wednesday April 11
7:00 pm
Corrin Refectoiy
Tickets $1
and
Comedian Jordan Brady
Thursday April 19
5:30 pm