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January 26, 1999

Vehicles towed from Residence pa

By Aaron Mahoney

Students who had a
vehicle parked in the
residence parking lot
would have been look-
ing for it Saturday
morning. If the vehicle
had not been moved by
10 am, it was towed so
snow clearing crews
could give the parking

lot a thorough cleaning.

Randall Brazzoni,
Manager for UNBC
Student Housing,

explains that it is diffi-
cult to keep the parking
lot clear of snow
because the lot never
empties. "We have to

do this a couple times.

a year depending on
the snow fall. You won't
believe how many stu-

dents complain to me

about the amount of
snow between parked
cars," Brazzoni. said.
He went on to say that
students complain that
they are unable to get

in and out of their park-
ing stalls, vehicles are
parked at awkward
angles and whole rows
of vehicles shifting
leaving some students
unble to use the electri-
cal outlets.

Of the 140 vehicles
usually parked in the

lot, 18 were towed to
parking lot B the cost of
which will be picked up
by the students. The
cost per student last
year was $15-25.

"We are charged an
hourly rate for the tow-
ing which will be
shared by the students

UNBC study states not enough sleep

From the Wellness Times, Bruce Passmore, Robin Johnson B.Sc.N. CTN RN; Naghmeh Goharriz

The response to the
UNBC Health and
Wellness Centre's
Sleep Pattern Survey
was stupendous. We
had a total of 200
responses, with a
78.5% of the partici-

evenings.

pants in full time under-
graduate studies.
Relatively equal num-
bers of female and
male responded to the
survey. The average
age of respondents
was 24 years old, while

Evenings begin with dance lessons
Dance contest/door prizes throughout the

Three day passes:
Students: $10 and Public $12. z
Tickets can be purchased at the door.Tickets go on
sale in early February at NUGSS and the Tuning Point.

For more information call Jackie
Eaton at the NUGSS office
or call 960-6427.

most respondents were
between 18-29 years
of age.

80% of the participants
indicated that they felt
most rested after 7-9
hours of sleep.
However, 33% report-

ed that they received
less than 6 hours of
sleep on most nights.
During times of high
stress, this mumber
doubled to 66%.

The three most effec-
tive methods of com-

bating inadequate
sleep were reported to
be: increasing exer-
cise/physical activity,
eating better/more reg-
ularly, and creating a
sleeping routine. The
most ineffective meth-

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at the
Kinsmen Hall

- 3 theme musical events:
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Caribbean/Reggae

rking lot

who had their vehicles
towed," said Brazzoni.
Posters were put up to
notify students and
three days before the
snow removal was to
be begin, resident advi-
sors were to notify the
students as well.

ods reported were: pre-
scription drugs, alcohol
consumption and non-
prescription drugs.