Sleep deprivation can plague students at college

College students have schedules unique to the rest of the world. They live in an environment where getting up early means 11 a.m., and turning in late means sometime after sunrise. For four years students have the opportunity to lead lives where curfews are nonexistent, and where the amount of sleep obtained depends on the personal choices of each individual. But what effects does this irregular pattern of sleep have on the lives, and the physical well-being of college students?