With the end of daylight saving time, the clocks have fallen back, and some students are praising the very fleeting extra hour of sleep that came with it. Some students are enjoying the cozy weather and are turning in early, while others are finding their delicate sleep cycles to be turned upside down.

Of the students that are at odds with daylight saving time, one remarked that “daylight savings [messed] me up because I ended up waking at like five in the morning super confused. And I’m like ‘what time is it?’ And I tried going back to sleep and I’m like ‘no my body doesn’t want to’ and now I feel like death because I’m very exhausted all the time now.”

Another student that felt strongly said, “I think it’s outdated, I think it’s disruptive, I think it’s unnecessary, and I think that we really need to move on to globalization where industrialized farming doesn’t need that anymore. We need to stick to one time and stop disrupting things like that. It makes things difficult.”

One student sees the bright side of the time change, stating “I liked it just because during the summertime it makes the days longer. Now that it’s cold, the days can be shorter. Since it gets dark so early, I’m going to go to Rocky Hill and look at the stars and be able to get back before it’s too late.”

While only an hour’s difference, the end of daylight saving time has had some strong effects on the sleep schedules and habits of students on campus. Time will spring forward again on March 9, 2025.