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Instead I camp out in Lamont or any other library on hand. I can't even afford the luxury of a relaxed afternoon nap--it's hard to sleep comfortably on those benches in Sever. With my body draped in the pages of The Crimson, my face flat against "The Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson" and all my personal belongings at my feet, I end up looking like some dispossessed academic bagperson...
...combining her monastic commitment with unapologetic glamour that gets her waved past the velvet ropes at clubs on both coasts. Strangers come up to her on the street and tell her, "You changed my life," and cleaning women at the airport find a place for her to take a nap...
...bathrooms are twice the size they were two decades ago, roomy enough for the family dog -- and maybe a few family members -- to nap between dual pedestal sinks. They have added functions too: many are preferred sites for exercise equipment, paired with a wall-mounted or swivel-based TV. Bathrooms are also showplaces, filled with big-ticket items like stained-glass shower enclosures, halogen lights, fireplaces, even "morning kitchens" with under- the-counter refrigerator and microwave for heating up muffins or evening snacks. Themed decors are popular, with billowing paisley-fabric-covered windows, flower gardens with plants, wicker furniture...
...PARENTS sometimes worry about how much I nap. But my father, at this very moment, is probably reading this editorial. He is stretched out on his bed, and in a few minutes he will put down the newspaper, take off his glasses, and take a nap himself...
Many of you might be hit with an inexplicable desire to sleep after reading this. I hope--but can't entirely expect--that you'll nap not out of boredom, but out of inspiration. Napping could provide too many benefits for Harvard's social scene for me to be picky, however. I'll take my results...