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There’s something deeply liberating about the idea of rolling out of bed, chucking on your Oodie and stumbling into a brisk 9am lecture. The cosy feel of your soft cotton PJs brushing against your skin, the faint scent of last night's Mi Goreng noodles still lingering, and the obnoxious scuff of your worn-in Uggs on the concrete. That, my friends, is the true student experience.
Campus isn't a Met Gala. Save the runway walk for Castle Street on a Saturday night when you're fueled by liquid confidence, an alcohol blanket, and a half-broken vape you found in someone's bathroom. We're here to suffer through HUBS191 and question every life decision that led to a health science degree. So why are we pretending we're on a Glassons campaign shoot when we are really just trying not to cry on the first floor of the Central Library?
Wearing pajamas to class is about practicality, not apathy. You know what is a bigger red flag than fluffy pants? People who come to lectures in skinny jeans. The kind of people who pop into UniPol before their 8am lecture and drink protein shakes for fun. That's not ambition. That's psychopathy.
Besides, pajamas are a unifier. No matter your degree, background or blood alcohol content, we all understand the pure joy and comfort of sleepwear. It's democratic. It's comfortable. It's the ultimate anti-establishment fashion statement. The University may ask for your “critical reflections” on readings you thought you could get away with skipping, and slap you with 15% late penalties, but it can't take away your right to wear Spongebob pants in public.
Some might say it's “unprofessional” and “lazy”. But tell me, is it more unprofessional than submitting your essay 37 seconds before the deadline with a citation you pulled from Wikipedia and a discussion question answered entirely by ChatGPT? Exactly. We are not professionals. We are barely functioning caffeine-fueled students. Let us wear the damn pyjamas.
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Okay let’s set the scene: you’ve decided to start wearing pajamas to your early morning classes. You can cut a few minutes off of your morning routine, you hardly have to decide what to wear and you can keep a smidge of that cozy, in-bed feeling alive with you for just a bit longer. Seems ideal right? Wrong! You finally make it to class and you’re tired, unable to concentrate, and worse, you stink. Eventually night and day blur together as you struggle to be ever fully asleep or fully awake. What you thought would be a fun lifestyle decision has got you trapped in a never-waking, never-sleeping purgatory.
Getting dressed for the day is an important and necessary way to compose yourself and properly segment your ‘awake’ and ‘asleep’ selves. An ideal morning should involve waking up with plenty of time to shower, eat breakfast, brush your teeth and, ultimately, get changed. Each of these things only needs to take 1-10 minutes, and if you’re staying up so late that you’re trying to save mere minutes of sleep, those minutes are not going to make any difference.
By wearing pajamas to class, you’re committing to wearing the same clothes 24-hours straight. For the sake of your social life and your classmates, Do Not Do This! This line of thinking is a slippery slope. What else could you cut out to save on time? Showers? Brushing your teeth? Deodorant? Stop this madness before it starts.
Putting on fresh and clean clothes every morning not only makes you feel more awake, but makes you more bearable to be around. Besides, this doesn’t mean that you have to commit to wearing uncomfy clothes! Clean hoodies and sweatpants also offer the comfiness of pyjamas, while being both warmer and easier on the nose. Resist the temptation. If you really need the extra sleep, just sleep through your 9ams like everyone else.