< CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 still misses out on sleep. She sometimes covers a shift until 6 am., so she doesn't get to feel her head hit the pillow on those days. 3 to 4 a.m. — Muncher's Bakery A fine mist of powder and glaze floats in the air at Muncher's Bakery, 925 Iowa St., as Damon Brooks knends dough and fries donuts. Bathed in the yellow glow of neon lights, with the heavy smell of sugar and fresh pastries filling the air, Brooks, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, works from 2-7 a.m. Monday through Friday. When most people are shutting their eyes for a night of sleep, Brooks is waking up to head into work. He bakes. cleans and helps the occasional customer during his shift,"All the normal things someone would do in a food place, just during the middle of the night," Brooks says. He has stopped sleeping in one chunk and instead catches naps throughout the day whenever he has time. He tries to finish all of his homework before he goes into work and attempts to catch a quick nap before he heads to his first class, he says. Even with the tiring schedule, Brooks says he still enjoys his job. He likes the occasional customers who wander in at two and three in the morning, even if most of them have been out at the bars. He says he's seen most of Lawrence walk through Muncher's doors while he's been working. PHOTO/ ANNA FALTERMEIER Lauren Eby, Topeka sophomore, checks in residents during the late-night shift at Hashinger Hall. Eby scheduled her classes for late in the day so she could work late. "I've met professors and business owners." Brooks says. "Whenever I go out I see people that recognize me from Muncher's." 4 to 5 a.m. — Java Break Sometimes work is so boring and slow in the last few hours of the dark night during her shift at Java Break. 17 E. Seventh St., that Courtney Heston resorts to playing with her yo-yo or making grocery lists. The 18-year-old Lawrence resident works from midnight-8 a.m. making food, preparing drinks and brewing coffee behind the flier-and-sticker-plastered counter. Most of the time she works there are University of Kansas students also there studying and getting their caffeine fix, she says. Sometimes things can get out of hand that late at night though. Damon Brooks, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, works the graveyard shift at Muncher's Bakery, 925 Iowa St. PHOTO/ ANNA FALTERMEIER like when a drunk customer came in around 5 a.m. and told Heston that he wanted to take her and duct tape her into a box to keep in his apartment."I just kind of went and hid in the back until he left," she says. Sometimes the faces of customers start to blur and the night gets so long that Heston sometimes forgets what day it is. She once tried to get some business transactions done for Java Break before she realized that it was a Saturday and things were closed for the weekend. She relies on sleeping the day away to keep her mind clear and stay rejuvenated for another day at work, but says it's hard to find time to both sleep and get done everything she needs to do in the daylight hours. After all, by the time her workday is done, Lawrence is just waking up to start a new one. 16 $\Rightarrow$ JAYPLAY 03.29.2007