Olivia Howell: The green team recommended that students and teachers use brighter lighting (especially natural light) in the mornings to help keep students awake. I have seen the evidence of these effects in my two morning classes, biology lab and biology class. After an hour in a lab room with large windows, I feel more alert and ready to face the day then after the hour in the darker class room with no outside windows. Also, this week I got ready in the morning two different ways: one time using only dim room lights and the other with my shade up and overhead light on. On the well-lit morning, I felt more alert and was able to function more efficiently, both mentally and physically.