Do you ever find that after the sun goes down, and far past dinner has digested, you feel the need to fill your stomach with some late-night goodies? Maybe you want to reward yourself for completing a quarter of your accounting workbook that you told yourself you’d have finished in its entirety by midnight. Does a quick drive down the street for something to hold you over until morning sound like a familiar experience? Whatever the case may be, small, late-night establishments have no difficulty in thriving off of hungry college kids.

One of the most popular late-night establishments to Pace students is 7-11. 7-11 is conveniently located just over half a mile down the road from the Pleasantville campus, which makes grabbing an Easy-Mac and Red Bull that much more enticing. Its only downfall being that it does not accept Pace One cards. However, this is only a minor setback to the drunken souls or hard-working scholars craving the alluring provisions that “Sevs” has to offer.

Another late-night refectory frequently utilized by Pace students is the Pace Perk, located in the basement of the Briarcliff cafeteria. The menu consists of carbohydrate-heavy delicacies such as pizza, ramen noodles and soft pretzels. Even those with immense self-restraint find great difficulty in resisting the temptress that is, the cookie and ice cream sandwich. “The Perk” is equipped with a television, stage, piano and pool table, which make kicking back easy. Not to mention, the hassle of preparing the food is nonexistent considering the staff takes care of it all.

Nightly eating has become habitual for the average college student. The fatal combination of lack of sleep with a heaping pile of seemingly infinite studying is bound to lead to snacking far after your metabolism has decelerated. Late at night when your blood sugar takes a turn for the worst and you need that extra boost of sustenance just to help you keep your pen in your hand, it is challenging to concoct a healthy snack when all your mind can seem to think about is whether or not you’ll be able to submit your Blackboard assignments on-time. Instead of reaching for the candy bar that will inevitably show up on your hips in May, consider a healthy alternative to keep you focused during your final library hours. Your body will thank you the following morning, and you will be grateful in bikini season for a body as strong as your grades.