Would you wake people up?

No, probably not. I saw this kind of thing A LOT and sometimes actually contributed to it during lecture classes in my first year of college. A lot of college kids are just on scholarship and don't care - why go out of my way to wake them up? Yeah, I might be a little bitter and mean - but they made the choice to fall asleep in class (OR they made the choice to stay up at a frat party until 4 am and therefore put themselves in a position to have been deprived of sleep), so I say, whatever. Plus, it's not like high school - where you would actually get yelled at by the teacher. The auditoriums are huge, at least at the U of M, and no one ever calls you out for - talking on your phone, texting, "passing notes", sleeping, going on Facebook on your laptop all throughout the ordeal, etc. I feel bad for them though - because at least with some of the classes I've taken, a lot of the test material comes out of what they talk about during the lecture. Oh well! You snooze, you lose. LOL

I don't think I would. I wouldn't wake them up at all, and I wouldn't move away from them unless they were doing something to distract me from the lecture (snoring, falling on me, drooling...). It's everyone's personal responsibility to keep focused and be aware of their surroundings. Unless there was something potentially dangerous going on in the class, I wouldn't wake up the person because they should be aware of the consequences of their actions. There are times when we all get tired in class and might doze, but if we miss something because of that, or get in trouble, that's life.

If they are a friend, Hell yes. If they are an enemy Hell No! In fact if they were an enemy I would get sneaky and try to get the lecturer see that they are sleeping . If I don't even know the person , I wouldn't do a thing. I am evil no?

I know that this might not sound like the nicest thing in the world, but I will say that I would most likely let the person sleep instead of nudging them or waking them up. The reason that I would be that way is because of the fact that if they are sleeping during a lecture they have to be pretty tired. If you've ever fallen asleep in a lecture hall, you will find that it is the most uncomfortable sleeping situation that you will ever experience.

Of course i would...I'd definitely give him or her a nudge before he or she will start snoring. i think that would be the right thing to do. I wouldn't stop until he or she is awake and stays awake..

if that person is a very close friend then i would report him to the teacher. lol! seriously, even if i dont know the guy (assuming it's a guy) i would wake him up quietly to avoid some problems and further embarrassment.

I will try to do this without diverting the lecturer's attention upon us. Difficult task, as the other person's reaction can't be guaranteed as well. Hmm...

definitely wake them up. I wouldnt want the teacher eyeballing me either. http://www.zazzle.com/guitarist7

A pleasant day to you Bounce58, With reference to that, I wont wake him or her. For the reason, maybe he or she just needs a little time to take a nap just to lessen his or her sleepy feeling. However, if he or she wants to sleep for a couple of time, maybe I will just ask an excuse to the teacher/lecturer that, my seatmate needs to rest for a while and maybe I will ask a nurse or doctor to bring him or her inside a clinic.

Well i would want to sleep myself also because that shows how interesting the lecture is going on tonight right? But i would wait and see the fun if i know the teacher too well. If i didn't i would nudge them and wake them up if necessary. Cheers!

if needed...yes i would.

If that person is my friend I would definitely nudge or wake him or her up. However, if I'm not familiar with the person at all, even if that person has been my classmate for several months, I would never bother to do that even if he or she is snoring. Yes, I would feel annoyed but I would leave it to the teacher to do the waking up for me.

i would definitely give them a nudge,moving away from the person seems a little harsh .i mean come on he/she fell asleep knowing you were sitting next to them ,their going to want to know where you went and why you didn't try to wake them up ,you may as well be prepared.

This is annoying, but I feel waking them up will only get myself in trouble. If I woke my brother up because he snores, he would make a big fuss about it. It would then travel to my parents bed room making me more receptive toward punishment. Getting away from it is the best option, as I would go to a room far away from his. There is a surgery that can be done to cure snoring, and it has helped my dad significantly.

I'd wake him up. If gets angry at me i'll knock him out. It's about the same only this time his nose will be bleeding.

Personally I would not wake up the person, instead I would move seats. I find that each of us are responsible of how we behave in a meeting and or class so this is the person's responsibility for making sure they pay attention in class. I feel that by waking them up they sure at an instance would not remember where they are at and perhaps give out a scream and or throw something out of being startled.

No. "Let a sleeping dog lie". "Don't poke the bear". These and many other sayings are said for obvious reasons. Sorry