Up and At 'Em

As college students, we can typically agree that as the semester goes along, waking up gets harder. Whether it's Monday and you're used to sleeping in from the weekend or Friday and worn down from a long week of projects and exams, you probably rely on at least one alarm in the morning. For some of us, however, the snooze button is getting to be a problem. If this sounds like you, you might consider some of these outside-the-box alarm clocks.

Meet Clocky, the rolling alarm clock. This ingenious gadget rolls and leaps up to 3 feet off your nightstand after one snooze. What's worse, it does so while beeping random patterns and hides until you hunt it down. As a bonus, your roommate may start getting up to watch the show every morning!

Looking for something a bit less mobile? You're in luck. Timex had you in mind when they made the Wacky Wake-Up alarm clock. Instead of beeping and hide-and-seek, you get to be awoken by seven programmed phrases that change accents when you hit snooze, as well as vibrating for added annoyance.

Finally, for those of you who can effortlessly miss or ignore alarms, worry no longer. Don't let its small size and simple look fool you. The Screaming Meanie is a travel sized, 9V-battery-powered solution for habitual oversleepers. Capable of three different volume levels and topping out at a whopping 120 decibels (that's the volume of an ambulance siren, ladies and gentlemen), Screaming Meanie will not fail you. Check with roommates and even suitemates before setting this alarm, though!