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Thursday.jW AGGIELIFE f the ye nding student employees,0 11 Employment Weekcomesi t debates surrounding slut ung removed from A&M, e time out to help students! ind their employment, and iway from them we may bes ” Cargo said. A holds a nationwidecompe ■I that begins with eachinsti mker of the year. pay, April 6,2000 THE BATTALION Page 3 Not the common thread Benefits of hemp show possibilities of environmental alternatives hat award goes on to the res; she wins, the national level, ic A AM contest, SparlineV regional competition, idvaneed to the regional con; the Southern Associate \dmmistrutors," Cargos® been forwarded tothenatio one o f four [ competitors] iai ir Student I Employee of thel >y merit at least six month W lied at Texas A&M and ha\t, io. Student workers donoth* AM campus, ns. which are submitted: ited on three criteria: GPU actual w ritten nomination' readers. EjiS Continued fromk gram w orks to create awara of drowsy driving and it units for students at hotelsi igram speaks for itself»la crew from only a fewhols rtiting, to over 80 participr n.” said student senatotr i junior political science: am deserves the rights ait i full committee in theSG] iment Association].” Ms introduced and retum; i committee, include the! and the International: mcricas Conference Bill lls, and the bill which era ra committee, will bevol Student Senate meeting. mpus Calendar Thursday BY MELISSA PANTANO The Battalion W hen most people think of hemp, visions of a bearded, munchie-af- flicted person — whose every other word is “duuude”—pops into their minds. But medical research and nutri tionists have found a new way to use this organic material that is changing the way people think about Cannabis. Author Chris Conrad, an interna tionally known expert on the histori cal, medical, social, economic and ecological aspects of Cannabis hemp, has testified as an expert witness on industrial hemp before the Superior Courts throughout the State of Cali fornia and has authored four books on marijuana. Conrad’s experience with his fa ther’s cancer drove him to write these books. In his latest bookMemp for Health — The Medicinal and Nutri tional Uses of Cannabis Sativa, he de scribes the nutritional, healing, spiritu al and recreational purposes of this often “misunderstood” herb. In 1998, a group of farmers and trade organizations argued before the U.S. District Court in Lexington, Ky., that industrial hemp was different from marijuana and that hemp’s prohibition by the Drug Enforcement Administra tion violated the constitutional doctrine of separation of powers of government because the plant poses none of the psychoactive problems caused by its cousin, marijuana. An article in The New York Times about the Lexington case said that ’‘sci entists determined that THC consti tutes less than 1 percent of hemp’s weight, not enough to cause any psy choactive effects, compared with 4 percent to 7 percent for marijuana.” Jason Thibodaux, a sales clerk for TEarthArt in Bryan, said that EarthArt sells hats, bags, shirts and thread made from hemp. “It’s kind of expensive, but it lasts forever. You could throw a bag [made from hemp] filled with bricks down stairs,” he said. Jennifer King, a senior education major, said she supports the use of hemp because of its strength. “Paper made out of hemp is stronger and more durable than regu lar paper and is better than regular pa per as far as not killing trees.” One of the advantages of using hemp seed oil lies in its nutritional benefits. Hemp oil contains fatty acids such as Omega-3 and Omega-6. The oil can be used in a variety of ways and can be used to replace any cooking oil. It can also be used as a topping over rice, pas ta or potatoes. Shelly Soha, an employee at Bra zos Natural Foods, said that hemp pro vides vitamins that are lacking in everyday diets. “It’s a complete protein,” Soha said. “It has all the amino-acids in it,and it is only estimated that today’s average diet supplies only 20 percent of the required amount of omega 3, a fatty acid that the body needs.” Soha said her workplace carries a lot of hemp-made products. Hemp oil also can be used for natur al health care and first aid, massage and soap making. The oil contains Gamma- linolenic acid (GLA), an important fat ty acid that promotes healthy skin, hair and nails and helps reduce inflamma tion. Refined hemp oil can be used for manufacturing soap, cosmetics, indus trial lubricants and machinery oils. “It makes a good lotion,” Soha said, “because it is a good moisturizer. We have it in all kinds of body care products — lotions, shampoos and lip balms.” Hemp thread is is another product in demand. The thread, which is avail able in several colors, can be used to make jewelry. “Naturally, hemp is a tannish- brovvn color. Any other color is dyed,” Thibodaux said. Thibodaux said in addition to its strength, hemp can also be planted again and again in the same place with out depleting the soil. Other establishments have jumped on the hemp bandwagon. The Galaxy Global Eatery in New York City, takes cooking with hemp to the next level. From the menus on ‘tree free’ hemp paper, to the hemp power smoothie, to the hemp garden burger, this eatery takes hemp nutrition to the next level. Hemp seeds, aside from being nutri tional and useful also taste better too. It is described as having a “pleasant, clean, nutty flavor.” The owner of the restaurant, Denis Cicero, said he wanted to create a unique atmosphere at a reasonable price. “I wanted to create a truly interna tional dining experience with a hemp seed orientation,” Cicero said. He is also currently contracting with a local brewer to make a hemp beer and is working on opening a hemp baker}' to further utilize the numerous uses of hemp. Christian FellowstyM' 3 at http://stat.tamu.ei: nl for locations and tnoe :all Jen or Mark at 76Ti For Peace: There Iraq: From Desert Site Sanctions. Contad ar details on 779-8498. linistry International: a general meeting at : 205. in Fellowship: Please; nate time with God ami lere will be a guestspe: it 7 p.m. in HECC Hie Agnese Haury Instiloti | for Court Interpretatk 3^ E UNIVERSITY OF ARP ing its annual three week int raining institute. 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