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AGGIELIFE 3 THE BATTAI|| Thursday, July 10, 2003 THE BATTALION n her list of] she’s usually the firstp#. I on said. “I try to male ii en former students ihatil she loves each and emf icre just about eveiyone | e corresponds by e-r I the world, or students in l rom them when they 1 died. over,” Bailey said. “1 although they made off® I ■ they wanted to be sure 11 : in her life, she said,tht I en she saw that somestii-l ome before were nerwl incomfortable and I did d. “But they weret igs you never forget.” of Former Students’ for Staff Administrate | f these awards through of the highest honors; I I. I a Fish Camp nantesakj on nominations by that I screamed andFi| be caught up in the vas an amazing event as a model in NewYoiil bution company that®] ,, worked for an oil Ml | tor in New Orleans, collapsed and Bailey's ancer. In 1983,1 New Orleans and head-1 i. In 1985, she I indent Center, said e MSC. at the door of the MSC | molds said. "Jane has and taken on I great friend during A&M and I her 18-year careerte | y to enumerate t I working will omeone who truly can! 1 decides to retire, iber me as s cared about it’s all I could hope (of students ffldl By Kristin McNulty THE BATTALION No double-meat cheeseburg ers, no Little Smokies sausages and no lamb chops can be found on Ariana Nizza’s plate. Instead, she will be enjoying everything but meat. “I was dared to be a vegetar ian by my best friend in the third grade, and 1 just got used to it,” said Nizza, a sophomore business major. It was in Nizza’s third grade classroom where she said she learned the truth about hamburg er processing. “I was a growing girl, so I usu ally ate one hamburger a day,” she said. However, her burger binge came to a halt when her friend called her an animal killer and dared her to put her carnivorous ways aside. According to a national sur vey conducted in April of 2000, 63 percent of vegetarians choose not to consume meat because of their concern about cruelty to animals. Some vegans even go so far as not wearing clothes made from animals. “I am aware of some clothes being made from animals, but it’s not going to stop me from buying a leather jacket. I don’t let it go that far,” Nizza said. The biggest challenge for Nizza is not deciding whether to buy wool socks, but recog nizing meat in foods before she eats them. “Sometimes I will eat dinner at a friend’s house and there will be meat mixed in with what we are eating, and I will accidentally eat it,” she said. A much bigger concern that faces vegans is the lack of protein that results from cutting meat from their diet. Lack of protein lowers the immune function in the immune system and increases the chance for numerous diseases to enter a person’s body. Jordan S. Rubin, author of “PATIENT Heal Thyself,” said fruits and vegetables are incom plete sources of protein because they lack one or more essential amino acids found in meat. Rubin recommends that veg ans use a supplement called Goatein, a protein powder made from organically produced goat’s milk. “Energy production and fat burning are stimulated to take place upon ingesting Goatein, along with strengthening one’s immune system,” Rubin said. Because of vegaterians’ con cerns about animal cruelty and a healthier way of living, some resort to a more organic lifestyle. Jen Atkins, an employee of Brazos Natural foods, says the organic food industry is mainly supported by vegans, who don’t consume any sort of animal products. “Most vegans support the organic food industry because they know that organically raised animals are treated more humanely. They also support a more balanced way of farming that is healthier not only for themselves but for the ecosystem as well,” Atkins said. Brazos Natural Foods in Bryan sells everything from food to organic deodor ant. It guarantees that its products have not been genet ically engineered or modified in J any way. “About one- third of our cus- M tomers are Aggies 4 and professors. ^ They come here s because we have what they need,” Atkins said. She said vegans do not get the full intake of enzymes that most genetically modified food prod ucts provide. The organic foods that Brazos Natural Foods offer are high in enzymes, and the proteins are not modified. Even though Nizza admits she is not up to par on her protein intake or enzyme balance, she feels she is doing her part in supporting what she believes in- stopping cruelty to animals. “Being a vegetarian changed me,” Nizza said. “I now care AMSELIQUE FORD • THE BATTALION more about the world around me. 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