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Eating Healthy on a College Budget
By.Tasha Pippin
Vogue:
The Cover
Controversy
Controversy circles NBA star
LeBron James and supermodel
GIseie Bundchen In newest
issue of Vogue magazine.
Bj: Darell Caldivell
The cover shows James in all black bas
ketball attire with one hand dribbling a ball
and the other around Bundchen s waist. The
image is stirring up controversy based on the
resemblance it seems to ha\e with the King
Kong and damsel in distress images. While
some see it as two superstars at there best,
others see it as racial stereotyping.
When asked about the cover by The Cleve
land Plain dealer, james replied by saying he
was pleased with the cover. “Everything my
name is on is going to be criticized in a good
way or bad way,” James told the paper. “Who
cares what anyone says?”
The cover has become one of the most
contro\ersial in Vogue history with many
weighing in on the racist imagery the cover
shows. Many believe that the Vogue editors
are perpetuating racial stereotypes with
James seen as the angry King Kong and
Bundchen as the frightened Fay Wray.
Just when the issue started to die down,
a column by Jemele Hill on the second page
of ESPN.com brings the issue back to the
forefront. Hill goes on to .say in the column
how James should be more careful w ith his
image. “Vogue deserves criticism, but more
blame should go to LeBron and other black
athletes, who need to exercise stricter con
trol of their images,” says Hill. In an inter
view Hill stated that the image is not un
usual, white athletes are generally portrayed
smiling or laughing, while black sports lig-
ures are given a “heastly sort ol \ ibe.”
Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot the 6-
foot-9 NBA star and the S-foot-11 Brazilian
model for the cover and an inside spread. In
this April issue, James is the first black man
to grace the Vogue cover.
Eating healthy and cheap on a college
campus may sound impossible. With class
schedules that sometimes go from 8:00 in
the morning straight on until 3 or 5, v\ ith
only a few hour-long breaks in between,
manv students find it a strain to eat three full
meals at all, let alone to cook three healthy
meals for themselves. A study by Tufts Uni
versity in Massachusetts concluded that 59
percent of college students knovi' that their
diet has gone dow-nhill since they started
college. The conductor of the study, Chris-
tina Economos, was concerned about its sta
tistics and says “We need to send people into
adulthood living a healthy lifestyle.”
Eating three healthy home cooked meals a
day may be impossible; however, snacks can
prov ide a healthy boost when chosen cor
rectly. The most common snacks that stu
dents grab include chips, cookies and candy
bars.
The problem with these types of snacks is
not only what they contain extremely high
sugar, fat, salt, and calorie content, but also
what they don’t contain. Most of the types
of snacks found in vending machines contain
miniscule or no nutritional value. In elfect,
students not only eat foods that give them no
nutrition, and only a short burst of energy,
but also that can be harmful to their bodies.
One student says, “I’m embarrassed to ad
mit how often I eat a candy bar or bag of chips
for breakfast, or, if I’m busy, lunch” When
he knew the question was for an article, he
added, “Don’t put my name in there!”
Julia Saloman, a nutritionist from Syra
cuse University,
points out that high school and living at
home is a structured environment for most
students when it comes to meals. Now, “all
of a sudden, you are the primary decision
maker,” Salomon said. “And that is a really
big change.”
The most important factor in getting the
most nutrition for your money is to choose
foods that give you something (other than
not being hungry for a while) in return. In
stead of chips and cookies in between class
es, buy snacks ahead of time to take w ith
you. For good carbs that will give your body
nutrients and energy, try low-sodium pret
zels, wheat crackers with cheese or peanut
butter (which is rich in protein,) nuts or dry
cereal. When choosing a cereal to snack on,
look for brands that the American Heart As
sociation endorses with its red heart on the
box. Foods that are good for your heart are
generally good for you overall, for energy,
weight control and nutrients.
Sodas are sometimes a staple in a college
diet, but try to cut your caffeine intake by as
much as possible. An article from Medline
Plus, (a service of the U.S. National Library
of Medicine) says that heavy daily caffeine
use, more than 500 mg a day, can cause rest
lessness, irritability, anxiety, muscle tremors,
sleeplessness, headaches, nausea or diarrhea,
and even abnormal heart rhythms. Your risk
for these symptoms increase if you have
a caffeine sensitivity, have a smaller body
mass, or are under a lot of stress. Even if
you don’t have these risk factors, you should
try to keep your caffeine intake at less than
300 mg a day.
Instead of cookies or candy bars, get good
sugars that your body needs from a snack of
dried fruit, carrots, or low-fat fruit granola
bars. Fruits and vegetables are wonderful for
your body, and, except for the exotic and
off-season types, are generally no more ex
pensive than low-nutrition processed foods.
Try cutting up fruits and yegetables that vou
like and bringing them w ith you in a bag or
purse to snack on in-between classes. Your
body will appreciate the extra energy with
no sugar crash afterwards.
Try not to ever skip meals, especially
breakfast. Skipping meals does not keep
weight down, as some people think. Short
periods of starvation only make the body’s
metabolism slow down, and then the body
stores more of the next
meal it gets as fat, as a defense mechanism,
if you can’t
eat three
full healthy meals,
small wise snacking
all day long i
better
than one
or two
splurg
es of
un
healthy
foods.
Do You Take Care of Your Hair?
By: Kenneth Fitzgerald
Do you take care of your hair? “I take care of my hair daily, and
sometimes 1 over-do it”, says Victoria Fields, of the Public Relations
Staff at Elizabeth City State University. Did you know we have about
100,000 hairs on our heads? Each hair shaft has three layers, with the
outside layer protecting the two inner layers. How you take care of
your hair depends on the type of hair you have, your lifestyle, and
how you style your hair. There are ways that can guide Biracial and
African Americans in the right path to great hair. Shampooing and
Conditioner place a huge role.
Get a good shampoo and conditioner. Super market brands contain
a product called silicon. Silicon is a cosmetic product that makes the
hair feel shiny and healthy. Silicon is also used in most shampoos and
conditioners, but super market brands use very cheap silicon (also
called synthetic silicon). “Supermarket shampoos dry my hair to the
maximum extent, that’s v\ hy 1 refrain from using them”, says Ashley
Simons, sophomore at Elizabeth City State University. Hair should
not be shampooed every day, or every other day. If done, your hair
will be stripped of its natiu al oils.
Shampooing and Conditioning
Coarse, curly hair: Creamy, moisturizing shampoos are recom
mended. Look for shea butter and coconut & macadamia nut oil in
vour shampoos. For extreme hydration, use deep conditioners,You’ll
want to look for products that contain cetyl or .stearyl alcohol, sili
cone, or essential oils & botanicals such as avocado or jojoba oil. Use
a hot oil treatment twice a month.
Fine, oily, or limp hair: Go for the clear shampoos and stay away
from the creamy ones. You want a gentle shampoo that is marked for
daily or frequent washing. Massage a light-weight conditioner from
mid-shaft down and no need to leave it on for long. If you have ex
tremely greasy hair, look for the oil-absorbing tea-tree oil in your
conditioner. Spray conditioners may be your best bet.They tend to be
more light-weight and therefore don’t weigh the hair down.
Processed hair: Adding moisture is key to finding the right sham
poo for colored, permed and relaxed hair. Unfortunately, processed
hair usually suffers from oily roots but dry shaft & ends.
Colored hair: Color-protection shampoos contain gentler cleans
ers than regular shampoos and also ingredients to preser\e color so
vour stylist is right when she tries to sell you on them.
Permed or relaxed hair: Any moisturizing shampoo will work for
vour hair type but make sure it apply it only to your roots and rub
it in well. Then apply a quick burst of water. While the water is run
ning down your hair shaft, massage your hair to remove any dirt and
grime. Rinse well. Look for a rich conditioner, primarily for the ends
of your hair. Just avoid conditioners that contain silicone, since they
tend to strip color.
Dry, Damaged hair: Avoid clear shampoos and go straight tor the
creamy ones formulated with a mild detergent such as sodium laureth
sulfate and rich conditioning agents (shea butter or lanolin). Again,
moisturizing is key. You’ll want to look lor an ultra-moisturizing con
ditioner w ith shea butter.