Poor Herbivore

Scurvy, crabs (not for eating), and scoliosis are just some of the many risks associated with being an undergrad. But a more serious condition is afflicting a gross chunk of the student population: covert vegetarianism.

Yes, its true, many avoid meat by choice, claiming to be demonstrating against animal cruelty, methane emission, hormone abuse, or avoiding cholesterol, cancer, bad karma. It's crazy what sick rationalizations people come up with to avoid embarrassment of the true cause of vegetarianism: fiscal restriction.

Perhaps more disturbing, many students do not even realize they are affected. Indeed, I didn't even know I was a college vegetarian until , upon coming home and having dinner with the family, I realized I had forgotten what meat tasted like. The spectrum of taste cannot be filled by only meat or only vegetables.

Can I liken self-proclaimed vegetarians to supporters of abstinence-only sex-ed? Maybe that's going too far, but at least I will admit to being fiscally strained, instead of hiding behind a thinly veiled masquerade of so-called ethics.