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Arts & Life
ce cream social promotes
scoop o haunted reality
By Kara Fordyce
Junior Staff Writer
Soft whimpers and blood-
curdling screams echo in the
abysmal darkness. Goosebumps
creep up a college student's
arms.
This is merely a preview of
the Reality House: The Next
Level.
Britney Darnell, an electronic
news junior and vice president
of hot topics for the University
Program Council, said Reality
House is an adventure that takes
participants on a seven-scene
journey, each scene depicting
ultra realistic and potentially
devastating events that many
college students experience.
Darnell said she designed an
I-Scream for Reality House ice
cream social event to promote
the event. The ice cream social
will be held at noon today
outside the University Union
Syndicate.
The Reality House: The Next
Level is a walk-through expe-
rience guided by tour guides
playing victims of the Reality
House. The event, sponsored
by the University Program
Council, will include simula-
tions of abusive relationships,
use of drugs, self-image and
emotional abuse, consequences
of unprotected sex and depres-
sion.
"I am proud to say that this
event is my baby," Darnell said.
"I coordinated and planned
the entire event with the help
of many outside sources like
directors, script writers, actors
and committees."
Darnell said
the ice cream
social will give
students the
first look of
what's to come
in the Reality
House. She
said a trailer
will play at
the social to
promote the
Reality House to
get the campus
excited.
"Reality
House is much
more than a
haunted house," Darnell said.
"It encompasses the spirit of
Halloween to promote educa-
tion and awareness. I am part
of this event to bring the contro-
versial issues to the forefront
and discuss them amongst our
college peers."
Darnell said she got the
concept from visiting different
"Hell House" programs put
on by churches. She said the
big difference between her
program and the churches' is
the fact that she is not trying
to push the word of God onto
NT students.
"I know what college students
do," she said. "I know some
might engage in sexual activity,
drugs and other things of that
nature. My goal is to make sure
that we are safe
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History sophomore designed to
— make college
students aware
Knowing this
bit of knowl-
edge will only
make the
college expe-
riences even
better."
Darnell said
of the many overlooked and
devastating issues that people
face every day. She said this is a
wake-up call that enforces the
often-undermined statement of
"it cannot happen to me."
Lori Burgin, a history soph-
omore, said she will be one of
the actresses featured in the
dramatic production. She said
she decided to get involved in
the Reality House because the
University Program Council is
a respected organization on
campus, she loves acting, she
wanted to be part of an aware-
ness program, and she wanted
to practice her physical drama.
She said this program involves
intense physical performance.
"We all play roles that are
very relevant to UNT," Burgin
said. "As students go through
the drama, they will prob-
ably be reminded of incidents
that have happened to either
UNT students or of nationally
renowned events. I couldn't be
more satisfied with the intense
trauma I have been assigned.
You'll just have to show up to
find out what my traumatic
event is."
Burgin said she encourages
students to come to the Reality
House because they can show
up anytime and it is "good old-
fashioned entertainment."
"We'll draw your hearts,
make you laugh, make you cry
and scare the pants off of you,"
Burgin said. "This is entertain-
ment with a message. We have
worked very hard through many
rehearsals to make this real."
Darnell said no one is immune
to any of the scenes depicted in
the Reality House.
The Reality Llouse: The Next
Level will be available 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.
22, in the Silver Eagle Suites A,
B, C, Golden Eagle Suites, One
O'Clock Lounge and Syndicate.
Admission is free.
Raw ood dieters encounter risks
By Melissa Crowe
Senior Staff Writer
When music senior Daniel
Lurie sits down for dinner,
he likes to eat raw hearts and
livers.
Raw food diets like the primal
diet or raw veganism promote
health through raw food.
"There's always the latest diet
thing in the news," said Kathy
Butler, associate director of NT's
dining services.
The raw food diet is trendy in
Hollywood but has not caught
on in the mainstream diet world
and does not have the follow-
up of research backing like the
South Beach Diet or the Atkins
Diet, Butler said.
"I have heard that a lot of
celebrities are doing it," said
Enrique Granado, an electronic
news sophomore and raw food
diet fan. "Plus, it helps you lose
weight."
Based on a nutritional regimen
of uncooked and unprocessed
plant food, the raw food diet is
an adaptation of vegan and vege-
tarian diets, Butler said.
"When people think raw food,
they think raw veganism," Lurie
said. "I am part of a different
mindset than vegans."
The diet incorporates beans,
fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts,
seaweed, seeds and sprouts.
Lurie said he mostly eats raw
animal products: raw grass-fed
meat and organic eggs, unpas-
teurized cheese and milk he gets
from a local farmer.
"You have to be really careful
how you clean everything," Butler
said. "There is no safety net like
cooking to destroy harmful
bacteria."
Germs and bacteria do not faze
Lurie, though.
"The amount of bacteria on raw
food is beneficial and strengthens
the immune system," he said.
Since changing his eating
habits more than a year ago, Lurie
said he has gained muscle mass
from eating raw meat, has more
energy and feels more 'clear-
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"Initially there was a very
heavy detoxification; basically
my body had to clean out a lot of
s—," Lurie said. "Now I feel far
better than I have in any other
way."
Eating only raw foods might
make getting proper amounts of
vitamins difficult, Butler said.
"You might feel good at first,"
she said. "Hey, raw food tastes
good, but it might be hard to
keep going."
Certain nutritional deficien-
cies, including calcium, iron,
protein and calorie shortages,
can result from the diet if raw
meat is not included.
Lurie does not take supple-
ments because he said raw organ
meat provides all the vitamins
his body needs.
Getting protein and fat in a raw
veganism diet can be a challenge
and detrimental to one's health,
Lurie said.
"If you don't do it properly, if
you don't get enough protein and
enough fat, then raw food is not
going to be healthy," he said.
Butler doubted the benefits
of a strictly raw food diet would
outweigh the risks.
"You have to be really careful
with eggs and meat because
they have high concentrations
of toxins," he said. "I eat grass-
fed meat that has never been fed
anything that has pesticides."
The greater benefit, Butler
said, would come from incor-
porating more raw vegetables
into one's eating habits.
"A lot of us rely maybe too
much on processed food," Butler
said. "We need to add nutrients
from fresh fruit and vegeta-
bles. The brighter the food, the
better."
Photo by Christena Dowsett/ Intern
Amy Gulley, the owner of Bath Junkie, poses in her store, which sells bath
products such as body wash, lotions and cream.
Former teacher
fulfills goal of
owning own shop
By Dominique Beck
Intern
Amy Gulley had no inten-
tions of ever owning her own
shop, let alone working in the
business of sales.
"I had befriended someone
who owned their own business,
and she suggested that I try it,"
said Gulley, the owner of Bath
Junkie on the Square.
Gulley started out on a career
path as a teacher, but that soon
changed when she said she
received an offer she couldn't
turn down.
"A dream opportunity arose,
and I took it," she said.
Bath Junkie, at 101 W.
Hickory St. sells bath prod-
ucts such as body wash, lotions
and cream, was first founded
in 1996 by mother-daughter
duo Judy Zimmer and Jocelyn
Murray.
It later became a franchise in
2000 and now has 70 locations
with more scheduled to open in
the coming year, according to
the Bath Junkie Web site.
The Bath Junkie stores
have recently gone green
and become planet-friendly,
according to the site, by recy-
cling bath containers, using
reusable tote bags and being
less dependable on fossil
fuels.
"I have been in this business
for two years now, and I love
not having to answer to anyone
but myself," Gulley said. "It's
wonderful."
Gulley said Bath Junkie
offers products for the whole
family, including pets, but her
shop usually attracts women
mostly in high school and
older.
"I love interacting with
the customers, especially the
customers who keep on corning
back," she said.
The store's bath salt prod-
ucts are a favorite of Gulley's,
but she said one of the store's
top sellers and largest attrac-
tions is scent-making, where
customers create their own
bath scents using the materials
provided by the shop.
Bath Junkie employee
Magan McCarter said she
enjoys helping customers as
well as working for Gulley.
"She is very nice and is the
best employer that I have ever
had," McCarter said.
McCarter has been working
for Gulley for a year and assists
customers during the scent-
making process.
"I can get a feel of a custom-
er's personality by the type
of scent that they choose,"
McCarter said.
Besides customer service,
the store also offers specials
to customers.
"We do offer 10 percent
discounts for our scent of the
month, and we also like to mail
our regular customers discount
cards to show our appreciation
for their loyalty," she said.
Gulley said Bath Junkie
also caters to special events
and celebrations like birthday
parties.
"We have a nice room to hold
these special events for our
customers to make them feel
comfortable," she said.
Gulley admits that it is very
difficult at times to run her
own business but said she
stays motivated.
"I love what I do, and that's
what keeps me motivated to
strive for excellence," she
said.
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