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PETA likes to have a lot of contests, including sexiest celebrity male and female vegetarian and Cutest Vegetarian. Leonard Sun, a sophomore going into Film Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, decided on a whim to find out how cute he was. After over 3,500 entries and 50,000 votes, Sun was crowned the cutest male.

VOTW: On PETA’s website, you said that all you really need to be happy are “some tunes, a cup of coffee, and a good book. Can you name some books you like, what kind of coffee you drink, and what you’ve read lately.

Sun: There’s a band called Fear Before The March of Flames and I think they’re heavily underrated for how long they’ve been around. Ore Ska Band-they’re an all girl ska band from Japan…Right now I’m reading a book called, “You Suck,” by Christopher Moore. It’s about a conflicting love story about this guy whose girlfriend turns into a vampire. And then there’s a book called “Choke,” by Chuck Palahniuk. He’s basically goes to fancy restaurants and chokes himself. (And for coffee) Allegro Brand Coffee. It’s fair trade certified, organic. It tastes pretty good.

On Vegetarian fare on and around The University of Colorado Campus:
The dorms, depending on which one you go to, they’ll have vegan pizza and you can get pasta. They’ll have a random vegan dish everyday. Sometimes it’ll be like some tofu dish. They always have Gardenburgers available, which are vegan. And there’s always a salad bar. There’s a vegan fast food restaurant (off campus), which is pretty cool. It’s called V.G. Burgers.

What he’s eaten for the week:
I made spaghetti with a whole bunch of vegetables in it. I made these vegan chocolate chip cookies, which my friends thought were pretty good. I make a lot of fruit smoothie things. And cereal.

Learn what Leonard is addicted to and whether he prefers tofu or tempeh after the break…

On Being Stuck in a Food Monotony:
No. (I’ve never experienced it). There’s always so many options and stuff to create so it’s not really that bad.

What he wouldn’t mind eating over and over again:
Probably cereal because I think cereal’s really good. It’s really addicting. Nature’s Path Hemp Granola.

On His Reasons For Going Veg:
The ethics of how the animals are treated. More animal rights than the health issues. The meat’s pretty messed up. They’re all kinds of chemicals and hormones in it.

On Being a Teenager Deciding To Go Veg in a Meat Family:
It’s wasn’t that hard. They (parents) were pretty supportive of it.

Tofu or Tempeh:
Tofu. I haven’t had any good experiences with tempeh. You can pretty much use tofu in just about anything and make it taste like what you want.

Veggie Burger or Vegetarian Chicken Patty:
Veggie Burger. I don’t really like the taste of chicken.

Chocolate Soy Milk or Vanilla Soy Milk:
Vanilla. Chocolate Soy Milk taste weird with cereal.

Broccoli or Baby Carrots:
That’s hard. They’re both good. I think broccoli just because it’s green and looks cooler.

Green does look cooler, I’ll have to admit.  Social psychology and food 101: They say introverted people like to wear darker colored clothing. Do they also like darker vegetables? Do extroverts like bright yellow peppers?

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