She said that while few have the power to stop war and human suffering in the world, everyone can save animals from suffering by becoming vegetarians or vegans.
Some students attending the speech seemed impressed by Leyh's presentation.
"She definitely highlighted some things I wasn't aware of," said F. Page McClean '03, who described herself as a "strict vegetarian" but not a strict vegan.
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Blair and Romanoff said they were pleased with the talk.
"It was nice to get our organzation started with support from a large national organization," Blair said.
Romanoff said he was surprised by the large number of vegans in the audience and that he hoped this would translate into "hard-core support" for Vegitas.