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“I needed something that was going to excite me”: Students dabble in altering their appearances post-lockdown

When liberal studies freshman Aly Arkin facetimed her mom during her second week away from home, she started the call with a warning. “Mom, I am going to show you something and you can’t be mad,” Arkin said. Then she showed her mom her brand new nipple piercings.  The body modification was Arkin’s way of […]

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Tattoos with a feminist flare

When food science sophomore Fionna Fahey flexes her right bicep, she displays strength in more ways than one. Inked inside of her arm is the image of a woman with roses growing on her bare body where smaller, younger girls are watering them. Initially, Fahey wanted the tattoo for two main reasons: the drawing was […]

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