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Show (continued from page 1) health department, a distinction some tattoo parlors do not receive. Christina Hafen, a sophomore art major from St. George, said she put a lot of thought and research into her decision to get a tattoo. She said she doesn’t know exactly why she got a tattoo, but that she had always liked the idea of having méUUans: current THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2002 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS PAGE 2 “I was pretty nervous because I had never done anything like that before,” she said. “Getting the tattoo hurt because I got it on my lower back.” Hafen said she had to stop the tattoo artist halfway through because she felt like she was going Students disct ‘ :::an%w “;lmmé a tattoo? What and where to pass out. “The location of the tattoo really makes a difference on the intensity of the pain,” she said. Piercing fashion For some people, body piercing has become a popular trend that allows them to express their individuality by piercing various body parts from ears, navels, noses and cheeks to eyebrows, lips, tongues and genitals. Although body piercings are not as maintenance during the healing process.” Brandon Williams, a senior communication major from: Blackfoot, Idaho, had his left nipple pierced in 1998. there are some risks and discomforts associated with body piercing. For example, some types of body piercings leave scars, In a survey conducted by the Mayo Clinic in January 2002, reseatchers found that more than half of the students at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y., who patticipated in the research have some type of body piercing. The survey said that the navel is the most common site for piercing among female college students, followed by the ear in areas other than the eatlobe. For male college students, the ear is the most common piercing site. who thought piercings were pretty cool, so I basically did it for a girl,” Williams said. “It hurt some, but the pain wasn't excruciating... I was playing basketball a week later.” Williams said it took a year for his nipple to heal completely, and at this point he plans to leave his ring in indefinitely. permanent or expensive to remove as tattoos, Of those surveyed, 17 percent have suffered a medical complication because of the piercing. The report said that tongue piercings are one of the most dangetous piercings because they often cause cracking or chipping of teeth, swelling of the tongue that could result in breathing complications and prolonged bleeding if a blood vessel is punctured during the piercing. Jaime Walket, a senior communication major from Monroe, Utah, had her tongue pierced three years ago. “I did it because it was something different,” she said. “It was before tongue piercing became popular, and then it became popular and it wasn'’t as cool.” Walker had her cheek pierced in October, and said it took her longer to recover than when she had her tongue pierced. tribal designs or a fourleaf clover on my back or hip,” Valerie Taylor, a sophomore theatre major from Salt Lake City. ~ from Riverside, Calif. a month and required a lot of “I had a girlfriend at the time tattoo of a sun with on my arm,” Chris Proctor, a freshman biology major trend ‘Walker said. “It was swollen for “I want to get a a tattoo ofa heart . with the word ‘mom’ and an arrow through it is a FOCUS EDITOR you get and where would you get it? “I would like to get That was quite painful, BY PETE SORENSON If you were to get a tattoo, what would [ 9 “I would like to get a tattoo of a tribal design on “T would like to get a _ tattoo of a heart and the word ‘mom’ tyback’ with an arrow Angie Smith, a through it on my senior English major from shoulder,” . Bryan Glaus, a Henderson, senior business Nev. ‘major from Henderson, Nev. Chuck Berrett, a body-piercer at Quicksand Tattoo and Body Piercing in Salt Lake City, said navel and tongue piercings are the most popular, and that genital piercings have also become more popular. “Right now more women get genital piercings than men do, “I have a tattoo of a daisy with leaf “I have a tattoo of a frog by my designs on my hip, and a tribal _ ankle,” Julianne design on my back,” Hayley Breck, a junior criminal justice Hall,a senior communication major from Salt Lake City. major from Salt Lake City. but that's starting to change,” Berrett said. “I think it's a fear of pain— especially in men— that inhibits them from getting [genital piercings], but they're not neatly as painful as people imagine. More people are hearing that and wanting to get them.” Berrett said genital piercings are susceptible people try to be sexually active, either by intercourse or oral sex, too quickly after the genital infections often occur because people are sexually active before the piercing has adequate time to heal. “[Piercings] usually become infected when week before it is safe to engage in sexual activity. Condoms should always be used for to infections like all body piercings, but piercing,” Berrett said. He said the healing time of a genital piercing varies, but usually it takes at least a at least the first three months to prevent infection, he added. Other than infections, Berrett said there aren’t many known risks associated with genital piercings. “If a piercing is done right and anchored deep enough like it should be, it would generally take some force to tear a genital piercing out,” Berrett said. THURSDAY MARCH 14 » 1:30 p.m. Centrum Arena FLOOR:Sudems:$2150 | General Public: 2250 |