University Daily Kansan / Friday, November 22, 1991
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Tatoo you Students get tatoos for various reasons
Karl Brehm, Littleton, Colo., senior, knows what it's like to lie in the ocean just over his shoulder. He had it flooded the yard.
Brehm has joined the growing number of college students who are using tattoos to express their individuality.
"it's the kind of life I want to lead," Brehm said. "The Jimmy Buffett-type of ideal."
gremn and his brother talked about getting tattoos for a long time. But I couldn't tell you where the idea got started," he said.
Two years ago, Brehm and a friend decided to drive to Kansas City, Mo., and get tattoos.
"It was very painful," he said. "It's like someone poking a pin in your back for 25 minutes."
Brehm said he did not think he would ever regret his decision to get a tattoo.
"It was kind of on a dare, and I kind of wanted to, so I did," he said. Dan Waters, Prairie Village senior, advises against getting a tattoo.
Waters had a Jayhawt tattooed on his back last spring break after his relay team took fifth place at the NCAA National Championships. He is one of five members on the KU Track team who has a tattoo, he said.
"I had always said that if I had accomplished something that I would get one," Waters said. "I didn't want to go back on my word." Waters said he was proud of his track accomplishment and wanted
"It there for therest of your life," Waters said. "And there are certain stipulations that go along with it. I feel uncomfortable about it when I have my shirt off and I'm not around the rest of the team."
But he said he thought that people planning on getting a tattoo should really think about the decision they are about to make.
Although there are techniques to remove tattoos, the process is costly and can be painful, said Ruth Ellen Bardt, medical assistant with St. John's Health.
The most common way to remove a tattoo is to sand away layers of skin containing pigment, Bartels said.
This process usually takes more than one treatment, and it costs an average of $400 to $600 to remove a 2-by-2 inch tattoo, she said.
She said that tattoos by amateur tattooists were the most difficult to remove and that someone who was thinking about getting a tattoo sk. uld look for a tattooist who has experience, uses sterile equipment and is reputable in the business.
When people come in to have their tattoos removed, Bittenden said, he tells them they will be trading their tattoos for scars.
Led Bodine, who used to own Bad Tat Graphics in north Lawrence, said the popularity of tattoos was increasing.
He said all but one patient had told him, "That was the dumbest thing I ever did."
said, he tells them they will be trading their assets in the
he said all but one patient had told him. "That was the dumbest
His business closed in October, but Bodine has tattooed for more than five years. He will be traveling around the country giving tutoring to students.
It takes about 35 minutes to tattoo a $1^{1/2}$ by-1$^{1/2}$ inch Jayhawk, Bodine said. He charges about $15.
"The best time to get a tattoo is in the wintertime," he said. "Your skin isn't exposed to the elements as much."
Some things to avoid immediately after getting a tattoo are sunlight, swimming in chlorinated pools and scratching the tattooed area, he said.
He said many people would be surprised about the type of people who get tattoos these days.
"I get fewer biker types than anyone," he said. "I've given tattoos to businessmen and police officers — even KU professors."
Earl "Olpe" Lewis Jr. (leaf), Fermelinsenior, sits patiently while he heats a Jayhawk tattoo on his ankle from tattooer Lod Bodine. Bodine uses an electric needle (left) to inject ink into the skin to give the tattoo color.
Each sterilized needle is carefully inspected by Bodine (above) for sharpness and nicks. The end result (left) is smaller than a quarter. This is the smallest, most detailed tattoo that Bodine has done.
Photos and story by Mark Rowlands
TOP 10 REASONS TO GO TO THE 100th ANNIVERSARY KU MU FOOTBALL GAME
Thursday
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6:30 p.m.
10) You can still get tickets (there's over 50,000 seats)
9) Shopping sales don't start until next week.
8) It is not just a game, it's the 2nd
booked job in Calla's office.
oldest rivalry in College Football
7) You can cheer the 'Hawks through a 5-5 decade tie-breaker with MU
Friday
Pre-game Rally
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Benchwarmers
6) Who studies on Saturday anyway?
5) With all the excitement, you'll forget your hang-over
3) With all the excitement, you ll forget your hang over.
4) You can be a part of history by attending the rallies and the game.
3) Elvis will be there
2) You can cheer the Hawks to their 1st winning season in 10 years.
1) The 'Hawks will win on the seniors last game.
11:0 a.m. Bard and Party
tense (SE of Memorial Stadium)
1:00 p.m. The Centennial
Contest Game.
Saturday
Drawing for prizes
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
The Chancellor has approved the following revisions of the University's Alcohol and Cereal Malt Beverage Policy, effective immediately:
The consumption of alcohol liquor on the campus of the University of Kansas is prohibited by State statute except under special circumstances provided by law. The sale and/or consumption of cereal malt beverages is restricted to licensed spaces in the Kansas Union and the Burge Union. Cereal malt beverages may be served and consumed at group events in the Kansas and Burge Unions which are approved in advance by the University Events Committee.
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At all times, the marketing, sale and consumption of cereal malt beverages must be accomplished in a manner to insure compliance with State statutes and regulations.
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