University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Inspired by an Aerosmith video, Oskar Pollack, Chicago freshman, decided to have his nipple pierced. Piercing is one of those things where you pray for it to be over, Pollack said. Photo by Amy Soil PD Body Piercing 7

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Body piercing breaks parental molds and perforates tastes in College. No parents. Freedom. Choices to make. The combination of the above ele- ments gave Darci McLain, Lenexa freshman, reason to roadtrip to Kansas City, Mo. for the ultimate in fashion statements body piercing. McLain pierced her nose approxi- mately two weeks after her arrival at KU. I liked the way it looked. It was something I had always wanted to do, but knew I couldn ' t because of my parents conservative rules, she said. Popular since 1978, body piercing became a trend with the first issue of Piercing Fans Issue Quarterly and has recently peaked with coverage in the media. Oskar Pollack, Chicago fresh- man, was inspired to pierce his nipple after viewing the Aerosmith video, Crying, in which a young female pierces her navel. I ' ve wanted a nipple ring for years and I finally got enough courage for it, Pollack said. The piercing procedure is quick, lasting about five minutes, but is one of those things where you close your eyes, bite down real hard and pray for it to be over, according to Pollack. To accommo- date his tastes, D.C. Malson, Norway freshman, pierced his tongue after coming to KU. Photo by Amy Solt Bv I don ' t feel like people look at or treat me dif- ferently be- cause I wear a nose ring, Darci McLain, Lenexa freshman. McLain, on the other hand, was so anxious and had so much adrenaline flowing that it didn ' t hurt. Money was another item to be taken into consideration for body piercing. The costs varied from $10 to $55, depending on the process used. According to Teun of Grimm ' s Tatoo, Kansas City, Mo., body piercing can be done with the gun method, common in ear and nose piercings, or with a more sanitary process unique to piercings of other natures. With the navel being the most popular body part, Teun per- forms piercings from eyebrows, lips, noses down to a plethora of genitals. Teun recieves business from all over Kansas and Missouri. Customers typically range in age from 18 to 30. Both McLain and Pollack are pleased with the final product. McLain said, I like the way it looks and my parents are beginning to accept it. McLain ' s only regret was that her parents only gave her half of her monthly allowance after they found out. She said, I don ' t feel like people look at or treat me differently because I wear a nose ring. Body Piercing

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More than just another bakery, Joe ' s is a tradition It ' s late. You are exhausted from studying and really need a relaxing break. Your stomach is yearning for a late night snack. The solution: get a bunch of friends together and head to the perfect oasis Joe ' s Bakery. Sometimes when I ' m studying late at night, I get an immense craving that only Joe ' s can satify, Matt Paquette, Bolingbrook, 111., sophomore said. Joe ' s Bakery, located at 616 W. 9th St., opened 41 years ago and has been a popular place ever since. Joe Smith first started the bakery in 1952, and his son Ralph has owned the business for the last 13 years. During these past years, students most often get Joe ' s popular glazed doughnut. Many prefer to go during the baking hours from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., when the doughnuts are fresh out of the oven. Joe ' s tries to always have hot doughnuts when customers come in at night. When I walk into the store and see the baker take out a fresh, steaming hot tray of glazed doughnuts, I start to salivate with anticipation, said Alex Buxton, Sacramento, Calif., sophomore. They are the best tasting doughnuts I ' ve ever had. Ralph Smith agrees that the hot doughnuts are what draws in the crowds. What made Joe ' s the business that it is today are the hot, fresh doughnuts. Because of these doughnuts, Joe ' s can get to be a very crowded place. Their busiest times are from 9 p.m. to midnight during the week- days, and after midnight on Fridays. The What a great place the doughnuts, the people, the at- mosphere. God bless Joe ' s, Brad Brooks, Hill City freshman. bakery also gets very busy when there are special events in Lawence. On the days that football games are played, it gets very hectic around here, Ralph said. Everyone stops in to get their share of our doughnuts. Many people like the fact that Joe ' s prices on doughnuts are relatively inexpensive. A dozen glazed doughnuts cost only $2.60. It ' s great because the doughnuts are affordable for poor college students like me, but there ' s only one thing wrong with them, Natosha Hailing, Fairway sophomore said. They ' re so danger- ously addictive! For many years, students have been addicted to Joe ' s doughnuts. New students arriving at KU for the first time had even heard of the bakery from either friends or family members that attended the university. Business is often done by word of mouth. I heard about Joe ' s through my sister and my brother-in-law, who are both KU graduates. They told me it was one of the many traditions that I would encounter here, Brad Brooks, Hill City freshman said. And they were right because I absolutely love their doughnuts. In addition to doughnuts, Joe ' s offers a variety of foods such as cookies, croissants and sandwiches, which are also popular items. For Brooks, Joe ' s is more than just a bakery. What a great place, he said, the dough- nuts, the people, the atmosphere. God bless Joe ' s. O Joe ' s Doughnuts