University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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pf- c r y nCerk yHt i HqLes ADDED ALL OVER OUR BODIES it is in a vice grip may not sound like fun, but this and other body piercings were popular among students all across the country. Of course a decade ago you would have never even witnessed this phenomena because, at that time, piercing started and ended with ears. In the 90 ' s it moved onto a whole new genre that left ears behind. Carla Reese noted, My piercing makes me feel like an individual. It makes me a little bit different than the next guy, and if I don ' t want to look different I can just take it out. It ' s unique but it is not irreversible. From tongues to noses to nipples, nothing was left out by people who got into piercing. Most people chose to go to professsionals where cleanliness and sterilization were the most important factors. One such professional was Hugh Merry. Some of his main concerns in the body piercing industry were that people got good piercings that did not get infected easily or cause more pain than necessary. Since piercings were not permanent, they could be removed if desired. Angela Corsiglia said, I got my nose pierced when I was a freshman. I really liked it then but now, as I get a little bit older, I want people to take me seriously. I don ' t think many piercings are associated with maturity. Some people were cool under pressure and didn ' t have any trouble getting punctured, others were reluctant to subject themselves to this torture. It is really neat, but I just couldn ' t stomach it.. Greg Swann said. Photo by Laura Polhill The bull look of getting a nose ring through one ' s septum was popular. This nice gentleman also chose to pierce his tongue. Dioto by Charles LaBenz Body Piercing 19

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Here is a piercing in progress. Pliers and gloves were necessary for the job. With the new age of piercing, came new tools, no more painless little guns. With the appropriate tools Hugh Merry can pierce nearly anything. Sterilization is a top priority for Merry. He works to maintain the best piercing facility. f holo i ' v Andrew Reimisch An eyebrow is one of the most painful things to pierce because there is very little cartilage there. This didn ' t stop people from getting the procedure done. Campus Life i

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Photo by Lindsey Cullett Chasing the earth ball are members of differ- ent dorms. The game is similar to soccer but the ball is considerably ' enlarged! High f iving each other after winning the game are members of La Paz hall. Pholo by Lindsey Gulletl Playing an alternative form of leap frog is yet another event of Dorm Daze. Dorm Daze made college life fun. 20 Campus Life li