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3 ways to know if the tattoo is right for you

By Abby Wisecarver | July 17, 2018

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Tattoos can work at work

By MacKenzie Meadows | March 9, 2017

Tattoos are becoming more common in college-aged students and recent graduates, the next generation of the workforce, and because of that, this generation has the ability to change the way professionals view tattoos.As tattoos gain popularity, they are...

Tattoos covering more skin

By Aurora Schnorr | September 14, 2011

DeKALB | There was a time when tattoos were uncommon. Now, a short walk around campus provides hundreds of examples of inked skin art. From dainty foot tattoos to tribal armbands, the times are changing.The last large-scale tattoo survey conducted by...

Gina Nassivera, sports management graduate student, has
"Famiglia," Italian for "family," tatooed on her lower lip.

Keeping a positive tattatooed

By Elise Nall | September 14, 2011

Anyone with visible body art can attest to the fact that tattoos often draw attention. I don't consider myself to be particularly "inked up" -- I only have five tattoos (and that's including the one that my best friend punched into the skin of my ankle...

The Rant: No way… Jose?

By Mike Romor | March 28, 2011

Jose Canseco is more than a dumb jock. He is a really dumb jock. El Nuevo Herald reported something that would be rather unbelievable if it were not Canseco. He was supposedly appearing for a celebrity boxing match at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &...