College students enter the world of tattoos
By Billy Berkenbile
■ The D. my O'Collequin
Oklahoma State U
No. the\ weren't drunk
Yes. it hurt A little
And yes damn it. it’s real
Above are the responses to the most
I'ommonls asked tattoo questions Don't
ever ask a tattooed person those ques
tions Kspecially the last one
"It's so infuriating said Dee Dee
Darker. (tklahoma State l senior "Is it
real'’ No I draw it on every morning
At the beginning of her search for the
perfect parlor. Darker came across some
shops straight out of a Hell's Angels text
hook "There were some really frighten
mp ones.’ she said “They smelled like
urine She also found a discount “Buy
one pet one free" parlor
But the parlor in Houston where
Darker had her tattoo “done" shatters
part of The (Ireat American Tattoo
Myth
“It wasasclean asa hospital."shesaid
“It was strange He sprayed all thisjunk
on my lep and everything was in alcohol
He had i surgical i gloves on and every
needle was brand new I saw him take it
out of the package
“The [leople here are surprised They
think you probably had to go to this real
l\ seedy place with towels with hlood all
over them "
( hances are good the only parlors that
exist in Oklahoma are the really seedy
ones In the state declared tattoo
mg a misdemeanor punishable by a $.r>(Mi
fine or fki day s in jail
Coffeehouse
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m inv class last fall when 1 was new at
Penn." said Assistant English Professor
I .vi ala 11 art "We talked ijiiitf a hit alxiut
the lack nf a place here to test out a new
plav. have a [metry reading or just hang
out."
The five partners, who started reno
i at l rig the space in August .were able to
get all of the furnishings at thrift shops
The major expenses were for a new cap
puccino machine and electrical work
liai k m the second room, dubbed the
l.eopard I/iunge" for it- striped chair
coverings, George Pavlinsky. a recent
graduate from Rider ( allege, smiled as
he listened to Harry Belafontc singing
"Day-O' on the vintage hi-fi set
“The place lsjust dripping with atmo
sphere." Pavlinskv said “It s definitely
something to see if you are Ixired with
the local scene "
Out on the back patio, seniors Joe
Nelson and Doug Lieberman huddled
over a candle
"It’s really jumpy in there.”
Lieliemian said, referring to the three
rooms inside “But out here it s really
nice and peaceful “
The cafe is currently staffed by the five
owners, whocan’t yet afford to hire help
Hours are 2 p.m to 2 a m on weekdays
and 2 p m. to 4 a m on weekends
At any rate. Thornbury said, the
team s motive is really just to break
even. More important than financial
success. Thornbury said, will be the
reward if Expresso Bongo turns into a
cultural meeting place for Ixith the uni
versity and the community.
Hut |)a\ id Adams, a Bennett cafeteria
mpht cook, w;is tattooed in Stillwater
without expenencinp iail ot seedy pat
lot's ' \ friend did mini he -slid Hut I
wouldn't ad vis< anyone to pet oneunless
it s professionally done
I he closest professionals are in lexa
and Kansas hut no matter where the
tattoo is done, tin experience seems to
lie alxm! the same
“I’d lie I vinp if I said it didn't hurt said
senior duel l.vncll "It wasn't unbearable
Hut the pm ripht lie fore me passed out
suit was like.'Ohhh 1 don’t know It iust
felt like ;i lot of little pin pricks thouph
Adams felt more than pins
“It s like someone chew inp on your arm
for three hours he said “It hied had
OSl football player Mike Alioussie
said the time spent in pain is definitely
worth the pain
“(?lr 1 s like it he said of his Mickey
Mouse “It's kindii a come-on type deal
H helps strike a conversation Girls po
i in hiph voice 1 Oh' Where d you pi‘t
that7 1 love it''"
Alioussie said his tattoo also serves as
a permanent spnnp wardrolie addition
“In the winter you can put on a short
sleeve or lonp sleeve.' he said, and
nobody ever notices it When spnnp
comes a lonp, you can just throw on that
tank top and it s like it's brand new
apam Kverybody starts askmp you
quest ions apam ”
l.vnch said stranpe looks blossom
when the seasons chanpe
“When it warms up." he said, “von start
wearmpshorts and |>eople are like. Wow'
lies different than I thoupht he was '"
ANtONOHANSfN T>*l i A ■ , A\ « A.« MA »'■
Oklahoma St
student Dee Dee Parker displays her tattoo
Classic paintings adorn dormitory walls
By Eric Smith
■ the Daily Calilorman
U. of California, Berkeley
Signed, original prints of work by such
artist.-' as Picasso. Rembrandt, (ioy a and
Chagall arc gracing the walls of I of
California. Berkeley students apart
merits and dormitory rooms this
semester
Students, faculty and staff were given
the opportunity to liorrow prints from
the university's library at the Ix-ginmng
of the semester The program is a revival
of one that has existed at Berkeley in
past years
'It's a good service for students," said
Alex Warren, head of the university
library that provides the prints "It gives
students and faculty a chance to hang
something on a wall they wouldn’t ordi
narily have
“They can sec■ the difference lietween
a (Mister and a real vyork of art
While posters are typically made
through photographic means. Warren
explained, these prints are etchings,
lithographs, engraving's or silkscreens
usually produced in limited runs su|>er
vised by the artist
Students pay a $.'t service fee to liorrow
prints, which range in value from $">()<)
to $ I ,'i(Kl Warren said
Borrowers must sign an agreement
accepting responsibility for the print
Many students expressed surprise that
they could Ixirmw the work of such art ists
“My cat hangs on the drapes, so I can t
imagine w hat she would do to fine art ."
sophomore Maya Kmshwiller said
Faculty memlters were also surprised
“I knew you could check out works of
art, tint I wasn t aware it was such
major artists,” said history of art Chair
Andrew Stuart
Warren said he believes the collection
is the only service of its kind in the Hay
Area and “probably very unique" among
major universities.
The collection was startl’d in l!t.r>H
through a grant by the Columbia
Foundation. The collection at that time
numbered I ”>H prints, it now contains
almost 2.(XX)
•Journalism professor David Littlejohn
w as a l (' Berkeley undergraduate from
litfif) through Iflfifl and was one of the
first to borrow from the collection
Littlejohn said he remembers that the
two original prints he and his roommate
put up “really did impress our f riends "
“The only way you could get what you
wanted was to get there early." he said
Horror
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it shows up, its cult worshippers come
out of the woodwork
Be forewarned. “Rocky Horror" is not
for the weak of heart, and you w ill get
wet.
Prior to screenings, restrooms are
filled w ith fans getting ready to perform
the movie on stage in front of the screen
The plot involves a couple (Susan
Sarandon and Barry Host wick' who are
traveling down a road on a dark and
stormy night (yes, it really was dark and
stormy). Their car just happens to break
down and they just happen to l>e near a
castle, where they go to use the phone
The fun really starts when the two
meet up with the sweet transvestite from
transexual Transylvania, Frank N
Furter' Tim ('urry >, who makes a better
looking woman than man What ensues
is a lot of kinky sex and singing
What makes the show, however, is the
camaraderie, the atmosphere, and the
chances to yell obscenities at a movie
screen without getting ln trouble
Usually, the louder and more obnoxious
you are. the 1 tetter However, there is a
certain organization within the chaos.
For instance, every time the maid and
butler get together, people begin to chant
"elbow sox, sex. ellxiw sex " Also,
at designated times Imth toilet paper and
rice are thrown throughout the theater
II all of this isn't weird enough, there
is always the infamous “Time Warp"
dance.
At a designated point in the movie
everyone files up to the front, and even
the extremely self conscious find them
selves gyrating their hips to the bizarre
tune.
There is some danger to all this For
instance, you could get hit on the head
with an entire roll of toilet paper, or you
could get soaking wet Or worse, you
could really enjoy yourself and become
one of the regulars