As we begin our senior year, we realize just how much these past three years have changed us. It wasn’t that long ago that we were one of those wide-eyed, naive freshmen who didn’t have the guts to speak up in discssion sections, or who simply stuck to their comfort zone. By now, we have redefined what comfort means to us, concluding that the undefined and uncertain is what has become familiar. With each year, we face a new question — what to major in? Where to intern? Where to go? What to do? And as soon as we answer one, a new one pops up in our heads. It is college, and we are not supposed to know all the answers. After a summer that hopefully made us a bit wiser, stronger, smarter, we are ready to embrace the last 9 months of the rollecoaster ride that Brown University is. To commemorate the beginning of a new year, we wanted to shed light onto a trend that has not only permeated popular culture but is now considered an art form of its own: tattoos. Our Haruka delves into the art world’s latest manifestation of ink masterpieces, while our contributing writer, Anna, showed us just how much tattoos have evolved as a social expression. Lastly, our Campus Cutie, Sofia, has a tattoo of her own, and she kindly shared with us her reasons for getting one. We hope you enjoy reading this!
Looking forward to another year of adventures,
Luisa & Haruka