Tattoos have been around for generations. At first, to represent power and honor in several communities, but now they can be used as a representation for a person’s personality. I went around campus to find these pieces of art and ask their owners their meanings, here they are:
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LSU chemistry senior Arielle DeCuir displays a tattoo of a crystal ball on her upper arm stating that “she’s a witch” in the Quad on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
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LSU Communication Studies junior states “I just love my mom?” when asked about its significance in the Quad on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
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LSU psychology junior Abbey Richardson says she got her tattoo because “I like to do hoodrat sh*t with my hoodrat friends,” in the Quad on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
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LSU english sophomore has this phoenix on the back of her neck to represent “Harry Potter: and the Order of the Phoenix” because, “it was the first book I fell in love with,” she said at Nicholson Gateway on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
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LSU psychology sophomore Sara Rose Marionneaux shows off the rose on her ribcage. She says “it’s my name,” when asked what the tattoo signifies in the Quad on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
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LSU kinesiology junior Gabby Fontroy reveals a symbol on her back to signify “life after life on Earth,” in the Quad on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019.
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LSU biology junior Tucker McCann shows off his Eye of Sauron tattoo in the Quad on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
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LSU computer science sophomore Easton Kling shows off this LSD triangle, that signifies “self improvement and knowledge” in the Quad on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
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LSU education senior has this pig on her upper back stating, “I just like pigs.” in the Quad on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
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LSU political science and history freshman Haley Morrison shows ducks on her arm. She says “my dad’s nickname is Duck, so it was a Father’s Day present,” outside of Lockett Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.
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LSU psychology senior Anne Seibert shows off her tattoo displaying blackberries. She says, “finding blackberries in the wild feels like nature winking at me. It makes me remember the simple things in life” while in Free Speech Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.
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LSU psychology junior Mason Green’s tattoo is an hour glass that says “Life to Death” in German. He says “it signifies how life is fleeting so we should enjoy each and every grain” in Free Speech Alley on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.
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LSU psychology freshman shows a tattoo of the Egyptian Goddess called Baste who was once a fierce warrior but became more domestic by caring for and protecting women outside of the Student Union on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.
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LSU english junior Carrie Powell shows an aster on her arm which is her mother’s birth flower outside of Howe-Russell Hall on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
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LSU digital advertising junior Christine Cousins displays daises on her rib cage saying “daises are my favorite flower,” she says, “I also love the 60’s/hippie-era,” outside the Quad on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
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LSU mass communication sophomore Sophie Norrick displays her tattoo for the classical song, “Gymnopedie,” stating, “it has always been my favorite song, I associate it with my trip to Salisbury, England two years ago.”outside the Student Union on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
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Sammie Parks an LSU environmental engineering senior, shows me her question mark tattoo on her finger on the Parade Grounds on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. When asking her about the tattoo, she says “I’m a mystery.”
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