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November 16, 2010
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City Council: Alcohol in Pit a bad idea
by Shaun Griswold shaun24@unm.edu
The Albuquerque City Council voted 6-3 Monday to deny UNM’s liquor-license waiver to serve beer and wine in The Pit club level suites, University Stadium and during special functions at the SUB. “I would like to ask these folks why they would give $40,000 to have a drink, why wouldn’t they want to give $40,000 to just help Athletics,” Councilor Rey Garduño said about patrons who would benefit the most from alcohol service at the venues. City Councilors Ken Sanchez, Debbie O’Malley, Dan Lewis, Trudy Jones, Don Harris and Garduño voted against the resolution. Councilors Brad Winter, Isaac Benton and Michael Cook supported it. Garduño said the council denied the waiver because of public health and safety concerns. GPSA president Lissa Knudsen was one of 14 attendees who gave their opinion about alcohol being served at The Pit. She said
Dist. 5 Councilor Dan Lewis (left) talks to Brad Winter from Dist. 4 while Tim Cass, the UNM Senior Associate Athletics Director gives his remarks supporting UNM’s waiver to sell alcohol during football and basketball games at Monday’s city council meeting in the Vincent E. Griego chambers. The council denied the request by a 6-3 vote Junfu Han Daily Lobo
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Think before you ink by Chelsea Erven cerven@unm.edu
Oscar Marquez, owner of Heart and Soul Tattoos and Body Piercing on Central, says his patrons call him “St. Oscar” as he flips through before-and-after pictures of tattoos he has repaired or covered up. One “before” photo shows a tattoo of a distorted, discolored and stretched student wearing
aren’t just for the younger crowd anymore. We have even tattooed a pastor before.” Doing research before making a permanent decision is wise, Route 66 Fine Line Tattoo artist Shawn Howard said. “You don’t want to regret it,” he said. “Get something that means something. Don’t just come in and pick something off the wall.” Student Robyn Fenstermacher said she considered getting a
What to ask before getting a tattoo or piercing: • • • • • •
Ask to see the autoclave, which is used to sterilize needles. Ask to see the artists’ portfolios. Ask about the establishment’s licensure. Ask about the artist or piercer’s experience. Notice the general cleanliness of the establishment. Make sure the artist or piercer take needles out of a sterile bag.
a cap and gown, but the graduation tattoo after Marquez’s repair looks like a photograph. “I try to make them as true to life as I can,” he said. Tattoos and piercings have become a cultural norm, but Albuquerque tattoo artists and owners had stern words for prospective customers: Before deciding to get inked or pierced, consider the lasting effects. Once considered taboo, body art and adornments have become mainstream and are popular across demographics, Marquez said. “We get people from all walks of life here,” he said. “Tattoos
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tattoo, but wants to ensure it is something she wants forever. “I think a tattoo is something that should mean something to you,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be meaningful to everyone, just to the person who has it.” Not all students, however, are ready to make a lifelong commitment to body art, Fenstermacher said. She the pain of getting a tattoo discourages her from getting inked, and she would only want a tattoo where it’s easily covered up. “It’s a needle going into your skin,” she said. “… It would have to be somewhere I could cover up for work and weddings and dances if I wore a backless dress.”
Robert Maes / Daily Lobo A sample of tattoo designs is displayed inside Sachs Tattoo and Body Piercing in Nob Hill. Several tattoo artists from area shops recommend looking at several shops and artists before choosing who will do their work.
Then there’s the stigmatization behind tattoos, something student Jake Morgan has to deal with. He has two tattoos, one on his left forearm is decorated with the word “Volkswagen” in turquoise blue, and a “graffiti waterfall” on his ribcage, but his mother would disapprove if she knew about them. “My mom won’t let me have a tattoo until I’m 26 because she wants me to get a good job and a family before I get a tattoo,” he said. “She doesn’t know, so
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I have to make sure to hide them.” Safety is also a big factor, Howard said, since he knows of “plenty” unlicensed and unsanitary body modification shops in New Mexico. The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department regulates body art facilities through the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists. State tattooing and body piercing rules were updated in May 2008 and
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