“Originally, I was gonna get the words ‘God gave me you’ on my wrist, and I was talking to my mom about how I wanted that when I was 15 years old but I wasn’t old enough to get a tattoo yet. She ended taking that idea and getting one for herself. So I was like, ‘Well, not gonna do that anymore.’” Jess Andree, sophomore This article is part of a weekly series hosted by the Belmont Vision, reported by Nina Kim. Check back every Tuesday for a new student tattoo and the story beh

Tori Barnes, freshman (Pictured on the right): “Since we were little, it doesn’t really make sense, but I’ve always been dark and like the moon and she was always the sun. I would always be up all through the night and she’d just be fast asleep.” Cece Barnes, freshman (Pictured on the left): “I was never a daytime person though.” TB: “No, I was just always the moon and she was the sun.” This article is the second in a weekly series hosted by the Belmont Vision, reported by Ni

“All the tattoos I have have stories. She’s shattered to represent society and how people think you have to fit into this perfect shell but you don’t have to in reality. Everyone thought she was the perfect woman but in reality she was shattered. I think, to me, it’s more or less something that’s an expression in a way that nothing otherwise could be expressed. A lot of faith and religion actually teach that you should wear your beliefs on your skin, so for me, that’s art th

“It’s pretty hard for me to be here without my family so I figured I would find something to represent them,” said Fonseca, who plays for the men’s soccer team at Belmont. Fonseca has moved from country to country over the past four years and has had little chance to see his family in that time. The ink he sports on the upper half of his left arm  features a lion, a lioness and their cub, with a tree looming in the background to represent the family as a whole. “I see my dad

“Harry Potter was the first book I fell in love with as a child,” said Martin. Martin has the word, “Always”, tattooed on her foot. The “L” in the word  is a bright yellow lightening bolt which showcases the Harry Potter reference. Fans of the series will quickly recognize the significance of “Always” as the response Professor Snape gives Professor Dumbledore when asked if he still loves Lily Potter after all this time. And just like the this reference to forever, this ever-l

On Sept. 6 Matt Wolf inked Maret and her mom with similar tattoos at the Blackbird Tattoo and Gallery. “We wanted a permanent means to express one’s importance to the other,” said Maret. Beneath her collarbone, on the left side, Maret has a tattoo of six numbers. These numbers have significant meaning to Maret; they represent her mom’s birthdate. In turn her mother got Maret’s birthdate tattooed on her side, uncomfortable with the idea of having an easily visible tattoo. “My

Of her nine diverse and colorful tattoos Olivia Adams, a junior music business major at Belmont, is by far the most infatuated with her most recent and largest tattoo. “I think every time I get a new tattoo, that one is my most favorite. They’re all my favorite really but my newest is the best one, at least for right now,” said Adams. A red Victorian-style mansion, a giant pinwheel and banner displaying the phrase, “Home Away from Here” are the key components of this thigh si