Cedars, January 2018

January 2018 17 ART & ENTERTAINMENT Samie: “Lyonhearted” Jason was diagnosed [with cancer] the summer before our senior year of high school. He was 17. It was four months. The whole time, he was very focused on evangelizing and bringing people closer through it, glorifying God through his weakness. Living “lyonhearted” is what we called it, because Jason’s last name was Lyon. I got my tattoo two years ago this November. Jason passed away from DIPG brain cancer. My family and his family all kind of grew up together, so I got [the tattoo] to kind of share the Gospel through his story, and also to commemorate his legacy. It’s a reminder to me to make every day the most that you can, because you really don’t know when it will be your last. What is your view of tattoos? I am for tattoos with meaning. It’s such a cool way to share your story. And I know through it you can share the Gospel and joy. I’m from San Diego. And seeing [Jason’s story] come over here [to Ohio], and being able to share his story with people in Ohio is really cool. And his older sister goes to school in Alabama, and so it’s just been really cool to see it spread. Samie Scanlan is a sophomore early education major at Cedarville University. Nick: “A record vinyl ... a vinyl record” A lot of the tattoos I want to get are involved in music. I wanted to do music [at Cedarville], but I don’t read music at all — I do every- thing by ear. And that doesn’t help when you’re graded on how you read music. I have two “basic” [tattoos] that I got at the same time. A piano and a record vinyl. I used to play piano with my grandma; she had this big grand piano and we’d play all the time. When she passed away, I wanted to get [something]. My dad’s a DJ, so I grew up on vinyl. I liked it so much that I got a tattoo of it. I didn’t want any specific vinyl or anything. Chicago was the vinyl sitting in the player, so I took a picture of it and sent it to my artist. My high school was against tattoos completely. And as soon as we all graduated, we all got tattoos. Some people are like “It stops you from getting jobs.” But it depends on your work situation. Like, I’m not in a field that hates tattoos. I mean, I’m behind a camera. I have so many friends that have tattoos, and they all have jobs, so it’s not really a job [deterrent]. I waited five years before I got these ones. And at the end of five years, it turned out I still wanted it. Personally, I think that if you honestly love the tattoo, I’m totally for [it]. Nicholas Willet is a freshman broadcasting and digital media major at Cedarville University. www.resoundradio.com Listen Online Now! Student Focused Radio 24/7 (937) 766-9852 105 W Xenia Ave, Cedarville, OH 45314 From oil changes to brake jobs we have proudly served the Cedarville community for over ten years. Free shuttle service for University students!