{"id":27521,"date":"2023-10-25T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=27521"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:42:33","slug":"big-red-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/big-red-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Red Ink: Cornellian Tattoos, in Living Color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Embracing body art for self-expression, some alums are showing that their love for their alma mater is more than skin deep<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lindsay Lennon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, nearly a third of Americans have at least one tattoo<\/a>\u2014and around a fifth have two or more. Asked why they chose to go under the needle, 69% said it was to \u201cremember or honor someone or something.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With tattoos so ubiquitous in society, and Cornellians so devoted to their alma mater, we wondered: how many of you have Big Red-related ink?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And … might some of you be willing to share your tatts with your fellow alums?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we put out a call on social media and received more than a dozen responses, which are showcased here. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Yagmur Dulger \u201922, MPS \u201922, honors the Finger Lakes\u2014with a special focus on Cayuga.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

(OK, except for one: a blurry shot of a Cornell pennant\u2014sent from an anonymous email account and aptly signed \u201cCheeky\u201d\u2014emblazoned on a bodily region that\u2019s not quite \u201csafe for work.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many tattooed alumni memorialized their time on the Hill with a variation on the classic Cornell \u201cC\u201d\u2014which, we learned, is a tradition among Big Red wrestlers like Jacob Cardenas \u201924 (seen in the image at the top of this story). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jason Babcock \u201901 (yellow bear inside C); Brian Myers \u201980 (red bear leaning on C); and Kimberly Huntley \u201997 (bear inside C, with ivy).<\/sup><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But others opted for more unexpected designs related to their academic courses or cherished experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Katherine Huntley \u201925 gained admission to her parents\u2019 alma mater, her mom, Kimberly, \u201cfelt the need to represent the legacy\u201d with a tattoo of Touchdown hugging the Cornell \u201cC\u201d while perched on vines of ivy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Kimberly is a CALS alum, while her daughter\u2014now a junior\u2014is following in the Arts & Sciences footsteps of her dad, chemist C. Frederick Huntley, PhD \u201900.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jason McMurray \u201994 (tower with swooping bird); Derek Chao \u201920 (tower, sky, and snowy tree on shoulder); and Matthew Morgan \u201919 (tower, bear, and C on lower leg).<\/sup><\/sub> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Derek Chao \u201920 playfully refers to his tattoo of McGraw Tower and Uris Library as his \u201cbingalee dingalee,\u201d because he once heard someone refer to the clocktower that way\u2014and it stuck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for storytelling purposes, the Arts & Sciences alum prefers to call it a \u201csnowy depiction dedicated to my personal growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liam Felton \u201923 created a custom design.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Says Chao: \u201cI told the artist that I wanted to commemorate graduating from Cornell with the library\/clocktower area where I studied, worked as a student librarian, and had late night walks near, not to mention Slope Day being on Libe Slope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Liam Felton \u201923 turned 18, the Hotelie decided he\u2019d get a tattoo for every place he\u2019s lived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He draws them himself\u2014and for his third tattoo, he sketched an amalgamation of his most cherished Ithaca spots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The design includes the building where he lived in Collegetown; the fraternity house where he and older brother Robert Felton \u201921 both lived; the bridge next to Collegetown Bagels on College Avenue, with Cascadilla Gorge below; and, of course, McGraw Tower to tie it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had a challenging and wonderful three years in Ithaca,\u201d he says, \u201cand I am proud to have it on my arm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul Varga \u201979 (C and bear on upper arm); Michael Scarpa \u201905 (Big Red track and field logo on chest); and wrestling training coach Frankie Perrelli \u201911 (C on inner arm).<\/sup><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Yagmur Dulger \u201922, MPS \u201922, who came to the Hill from Turkey to study computer and information sciences, also paid homage to lands beyond campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She got her tattoo of the Finger Lakes right after graduation. Cayuga Lake stands out in bright blue\u2014and at its base, Ithaca is marked with a red \u201cX.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brian Myers \u201980 waited decades after graduating to get his Big Red tattoo. Distraught over his canceled 40th Reunion in 2020, the ILR alum decided to mark the occasion in another place: his left deltoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI love my Cornell Touchdown tattoo and proudly display it whenever I can,\u201d says Myers. \u201cThe only annoying response or comment I have ever gotten was, \u2018I didn\u2019t know you were a Chicago Cubs fan!\u2019 Ugh!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a bit more to the story, though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love my Cornell Touchdown tattoo and proudly display it whenever I can.<\/p>\nBrian Myers \u201980<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing a very law-abiding person, I wanted to make sure that getting the vintage tattoo of Touchdown did not infringe on any Cornell copyrights, insignias, or trademarks,\u201d Myers explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After consulting University policy, he got permission to use the image for his own personal purposes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cQuite a crash course in trademarks,\u201d he muses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alyssa Cornelius \u201914, DVM \u201918 (canine skull, stethoscope, and \u201cbig red\u201d roses), and Yitong Li \u201915 (a mutant mouse embryo, the topic of her undergraduate thesis).<\/sup><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some alums couldn\u2019t wait until after Commencement to get inked\u2014like Rachel Shim \u201920 and Caroline Sheridan \u201920, who were roommates for all four years of undergrad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their senior spring, they ventured to an Ithaca tattoo parlor and memorialized their time together by getting their NetIDs\u2014the combinations of initials and numbers that comprise Cornell email addresses\u2014inked on the inside of their lower lips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pals Caroline Sheridan \u201920 (left) and Rachel Shim \u201920 show off their (usually) hidden NetID tattoos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This may not be what the University meant when it instituted dual-factor authentication\u2014but it\u2019s safe to say that these two will never forget how to log into their accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Schlee \u201920, BS \u201919, DVM \u201923, and Dakotah Tanczuk \u201920, BS \u201919, also got inked together before graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While their designs are both Cornell-inspired, the CALS animal science majors had different reasons behind their respective tattoos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schlee opted for a canine pawprint connected to a pulse line on her wrist as a tribute to her field of study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tanczuk\u2019s simple outline of a bear on the back of her neck \u201chas several meanings,\u201d she says, \u201cbut Cornell was a large aspect of it. I found a home here the second I stepped onto campus and I had never visited before Move-In Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Sarah Schlee \u201920, BS \u201919, DVM \u201923 (left) and Dakotah Tanczuk \u201920, BS \u201919, sport their fresh ink.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Top: Photo illustration by Caitlin Cook \/ Cornell University, featuring an image submitted by Big Red wrestler Jacob Cardenas \u201924. All photos in this story provided.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published October 25, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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