Like
so many of my most embarrassing stories, this one begins
with me opening my mouth before thinking.
A handful of Skiff editors and I were brainstorming story
ideas for this page on tanning — which is probably
facing your desk right now because you’re busy doing
the crossword puzzle — when it was suggested that
somebody who had never tanned before write a column about
their first time. (To go to a tanning salon — get
your mind out of the gutter!)
Sarah
Chacko/Photo Editor
Editor
in Chief Brandon Ortiz claims we “made him
do it.” We think he was hoping tanner skin
would add definition to his muscles.
Faking
it Motivations
for tanning include beauty, health
Despite
the fact that the risks of indoor tanning, such as skin
cancer and leathery skin, are well advertised, an ABC
News report found that more than a million people use
indoor tanning beds every day.
