I liked the idea of a long piece of metal being stabbed through my nose, said Travis Dubach, a sophomore open option major. Travis has been pierced ten times since his move to Boulder, ranging from his earlobes to regions going farther south. According to Travis, it is hard to walk around Boulder and not see someone with a piece of jewelry attached his or her body in some way. I think that it is just a trend.
People just seem to want to get it done.
Said Nicole Maddocks, a sophomore business major. However not everyone is eager to get something pierced. The fact is that body-piercing shops are not regulated by the state and it is completely up to the stores themselves whether or not to use proper care and safety measures in the procedures. There is no organization in the government that regulates any of the shops. The fact of the matter is that there is no actual laws to regulate the industry.