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I wanna soak up the sun
The Pointer
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When people cannot go to the beach they find their way to a tanning salon instead.
Well, not all people, but those who enjoy tanning do. Many University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students tan for a multitude of reasons.
Heidi Sabo, a junior, tans to feel better about herself.
“It’s so I don’t look pale because then I feel sick and the warmth and light make me feel good and relax,” Sabo said.
Another student who tans for the pale factor, among other reasons, is Alyson Barrett, a sophomore. Barrett has been tanning for about three months. She does it “because my complexion gets better when I tan ... and not to look like a white ghost all year,” Barrett said.
Barrett’s boyfriend, a freshman, is also a tanner. His reasoning is seasonal affect disorder. SAD is also known as winter depression. For two to three years now, tanning has helped to brighten his mood during the winter.
Eric Neumeier, a junior, has been going to tan for three to four years now. Neumeier described tanning as a relaxing time to strip down for a power nap in a warm environment to get a rejuvenating warm sweat. To him, having a tan is just an added bonus.
All four of these students tan at Tropic Sun primarily because there are locations in their hometown, making the city-to-city transition easier. Tropic Sun is one of the locations in town that sponsors package deals in Stevens Point, along with Hawaiian Tanning and Sunlife Tanning.
