Artem Savchenko

Interested classmates reach out their hands to touch sophomore Artem Savchenko’s hair which at the moment was cut short with an airplane design, and stripes along the sides, but longer on the top. This time he had decided on an airplane design taking inspiration from his dad who worked at an airplane company. 

These types of haircuts weren’t uncommon as Savchenko always requested a Cristiano Ronaldo haircut from his barber in Ukraine. Savchenko often experimented with different designs along the side of his head. 

But after having the same haircut for four years, and with the advice of those around him Savchenko eventually decided to try a new haircut after getting sick of constantly blow drying his hair. In hopes of switching it up, Savchenko decided to grow his hair longer. This time his dirty blonde hair came in forming loose curls, contrasting his typical straight and short hair. 

While Savchenko has mixed feelings about this now curly hair, he prefers it over his freshman year haircut, which was longer and combed over.  

“If I was someone other than me last year, considering the hair that I had, I wouldn’t have taken myself too seriously. It just looked kinda funny,” Savchenko said.  “I feel like hair has a lot of power over how people see you.” 

Getting his curls from his mom and grandmother Savchenko sometimes wishes he still had straight hair like his father. Since he feels, his curly hair can be unpredictable and often hard to deal with. 

“I guess I understood that I don’t really have a choice and I’m not going to get a perm,” Savchenko said. “I wouldn’t say that I love it.”