Girls aren’t the only ones rocking length this season. Get deep into the root of why guys on campus do the long do.
Miles Anderson, Urbandale, Iowa
Hair name: Sergio
Describe your relationship with your hair:
“Pretty intimate, pretty close, a lot of respect.”
Reactions from the general public:
“Well I’ve gotten some compliments from opposing soccer teams. People say I look like other professional soccer players. You know what? I can dig it.”
Duration:
“Before college it was really long, like uncle Joe long. It’s been long since fourth grade. I will keep it that way for the foreseeable future; maybe out of college I will cut it.”
Brady Dyson, Willmar, Minn.
Hair name: The Hair that Can Move Mountains
Describe your relationship with your hair:
“Elusive. The right way to deal with it’s always, well, its got its own mind.”
Reactions from the general public:
“People touch my hair, tell me that my hair is beautiful. And partly for that reason, I have often wanted to shave it off.”
Duration:
“I’ve been kind of growing it out since seventh grade, trimming it a little. In December I’ll probably cut it pretty short before I study abroad in El Salvador. It won’t be shaved, or short short, but medium length.”
Cody Hughes, Orange City, Iowa
Hair name: Gryffindor
Describe your relationship with your hair:
“It’s been really good. We’ve come a long way for what looks like a year and two months. We had an awkward stretch there; I feel like a lot of relationships go through that, but I think we have arrived.”
Reactions from the general public:
“Some of my grandparents or cousins have a lack of reaction, because they don’t know its me. It looks a lot different, and it’s weird that they don’t recognize me. People call me Thor or Jesus. Its been a mix of reactions, but nobody has said it was stupid yet.”
Duration:
“I started it last year; it’s been a year and two months. I plan on trimming it back in the spring to look more professional for jobs and stuff.”
Miles Fletcher, Spencer, Iowa
Hair name: The Angelic Avalanche
Describe your relationship with your hair:
“It’s definitely not abusive. It’s a through-thick-or-thin kind of committed relationship. It’s not out of duty simply because I made a vow. It is out of pure adoration and admiration. I’m also not shy to show it off, I can brag about my hair. If you got it, show it. And I’ll show it.”
Reactions from the general public:
“You look homeless, are you gay? You look like a girl. I wish I had your hair, you hippie.”
Duration:
“November of freshman year was the last time I cut it. It’s been almost two years.
I don’t see cutting it anytime soon, but before I retire my hair, I’m going to put it in dreadlocks. I’ll just grow it until it gets annoying, but it will probably never get annoying.”
