Graphic Design and Advertising major Anna Uehling is in her third year at Morningside College. Originally from a family of writers in New Ulm, Minnesota, Anna currently lives in the Garretson House, one of the houses near Morningside’s campus. She lives with four human roommates, but her own room is home to more aquatic animals than people in the house. Eight beta and two goldfish swim happily in Anna’s room. “My desk is literally cover in fish,” Anna said with a laugh. The 10 fishy friends that make their residence on Anna’s desk are only the beginning of Anna’s animal love.
Anna described herself as “cat crazy.” Her 24-pound Maine coon cat is round, fluffy, and walkable. Anna has a leash for her cat and has the arm muscles to pick him up too. However, she has taken care of other cats before. Over the summer, she was fostering cats out of her love for the animal and her wish to find them good homes. Not only does Anna express her love for cats through her actions, but on her body as well. She has two cat tattoos. One is of her current cat and the other is of her first cat who passed away. Anna is very dedicated to her love of animals and brings that to her life at Morningside. It’s a love she is not ashamed of through her permanent ink and happy expressions.