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Gimme the Loot

By Gabriel Fiorini
January 25, 2024
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Gabriel Fiorini
A robotic figure holds up a cattleman on a horse. I’ll need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle, like how Arnold says it in T2. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)
More to Discover
More in Cartoons
One “Just Well & Dandy” panel depict the brothers, Well and Dandy, and their uncle. In this comic, they find a moment to just slow down and relax. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
All is: Just Well and Dandy
A spring chicken sports a backpack as it treks among pink flowers and fluttering butterflies. A baby chicken is ready for adventure as summer approaches. (Aidan Renteria | Northern Star)
Cartoon: Spring Chicken
Just Dandy: Quest Failed!
Four “Just Well & Dandy” panels depicts the preparations for the brothers newfound adventure. In this comic, Well reads aloud a letter explaining their uncle has fallen ill, and Dandy sets about to delivering a cure ASAP! (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
Just Well and Dandy: Quest Accepted!
A figure, Ambrosia, cradles the Earth in her hands, as she floats in a purple cosmos. Ambrosia is a character based off the first phone I owned. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
Cartoon: Ambrosia
Four “Just Well & Dandy” panels follow up on Well’s story, “Just…Well?” In this comic, Dandy checks up on his brother and finds that a kind gesture can bring great comfort — and hugs. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)
Just Well and Dandy: Feline Fine
More in Opinion
Nicole Zurita, a senior child development major, responds to a street interviews prompt. Do your goals align with what you wanted when you were younger? (Northern Star Graphic)
Street Interviews: Changing goals
Two students with pensive expressions study a professor with three stars above his head but only one star filled in. Students should consider Rate My Professor reviews when registering for new classes and contribute to the website to benefit future students. (Aidan Renteria | Northern Star)
Rate your professors
A figure sweats in front of a computer screen that reads “TW” for “trigger warning.” Trigger warnings are critical in media for protecting audiences who may be affected by the representation or discussion of certain subjects. (Mary Ngo | Northern Star)
Media must utilize trigger warnings
Various pills are scattered on the table. May will begin National Mental Health Awareness Month, and its important to discuss the benefits of mental health medication as a form of treatment. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Normalize mental health medication
A little personified brain experiences different types of finals across four quadrants: final exams, final presentations, final projects and final papers. As you conquer these final hurdles before summer, which type of final do you prefer? (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)
Poll: Which type of final do students prefer?
Protesters march with Palestine flags during the first intifada in Dec. 1987 within the Gaza Strip. Hamas was formed as a Palestinian militant group in 1987 by Ahmed Yassin during the intifada, which was a Palestinian rebellion against Israeli occupation. (Efi Sharir / Dan Hadani collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection)
Understand Hamas' origins before condemning Israel
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