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Cartoon: Avoiding Reality

By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist
January 28, 2024
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A student sits in their room, watching Netflix and eating ramen. As students, always so worn out with school work, sometimes it’s helpful to take a pause in life and just escape reality. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)
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