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A cartoon depicts a crab playing the drums, a humpback whale singing and an octopus playing guitar. The cartoon is based on humpback whales singing more because food has become more abundant. (Georgie Fortuna | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Marine band

By Georgie Fortuna, Cartoonist | March 19, 2025

A cartoon depicts a black cat sitting in the darkness of his room. The cat is enjoying the silence of the environment while unwinding with some screen time. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)

Cartoon: IPad cat

By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist | March 6, 2025

A cartoon depicts two friends enjoying the great hobby of fishing. The comic panel strip is part of a comic series titled Rick and Tom. (Nicholas Rojas | Northern Star)

Rick and Tom: Fishing

By Nicholas Rojas, Cartoonist | February 28, 2025

A cartoon depicts a woman sliding on ice. Ice can be slippery in the winter, especially on the sidewalks before the salt gets put down. (Kaylee Rutherford | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Winter snow

By Kaylee Rutherford, Cartoonist | February 20, 2025

A cartoon depicts a girl daydreaming with the phrase "Wishing for warmer weather" surrounding her. We can only hope that daydreaming about the warmer weather will make it come faster. (Georgie Fortuna | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Snow day

By Georgie Fortuna, Cartoonist | February 13, 2025

A cartoon depicts a figure in all drag makeup emphasizing their style and appreciation toward drag. People should have the right to express themselves however they want. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Drag is a work of art

By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist | February 6, 2025

A cartoon depicts a woman standing by a stoplight singing "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The women in the cartoon represents Cartoonist Amanda Giron. (Amanda Giron | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Singing at a stoplight

By Amanda Giron, Cartoonist | January 30, 2025

A cartoon depicts a day in the life of the ordinary rooming with the unexplained in a puzzling matter. The cartoonist created different panels representing a comic strip and got their inspiration from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. (Nicholas Rojas | Northern Star)

Rick and Tom: Puzzle

By Nicholas Rojas, Cartoonist | January 23, 2025

A cartoon depicts paw prints, blue gloves, a hat and a red scarf that says "Welcome back Huskies" laying in the snow. Have a great start to the semester, Huskies! (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)

Cartoon: A snowy start to the semester

By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist | January 16, 2025

Magenta rhododendrons, pink petunias, orange anemone flowers, red columbine, blue gentians, hyacinth and yellow carnations sprout from a cartoon Earth under the words: “Mother Earth arranges a Victorian bouquet for America, November 5, 2024.” During the Victorian era, flowers were used to express hidden meaning; the flowers in Mother Earth’s bouquet symbolize America’s failure to protect her by allowing another Trump administration to occur. Rhododendrons express a warning, petunias symbolize hatred and resentment, orange anemone flowers symbolize withered hopes and desertion, blue gentians express the message ‘you are unjust,’ red columbine symbolizes anxiety, hyacinths symbolize sorrow and yellow carnations symbolize disappointment and foolishness. (Lucy Atkinson | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Floral message

By Lucy Atkinson, Opinion Columnist | November 21, 2024

Two legs with pink roller-skates glide over a wooden surface. The end of the semester is coming soon, and students are racing toward the end of classes. (Daniela Barajas | Northern Star)

Skate to the finish

By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist | November 15, 2024

A fluffy, small-horned creature gasps, surrounded by a colorful chaos of blue, pink and violet brush strokes. The cartoonist used sparkling and shimmering stickers as accessories to the illustration in this piece. (Jayce Weir | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Candy

By Jayce Weir, Cartoonist | November 7, 2024

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