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An Indian woman glances down, her face hidden behind her hair. For centuries, Indian women were denied individual identity and not allowed to speak with men. She doesn’t have the rights to anything in her life and silently accepts it all. (Meghana Kotte | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Silently Accepts

By Meghana Kotte, Cartoonist | January 28, 2024

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)

Cartoon: Avoiding Reality

By Daniela Barajas, Cartoonist | January 28, 2024

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)

Gimme the Loot

By Gabriel Fiorini | January 25, 2024

A sleeping figure’s early morning, musical dreams distract from the blaring announcement that it’s time to wake up. It would be rude to leave the show early, even professors know that. (Debbie Allen | Northern Star)

Cartoon: My morning concert

By Debbie Allen | January 24, 2024

A figure curls up on a purple bed immersed in their phone. The lies we tell ourselves prevail. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Self-inflicted

By Christa Kim, Cartoonist | January 18, 2024

A person in green winter clothing is frozen in ice. A common enemy between students is the coming and going of winter. Remember to bundle up everyone! (Robin Gamboa | Northern Star)

CARTOON: Colder than cold

By Robin Gamboa, Cartoonist | December 7, 2023

A cloaked figure cradles a bird as robots and monsters set the forests on fire. Distorted guitars pull spaceships back to Earth as the bourgeoisie flee through the pyramids. This is what happens when you fall asleep to “Ancient Aliens” reruns. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)

Cartoon: 1998 Buick LeSabre

By Gabriel Fiorini | November 30, 2023

A woman in a yellow jacket touches her mask. We want a world with clean oxygen, so we need to take care of the planet. (Robin Gamboa | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Toxic

By Robin Gamboa, Cartoonist | November 20, 2023

Three panels depict a man making money by NPC streaming. You cant eat pride, the strip portrays a man humiliating himself to put food on the table. (Gabriel Fiorini | Northern Star)

Cartoon: You can’t eat pride

By Gabriel Fiorini | November 16, 2023

A student holds up their final grades. Students, you can pull through the last bit of the semester, you got this! (Robin Gamboa | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Finals

By Robin Gamboa, Cartoonist | November 9, 2023

A student sits bundled up in the cold. As the climate starts to change, it is important to protect our bodies from the cold winter air. (Robin Gamboa | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Beginnings of winter

By Robin Gamboa, Cartoonist | November 2, 2023

A comic strip shows Dandy the cat. Dandy goes about his business as a wizard apprentice. (Christa Kim | Northern Star)

Cartoon: Busy routine

By Christa Kim, Cartoonist | November 2, 2023

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