Memorable student newspaper cartoons
Some examples of great student newspaper cartoons from around the globe…
Prohibited Parody
During the danish Mohamad cartoon controversy in 2006, The University of Nebraska’s student newspaper published another cartoon feautiring Mohamad… from a convinient (aerial) perspective, though.
Madre Patria (Mother Nation)
Spain has a complex history. It has lived civil wars, foreing invasion, dictartorship and revolution. Its people, in consequence have always struggle with cultural and patrotic identity crisis.
The college independent newspaper “Libre pensadores” (Free thinkers) published in Nov. 2007 a cartoon that depicts this major social issue.
Translation: Above: What is Spain. Below from left to right: A big, free (nation)…., many little slaves (provinces)…., or none of the above.
Sarkozy and Royal’s “high-heel” debate
During the France presidential elections, people wondered if Nicolas Sarkozy, then candidate for the France socialist party, would feel uncomfortable having a debate with his rival Segolene Royal. Thibault Roy, a student cartoonist from Typo high school newspaper in Saône-et-Loire, Dijon, concluded in his cartoon both candidates had something in common (considering Sarkozy’s height).
Translation: Above: “Sarkos” has no problem in discussing this with a woman:
Sarkozy: “You don’t have a ‘heel’ monopoly, Ms. Royale…”
Lucky dogs
Students from University of the Americas in Mexico were shocked when university president Pedro Palou invited Puebla’s governor Mario Marin to his annual speech. A few weeks before, the national press showed a phone call that evidenced Marin planning to torture journalist Lydia Cacho as a favor for a fellow entrepreneur. Cacho had written in her book that the entrepreneur was linked in a child prostitution ring. UDLA’s community start wonder if the president’s political relationship with the governor was revealing not-so-good things about him.
UDLA’s newspaper published a cartoon that criticized both character outrageous actions.
Translation: Palou (left) Wasn’t the free publicity I gave you in my speech enough for you?
Marin: No way, you’ll owe me, little Pedro…
Back in 1919…
I found this cartoon in a blog. One of the comments said this cartoon was published in 1919 in a high school magazine called “Clarion.” The author of the comment said that, surprisingly, the cartoon was not censored.
