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Sacramento student paper apologizes for cartoon
An editorial cartoon that ran on Sept. 29 in the Sacramento State University student newspaper has caused the paper to issue an apology. The cartoon was entitled “Why Baseball is the Best Sport Ever” and was meant to mock a column that ran in the same edition touting the sport, but the cartoon depicted a [...]
Posted on: Oct 6, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Editorial cartooning, Comments: 12 Comments
Controversial college strip wins press award
Back in January a Delta College comic strip upset the community of Saginaw, MI because it painted the town negatively as a place of drugs and violence. The cartoon, created by Rashad Baiyasi and David Ferrier, was honored with a first place win in the division three colleges of the Michigan Press Association. According to [...]
Posted on: Sep 30, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 1 Comment
Purdue ‘Sex Position’ comic causes outrage
The Purdue University’s student newspaper, The Exponent, has issue an apology for running a cartoon that many viewed as promoting rape. The comic feature, Sex Position of the Week, depicted a male character (all in silhouette) having sex with a female (from the rear), then allowing another male to also engage in the position without [...]
Posted on: Sep 27, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Controversies, Comments: 58 Comments
Mengxin Li wins 2010 Kennedy Memorial Scholarship
According to Between Friends creator Sandra Bell-Lundy, Mengxin Li has won this year’s 2010 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship. She is a Film and Animation major at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Li was born in China and grew-up in Japan. She received the third place prize at the Beijing International Student Animation [...]
Posted on: May 20, 2010, Section: Animation, Awards, College cartoonists, National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 1 Comment
College president apologizes for cartoon
Delta College president Jean Goodnow has apologized to the for the hurt and disappointment caused by a cartoon that ran in the campus newspaper which painted the city of Saginaw MI as a place of drugs and violence. The cartoon has prompted outrage from several community leaders and prompted a community forum that included the [...]
Posted on: Feb 4, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Controversies, Comments: 4 Comments
College paper apologizes for Haiti sex cartoon
The Independent Florida Alligator has issued an apology for running a cartoon depicting a man and woman having sex while texting their donation to the American Red Cross (link goes to the cartoon, NSFW). When deciding to run that cartoon, we in no way wanted to make light of the situation that happened in Haiti. [...]
Posted on: Jan 28, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 22 Comments
Saginaw stereotype in cartoon upsets readers
It seems like college cartoon controversies happen in bunches. Here’s another from Michigan. Apparently a comic strip that appeared in the Delta College newspaper painted the city of Saginaw, MI as a place of drugs and violence – which didn’t go over well with readers – despite unscientific polls that showed people thought the stereotype [...]
Posted on: Jan 20, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Comments: 5 Comments
Observer student assistant editor resigns
Last Friday I reported that The Observer, an independent student run paper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, apologized for running an anti-gay cartoon. The assistant editor, Kara King, has resigned saying, “A miscommunication between another editor and myself led to the comic running without me first reading and approving the material. Regardless, no excuse [...]
Posted on: Jan 19, 2010, Section: College cartoonists, Comic strips, Controversies, Comments: 3 Comments
Jay Kennedy Scholarship deadline announced for 2010
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation has announced the deadline for the Jay Kennedy Scholarship for the best college cartoonist. Students in North America (Mexico, U.S., Canada) are eligible. Entries and samples must be postmarked by February 6, 2010. The winner is treated to the annual National Cartoonists Society Reuben Awards weekend. Visit the NCSF website [...]
Posted on: Dec 15, 2009, Section: College cartoonists, National Cartoonist Society, Comments: 22 Comments
Jake Thompson wins John Locher Memorial Award
Jake Thompson, a student at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, is this year’s winner of the AAEC/John Locher Memorial Award. Jake is a junior and studying advertising. As this years winner, he will receive an all-expense paid trip to this year’s AAEC convention in Seattle.
Posted on: Jun 25, 2009, Section: AAEC, Awards, College cartoonists, Comments: 0 Comments
News Briefs for May 4, 2009
Alt Comics » Slowpoke creator Jen Sorensen is profiled in the Washington Post. Children’s Books » Jules Feiffer spoke at Katonah Museum of Art to promote the second book that he collaborated on with his daughter Kate. The book is entitled “Which Puppy.” College Cartooning » Chris Sharron who cartoons for the Daily Kent Stater [...]
Posted on: May 4, 2009, Section: Alternative comics, Children's Books, College cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Interviews, Museums, Comments: 0 Comments
Grant Snider wins Charles M. Schulz award
This year’s Charles M. Schulz award for best college cartoonist goes to Grant Snider of The University News at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Grant will receive $10,000 for his comics “that reflect the influence of graphic novels.” I believe this is his blog where you can see samples of his work. Finalists this year [...]
Posted on: Mar 16, 2009, Section: Awards, College cartoonists, Comments: 9 Comments
Year end review for 2008: Rollercoaster
2008 might well be described in a word as a roller coaster or to many a third and fourth quarter stock market ride. Clearly many cartoonist achieved career highs and milestones, but for many cartoonist who live and die in the newspaper, there was a lot of dying. In writing this review, I can’t help [...]
Posted on: Dec 31, 2008, Section: AAEC, Awards, College cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, International, King Features, Mohammed Cartoon, Museums, National Cartoonist Society, Newspaper industry, Tribune Media Services, United Media, web comics, Comments: 13 Comments
Toon-ed exhibit for college cartoonists announced
The Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji, IA is holding it’s annual Toon-ed exhibit featuring the cartoons of aspiring college cartoonists from across the United States. All college students (over 18) are invited to participate. The categories for judging include magazine cartoons, greeting cards, comic books, political cartoons, illustrations, manga and anime, comic strips and [...]
Posted on: Oct 14, 2008, Section: College cartoonists, Comments: 0 Comments
News Briefs for May 15, 2008
» A college editorial cartoonist writes “How to be a political cartoonist“ » Diesel Sweeties creator Rich Stevens is interviewed by Newsarama about his strip and the difference between his online and syndicated work. » Charles Brubaker has discovered YouTube video of Ford commercials designed by Dr. Seuss. » Mark Anderson’s book “Rub My Tummy [...]
Posted on: May 15, 2008, Section: Blogs, Cartoons, College cartoonists, Interviews, Comments: 2 Comments
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