As students head into finals today, your resident 42Fifty cartoonist wondered what happens after the school year ends. As it turns out, no one really knows. Everyone goes home, the halls still, the lights turn off, and an eerie quiet fills Oswego High School. But... is the building really empty?
For all we know, there may be someone who specifically roams the building at all hours to keep an eye on everything - like our beloved mascot, Pick the Panther. What happens to him?
In the second misadventure exploring Illinois' unpredictable weather, 42Fifty's resident cartoonist Pierre Vargas explores student reaction to winter woes.
'Bipolar' is now a rather underwhelming descriptor of our state's weather, which just feels 'polar.' Just make sure the snow's still there next week for those skiing plans you've got in the back of your head.
I've heard that cartoonists are a rarer breed in the journalism world. I sincerely hope that, in the next year, someone else can come to take this spot and carry on entertaining our audience with their art.
In a new cartoon series, Art & Graphics Editor Pierre Vargas entertains readers with editorial cartoons. The first installment captures the concept: The world is refrosting, the songs are defrosting.
In another cartoon installment, Art & Graphics Editor Pierre Vargas shares a visual representation of the opinion you shall rot surrounded by gold.




