Friday, June 22, 2012

More Stilwell frogs -- Cafeteria in chaos

Another digitally restored cartoon from the Cleveland State University student newspaper, The Cauldron, published on Oct. 26, 1971. It's interesting how some of the cartoons bring back forgotten details of campus life. The cafeteria in Stilwell Hall had apparently been upgraded, though the particulars of the make-over escape me. I do remember that the place got a little roughed up in a riot that broke out the previous year after the Kent State shootings. Hugh plate-glass windows were smashed and chairs got tossed. The main topic in this cartoon, however, is the campus radio station. It didn't broadcast; it was patched into the cafeteria's PA system. At times, the volume level was not carefully monitored, so it could be piercingly annoying. Also, references in the cartoons to how much things cost continue to amuse. I'm sure that the price tags on the plates are meant to make the point that the entrees were too expensive, particularly considering the modest size of whatever the glops in the middle of them are supposed to represent. And, on top of that, flimsy plasticware at those prices? What an outrage!

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