Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 08, 2024

President King still regrets going soft on the anti-Vietnam protesters.

Zippy should be offered up as the sacrificial goat!!!

What is Jeff Redfern doing during all this turmoil? Planting the seed that will grow into the Red Rascal?

“It’s great to be King!”

He will grind their bones to make his bread, ha, ha

President King is modeled (loosely) on Kingman Brewster, the president of Yale from 1963 to 1977 (including the time Garry Trudeau was there).

This protest will spoil their chance at being promoted to adjunct professor. The money is still lousy, but at least they can call themselves “professor”.

He doesn’t care if students graduate as long as they keep paying tuition.

What could he actually do? Have them arrested?

sigh.. seeya when this story’s over

Tear gas is too good for them.

Welcome to Dotheboys Hall.

But see also

“And if anyone is threatened by advertising, air pollution, television, or the police, they should chant SMOKEY THE BEAR’S WAR SPELL:

DROWN THEIR BUTTS CRUSH THEIR BUTTS DROWN THEIR BUTTS CRUSH THEIR BUTTS…" Of course, he also wants “his followers, [to become ] free of cars, houses, canned foods, universities, and shoes…”