Screwballs Wilde-Stench

Four-panel comic strip penned by Maine Campus staff member Tom Higgins. Long-description follows: Panel 1. The scene is on a sidewalk in an outdoor setting. Pillowy clouds dot the sky. An academic-looking building is in the background. Walking past Tank, a muscular, straight, white, cis-gender male with flat-top haircut is on a sidewalk is a line of knee-high, non-gender specific individuals dressed in leotards and tutus, carrying star-topped wands on their shoulders and wearing spiked helmets or Pickelhaube, worn by members of the German military during the second reich. One of the knee-high individuals is turned toward the character Tank, hitting him in the knee with a star-topped wand as Tank responds, Ow! Panel 2. The same background scene. A second knee-high individual had turned toward the character Tank and is kicking him in the other knee. Tank responds, Ow! Ouch! as the comic strip\u27s secondary character, Tank\u27s room mate, Irwng, appears on the right margin of the panel, smiling as he watches the assault on Tank. Panel 3. The same background scene. Irwng has stepped fully into view as the last knee-high character marches out of the scene behind the line of identical characters. Heat waves hover over Tank\u27s flat-top haircut and radiating lines encircle his knees to indicate where he was struck. Irwng, a thin character wearing a suit with a turned up collar says, Hey Tank! ..... Who are they??? Panel 4. The same background scene. The star-topped wand and edge of the tutu worn by the last member of the parade of knee-high figures, can just be seen on the right margin of the panel. Eyes wide, Tank says, That\u27s the Wilde-Stein Liberation Army!!! To which Irwng responds, Yuk. Yuk holding his stomach as he laughs

Screwballs comic: Toke n\u27 Choke

A four-panel black and white comic strip drawn and authored by Tom Higgins expressing ethnic, black male stereotypes. Long description. Panel one: In the foreground is one of the usual white, men characters. The man has a long, rectangular nose and long, flat-top hair style. A speech bubble over his head says, Hey man, did you get th\u27 stuff? He is looking in the direction of a black man wearing a striped Zoot suit and black fedora who has opened a door and is walking into the room, toward the white character. The black character is drawn as if he is wearing black face make-up, with a dark face and large, outlined white lips. A cigarette dangles from his lips as he responds, Yep! Panel two shows the black man standing beside a round table, beside the white man. He is still depicted as if wearing black face, the burning cigarette dangling from his white, outlined mouth. The black man is depicted with a pug nose and wearing dark sunglasses with a star burst in the lenses. The white man in profile, seated at a round table. On the table is a baggie containing an indistinct dark substance, two rolled joints. The white man is holding a glass water bong and a lighter and looks toward the black man, standing beside the table. A speech bubble over the white man\u27s head says, So, is it any good? Panel three shows a speech buttle over the black man\u27s head that sayd, Sure,...it\u27s Asbestos! The white man\u27s face is pained and a smoke cloud bursts from his mouth with the words, Choke. Choke. His eyes tightly closed and fingers clenched is a spasm, he asks, What!?! followed by two exclamation marks framing a question mark. Panel four shows half of the black man\u27s face, as he walks away from the table to leave the scene. The dark fedora is now obviously fuzzy. His sunglasses feature a clear starburst reflection of light. A smile marks his large, outlined white mouth as a cigarette is apparently clenched in his teeth. A speech bubble over his head reads: It\u27s as best \u27os I could do! In the background, the white man is still seated at the table with an angry scowl on his face and three squiggly lines over his head indicating that he is steamed

Screwballs comic Rude Awakening

A four-panel black and white comic strip drawn and authored by Tom Higgins depicting a homophobic athlete. Long Description. Panel one depicts two figures in bed in a darkened room. In the background there is a shelf lined with trophies that speak to the macho, athletic background of the room\u27s primary male occupant. The athletic male figure is depicted seated in bed, bare chested with a blonde crewcut. He is looking at a sleeping bearded figure next to him in confusion. The athlete\u27s confusion is emphasized by a short series of question marks and an exclamation mark hanging over his head. The sleeping figure beside him is depicted with long hair, a beard and mustache, suggesting that the figure is male. On the floor beside the bed is a piece of crumpled clothing and a single high-heel shoe. Panel two, the sleeping, bearded figure wakes and stretches with a yawn, still covered by a rumpled blanket. The athlete cowers behind his the blanket he has pulled up to his nose. Sweat beads fly around his head as he stares wide-eyed at the waking figure. The room background setting is the same. Panel three shows the formerly sleeping bearded figure standing beside the bed, pulling on a robe and slipping into the high-heel shoes. The cowering athlete is drawn with exaggerated, raised eye brows and a large exclamation mark of surprise over his head. The back of the robe pulled on by the bearded figure bears the script lettering: Ding A\u27Ling Bros. Circus Bearded Lady and a portrait of the bearded figure below the lettering. The woman\u27s identity is reinforced by a printed caption Bearded Lady and a dotted-line arrow pointing to the figure, making certain the viewer understands that the sleeping bearded figure was, in fact, a female. Panel four shows a close up of the macho athlete bare chested with an expression of relief on his face. His eyes are half-closed and cheeks puffed out as he exhales a breath cloud superimposed with the word, Whew! A thought bubble beside the athlete\u27s head contains the lettering, I knew I wasn\u27t that drunk last night followed by two exclamation marks

Screwballs comic: Pretty Kitty

A four-panel black and white comic strip drawn and authored by Tom Higgins expressing sexist gender stereotypes. Long Description. Panel one depicts two white, men characters from the mid-chest up as they stand behind a brick wall. In the foreground, a young, white woman character with exaggeratedly large breasts and unrealistically small waist, strides past the two male figures with a purse over one shoulder. The woman is dressed in short-shorts and a tight tube-top that exposes her midriff and décolletage. The woman hair is styled in a short, 1980s punk pompadour. Behind the wall, the two, college-age men lean forward. One man is a macho-looking athlete wearing a t-shirt emblazened with a capital letter M and blonde hair in a crewcut. The athlete\u27s eyes are wide and popping as he looks at the woman. His tongue lolls out of his mouth as he lustfully drools. A speech bubble over his head shows the word, \u27WOW!\u27 in capital letters and the O drawn like a target. The man to the athlete\u27s left is wearing a jacket with pin-back buttons decorating the front and is making a frown as he give he athlete the side-eye. His hair is a long, 1980s flat top style. Panel two shows the woman exiting stage left as the athlete leans his arms on the top of the brick wall, continuing to leer at the woman. The man to his left looks at the athlete with a passive expression. A speech bubble over the athlete\u27s head says: Man I wish Darlene Kitty was my girl followed by three exclamation marks. Panel three shows the athlete leaning both of his elbows on the top of the brick wall as his forearms laying in a relaxed position. He looks at the man he is with. His eyes are hooded and mouth closed in an expression that suggests his friend is a killjoy. The second man raises his left hand expressively. A speech bubble over his head says, I don\u27t know, Tank, I heard she\u27s been around the block a few times followed by three exclamation marks Panel four shows the athlete, Tank, responding with a large smile as his friend\u27s face shows open-mouthed shock. The speech bubble over Tank\u27s head reads: That\u27s O.K., I like women who keep in shape

Exploring employer behaviour in relation to Investors in People

"This report explores employer behaviour in relation to choices they make about Investors in People (IIP) accreditation in order for the future IIP strategy to ensure IIP is relevant, adds value to employers and tackles any barriers to successful delivery. The research focuses on the decision-making processes and experiences of three key groups of employers: employers that have held IIP accreditation for a number of years; employers who previously held IIP accreditation but have let this lapse; and employers who committed to gaining IIP accreditation but subsequently did not to go through the assessment process" - page 1