He calls it his office. An antiquated computer sits on a desk near the door and an old, sizzling heater. Newspapers have accumulated into piles stacked against the wall. An orange and white cat named Ernie slinks about the room, stopping sporadically to rustle the newspapers with its paws. Papers with half-formed illustration ideas clutter the wall above a large drafting table. This room is where creativity has its outlet. This is where Patrick O'Connor draws his cartoons.

Kent native O'Connor has been the editorial cartoonist for the Daily Kent Stater since his high school days. In addition, his work runs in The Washington Times and the Record-Courier. Through TMS-Campus, a syndicate, he also sends his work to other college newspapers.

But the O'Connor era at Kent State is about to come to an end.