HARTFORD Conn.

The student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist.

The three-frame comic, titled "Polydongs," features two characters who mention locking a "14-year-old Latino girl" in a closet and urinating on her. It was published in Wednesday's edition of The Recorder, a weekly newspaper distributed free on campus.

The university's president vowed Friday to cut off advertising in the paper and its critics plan a protest Monday on campus to push for reforms, including the ouster of Recorder Editor Mark Rowan.

"We believe the climate here at Central is one that fosters this kind of behavior, so we want more systematic changes to create a welcoming environment for everyone to feel safe and secure," said Francisco Donis, a psychology professor and president of the university's Latin American Association.

About 5 percent of the 9,600 undergraduates are Hispanic, according to university figures. The campus is in New Britain, a racially diverse city of 71,000 people about 12 miles southwest of Hartford.

Rowan, 21, was also editor in February when the newspaper was criticized for publishing a satirical opinion piece titled, "Rape Only Hurts If You Fight It." The satire called sexual assault a "magical experience" that benefits "ugly women."

The editorial's author lost his spot at the paper and apologized, but Rowan was allowed to retain his post.

The university created a task force that recommended more training for its student journalists, purchasing libel insurance and creating a student-run alternative paper or Web site.

Rowan, who is scheduled to graduate in December, said lingering anger over that controversy is adding to outrage over the cartoon. He said he did not know if he will be asked to resign.