This is a pure University of Illinois strip. Crouton is reading the Daily Illini, which did have a great police blotter section where you could sometimes find your friends, and the Lincoln bust Buzz peed on is a statue that people rubbed for good luck.
(The “Bulls win 27 straight” newspaper headline—a total joke, considering the Bulls were the worst team in the NBA that year—was an homage to Fox Trot, which often hides fun headlines and pictures in the background.)
