The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Video Game Voodoo

February 17, 2005

Let's play a game: if you love spending precious moments with our roommate, clap your hands. SILENCE. So a lot of college kids have roommate issues. So what? At one juncture of student life or another,...

Who are Students for Peace and Global Justice Anyway?

February 17, 2005

Chances are that if you have ever been to the library or Cook Commons or anywhere else on campus for that matter, you have probably bumped into or seen an SFPGJ'er . They come in all shapes and sizes,...

Stronger Bodies, Stronger Minds

February 17, 2005

Back when I was in high school, athletes were not smart. The football players were the classic 'dumb jocks' that you see in movies, and brains were the only thing that the non-athletic kids could lord...

Farewell to Captain Blue

February 17, 2005

About three months ago when I began a brief writing stint at Seven Days newspaper, I approached my editor with a story. It was to be one for the centuries, splattered with poverty, struggle, hard times,...

The Long Road TO A COMMON Understanding

February 14, 2005

Let me tell you a story. It is one of pain and frustration, tears and sweat, blood and guts. Well, not so much blood and guts. It is the tale of how SA Concerts came to bring the famous hip-hop artist,...

Trattoria Delia: The Best Shot You’ve Got

February 3, 2005

I love Trattoria Delia. Whenever I need a pick-me-up, or I need to impress someone, Trattoria Delia is my first choice. It smells like my grandma's house back in the day: fresh bread, rosemary, wine,...

WANTED: Non-Northeasterners

February 3, 2005

You might ask yourself why someone from New Jersey is writing about not being from the Northeast. Well, the truth of the matter is I never identified myself with the surf culture of the Jersey shore,...

Prague: Beer, Communism, and History

February 1, 2005

Prague is a city of Kafka and communism, a place of castles and beer-halls, political radicals and economic entrepreneurs. It is here that I spent my spring semester of last year, studying and traveling...

Nassau and the Bahamas

February 1, 2005

New Providence Island is the vibrant and temperate home to Nassau, the capitol city of the Bahamas, where I recently spent a week recovering from the daunting Vermont winter. This small island is home...

No Boots? No Problem!

December 6, 2004

Virtually everyone values some aspect of the natural world. We praise nature for the inspirational and recreational outlets it may provide- it is our paradise in a fast paced society that otherwise lacks...

UVM: Worker’s Paradise

December 6, 2004

I can't say how pleased I am that the debates over the possibility of a PLA program for our construction workers are being debated so intensely. Of course, voting down the plan without discussion of an...

Hey Dude-Biodiversity Rocks!

December 6, 2004

"You know what? Biodiversity is pretty much God's biggest mistake," claims junior Scott Zelley. "I really don't see how it is at all relevant to anything at all." Although his sentiments are rather harsh,...

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