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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

Students sexual assault campaign gains traction in VT legislature

Student’s sexual assault campaign gains traction in VT legislature

Emma Pinezich, Staff Writer May 1, 2019

Last year sophomore Syd Ovitt started a petition to force universities to indicate when a student was dismissed for sexual assault. The petition currently has 52,428 signatures and support from...

Man takes UVM to VT Supreme Court over public records

Man takes UVM to VT Supreme Court over public records

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor May 1, 2019

A man is suing UVM in the Vermont Supreme Court to push the University to be more transparent over a student’s arrest. Jacob Oblak, a law student at Vermont Law School, is appealing his public...

Vermont College Democrats hold first ever statewide convention

Vermont College Democrats hold first ever statewide convention

Julianne Lesch and Zoe Stern April 30, 2019

The College Democrats of Vermont held their first ever statewide convention at UVM April 28 in an effort to engage students in political activism.   Tim Ashe, president of the Vermont Senate, gave...

Budget cuts end All Night study space in library

Budget cuts end ‘All Night’ study space in library

Cullen Paradis, Staff Writer April 30, 2019

Howe Library will end the All Night Study program in the face of budget cuts, leaving some students without a study space. Administrators decided to close the program after 16 years in an attempt to...

UPB and SGA agree to new SpringFest funding plan

UPB and SGA agree to new SpringFest funding plan

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor April 29, 2019

The University of Vermont’s annual spring concert has gotten its funding back just one year after it was revoked over concerns of cash stockpiling. The Student Government Association voted in favor...

Provost David Rosowsky discusses his role on campus in his office in April 2015. He announced his resignation at the end of the semester in a Feb. 25 email to the UVM community.

Former Provost eyed for new job in Ohio

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor April 27, 2019

Former Provost David Rosowsky has been named one of four finalists for a similar position at an Ohio university. Rosowsky is in the running for the Provost and Executive Vice President for academic...

The UVM Catamount Recovery Program poses for a photo with recovery programs from other schools across the country at UNITE to Face Addiction Oct. 5, 2015. CRP began in 2010 and is located in Living Well on the first floor of the David Center.

On campus recovery program challenges stigma

Julianne Lesch, Staff Writer April 25, 2019

The Catamount Recovery Program works to redefine the typical college experience by helping those in recovery and promoting a substance-free life on campus. The Catamount Recovery Program began in 2010...

4/20: The past and present of UVMs spring tradition

4/20: The past and present of UVM’s spring tradition

Emma Pinezich and Lee Hughes April 23, 2019

Cannabis celebration still riding high UVM’s annual 4/20 celebration entered a new era as cannabis possession was legalized in Vermont four decades after the event began. Even though possession of...

A look at UVMs drug use

A look at UVM’s drug use

Staff Report April 23, 2019

Nearly 95% of UVM students who responded to a Cynic survey reported they use or have used recreational drugs. Over 200 undergraduate students were surveyed to gauge the drug culture at UVM. Of the...

A shootout that occurred 3 p.m. April 16 on North Willard Street led to the arrest of four suspects in the murder of a 23-year-old man. The shootout resulted in multiple CatAlerts warning students to avoid the area, until the 5 p.m. alert opened the area for regular traffic.

Suspects arrested after a fatal shooting near campus

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2019

Following a shootout near UVM’s campus, four suspects in the murder of a 23-year-old man have been arrested. The shootout occurred 3 p.m. April 16 on North Willard Street and resulted in multiple CatAlerts...

Junior David Gringeri poses in a window in the Davis Center. Gringeri is the newest member of the board of trustees and was sworn in as a student trustee March 1, replacing senior Caitlin McHugh, whose term ended in February.

Student trustee looks to next generations

Lee Hughes and Lindsay Freed April 19, 2019

A local farmer and business major is the new undergraduate member of the board of trustees. Junior David Gringeri was sworn in as a student trustee March 1, replacing junior Caitlin McHugh, whose term...

A student asks a question during Suresh Garimella only visit to campus Feb. 14 before he was approved to be the next University president. Garimella was the sole finalist from the presidential search presented to the public, but there were two interviewed by the faculty panel.

Resolution officially denounces presidential search

Julianne Lesch, Staff Writer April 18, 2019

SGA passed a resolution April 9 condemning the 2018-2019 presidential search process. The resolution criticizes the University for its underrepresentation of students throughout the process, with one...

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