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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

A popular place to smoke on campus is outside Williams Hall. The Center for Health and Wellbeing is attempting to limit on-campus smoking by hiring student cigarette ambassadors to engage with students smoking on campus and post informational signs.

Ambassadors advise smokers

Zoe Stern, Staff Writer April 17, 2019

Smokers on campus can now expect to interact with the new cigarette ambassador program while taking a drag. The Center for Health and Wellbeing is attempting to limit student cigarette use by engaging...

Shooting off campus sends two to the hospital

Shooting off campus sends two to the hospital

Staff Report April 16, 2019

Two people have been shot during what police call a "shootout" on North Willard Street. The University sent out CatAlerts around 3:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon stating Burlington Police was investigating...

Senior Gillian Natanagara offers a statement April 2 at a SGA meeting. SGA will be voting to create a working group evaluating revisions to the canvassing ban to allow for more involvement in student politics.

Campus canvassing policy to be reevaluated by SGA

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor April 16, 2019

Students on campus may expect more knocks on their doors following new SGA legislation on canvassing. SGA will be voting to create a working group reevaluating the campus canvassing ban to allow for more...

The 108-foot high wind turbine located near Jeffords Hall produces 3,000 to 5,000 kilowatt hours a year, enough to power an energy efficient home for 12 months. From 2007 to 2013, UVM decreased its carbon footprint by 45%, however, ecological groups on campus are weary of this statistic and continue to work to reduce UVMs ecological footprint.

Environmental efforts strive to divest

Emma Pinezich and Lilly Young April 15, 2019

While the University bills itself as an environmentally friendly school, some ecological groups are working to further lower its environmental impact. From 2007 to 2014, UVM decreased its carbon footprint...

Protesters, including junior Alexander Smith and English professor Nancy Welch, listen to senior Scarlett Moore recount the events of the trial April 4. Im here because, number one, I think this is a really egregious attack on the free speech of queer students and students of color, Moore said.

Student’s hearings conclude conduct violation case

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor April 11, 2019

A group of students was found responsible for violating University policy following a Feb. 26 rally in Waterman, concluding a three-week conduct process. The students spoke at a  Feb. 26 NoNames for...

Members of the SGA senate listen intently at a Nov. 6, 2018 SGA meeting. SGA passed a resolution April 2 condemning Canary Mission, an online database of individuals and organizations that have expressed criticisms of Israel.

SGA passes historic resolution denouncing database

Maeve Gurnis, Staff Writer April 10, 2019

SGA unanimously passed a resolution April 2 to protect students' free speech. SGA’s resolution condemns Canary Mission, an online database of individuals and organizations that have expressed criticism...

Image courtesy of Lauren Kerzhners facebook page

First-year nutrition major dies

Julianne Lesch, Staff Writer April 10, 2019

First-year Lauren Kerzhner died March 31. Kerzhner, a New Jersey native, was majoring in dietetics, nutrition and food sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, according to an April 1...

First-year Connor Gage died Feb. 2 in a North Winooski Avenue parking lot following visits to parties at Alpha Epsilon Pi and Delta Tau Delta. Gage died from hypothermia, which was worsened by being severely intoxicated. The Burlington Police Department have ruled the death accidental.

Police report reveals student’s final hours

Sawyer Loftus, Contributor April 9, 2019

Nearly two months after a UVM first-year was found dead in a snowbank, the Burlington Police Department has ruled the death accidental. Burlington Police began investigating the death of first-year Connor...

With SGA senate elections coming up April 9 and 10, SGA President Ethan Foley, a junior, makes a speech at the SGA meeting April 2. The election is contested for the first time in two years with 49 candidates vying for 39 seats.

SGA election applications at a high

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor April 8, 2019

This year’s SGA senate elections are contested for the first time in two years. By 4 p.m. April 5, senior Meghan Driscoll, SGA Elections Committee chair, received 49 election packets of those competing...

Representatives from various colleges made a visit to UVM as part of the reaccreditation process in order to ensure that UVM has met certain standards to provide quality education. The discussion among the staff included performance assessments, sustainability on campus and how wage raises are distributed.

UVM measured against peer colleges

Julianne Lesch and Lilly Young April 4, 2019

Representatives from various colleges visited campus as part of the reaccreditation process, but few people showed up to the open forums. When a university is accredited, it means that the institution...

United Academics President Sarah Alexander enters Waterman March 26, 2019 with rally members to deliver the UA petition to the executive offices.

Faculty union and admin release contradictory data

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor April 3, 2019

The faculty union circulated a flyer at its March 26 rally asserting the University has cherry-picked the data it offered them about funding and enrollment. A March 26 rally on the Waterman Green centered...

First-year Jordyn King delivers a speech at the March 26 United Academics rally on the Waterman Green, which was attended by 40 faculty and students. The rally was to support the UAs petition which demands for the reinstatement of two lecturers and support for students who received conduct hearing notices following participation in a Feb. 26 rally hosted by NoNames for Justice.

Union blocked out of admin office

Emma Pinezich and Lee Hughes April 2, 2019

The faculty union and student activists were locked out of the executive offices when they tried to deliver a petition. United Academics, the faculty union, hosted a 2:30 p.m. March 26 rally on the Waterman...

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