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Board of trustees votes to rename the library

Board of trustees votes to rename the library

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor October 26, 2018

Sawyer Loftus The decision making body of the University, the board of trustees, unanimously voted to approve the renaming of Bailey/Howe Library during their biannual meeting Oct. 26, making the name...

Board of Trustees to meet Oct. 26 to Oct. 27

Board of Trustees to meet Oct. 26 to Oct. 27

Lindsay Freed, Senior Staff Writer October 24, 2018

The decision making body of the University is meeting this Friday and Saturday to discuss and vote on the future of University policy, including the renaming of the Bailey/Howe Library. The board...

Activists speak on gun reform

Activists speak on gun reform

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 24, 2018

  Three survivors of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida visited Burlington during their book tour to give advice to young gun reform activists. Activists...

Candidates for governor do meet and greet

Candidates for governor do meet and greet

Julianne Lesch, Staff Writer October 23, 2018

Alek Fleury Two Vermont gubernatorial candidates convened Oct. 17 in Brennan’s for a meet and greet with UVM students. At the event, students were given the opportunity to ask questions to gubernatorial...

The victim, Susan Shaffer, seen on the bus surveillance camera just before the accident.

UVM Bus driver found responsible for pedestrian injury

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 23, 2018

A UVM police services investigation has found a UVM bus driver at fault for hitting a woman who was crossing the street. The bus driver, Linda Fountain-Provost, was given a ticket for failing to stop...

New advisory council announced

New advisory council announced

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 22, 2018

The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking applicants for a new advisory in partnership with the Student Government Association. CAS is seeking 12 undergraduate students to join the newly appointed...

UVM Cycling team given bikes after theirs burn

UVM Cycling team given bikes after theirs burn

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor October 21, 2018

After UVM Cycling’s bikes caught fire during transport, a bike company sent new bikes to their race in Missoula, Montana While waiting to begin the Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championship Oct....

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UVM receives $12.3 million grant

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 20, 2018

The University received a $12.3 million federal grant for a cross-college collaboration to develop ways to prevent and control infectious diseases. The grant was awarded to UVM by the National Institute...

A busy Howe Library bustles with students around this time last year.

Committee votes to remove name from library

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 19, 2018

A UVM committee has unanimously voted in favor of removing former University President Guy Bailey’s name from the Bailey/Howe Library. The renaming committee released a report Oct. 16 detailing their...

The new app, the Guide, allows students to track their academic work and all the activities UVM has to offer around campus. ninty-one percent of first-year students have the app.

App gives guidance to students

Julianne Lesch, Staff Writer October 19, 2018

UVM students now have a new app to track their academic work and all the activities UVM has to offer. The app, called the Guide, was created to better connect students and their academic pursuits, enhance...

The Jacobs House hosts UVMs counseling and psychiatric services. CAPS services are only meant to be used as short-term counseling, but students are unaware of this, said junior Alexa Hererra.

CAPS uses short-term model

Ben Drape, Staff Writer October 18, 2018

UVM’S Counseling and Psychiatry Services are only meant to be used as short-term counseling, despite students desiring long-term services. CAPS uses a short-term model when counseling clients, Interim...

Senior Caleb Weathers is the UVM rock climbing wall staff coordinator and former Climbing Club leader. The Climbing Club was derecognized by SGA due to a nearly $11,000 debt.

Climbing Club derecognized for five years

Lee Hughes and Rachel Halpern October 17, 2018

The Climbing Club was derecognized by SGA Sept. 25 after racking up a debt of $10,792.65. During the past fiscal year, the Climbing Club overused their allocated SGA budget by paying student employees...

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