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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

McAuley fitness center fee upsets residents

McAuley fitness center fee upsets residents

Caitlin Lewis and Emma Jarnagin September 29, 2017

The nearest free athletic facility is a 25-minute walk across campus for students living on Trinity campus. This fall the Wellness Environment left Trinity campus, home of the McAuley Hall fitness...

Formal dedication held for central res hall

Formal dedication held for central res hall

Kassondra Little, Senior Staff Writer September 28, 2017

Wellness Environment students and UVM faculty gathered for the Central Campus Residence Hall dedication.   The Sept. 15 ceremony was hosted by  Annie Stevens, vice provost for student affairs. Residents...

Arabic professor challenges dismissal from position

Arabic professor challenges dismissal from position

Lilly Young, Staff Writer September 27, 2017

There has been a push to re-instate the recently discontinued Arabic program. The Arabic program, which has been present at the University since spring 2008, was discontinued May 2017 when professor...

Family and friends remember late UVM junior

Family and friends remember late UVM junior

Lauren Schnepf, Assistant News Editor September 26, 2017

Every Friday of the beginning of her first year at UVM, Rebecca Ryan went to the Waterman Green with two friends to hang out in hammocks. She brought snacks for her new friends and would play her favorite...

Students present list of demands to President Sullivan

Students present list of demands to President Sullivan

Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor September 26, 2017

UVM students led by student diversity organizations presented a list of demands to UVM administration Monday, citing racial injustice on multiple levels at the University. The list, addressed to President...

Gun control forum opens space for debate

Gun control forum opens space for debate

Lindsay Freed, Senior Staff Writer September 24, 2017

Students and community members packed the Livak Ballroom of the Davis Center while waiting to discuss gun control. The Janus Forum presented the discussion “Gun Control Policy: An exploration of legal,...

University continues with efforts to restore Torrey Hall after fire

University continues with efforts to restore Torrey Hall after fire

Lauren Schnepf, Assistant News Editor September 22, 2017

The fire that ravaged Torrey Hall last month is having lasting effects on the programs and staff members that were housed there. Following the fire, both the plant biology and animal biology departments...

Texting scam targets UVM students

Texting scam targets UVM students

Kim Henry, Staff Writer September 21, 2017

Between Sept. 18 and 19, two UVM students reported receiving scam-like threatening text, said UVM police Deputy Chief Tim Bilodeau. The texts were two to three lines, gave the recipient a location and...

Burlington teachers strike and garner UVM support

Burlington teachers strike and garner UVM support

Brandon Arcari, Breaking News Assistant Editor September 19, 2017

Teachers in Burlington are striking over disputes in contracts ending Sept. 1 with the school board voting to impose a contract that teachers view as unfair. The strike closed schools both Thursday...

UVM student dies after climbing accident

UVM student dies after climbing accident

Lauren Schnepf, Assistant News Editor September 18, 2017

UVM Junior Rebecca Ryan died while rock climbing with friends in the Lower West Bolton Climbing Area on Sept. 16. Annie Stevens, Vice Provost of Student Affairs, announced Ryan’s death in a campus...

Preacher on campus sparks conversation along with controversy

Preacher on campus sparks conversation along with controversy

Kim Henry, Staff Writer September 18, 2017

On Sept. 1, a preacher who introduced himself as Gerald waved his bible outside the Davis Center, drawing a group of students who challenged his ideals. For the past several years, early fall and spring...

Barbecue event welcomes the LGBTQA community

Barbecue event welcomes the LGBTQA community

JP Reidel and Ellyn LaPointe September 16, 2017

Despite a gray forecast, students, alumni and community members gathered at the Allen House, UVM’s LGBTQA Center, Sept. 9. The House hosted an annual “welcome back” barbecue for students who...

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