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

The future of print news in a multimedia-crazed world

September 15, 2016

Those of you who are reading this article are participating in the dying art of journalism.Journalism has been considered sacred since the war for independence, but recent trends have shown this revered...

All boarders, stay in your lane

All boarders, stay in your lane

September 14, 2016

It’s true. That means you, shirtless man on your way to the dorm, coolly drinking your kombucha with little regard for pedestrians.Many a time have I walked across campus frowning at your four hard wheels...

New Interfaith Center uniting UVM campus

New Interfaith Center uniting UVM campus

September 14, 2016

[media-credit name="Genevieve Winn" align="alignnone" width="230"][/media-credit]UVM prides itself on being inclusive to everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or religion.A new Interfaith Center...

The Olympics went off the deep end

The Olympics went off the deep end

September 8, 2016

When the Olympics come around biannually, I am continually caught off guard by the sheer ineffectiveness of Olympic diplomacy.Between doping scandals and team rivalries, there seems to be no point to the...

Buy dogs, not guns. Save lives

Buy dogs, not guns. Save lives

Ariana Arden September 7, 2016

Gun control is, and has been all our lives, a very hot-button issue. In 2015, there were 372 mass shootings in America, according to the BBC. I believe there have already been more than that...

UVM to expand peer advising

UVM to expand peer advising

September 7, 2016

A new peer-mentor program and new Advising Center located on the first floor of the Davis Center are examples of initiatives being taken by the University in order to create a more positive advising experience...

Brief summery of the 2016 election

Brief “summery” of the 2016 election

Gaetano Martello September 1, 2016

What a crazy summer U.S. politics has had! It’s impossible for me to cover everything that happened, especially since Donald Trump keeps making news every week, but I’ll try to give a quick rundown...

GOP, you played yourself

September 1, 2016

It has been a long-standing notion that in normal election years, the incumbentparty has a favorable chance of retaining the White House if GDP growth has been steady and economic factors, such as job...

Voting system is ineffective and out-of-date

August 31, 2016

I accompanied my roommate to vote in the Vermont state primaries Aug. 9. The process of voting was more or less a farce.I wasn’t voting, since I’m registered back home in DC, but I wanted David Zuckerman...

2016 Orientation from the first-year perspective

August 31, 2016

College campus visits are surreal, intimidating and daunting.Are you making a mistake, or are you looking at the very place you’ll befriend the Freshman 15?Visiting nine campuses in one week required...

Welcome back to UVM

Welcome back to UVM

August 31, 2016

New schedules, free coffee, blank notebooks and well-rested students: all signs of a new semester at UVM. It’s that time of year again; everyone is return- ing to the beautiful campus we call home. Welcome,...

A sobering look at the drinking age in U.S.

A sobering look at the drinking age in U.S.

May 6, 2016

Every Friday night in Burlington, hundreds of people buy booze for their friends and acquaintances who aren’t yet 21.How do I know this? Observation. Experience. Common sense.If I buy three 30-racks,...

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