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

SGA Treasurer Taylor Gauthier, a junior, speaks during an SGA meeting, Oct. 8. A resolution granting the power to increase stipends to the business manager will be voted on next week.

SGA weighs increasing their pay and who controls it

Zoe Stern, Cynic News Reporter October 15, 2019

SGA is weighing the possibility of handing over the power of determining how much members get paid to a UVM employee. A proposed SGA resolution would allow their professional business manager, Blanka...

Dont give hateful speech attention it doesnt deserve

Don’t give hateful speech attention it doesn’t deserve

Meg Trogolo October 10, 2019

An evangelical preacher stands in a high-traffic area of campus, spewing homophobic language and surrounded by angry students. Sadly, this is not an unexpected sight at UVM. Evangelicals have set up...

Engage to fight back against hateful speech

Engage to fight back against hateful speech

Christa Guzman October 10, 2019

It was a crisp, fall day on UVM’s campus. It was hard to ignore the crowd starting to form in front of the Davis Center. On Oct. 1 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., a preacher spewed racist, misogynistic and...

Junior defensemen Cory Thomas (Left) and Owen Grant (Right) fight for possession of the puck during the men’s hockey game, the first of the season, Oct. 5. The Cats won the game 6-1, with Thomas scoring UVM’s fourth goal.

Men’s Hockey opens season with a win

Aryanna Ramsaran, Staff Writer October 9, 2019

The men’s hockey team opened their 2019-20 season with a win against the University of Guelph Oct. 5. The Catamounts came back from an early 1-0 deficit to win 6-1. “I certainly want to tip my hat...

Preacher Keith Darrell stands in the Andrew Harris Commons, surrounded by onlookers, Sept. 30. Although many voiced objections to Darrell’s rhetoric, his presence was protected under the First Amendment.

Controversial preacher raises First Amendment questions

Ella Ruehsen, Staff Writer October 9, 2019

Preacher Keith Darrell stood, Bible in hand, just after noon, Sept. 30, in the middle of Andrew Harris Commons. As students passed by, a small group stopped to listen. “Binary thinking is inescapable,...

Alumni, push divestment

Alumni, push divestment

Letter to the Editor October 8, 2019

By Benjamin Silverman '10 I am a 2010 alumnus from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Arts in economics. It was with great displeasure that I read in the Oct.1 Cynic article about how the UVM...

Organize Club President Kieran Edraney, a senior, speaks during a club meeting, Oct. 3. The club plans to meet with Richard Cate, vice president of finance for UVM, Oct. 11.

Students plan to push divestment once again at UVM

Emma Pinezich, Assistant News Editor October 8, 2019

A student group is again pushing for UVM to divest from fossil fuels and plans to submit a proposal to the board of trustees this month. The board of trustees, who has control over UVM’s endowment,...

In a symbolic transfer of power, UVM’s new President, Suresh Garimella, was handed the University mace and presidential medallion.
Garimella was installed as the 27th President of UVM, Oct. 3 in the Ira Allen Chapel.

Presidential Installation Ceremony marks official start for new President

Lilly Page, Staff Writer October 4, 2019

In a symbolic transfer of power, UVM’s new President, Suresh Garimella, was handed the University mace and presidential medallion. This transfer of two physical objects signaled the official start...

HAPPENING NOW: UVM officially welcomes new President Suresh Garimella

HAPPENING NOW: UVM officially welcomes new President Suresh Garimella

Staff Report October 3, 2019

Elected officials and members of the UVM community gathered inside the Ira Allen Chapel just after 1:30 p.m. to official install UVM's new President Suresh Garimella. In the audience was former Governor...

Senior Harmony Edosomwan speaks during a protest organized by NoNames for Justice and Queer Student Action at Waterman building, Sept. 25. The protest called for the release of the complete Campus Climate Survey data from the University.

Three Years of Protest: What does the future hold for NoNames for Justice?

Julianne Lesch, Lilly Young, Irene Choi, and Sawyer Loftus October 2, 2019
What does the future look like for NoNames? They have been active at UVM for years. Here’s what has and has not changed.
Activists: to profit or punish?

Activists: to profit or punish?

Staff Editorial October 2, 2019

UVM, where are you? Here you are, posting a “Photo of the Week” of senior Jillian Scannell, SGA president, on your Instagram. You write, “More than 500 community members gathered outside the Davis...

Richard Cate, University treasurer and vice president for finance, sits in his office, Sept. 26. Cate was tasked to handle all sustainability and climate action issues by President Suresh Garimella at the beginning of September.

UVM will not divest, says UVM’s new leader of sustainability

Emma Pinezich, Assistant News Editor October 1, 2019

President Suresh Garimella’s pick to run sustainability issues at UVM said he won’t push for divestment from fossil fuels, despite calls from students. Garimella has tasked Richard Cate, vice president...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
#UVM #