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BREAKING: Student protestors rally against preacher on campus

BREAKING: Student protestors rally against preacher on campus

Ella Ruehsen, Staff Writer September 30, 2019

A group of 150-200 students gathered to protest against a preacher that was yelling anti-gay messages and quoting biblical verses on the middle of UVM's Central campus. He preached for about an hour...

UVM, take climate action and divest from fossil fuels

UVM, take climate action and divest from fossil fuels

Chris Harrell September 28, 2019

Students around the world walked out of school Sept. 20 in a powerful display of action. Over 4 million students participated in the youth-led Global Climate Strike, according to a Sept. 21 article from...

First-year Levi Putman returns a volley during a warmup match, Sept. 19. The club now meets in Mann Hall instead of the Redstone Lofts and practices on three tables instead of one.

Table tennis team enters a new era with new players

Matthew Bizier, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

The Table tennis club returned to UVM this semester after an extended absence and only had one table to play on for their first few meetings. While the numbers were low, the atmosphere was competitive;...

Sophomore Jacob Curtis participates in a Quidditch team practice, Sept. 24. After five-year break from national competition, the team plans to rejoin the U.S. Quidditch League in the coming months.

Quidditch team fosters friendship

Lilly Page, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

If you see students running around on the Redstone green with PVC pipes between their legs, it might be the UVM Quidditch team preparing for their next tournament. On a Tuesday in early fall, the team...

A screenshot of a beta version of the online interface to access the results of the Campus Climate Survey.

Campus Climate Survey data goes live online

Ella Ruehsen, Staff Writer September 27, 2019

In the wake of student demands for increased access to Campus Climate Survey data, UVM has released an online version of the data available to the UVM community. Wanda Heading-Grant, vice president...

Closer to classes, far from community

Closer to classes, far from community

Tori Scala September 27, 2019

Do you wish you could go back in time and tell your younger self to try something different? If I could, I would have told myself not to live in Central Campus Residence Hall as a first-year. I remember...

 New director of Counseling and Psychiatry Services, Carrie Fleider sits in her office on South Williams Street Sept. 19. By hiring Flieder as director of CAPS, the Center for Health and Wellbeing rounds out a time of transition.

A ‘stretched’ CAPS gets a new leader

Julianne Lesch, Cynic News Reporter September 25, 2019

Last year UVM Counseling and Psychiatry Services was left running “very thin,” said the former interim director. Now UVM has hired a new director, who has worked at five universities in the last...

Junior and NoNames for Justice leader Harmony Edosomwam addresses students and faculty outside Waterman Sept. 25, 2019.

Breaking: Students rally in front of Waterman, demand Campus Climate data

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor September 25, 2019

UVM students and staff members rallied outside of Waterman building to push the administration to give students all of the Campus Climate Survey data. The protest, led by student activist groups NoNames...

Senior Alexis Walker, a peer tutor, helps a student in the Advising Center, Sept. 19. Created in 2014, the center will shut down next year at the termination of its contract with SGA.

SGA plans to shut down Peer Advising and Center

Zoe Stern, Cynic News Reporter September 24, 2019

SGA is shutting down the Advising Center as its four-year contract comes to a close, leaving thousands of students without peer advising programs.  The center was created in 2016 to act as a guide,...

Climate activists block traffic during rush hour in Burlington

Climate activists block traffic during rush hour in Burlington

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor September 23, 2019

A group of protestors blocked portions of Main Street during peak rush hour traffic Monday evening in Burlington, right outside the UVM Davis Center. At least 20 protestors were blocking both lanes...

Students call on UVM administration to release more Campus Climate data ahead of rally

Students call on UVM administration to release more Campus Climate data ahead of rally

Lilly Young, Cynic News Reporter September 23, 2019

A student activist group is calling on UVM to release all of the data from the 2019 Campus Climate Survey ahead of a rally.  In the winter of 2019, students, faculty and staff were asked to take the...

How to find comfort in being uncomfortable: breathe

How to find comfort in being uncomfortable: breathe

Valerie Davis September 21, 2019

Breathe. Just breathe.Ever since the first day of classes as a first-year just four weeks ago, these three words have been crucial to almost every aspect of my life. Since arriving at UVM, my life has...

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