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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Patriot Front sticker found outside the Davis Center

Hate group stickers go up around campus, students and leadership react

Staff Report September 4, 2019
The Vermont Cynic asked UVM groups what they thought about the reemergence of white nationalist stickers on UVM’s campus. Here’s what they said.
Mint Juul pods from Garcia’s Tobacco Shop on Church Street spill out of the box. “There’s really been an epidemic in vaping, specifically Juuling, among high schoolers, and high schoolers coming into college,” said Parker Holloway, program coordinator of Living Well.

Looking to rip Juul? You can’t if you’re under 21 in VT

Emma Pinezich, Cynic News Reporter September 3, 2019

Starting Sept. 1, people under the age of 21 will no longer be able to buy tobacco products, including Juuls and vapes, in the state of Vermont. Known as “Tobacco 21,” this law was signed into effect...

 President Suresh Garimella speaks to the class of 2023 at the annual Convocation Ceremony, Aug. 25. “My top priority is the student and their success, which means that we should offer them the highest quality of education we can, that’s updated,” Garimella said.

UVM president sets his priority for the path forward: student success

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor September 2, 2019
New UVM president sits down for exclusive first one-on-one interview with The Vermont Cynic, to discuss his priorities.
Patriot Front sticker found outside the Davis Center

UVM Police find multiple ‘white nationalist hate group stickers’ around campus

Staff Report August 28, 2019

White nationalist stickers and posters have once again been plastered throughout the University of Vermont's campus. UVM Police Services have found multiple stickers and posters from the group Patriot...

New leadership sparks change

New leadership sparks change

Staff Editorial August 28, 2019

Dressed in a black and yellow robe, standing at a podium in Patrick Gym, UVM President Suresh Garimella gave his first address as president in front of a crowd of first-year students. “I still remember...

First-year students walk down Main Street as part of the annual Convocation and Twilight Induction Ceremonies. Since 1997, the number of enrolled in-state students at UVM has decreased by 13%, going as low as 20% in 2015.

Fewer Vermonters enroll in the class of 2023 following a downward trend

Emma Pinezich, Cynic News Reporter August 28, 2019

The largest university in Vermont is enrolling fewer and fewer Vermonters each year, following a decreasing trend beginning in 1997. Of the 2,640 students that make up the University of Ver- mont’s...

First-year students pose with candles and fans Aug. 25. The procession of students during the annual Convocation and Twilight Induction Ceremonies begins at Patrick Gym and ends at Waterman green.

Class of 2023 ring in the new school year with new UVM President

Julianne Lesch, Cynic News Reporter August 27, 2019

The class of 2023 took their first steps as UVM students as they paraded down Main Street as part of a running UVM tradition— Convocation. Over 2,600 students sat in Patrick Gym wearing vibrantly...

News stories you missed this summer

News stories you missed this summer

Staff Report August 27, 2019

Here’s a quick round-up of some of the summer’s top stories. UVM ranked as a top cannabis consumer UVM has been ranked as the No. 1 school in the nation for cannabis consumption, according to...

Jacob Oblak (left) shakes hands with UVMs General Counsel Sharon Reich Paulson (right) just before their case is heard in front of the Vermont Supreme Court.

VT Supreme Court rules against UVM, says police document should be made public

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor August 26, 2019

Vermont’s highest court has ruled the UVM Police Services arrest record should be available to the public despite the university refusing to hand it over. The Vermont Supreme Court issued their ruling...

Security footage of Alex Breeyear, one of the suspects in the bike robbery.

Thieves attempt bicycle robbery outside Central Campus

Mills Sparkman, Summer Editor July 11, 2019

  The UVM Police has obtained footage of two bike thieves after an attempted robbery at the Central Campus Bicycle Storage Hut.  Eric Breeyear, 36, and Tylor Sears, 28, were identified...

Mans public records dispute lives to see another day in court

Man’s public records dispute lives to see another day in court

Sawyer Loftus, News Editor June 28, 2019

The Vermont Supreme court has ruled a man may be able to sidestep UVM after the university refused to give up a police record. The court ruled June 27, 2019, that Jacob Oblak's petition he made to the...

Allen House is home to the Prism Center, which serves LGBTQ students and faculty

UVM ranked LGBTQ-friendly by national nonprofit

Mills Sparkman, Summer Editor June 26, 2019

UVM has been ranked among the Northeast’s “Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students” according to a new ranking from Campus Pride, which also ranked UVM as the top LGBTQ-friendly school in the state...

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