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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

Sex ed post-Living Well cuts
Sex ed post-Living Well cuts
Noah Diedrich, News Editor • December 12, 2024

From depleted condom dispensers to the end of Sex Ed Office Hours, positive sexuality programming at UVM has suffered following a slew of cuts...

The secret life of a 19-year-old preteen 
The secret life of a 19-year-old preteen 
Olivia Langlan, Assistant Opinion Editor • December 17, 2024

I didn’t get my period until the summer before college. With these credentials alone, I basically wrote the handbook on late blooming.    Stalled...

Sex and the Cynic: you and your friend did what? 
Sarah Koegler, Opinion Columnist • December 17, 2024
The great Gen Z gender gap
The great Gen Z gender gap
Lucas Martineau, Opinion Columnist • December 17, 2024
UVM wins the shoot out in a tie between UMass Amherst Nov. 8.
UVM men’s ice hockey spends weekend crushing UMass Amherst
Robbie Levine, Sports Writer • November 21, 2024

Coming off a 6-5 overtime loss last Sunday at UConn, UVM went into this two-game homestand against UMass Amherst on Nov. 8 looking to get back...

UVM men’s hockey loses 3-1 against Clarkson Oct. 19.
Catamounts lose to Clarkson
Robbie Levine, Culture Staff Writer • October 28, 2024
Pain, pleasure and pressure: the rise of rough sex
Pain, pleasure and pressure: the rise of rough sex
Nora Sissenich and Liliana Mefford December 12, 2024

In the midst of a sexual recession, young adults are having rougher sex than ever before. “Sex has not always been this rough,” said Debby...

Photo illustration: Readers dive into “Dead Below Deck” Nov. 10.
A conversation with author and UVM alum Jan Gangsei
Rhiannon Hubbard, Features Staff Writer • November 14, 2024
Dirty talk: “meaningless” and its implications
Dirty talk: “meaningless” and its implications
Maya Surrenti, Assistant Culture Editor • December 12, 2024

Perhaps it’s the English major in me that needs to know a word’s whispered implications, but recently I’ve been fascinated by the categorization...

“Eyes Wide Shut:” A (sex) cult classic
“Eyes Wide Shut:” A (sex) cult classic
Erika Tally, Culture Staff Writer • December 12, 2024
Winner of the Noah Kahan look-alike contest, Sam Spanierman, Dec. 5.
Bring life to “Stick Season”
Grace Wang, Co-Editor-In-Chief • December 6, 2024
Editorial Board: UVM needs to be more transparent with their investments
Editorial Board: UVM needs to be more transparent with their investments
Editorial Board April 15, 2024

As a public university, UVM’s endowment fund and investment portfolio should be easily accessible online as public record.  On April 10,...

A love letter to the Cynic editors
A love letter to the Cynic editors
Grace Visco, co-Editor-in-Chief • December 1, 2023
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