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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Twelve hundred Israeli flags were displayed on the Andrew Harris Commons Oct. 7.
Students hold vigil on one-year anniversary of October 7th 
Charley Tyson and Alex Strand October 14, 2024

UVM students led a vigil service to reflect on the one-year anniversary of October 7th, at the Waterman Memorial Lounge, according to an Oct....

Opinion staff hot takes: 2024 election
Opinion staff hot takes: 2024 election
Opinion Staff 2:00 pm

With the 2024 presidential election looming, tensions are rising all over.  Everyone has their own views and feelings on the election, whether...

I don’t want my driver’s license
I don’t want my driver’s license
Katerina Jerine, Opinion Columnist • October 14, 2024
Student teachers should be paid 
Student teachers should be paid 
Emma Dinsmore, Digital Media Editor • October 9, 2024
Year recap: UVM Athletics thrived through the 2023-24 season
Aidan Irwin, Sports Writer • May 8, 2024

As the spring semester pushes down the final stretch, UVM concludes an athletic year filled with records, accomplishments and success. Traveling...

UVM men’s lacrosse wins against UMass Lowell 18-9 April 21.
Men’s lacrosse shines at UMass Lowell
Aidan Irwin, Sports Writer • April 24, 2024
Program Coordinator Rachel Stanton (left) with Martha Churchill doula program founder (middle) and leadership member Lisa Gould Rubin (right) Sept. 30.
Vermont’s volunteer doulas are bridging inequalities in maternal health
Nora Sissenich, Assistant Features Editor • October 2, 2024

When graduate student Madeleine Colton stepped into her patient’s labor and delivery room on her first shift as a volunteer doula, she was...

A skunk explores outside of Harris Hall, bright eyed and bushy tailed, Oct. 12.
Goodbye Greta: UVM’s new icon
Erika Tally, Culture Staff Writer • 10:00 am

Most UVM students are no strangers to the earthy, musky scent that occasionally wafts into their rooms. However, sometimes that odor has a different...

Staff recommends: autumn resurgence
Staff recommends: autumn resurgence
Culture Staff, Culture Staff Writer • October 8, 2024
Pumpkins were catapulted at the 15th annual Vermont Pumpkin Chuckin’ Festival Sept. 29.
Oh my gourd: pumpkin chuckin’ for charity
Maya Surrenti, Assistant Culture Editor • October 7, 2024
Continential clash
Continential clash
Elizabeth Lockwood, Culture Staff Writer • October 1, 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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