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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

Protester's handmade signs at the “Hands Off!” protest outside of Burlington City Hall April 5.
Burlington protestors tell Trump, Musk “Hands Off!”
Evan Witt, Cynic News Reporter • April 15, 2025

Burlingtonians rallied against recent federal action at the “Hands Off!” protest outside City Hall on Saturday, April 5.  The protest...

Kennedy Connors and Merrick Modun the new SGA President and Vice President for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Connors, Modun win SGA election
Jacklyn Giles, Cynic News Reporter • April 14, 2025
Don’t look down on effective protest
Don’t look down on effective protest
Max Akom, Opinion Columnist • April 11, 2025

Protests have always been a struggle with a table heavily tipped in favor of people in power. Given that I wish to even this field, and you...

Halsey is better than your favorite artist
Halsey is better than your favorite artist
Ashley Golden, Opinion Columnist • April 9, 2025
Living to work or working to live
Living to work or working to live
Lillian Miner, Contributing Columnist • April 3, 2025
Ice Cats practicing routines in Gutterson Fieldhouse February 6.
Spirit Teams: the Ice Cats
Busy Anderson, Sports Writer • April 15, 2025

Glue-on rhinestones from Michael’s and iron-on Catamount patches from the UVM Bookstore make the Ice Cats’ green dresses glimmer as they...

All kinds of uniforms get washed, including Rally Cat March 30.
Inside the Catamounts’ Laundry Room
Sophie Rummler, Sports Writer • April 13, 2025
Two guys sit outside of Billings Library smoking a cigarette 1974.
Former student centers reveal a history of third spaces on UVM’s campus
Sophia Balunek, Guest Features Writer • April 15, 2025

The basement of the Waterman building used to house a four-lane bowling alley. Billings Library used to hold a dining hall. And there was, in...

Poster for Catamount Film Festival hangs in Williams Hall April 13.
The Catamount Film Festival: sharing UVM’s film work with the Burlington community
Maggie O'Shea, Culture Staff Writer • April 14, 2025

The student-organized Catamount Film Festival aims to create something that will continue for years to come.  This festival was organized...

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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