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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

Sotomayor addresses a full Ira Allen Chapel Oct. 20.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor makes historic visit to UVM
Liliana Mefford, Co-Features Editor • October 23, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited UVM earlier this week, delivering a series of talks centered on empathy, integrity and accountability...

I don’t know where I belong anymore
I don’t know where I belong anymore
Alba Luna, Opinion Columnist • October 29, 2025

These past few weeks, I’ve slowly come to recognize that I don’t know where I belong anymore. As an international student, when I first...

It’s ok to not want a mentally ill friend
It’s ok to not want a mentally ill friend
Ashley Golden, Opinion Co-Editor • October 23, 2025
SSRIs aren’t your only option
SSRIs aren’t your only option
Cheyenne Rosenberger, Opinion Columnist • October 16, 2025
Small talk in the face of digitization at UVM
Small talk in the face of digitization at UVM
Morgan Milman, Opinion Columnist • October 15, 2025
UVM men’s basketball vs. Saint Michael’s College with final score 79-74, Oct. 25.
Exhibition games put men’s basketball transfers in the spotlight
Robbie Levine, Sports Writer • November 3, 2025

Men's basketball's 79-74 loss to Saint Michael’s College on Oct. 25 was a first for Vermont in over 10 years of exhibition games against the...

Emma Griffith, Backs Captain of women’s rugby vs. the University of New Hampshire, Sept. 27.
Women’s Rugby models strength in numbers
Zoë Chapman, Sports Writer • October 16, 2025
FTS Professor Deborah Ellis operates the six-plate Steenbeck in Cohen Hall, Oct. 8.
Restored 1950s film editing machines allow students to explore historical film production
Rhiannon Hubbard, Assistant Features Editor • 9:00 am

Tucked away in Cohen Hall, behind a locked door and underneath protective white sheets, two blue metal machines have stood relatively unused...

UVM's International Professors
UVM’s International Professors
Alex Strand, News Editor • October 24, 2025
Julie Raymond-Yakoubian is the current team lead of UVM’s End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate program.
Death Doulas: end-of-life education at UVM
Ciara Lordan, Features Staff Writer • October 21, 2025
Owners Lein Bolukbasi and Irma Cicak, Oct. 13.
Meet the couple behind Urban Retreat
Maxine Thornton, Co-Editor in Chief • October 16, 2025
Copy of the Aphrodite of Knidos
How women “ought to be” in art and why it matters to you
Snejanna Ostrerov, Culture Writer • October 29, 2025

It’s not surprising to see naked women in Classical art. If anything, it’s expected. However, female bodies and nudity are deemed taboo in...

The life of a millennial
The life of a millennial
Mackenzie Bender, Culture Writer • October 28, 2025
Matthew Tevnan and Harry Missing share their love of tandem biking, Oct.15.
“Never tandem alone”
Maggie O'Shea, Assistant Culture Editor • October 27, 2025
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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