The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

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

Chabad at UVM

January 20, 2015

In 2006, there were about 1,500 Jewish students on campus who wanted a program that they could call their own.Rabbi Zalman Wilhelm provided that to them with his wife Chani, and it is called Chabad at...

New grant funds study of compost

November 11, 2014

The Universal Recycling Law, passed in 2012, will soon ban the disposal of all recyclables.This includes metal, glass, plastics and paper/cardboard. It will ban disposal of leaf and yard debris and clean...

UVM to lease local school

April 15, 2014

After years of trying, UVM has recently been allowed to lease the Elihu B. Taft building, located on the corner of Pearl and South Williams Streets. The building belongs to the Burlington school district,...

UVM not immune to cocaine

April 8, 2014

Cocaine, often referred to as "coke," "blow" and "going skiing," can be found on college campuses across the country, and UVM and the Burlington area are not excluded. "My mom didn't want me to go to...

Vermont Law Partnership

February 18, 2014

Vermont Law has decided to partner with several historically black colleges in order to expand racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession, according to a press release put out by Vermont Law...

Student group isn’t giving up

February 12, 2014

The Board of Trustees' meeting held Feb. 7 went uninterrupted until its end when students began to protest. Present for the duration of the meeting, members of Student Climate Culture (SCC) waited until...

Boost in UVM application rates

January 28, 2014

UVM has seen a significant increase in applicants in recent years and the administration has noticed. UVM received 23,936 applications for fall 2014, which is up 9 percent from last year's application...

Top world stories

September 24, 2013

Mall shooting shocks Kenya An Islamist terrorist group in Kenya known as al Shabab stormed the Westgate Mall in Nairobi Kenya on Saturday leaving at least 62 dead and 200 more wounded. The group has been...

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