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

Burlington ranked top college town

January 14, 2014

Among all the college towns in the country, Travel and Leisure Magazine nominated Burlington, Vermont as number one.  The magazine's website has numerous polls that rank the top cities to visit and...

2013: a musical spectrum

January 14, 2014

In 2013, a musical evolution took place among the characters that create it.  New sounds dominated many of the genres that were becoming stale.  The prevailing sounds of the past couple of years...

NFL Picks: Divisional finals

Armin Milak January 14, 2014

The American Football Conference and National Football Conference championship games are set for kickoff. New England will travel to Denver to play for the AFC title. They will take on the Denver Broncos...

Crime Log

January 14, 2014

Jan. 4 11:52 p.m. Police were contacted after a door was found open on the Ethan Allen campus in Colchester.  When police arrived, nothing was found to be disturbed and it was thought that the door...

New tool assists stem cell therapy

Jill Vaglica January 14, 2014

A new tool that could help facilitate future stem cell therapy has recently been identified by a UVM professor and his colleagues, according to UVM's College of Medicine. The development of this tool...

Gutterson ranked top rink

January 14, 2014

If you've been around Burlington long enough, you've probably noticed that UVM's campus is in a continual state of renovation.  From the front walkway of Waterman to the new Redstone Apartments,...

‘Her’ takes top honor

January 14, 2014

Around 70 minutes into Spike Jonze's "Her," two principal characters have sex for the first time.  It's an intense rush of feeling, full of desire, surprise and instinct. The movie fades to black...

Administrator keeps tweeting

January 14, 2014

The provost of UVM has a Twitter for the first time. Dr. David Rosowsky took the office of provost and senior vice president of the University last August. He began tweeting during his first day on the...

Men’s club hockey improve their play

Cam Panepinto January 14, 2014

After over 60 players showed up for tryouts, only 32  made the final roster for the UVM club hockey team. These 32 men are no strangers to adversity. They travel most weekends to games as far away as...

UVM panel of trustees rejects fossil fuel divestment proposals

January 14, 2014

A panel of trustees at the University unanimously rejected a proposal for fossil-fuel divestment at their meeting Dec. 18.  This action puts an end to official consideration of a recommendation that...

Disapproval of pay increase

Christian Matthews January 14, 2014

Dear Editor, Let's dissect "Workers in the deep fryer." In fantasy land, students like Bianca Mohn work to target your feelings by creating sob stories about workers and the evil profiting corporations....

Student dead in local motel

January 14, 2014

A UVM graduate student was found dead at the Travelodge Motel in South Burlington on Saturday, according to the Burlington Free Press. Drina Vurbic, 33, of Euclid, Ohio, was in UVM's doctoral psychology...

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