Former Weekend Update host to perform at Higher Ground
December 16, 2019
At the end of the comedian Colin Quinn’s last special, he imagined this country ending like the ending of the movie “The Birds.” “The last ten minutes, just silence. Nobody says a word. Nobody utters a sound. That’s what we do, empty this country out. Just leave. No one will be left here....
The pleasure and pressure of sexuality
Kellyn Doerr, Staff Writer
December 13, 2019
Even in a self-proclaimed sex positive society today, the topic of casual sex and sexuality in college still belongs to that of taboo. Hookups in college stereotypically involve a dating app and a twin XL mattress. But for some students, exploring sexuality means a lot more. Sexuality is a form of expression, to e...
Japanese rope-tying is more than bondage
Isabella Ross, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
“Ropes provided for class.” Many minds jump to climbing; the sport involving scaling walls and boulders. Shibari: Japanese Rope Bondage is not for learning proper belay techniques, although both activities use suspension. Originating in 1400s Japan to bind and torture captives of war, Shibari has evolved into ...
How LGBTQ musicians are shaping hip-hop’s future
Connor Adams, Staff Writer
December 12, 2019
In a genre defined by toxic masculinity, the LGBTQ community is leading hip-hop into the future. Today, queer artists are arguably some of the genre’s strongest voices. Queer hip-hop didn’t pop out of thin air when artists like Frank Ocean and Kevin Abstract came onto the scene. LGBTQ hip-hop has be...
Love thy neighbor: “Dormcest”
Willow Scherwinski, Staff Writer
December 11, 2019
At UVM, students are required to live on campus for two years. Living in a community with other students allows for all sorts of relationships to bloom. Dorm life is buzzing with the sexual curiosity of young people living away from home for the first time. The result of this is a phenomenon...
UVM and Garuka team up to feed the needy
Willow Scherwinski, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
A small, transportable snack is a trusted boost of energy to many students, especially when cramming for exams around the corner. Garuka Bars is a small company based in Burlington that caters to this demand. Mike Rosenburg, Vermonter and founder of Garuka Bars, began making the bars in 2011. ...
The science of sleep
Jean Macbride, Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
Among college students, 70.6% reported that they get an inadequate amount of sleep, according to a study done by the National Institute of Health in June, 2014. At finals time, UVM students at Howe Library have a lot of different ideas about sleep and schoolwork. Sophomore David Lindholm said tha...
The call of caffeine
Natalie Charron, Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
With finals approaching, students are turning to caffeinated drinks in an attempt to summon the energy to cram. Several students at 10:30 p.m. Nov. 19 were at Howe Library for a late night study session, typing on laptops and scribbling in notebooks with Speeder & Earl’s coffee cups sitting on their ...
Meet Dia Brown: engineer and leader
Emma Shapera, Staff Writer
December 4, 2019
Despite the STEM community making up most of UVM’s majors, there was no National Society for Black Engineers at the University until last year. Junior Dia Brown, the club’s president and founder, launched the club at UVM in August 2018. “When I found out in my first year there wasn’t a ...
“Parasite” is not a typical horror film
Evan Peck, Culture Columnist
November 25, 2019
The Kim family watches an intense thunderstorm light up the night sky as they get drunk inside the Park family mansion. Nobody knows they are there. That is, until the Parks show up. Fast-paced wit, colorful shots and heart-stopping twists are a couple of the elements that make Parasite such an enjoyab...
Culture Staff Playlist
Culture Staff
November 22, 2019
Here's what the Culture staff has been listening to recently. Listen on Spotify. Frank Ocean / In My Room Qveen Herby / THAT Bih Molly with Charles / Strawberry Father John Misty / Real Love Baby WILLOW / Female Energy, Part 2 Dylan LeBlanc / Cautionary Tale Raleigh Ritchie / Stay Inside Sugar Pine...
Hit Paws a cappella gets cozy at Pajama Jams
Kate Germain, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
The members of Hit Paws sang in harmonious chorus while bouncing around stage in their coziest pajamas. Hit Paws, a UVM a cappella group, performed a concert Nov. 15 in Fleming 101. UVM currently has four a cappella groups: Zest, Hit Paws, The Cat’s Meow, and The Top Cats. As the tempe...
