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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Members of the band Lady Bits stand together posing for promotional shots they had taken for their recent album release.

‘Lady Bits’ brings practicality to punk

Quinn Johnson, Culture Staff Writer February 17, 2021

Look no further for your new favorite collection of headbangers.  Lady Bits, a Brooklyn-based, femme-punk, trio, released their latest album in Dec. 2020. Written and recorded over the past year, “Lose...

Daisy Hutter poses with her sculpture 2020 Self Portrait at Williams Hall Nov. 3.

Art student renders pandemic life in new sculpture

Laura Meyer, Staff Writer November 13, 2020

In the lobby of Williams Hall, a three-dimensional sculpture suspends from the ceiling. It is a portrait of a young woman wearing a mask. Her deep eyes and flowing hair are sketched in black and white,...

Senior Noah Zhou’s Exhibit, FRENZY, is displayed in the Francis Colburn Art Gallery in Williams Hall, Nov 6. The Exhibit will be open until November 16.

The personal and political of ‘FRENZY’

Anna Kolosky, Assistant Culture Editor November 13, 2020

Tucked away in the Colburn Gallery in Williams, abstract paintings and photography line the white walls.  The artwork is part of senior Noah Zhou’s first solo art exhibition at UVM that seeks to...

Recent grad lands BTV artist residency

Recent grad lands BTV artist residency

Sophia Venturo, Assistant Culture Editor September 11, 2020

Although a pandemic forced Burlington Artist Erin Bundock, ‘20 to uproot her studio, mid-project, the artist is now hitting her stride in the Burlington arts scene.  Bundock’s studio is laced with...

A screenshot from senior Ruby Bates’ short film about the basing of F-35’s in Burlington. Rajnii Eddins was one of the interviewees in Bates’ film.

Senior documents cause to get rid of fighter jets in Burlington

Willow Scherwinski, Staff Writer April 24, 2020

A group of concerned community members are protesting the use of fighter jets in Vermont. A UVM senior sought to document their cause in a two part film. Burlington area community members tuned into...

The walls of sophomore Cam Barnes room do not go undecorated, as both artwork and neon lights hang on them, Feb 28.

Sophomore raps from Sichel, publishes on SoundCloud

Stephan Toljan, Photo Editor March 26, 2020

Cam Barnes’ music career started at 9 years old when he picked up a saxophone. “I started playing the saxophone in the fourth grade, and that’s when it took off,” Barnes said. “I was like,...

Senior Andrew “Ace” Trainor-Clark stands against a tree outside the Davis center, Feb. 6. Trainor-Clark’s music is produced by Burlington-based producer Rajit Sachdeva.

Burlington native Ace$world writes his own raps

Natalie Charron, Staff Writer February 14, 2020

Rapper Ace$world was “born light, light as a feather.” Senior Andrew “Ace” Trainor-Clark, who records his rap music under the name “Ace$world, puts his finished work on Apple Music and Spotify.  Trainor-Clark...

First-year pasta chef kneads and feeds

First-year pasta chef kneads and feeds

Jenny Koppang, Staff Writer February 4, 2020

On weekends in McAuley Hall on Trinity campus, the kitchen is bustling with the anticipation of a home-cooked meal.  First-year Jack Page uses his passion for cooking to bring the McAuley community...

Student artist explores a new medium

Student artist explores a new medium

Cyrus Oswald, Staff Writer January 29, 2020

Pink chalk drawings completely cover the brick sections of walls inside Charlie Piper’s dorm room in the Living/Learning Center.  Also hung up are his proudest pieces of artwork. Sophomore...

Senior releases new album Sunburst

Senior releases new album “Sunburst”

Natalie Charron, Staff Writer January 28, 2020

It’s early in the morning and the day is ushered in by the hypnotic lull of a tenor saxophone and trumpet, accompanied by the steady beat of percussion cymbals. This imagery is realized through...

Contemporary dancer and choreographer Miguel Gutierrez addresses an audience in the Livak Ballroom, Sept. 18. During his talk, Gutierrez discussed his recent essay, “Does Abstraction Belong to White People?”

Visiting dancer talks art and activism

Sarah Robinson, Culture Editor September 24, 2019

The class chanted in unison as the instructor took it all in: “Self-consciousness is the illusion that this is only happening to me.” Contemporary dancer and choreographer Miguel Gutierrez came...

Junior Harmony Edosomwan poses with her new book, Aug. 22. The book, titled “Sad Black Girl,” is an interactive poetry book filled with Edosomwan’s words, places to write or draw the reader’s own feelings and art made by friends and strangers.

Student releases book of poetry

Sarah Robinson, Culture editor September 1, 2019

The poet sat in a vegan bakery, Kneads, in the North End. The blank walls contrasted the color of her newly published book sitting on the table. Junior Harmony Edosomwan published a book of poetry...

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