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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

Artist captures campus in watercolor

Josh Holz April 8, 2015

A local painter has given UVM’s snowy campus some color. Peter Huntoon painted UVM in watercolors as a part of his “A Day in Vermont” project. “What pops out to me is the green in the trees,”...

DJ spins the Native American genres

DJ spins the Native American genres

April 8, 2015

History has distorted the truth about America’s native people, and one WRUV DJ is giving them their voice.Deborah Reger spins under the name DJ Deb Reger Tuesdays from noon to 2 p.m. She regularly plays...

Burlington warms up to the ‘WildLife’

April 1, 2015

Two local entrepreneurs are expanding what it means to be a clothing shop.Wild Life, a clothing store in downtown Burlington, is the second business venture of Nicholas Dagostino and Dave Mullin, who also...

Glass gallery offers more for students

March 24, 2015

The art of glassblowing has fascinated humans for centuries. Local shops are keeping the art form alive and well.Bern Gallery, a glass shop in Burlington not only offers a wide selection of handmade pipes,...

UVM teacher translates Dantes Divine Comedy

UVM teacher translates Dante’s “Divine Comedy”

March 22, 2015

Reading Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy” is an upward spiritual journey, not only for the story’s narrator, but also for the reader, who may be surprised to discover that the 700-year-old poem...

Refugee drummers return

Refugee drummers return

Allie Osorno March 10, 2015

In the midst of a brutal genocide a group of refugees, brought together by war and a common interest in music,  played to ease the burden of war  for their fellow countrymen. “The Sierra Leone’s...

Spin the night

February 24, 2015

UVM better prepare itself for “Something Un-expected”  happening on Saturday nights from 8 p.m.-10 p.m.WRUV 90.1’s own Bjorn Werner spins the feed Saturday under the DJ name BHE.Werner’s set consists...

Rapper rests in peace

Jon Zinter February 3, 2015

The hip-hop community was shocked and saddened at the sudden passing of Steven Rodriguez, 26, also known as A$AP Yams. He died Jan. 18. Rodriguez was the founder and mastermind behind A$AP Mob. He was...

Local artists talk future in Burlington

Becca Friedlander December 3, 2013

Burlington artists gathered in the SPACE gallery Nov. 13 in a fashion resembling the knights of King Arthur's court. The group was led by Christy Mitchell of the SPACE gallery, independent artist Clark...

Basement rock unearthed

Jacob Holzman December 3, 2013

Garages and rock go hand in hand - there is an entire genre of music entitled "garage rock." In rock n' roll, the basement band is the true emblem of what it means to be "in it for the music," the chief...

Artists transform trash into art

Julia Wejchert September 8, 2011

Where many have seen only garbage, seven Vermont artists saw raw materials for artistic expression. The walls of Winooski's Block Gallery were adorned with artwork made from recycled and repurposed...

The Barefoot Truth: They “love life”

February 26, 2009

"Balsamic dressing and extra ranch on the side" are not the typical glamorous, hotel trashing or out of control demands of a successful band. But this is exactly what was demanded of Sodexho prior to Barefoot...

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