On the way to Burlington each year, many UVM students pass the classic red clapboard barns that so scenically dot the Vermont countryside.So when walking through campus, one may not be surprised to spot...

The short film is the oft-forgotten little brother to the feature-length movie. These little pictures often rival feature-length films in terms of excellence, but are regrettably underrepresented in popular...

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, "a lack of necessity somehow bred excess, while suicide carried off many, drink and the devil took care of the rest." This has always puzzled me. What he means is that we...

The Cynic caught up with O.A.R. band member and saxophonist Jerry DePizzo to talk with him about their sixth album, forming a band in college and his biggest nonmusical influences, his family. They are...

Crowds packed the sidewalks of Pine Street on Friday night as artists opened their doors to Burlington. The annual South End Art Hop was made up of 57 viewing sites that set the stage for a night of exposure...

David CarrWriting to take drugs to recover from taking drugs to work at The New York Times to write a book about taking drugs and recovering and working at The New York Times.With little to report on in...

September is that magical time of year when colleges go back to class and the Art Hop unfolds on the Burlington landscape, filling houses, galleries, warehouses and businesses with local artists - both...

At the movies with a pocket full of posies.The best movie you never saw this summer - or maybe you did, I don't know - is The Fall. But if you're like me and got caught up in The Dark Knight of Indiana...

Camping out is prohibited at Higher Ground. Apparently. On the night of April 22 - the eve of Hanson's Higher Ground debut - Jason Held, a Higher Ground security guard, assisted in ushering concert go-ers...

On Monday, April 21, at Ira Allen Chapel, two communities came together to create value out of the nightmare of war: the anti-war community, and the literary community. Four Iraqi veterans courageously...

The first of what will be an annual festival, the UVM Student Film Festival took place on Thursday, April 17. Hosted by UVM senior Maxwell TubÂman, and featuring live music by Tequila Mockingbird, the...

Where do college bands start out? In dark grungy basements where the crowd could care less about who's playing as long as there is a steady beer supply. There will always be a few UVM students who will...