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

Line artist draws the scientific

February 16, 2010

Artist Renee van der Stelt was once asked to illustrate the word "poke".Not surprisingly, she did this by poking a hole in the paper. But what resulted from that turned out to be a whole new medium for...

Clafoutis made easy

February 16, 2010

With the first semester well behind us, and the cold weather keeping people cooped up and frustrated, everyone could use a little indulgence and flavor for their taste buds.Clafoutis — pronounced...

UVM alum helps improve Whole Foods sustainability

February 8, 2010

Students on the verge of graduating should have no fear.  The jobs are out there for UVM grads.Take UVM environmental studies alumnus Tristam Coffin, for example, who is now the Green Mission Specialist...

Playing for both sides of feminism

February 8, 2010

I am a feminist. Even today, I have vivid recollections of my mother explaining to my five-year-old self what a feminist was.I realized instantly that I believed in the principles of equality, empowerment...

Cochran skiis all the way to Vancouver

February 8, 2010

Born in Burlington — but raised in New Hampshire — 28-year-old Jimmy Cochran began skiing at age three.  After winning his first World Cup in 2003, he became a part of the U.S. Ski Team...

Russian memoir makes lasting impression

February 8, 2010

"A memoir is an impression of your life," writer Elena Gorokhova said. "It's an impression of someone looking back." Through her most recent memoir, she hoped to attain this goal. Gorokhova read several...

Frosty gets a fancy facelift

February 8, 2010

Imagine spending hours working on a piece of art work, knowing all the while that it is going to be destroyed in a couple of weeks, days or even hours.Michael Nedell and Adrian Tans deal with this knowledge...

Undergrad Gourmet

December 7, 2009

This holiday season, hundreds of thousands of students from universities across the country are pouring into trains, planes and automobiles on their way home in hopes of what may be the first home-cooked...

R.A.D.-ically in need of cash

December 7, 2009

Struggling against her attacker, sophomore Heather Fish felt her elbow connect with a stomach.Luckily, this attack was a part of Rape Aggression Defense Systems (R.A.D.), a female self-defense course being...

Green tees

December 7, 2009

For dedicated hockey fans and environmental enthusiasts alike, there is now one article of clothing made to satisfy all.A recently debuted eco-friendly clothing line, Project571, is committed to selling...

Class Council feeds off “New Moon” frenzy

December 7, 2009

Movies with half-naked men displaying their six-packs are bound to generate excitement, but who knew such physiques could be found on blood-sucking vampires and violent werewolves.At Moonlight Movie Madness,...

Singer strums personal

December 7, 2009

Unassuming and relatively quiet, Jim Osborn does not appear to most people as the impassioned songwriter that he is. sborn, a freshman, is a solo singer-songwriter who has opened for the likes of blossoming...

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