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Wild Child

Cara Zhuang January 27, 2015

Since their 2011 debut, this indie-folk-pop group has been enchanting audiences with their upbeat energy and unique mixture of sounds. Wild Child played a sold-out show at Higher Ground Jan. 23 as a part...

With soaring costs, film questions diploma value

Kevin Santamaria October 22, 2013

In solidarity of Campus Equity Week 2013, UVM is sponsoring the viewing of the film, "For Profit" to be screened in Waterman 427 on Tuesday, Oct. 29th at 7 PM.  The film discusses the for-profit values...

Tuesday’s night of the living Dead

February 26, 2013

Club Metronome is the perfect place for an event like Dead Set Tuesdays. The Dead Set, a weekly jam session that includes Grateful Dead cover band Cats Under the Stars and special guests, began as a throwback...

Jon Stewart draws 3,800

April 27, 2009

Late night comedy icon and media commentator Jon Stewart performed a cheeky and uncensored stand-up routine to a capacity crowd at Patrick Gymnasium at the end of March.Touching on topics from local Burlington...

Combat paper: The Art of Reconciling Wartime experiences

March 2, 2009

"War is hell," opined General William T. Sherman while speaking to Military Academy graduates in 1879. Judging by their pieces on display at Church Street's Firehouse Gallery, the artists featured in the...

Chekhov’s “The Sea Gull” flies, but can’t quite soar

February 23, 2009

Anton Chekhov's demands are met, not conquered in UVM's production of "The Sea Gull," which premiered Feb. 18 at the Royall Tyler Theater.Chekhov's Sea Gull is a story of dreams and disappointments, illusions...

The Philistine

September 8, 2008

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...

The Philistine

September 2, 2008

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...

Iggy Records and Destroys

March 20, 2007

What is it about aging rock stars who, with drooping skin and sunken eye sockets, continue to wear previously appreciated tight pants and attempt rocking in a studio instead of chairs designated for rocking?...

A Million Little Skeptics

January 31, 2006

As I sat in at my desk and cracked the cover of a brand-new textbook, I was mildly aware of someone entering my room. I glanced over, and upon seeing that it was a friend of mine from down the hall, returned...

I Can’t Believe I Listened to the Whole Thing

Edward Kuhn November 8, 2005

Artist: Trey AnastasioAlbum: Shine It seems to be the wrong time of the year to release an upbeat and "happy" album. After listening I would figure the beginning of the summer would be a better release...

CocoRosie: Better Equipment, Same Sound

Faith Hale November 1, 2005

The super freak-folk duo CocoRosie offers a sophomore release that is nearly identical to their first album in sound, but dramatically altered in soul. Their latest, Noah's Ark, hosts the eccentric blend...

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