Quarantine Survival Guide
April 17, 2020
The Vermont Cynic’s design staff created “how to” guides for surviving online learning. Check out these infographics to ensure a successful end to an irregular semester. ...
Lonely Campus
Kate Vanni, Layout and Illustrations Editor
April 10, 2020
I wake up every morning to the sound of birds chirping. That is all I hear on campus now that almost everyone is gone. There are no midnight screams from drunken first-years. The band of guitarists who used to play outside my window are now all back in their home states. I even mi...
Meet Amy Sercel: The anti-diet dietician
Kate Germain, Staff Writer
March 18, 2020
Dietician Amy Sercel ‘14 doesn’t believe in calorie counting, “My goal is to help people use their internal cues to guide their eating habits,” she said. Sercel is an on-campus dietician. She offers drop-in office hours at Living Well in the Davis Center to work with students on their ...
Culture writer learns self defense at UVM class
Anna Kolosky, Culture Columnist
March 3, 2020
The room echoed with shouts of “No” as women stood in a circle practicing strikes, kicks and blocks. Their stances were strong, their power filled the room, and it felt amazing to be a part of it. R.A.D., or Replicating Adverse Dynamics, is a self-defense course for female-identifying people...
A look inside the Pottery Co-op
Anya Kauffman, Staff Writer
February 29, 2020
As students enter and exit the Marché, pottery wheels and giant bins of clay mark the entrance to an art studio. These materials belong to the Living/Learning Center’s Pottery Co-op, a space that hosts a variety of pottery classes for its members all year long. The Pottery Co-op is a feature...
Tri Delta throws annual Delta Desserts
Marjorie McWilliams, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
Pink streamers, cut out hearts and plates full of decadent desserts filled every room in UVM’s Tri Delta house. Every spring, UVM’s Tri Delta chapter hosts Delta Desserts, an all-you-can-eat dessert event that raises money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Delta Desserts 202...
Culture Staff’s 100 word rants
Culture Staff
February 12, 2020
Evan Peck Between the last time I went skiing and the next time I go, there will be a generation of ski babies born that will whiz past me. Born to wealthy parents, these young park rats begin shredding as soon as they can stand. In no time, they are tormenting below average skie...
Fostering gives adoptable pets a home
Kate Germain, Staff Writer
February 6, 2020
Andrew roamed and sniffed around the living room, switching from couch to couch, hoping for a hug or maybe even a belly rub. One-year-old Andrew is a yellow pit bull staying with junior Taylor Peltier while she fosters him. Peltier fosters her dog from Winnie’s Legacy Canine Rescue, a non-profit adoption...
New hair salon opens near campus
Emma Adams, Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
Two decades ago, Radika and Bidur Dahal were living together in a Nepalese refugee camp. Today, the husband and wife team are now established Vermonters and owners of the newly opened Campus Hair Salon. The salon is located at 94 Colchester Ave., just across the street from UVM’s Fleming Museum and medical cente...
UVM and Garuka team up to feed the needy
Willow Scherwinski, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
A small, transportable snack is a trusted boost of energy to many students, especially when cramming for exams around the corner. Garuka Bars is a small company based in Burlington that caters to this demand. Mike Rosenburg, Vermonter and founder of Garuka Bars, began making the bars in 2011. ...
The science of sleep
Jean Macbride, Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
Among college students, 70.6% reported that they get an inadequate amount of sleep, according to a study done by the National Institute of Health in June, 2014. At finals time, UVM students at Howe Library have a lot of different ideas about sleep and schoolwork. Sophomore David Lindholm said tha...
The call of caffeine
Natalie Charron, Staff Writer
December 5, 2019
With finals approaching, students are turning to caffeinated drinks in an attempt to summon the energy to cram. Several students at 10:30 p.m. Nov. 19 were at Howe Library for a late night study session, typing on laptops and scribbling in notebooks with Speeder & Earl’s coffee cups sitting on their ...
