Campus Life – Page 8 – The Vermont Cynic

Students voice opinions on Springfest performers

March 24, 2015

The 2015 SpringFest performers have been announced. The Disco Biscuits are a jam band from Philadelphia and AlunaGeorge are an electronic music duo from London, according to their respective websites. “I’m very disappointed,” sophomore Kaeli Mace said. The Disco Biscuits are a jam band from Philadelphia and AlunaGeorge are...

Students talk about legalizing marijuana

March 18, 2015

Imagine April 20, the “marijuana holiday,” without the fear of being arrested. This could happen in...

Promoting food justice at UVM

Heather Rankine

March 17, 2015

Filed under Campus Life, Life

UVM explored the topic of food justice March 11 in the Aiken Center. “Food Justice Activism: Through a Social Justice Lense” was an intersectional food justice workshop led by Kat Yang-Stevens. Food justice suggests that food is a right and that no one should live without enough food because of economic or societal constraints, acco...

Humans of University of Vermont

March 17, 2015

GREG JACOBS, New Hampshire “What’s one thing that nobody knows about you?” “I used to be an art major. I re...

Students to tackle race, gender and sexuality

March 10, 2015

Race, gender and sexuality will be in focus at UVM March 13. On this date, UVM will host the 11th...

Dancing through the night for a cause

March 10, 2015

Students danced into the night Feb. 20 as part of the annual Rallython event. After a year-long...

Gender equality thrives at UVM

February 24, 2015

Students at UVM are likely familiar with the openness at their University. Now every reader of The Ne...

UVM community reflects on Dairy Bar

February 17, 2015

Only alumni may remember, but before the Davis Center, there was Carrigan Hall and the UVM Dairy Bar. The...

First-years transition into second semester

February 17, 2015

Kaylee Ellis and Jessica Wolfe are in their second semesters at UVM at a time when ski season and frostbite...

Humans of UVM

February 10, 2015

Maybe it's not evident, but diversity is real here at UVM. The diversity exists in personalities, up...

Author shares with UVM

January 20, 2015

An award-winning novelist posed a question for the UVM community: what’s the use of stories that aren’t...

Award-winning author speaks at UVM

Charlotte Fisher

January 16, 2015

Filed under Campus Life, Life

Novelist, Writers Guild Award winner and member of the British Royal Society of Literature Salman Rushdie spoke to the UVM community Jan. 14. The sold out lecture, which took place in the Ira Allen Chapel, was titled “What’s The Use Of Stories That Aren’t Even True?” “I think it’s great that UVM can bring someone...