April 14, 2018
The line at the grill is long at any dining hall on campus; there’s ample demand for beef.
In fa...
March 27, 2018
Conversations around education often focus on the gender imbalance among students.
What I don’t hea...
Katie Brobst, Assistant Life Editor
March 22, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Columns, Life
It’s dark, it’s still cold and everyone is wishing for sunshine. But the lack of motivation in spring semester is perhaps felt most by seniors. Senioritis is infecting upperclassmen.
“I have experienced it, since junior year actually,” senior Zach White said. “I think it’s generally accepted as what you feel when...
February 16, 2018
Whether single or taken this Valentine’s Day, self-love is in order.
Let’s be honest: we can’t talk about lov...
February 15, 2018
Filed under Columns, Life
Traveling alone can seem scary and intimidating, but after spending a week solo in Thailand, I’ve c...
Lily Merriam, Cynic Correspondent
February 8, 2018
Filed under Columns, Life
Over winter break I was one of 16 students travelling to Nepal that learned study abroad is not just a pursuit of education, it is a chance to become part of another culture.
The three-credit travel study course in the department of community development and applied economics was led by Prem Timsina, a Nepal native and CDAE...
January 31, 2018
With an elegant swish of a thin stemmed glass, the wine’s scent floats into the air. And as long as it...
Katie Brobst, Assistant Life Editor
January 25, 2018
Filed under Campus Life, Columns, Life
When I was in kindergarten, the cool kids wore bell bottoms and were growing out their baby bangs. B...
Bernadette Higgs, Staff Writer
January 22, 2018
Filed under Columns, Life
If there’s one place to look for 2017’s slew of new slang words, it’s a college campus.
After more than a year and a half at UVM and a few sly visits to Urban Dictionary, I compiled a list of slang I’ve heard around campus.
Surrounded by pop culture and up to date students, I often heard words and phrases I didn’t recognize...
November 30, 2017
For many people, college is the first time they’ve spent an extended time at an extended distance fr...
Kailey Bates, Life Columnist
November 8, 2017
Filed under Campus Life, Columns, Life
Some love it, some hate it, and some absolutely need — coffee.
One of the most popular beverages on a college campus, coffee straddles the line between being a legal drug with possibly harmful side effects or a warm drink that awakens the senses before an early morning class is blurred.
Coffee contains 135 mg of caf...
Autumn Lee, Staff Writer
November 1, 2017
Filed under Columns, Life
Women in leotards, bunny ears and fishnets, freezing. Men, legs covered, dressed in something humorous o...
