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A snowboarder competing in this year’s Winter Rail Jam Jan. 25 outside the Davis Center performs a stalefish grab, hopping over the barrel. The event attracted hundreds of UVM students and was hosted by the UVM Ski and Snowboard Club in conjunction with Jay Peak Parks and UVM Program Board.

Rail Jam transforms Davis Center green

Jack Eccleston, Staff Writer January 30, 2019

Hundreds of UVM students braved the Burlington cold to check out the local skiing and snowboarding talent on display at this year’s Winter Rail Jam. The event, organized by UVM Ski and Snowboard Club...

A young angler, kept warm by her Hello Kitty hat and matching pink snow suit, tries for her first catch Jan. 26 at the Free Ice Fishing Day Festival. Student volunteers from the UVM Wildlife and Fisheries Society were there to help hand out fishing equipment and teach the beginners how to ice fish.

Brave the cold, learn to fish

Cyrus Oswald, Staff Writer January 29, 2019

The snow and ice in Vermont can seem to stretch on for miles, but community members and UVM students didn’t let the season stop them from getting outside. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s...

Local opportunities to enjoy a snowy Vermont day

Local opportunities to enjoy a snowy Vermont day

Bridget Higdon, Culture Editor January 24, 2019

The Green Mountain state is looking pretty white right about now, and it’s only going to get snowier. Take a drive down Route 89 and you’ll see a white-capped Camel’s Hump, snow-covered barns...

Sophomore Jonathan Barte checks out at the cash register at Dirt Chic on Main Street. Most of the clothes at Dirt Chic are under $20 and are from popular staple brands like Express or Gap.

Cheap Thrills: the best thrift stores in Burlington

Anna Kolosky, Staff Writer January 23, 2019

With spring semester just beginning, it’s hard enough to pay for expensive textbooks, much less find new clothes that won’t break the bank. That’s why, one chilly Tuesday afternoon, I decided...

The “sexile:” a six-step guide to getting your room back

The “sexile:” a six-step guide to getting your room back

Allie O'Connor, Assistant Culture Editor December 14, 2018

In a poll of 88 UVM sophomores, 45 percent of them stated they had asked their roommate to leave the room so that they could have sex. On the other hand, 72 percent answered that they themselves had...

We need to discuss abusive relationships

We need to discuss abusive relationships

Anonymous, Staff Writer December 13, 2018

As a campus, we’ve opened up a dialogue around more sensitive topics like rape culture. Students aren’t afraid to address hard-hitting issues around sex and relationships. However, there is an astonishing...

Peer discussions promote positive sex

Peer discussions promote positive sex

Anna Kolosky, Staff Writer December 12, 2018

Disco music played over speakers as colorful lights spun around the room, an appropriate setting for a party rather than a sex ed group.  Stephan Toljan The Good Stuff is a peer-led group focused...

Scientist’s story reveals sexism in field

Lindsey Imhoff, Staff Writer December 8, 2018

“I thought I couldn’t do what I wanted to do in life, which was be a scientist, because I wasn’t good at school,” Donna Toufexis, associate professor of biobehavioral psychology, said. This...

Who has the best bagel in Burly? Weve got the results

Who has the best bagel in Burly? We’ve got the results

Cyrus Oswald, Staff Writer November 29, 2018

With so many bagel places around UVM, it can be hard to decide on the best post-Friday night bagel spot. Don’t worry, the Cynic has you covered. Cyrus Oswald One groggy Saturday morning, I along...

UVM’s Challah for Hunger, an organization founded in 2013, raises money to provide hunger relief across Vermont and the U.S. by baking and selling challah, a traditional Jewish bread. In the fall of 2017, Challah for Hunger raised a total of $1,000 for its affiliates, according to its Facebook page.

Students bake Challah bread to aid in hunger relief

Amelia Dodds, Staff Writer November 18, 2018

A small group of UVM students convenes in the kitchen of Hillel every Monday after dark. The oven light blinks, signifying go, and they start to knead, braid and bake. These students are a part of...

Shared space for women in business

Shared space for women in business

Marco Cepeda, Staff Writer November 16, 2018

Currently statistics show that of all UVM students who study at the Grossman School of Business, about two-thirds are men and only about one-third are women. A 2-year-old club called Women in Business...

Web publication to make STEM more accessible

Web publication to make STEM more accessible

Gordon Coates, Staff Writer November 15, 2018

Anyone who has read and enjoyed a research paper probably wrote it. Communicating science effectively and beautifully is an issue that has plagued scientists since the creation of the research paper....

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