The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Culture staff recommends: Five albums to listen to this week

Culture staff recommends: Five albums to listen to this week

Culture Staff October 31, 2022

“Sunflower” by Briston Maroney – Keagan Lafferty This past July, I met 24-year-old singer-songwriter Briston Maroney after he played an opening set for Rainbow Kitten Suprise at Red Rocks Amphitheater...

Cynic Fit Check: What editors are wearing

Cynic Fit Check: What editors are wearing

Eamon Dunn, Culture Editor October 31, 2022

When it comes to fashion, who doesn’t get a little stuck sometimes? With countless new trends emerging all the time and being exposed to an endless barrage of stylish people online, it can be hard to...

Culture staff recommends: Best places to kiss or cry

Culture staff recommends: Best places to kiss or cry

Culture Staff October 26, 2022

Maya Surrenti – Austin Hall bike room makeout Picture this: it's two in the morning and your roommate is fast asleep. Your Friday night has either gone very well or very poorly and you need a...

The majority of under-21 students surveyed are planning to continue buying weed from their local dealers even after turning 21, despite the commercialization of cannabis in Vermont.

Over the counter cannabis: How dispensaries are changing UVM drug culture

Brooke Burns, Culture Staff Writer October 25, 2022

Retail cannabis sales began in Vermont for consumers aged 21 and older Oct. 1. On the first day of sales, UVM students and area residents flocked to newly-opened Burlington dispensaries to get in on legal...

I slept six hours a night my first year of college, here’s how you can avoid that

I slept six hours a night my first year of college, here’s how you can avoid that

Sam Jefferson, Culture Staff Writer October 24, 2022

Getting good sleep in college is hard, and it’s even more so on campus.  My first year at UVM, I slept horrendously. I’d shut my blinds but nothing could stop the glaring Wilks/Davis/Wing parking...

Colorful clothing on campus: The students not going neutral for fall

Grace Wang, Culture Staff Writer October 21, 2022

On any given fall day on UVM’s lovely campus, you can swim in the sea of beige, black, white, brown and forest green fits adorning students. Alongside falling leaves and hot cider, the toned-down palette...

Before he cheats: On infidelity in college

Before he cheats: On infidelity in college

Maya Surrenti, Culture Staff Writer October 19, 2022

If you’ve been cheated on, you’re not alone. I’ve been in that boat before myself. It is an awful feeling, yet I see people cheating on their significant others all the time. I hate to break it to...

Photo illustration: Members of student band Cows on the Moon Oct. 13 (left to right): first-years Keagan Lafferty, Peter Nicholson,  Sebastian Cataldi and Henry Leister. Two members live on Trinity campus, forcing the other two to bring their equipment from their dorms on Redstone and Central campuses.

The journey to jam: The spatial gap at the heart of UVM’s music community

Ashna Hille, Culture Staff Writer October 18, 2022

Trinity campus is arguably the center of UVM’s on-campus independent music scene and an incredible resource to anyone looking to start a band or to just find people to jam with. A large number of...

Dungeons & Dragons slays students’ stress

Dungeons & Dragons slays students’ stress

Kailey Shea, Culture Staff Writer October 17, 2022

As the average college student does, I prefer to relax by going on imaginary quests with my friends, drop-kicking gnomes and dueling giant top hat-wearing frogs along the way.  I had never considered...

Culture Staff Recommends: Stay cozy this fall

Culture Staff Recommends: Stay cozy this fall

Culture Staff October 10, 2022

Alicia Wolfram – Have a dinner party There is nothing better than ending a stressful week with a home-cooked meal and a bottle of wine at your best friend’s house.   My Saturday nights...

First-year Alisson Fernández and senior Naomi Laver learn salsa dancing at UVM Salsa’s practice in Mann Hall Gym Sept. 30.

UVM Salsa Team offers a supportive community for all dancers

Eamon Dunn, Culture Editor October 6, 2022

Editors Note: This story was updated on Oct. 6th at 7:30 p.m. to correctly identify a source. Partnered up and moving to the beat of Latin music, members of the UVM Salsa Team join together to exercise...

Sophomore Ashna Hille wears a “rock star”-level outfit for a Fit Check Sept. 19.

Cynic Fit Check: Ashna Hille

Maggie Swanborn, Culture Staff Writer October 5, 2022

Ashna Hille is a sophomore from Natick, Mass. She recently transferred to UVM and is double majoring in music technology and business, and health and society.  THE CYNIC: How would you describe...

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