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

“The PanOrient Express”

February 9, 2004

On Saturday, February 21, 2004, Friends of Indian Music and Dance will present a string ensemble featuring Grammy-award winning percussionist, Glen Velez, on the frame drum, Shubha Sankaran on the surbahar,...

Notes from Abroad

February 9, 2004

Hey UVM, not all of us get internships over the summer. While most were scrambling for jobs at home or kicking around Burlington, junior Zach Holz had the oppurtunity to broaden his horizons on a 2-month...

Grip it and Rip it: A Tale in the Life of Brett Weir

February 9, 2004

My favorite male model, Hansel once said, "Sometimes you just have to grip it and rip it." These words resonated loudly in my head on January 2nd, when I decided to hike and ski Tuckerman's Ravine on Mount...

White Powder: A Trip to Mammoth

February 9, 2004

As long as you have at least one friend in the entire state of California you should be able to pull off a cheap trip to one of America's greatest ski resorts, Mammoth Mountain. Getting from the east...

U. Minnesota Exhibition Combines

February 9, 2004

With the University of Minnesota art building on the West Bank and science buildings on the East Bank and St. Paul Campus, the two departments do not often cross paths. But members of both faculty are...

Professor Profile: Dr. Judith Van Houten

Elizabeth Engel February 9, 2004

Dr. Judith L. Van Houten, who has taught in the University of Vermont Biology Department for the past twenty-three years, is an inspiration to students interested in the study of Biology and related fields....

Professor Wins Prestigious Spanish Poetry Prize

Kevin Foley February 9, 2004

As the millennium anxiously waned in New York City and the baby inside her belly grew, Tina Escaja wrote consistently, and as her personal feelings and outside observations blurred, the intimate become...

Professor Profile: Margo Thompson

Andrew Woods February 2, 2004

Margo Thompson speaks softly, walks confidently, and extrudes a subtle confidence that appears at once to indicate an academic stability and comfort rarely found in the academic halls of UVM. Margo Thompson...

Jazz It Up

Michael David Spies February 2, 2004

On Thursday, January 29th, the best of the contemporary, and the old school jazz cats in the scene, came through to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival. If there was ever any question...

16 Things You Didn’t Know About Howard Dean

Carly Baldwin February 2, 2004

1. Although he is often perceived as being very liberal, Dean actually represented the more conservative sector of the Vermont Democratic party.2. He has a son in his late teens and a daughter in her...

Fleming Displays Asian Art

Press Release February 2, 2004

There has been extraordinary behind-the-scenes activity in the area of Asian art at the University of Vermont's Fleming Museum during the past few years. The fruits of this activity can be enjoyed by all...

Big Fish Big Success

Lisa Redmond February 2, 2004

Tim Burton has done it again. If you loved the imaginative plots, settings, and characters of Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, then you will truly appreciate Burton's latest film,...

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