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

Freshman Frolicking

December 7, 2003

Being at college is awesome. There are all sorts of new freedoms and responsibilities that we college students get to experience. From making decisions about what to eat and when, how much studying to...

How to Deal with the Stress of the Season

November 10, 2003

The anxiety and stress that every UVM student must deal with due to pressures and circumstances has a cure. To which the reader is aware of, there are a lot of pressures at school that can overwhelm....

American Pictures

November 10, 2003

Jacob Holdt: The Father of American Pictures American Pictures was created by Jacob Holdt. Jacob Holdt first came to America in the early 1970s and began hitchhiking around the United States. A self described...

Dear Dana, What is it with dining hall food?

November 10, 2003

A pattern is quickly realized by students at UVM within their first few meals in the dining halls. The pattern is this: a few trips through the salad bar or mashed potato line, and only minutes later the...

Professor Profile: Major Jackson

November 10, 2003

University of Vermont assistant English professor, Major Jackson may not want to spend too much time thinking about his awards and recognitions, but when looking at his impressive list of accolades it...

Professor Highlight: Loka Losambe

November 3, 2003

Loka Losambe stands a little over 5'9", speaks with a noticeably French accent and dresses better than many of his colleagues. Loka was born in present day Zaire when it was controlled by Belgium, as...

Rantin’ and Ravin’ at Living/Learning Poetry Slam

November 3, 2003

Sponsored by the Lawrence Debate Union, we held a poetry slam on Wednesday, Oct. 29th in the Fireplace Lounge. People were a little tentative at first to make noise and read their poems, but they were...

ENG Faculty Developing Sensors That Stay in Touch

November 3, 2003

When an unbalanced washing machine starts dancing across the floor, a sensor inside detects the wild gyrations and halts the spin cycle. In the future, says Christos Cassandras, washing machines and other...

Dirty Words and Utter Rubbish

November 3, 2003

"Whoa, Man...that's harsh stuff, Dude. I can't wait for the Environmental Science (ENVS) kids to hear about this, because my lazy hippie ass sure isn't going to do anything about this!" proclaimed sophomore...

A Brief History of the UVM AdvoCats

November 3, 2003

"AdvoCat-led tours are very important to prospective UVM students. We think high school students visit colleges and universities in hopes to find a school where they could 'see' themselves for four years,"...

We Listened, It Felt Good, We Shook

November 3, 2003

After a spell with contemplation, I up and abandoned the northern country this weekend. Although apprehension did course over me for briefs, a greater fear still was that I might remain here and then...

Things You Wanted to Say, but Didn’t

November 3, 2003

In the words of a friend, "Life is a joke, and the joke is on us." To put it simply, stop taking yourselves so seriously! What is life without a sense of humor? The kind of humor where you can laugh...

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