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

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...

Environmentally Clean Vibes

October 27, 2003

Converting "hippiecrites": When UVM alumna and eco-entrepreneur Anna Borofsky meets jam fans whose actions don't meet their ideals, she doesn't get mad, she gets cleaning. (Photo courtesy of Clean Vibes.) Anna...

An Interview with Sean Daly

October 27, 2003

As the front man for one of the most successful underground hip-hop groups to date, Slug has garnered national and international praise for Seven's Travels, Atmosphere's latest album. As a leading voice...

To Cell-Out or not to Cell-Out?

October 27, 2003

They have changed the way we communicate with each other and the way businesses do business. We can instantly talk to our best friend across the country or we can instant message our significant other...

New Club to Form and Flourish

October 27, 2003

"That's it, I've seriously had enough," proclaimed sophomore Buckwheat McGinty late Saturday night after seeing fellow UVM'ers spending the afternoon hula-hooping to Phish on the Redstone green. "I can't...

You Can Always Go Home Again

October 27, 2003

As I was moving into my dorm room, an eager young freshman at UVM, it never occurred to me that the phrase "going home for the weekend" would someday be such music to my ears. Rather, I was elated at...

A New Chapter: Turn The Page

October 27, 2003

It would do most of us a little good to spend some time at the library. No, I don't mean Bailey-Howe. I'm sure everyone spends plenty of time using their computer terminals, sipping hot toddies in the...

The Consortium for Ecological Living: Striving for Sustainability

October 27, 2003

As the kickoff article for this new environmental forum column, I thought that it would be appropriate to introduce CEL, one of the participating student groups. The Consortium for Ecological Living,...

Dear Dana, why did the drinking age in Vermont change from eighteen to twenty-one?

October 27, 2003

> The "legal drinking age" was an active issue in the Northeast during the 1980s. It was officially in 1986 that Vermont raised its' drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. Other states in the region...

Backtalk: An Occasional Column About College Life

October 27, 2003

If you're a college student today, it's assumed that you both a) have your own computer and b) posses intricate knowledge of its inner workings. This is only half the problem. Today's college student...

Golden Key Honor Society

October 27, 2003

Golden Key is an academic honours society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines. The Society awards...

Don’t Let These Guys Give You The Slip

October 20, 2003

This coming Saturday night, October 25h, don't miss a truly unique, original, and exciting band called The Slip, which will be performing down the street at Winooski's own Higher Ground. The Slip is...

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