Culture Staff Recommends
April 3, 2019
April showers seem here to stay, so brighten your rainy days by checking out what the Cynic Culture writers are currently excited and passionate about. Podcast: Always Open Allie O’Connor In weekly romps of comedy, alcohol and introspection, hosts Barbara Dunkelman and Mariel Salcedo take on ques...
Hip-hop supergroup Beast Coast to headline SpringFest
Allie O'Connor, Assistant Culture Editor
April 2, 2019
Filed under Culture, Headliners
The UVM Program Board announced the headlining performers for SpringFest 2019 across their social media pages, April 2. The outdoor concert will feature Beast Coast, a rap collective that includes Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, Powers Pleasant and CJ Fly. Rapper Rico...
Senior Lecturer’s art addresses ecological changes
Juliet Malkowski, Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Filed under Artist Spotlight, Arts, Culture
Despite the bleakness of late winter, looking at Cameron Davis’s bright, earthy canvases is like stepping into the beauty of springtime. Davis is a senior lecturer of art and art history, and teaches drawing, perspectives on art making and courses on art and ecology. She currently has her work ...
Open House educates visitors about Vermont’s maple
Keely Lyons, Staff Writer
March 30, 2019
Freshly fallen snow blanketed the fields of Shelburne Farms as students, community members and children walked through the lively sugarbush. Shelburne Farms hosted their annual Maple Open House March 23 to 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors could tap a maple tree, enjoy freshly made sugar on ...
Women’s Summit empowers audience
Anna Kolosky, Staff Writer
March 29, 2019
The air buzzed with chatter, and pop music filled the Grand Maple Ballroom as students found their seats at the fifth annual Women in Leadership Summit. The event, held March 20, was an evening of discussion and listening. Female-identifying leaders within the Burlington and UVM community gathered...
Local Flavor: three nearby restaurant recommendations
March 27, 2019
Food is necessary to fuel our every move, but mealtime can also be a transportive culinary experience. Eating establishments surrounding campus serve up both local recipes and dishes from around the world. Whether you’re looking for a quick lunch, weekend brunch or a sit-down dinner, there’s a sp...
Juicebox wins Battle of the Bands
Cyrus Oswald, Staff Writer
March 26, 2019
Student bands performed original songs and smeared themselves in fake blood while posters of legends like Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley hung on the walls. UVM Program Board hosted its annual Battle of the Bands Finale from 5 to 7 p.m. March 23 at Nectar’s. Stumble Street, Boys Cruise, Juicebox a...
CAS program allows students to take classes elsewhere
Marjorie McWilliams, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Culture
It’s challenging to find the perfect program: in one university, a place that offers in-depth classes in every possible discipline. However, UVM College of Arts and Sciences Consortium makes it possible to gain the best of both worlds between 3 institutions for CAS students. Since fall...
Caring for cows: students experience farm life at UVM’s dairy barn
Juliet Malkowski, Staff Writer
March 10, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Culture
In an experience that seems unique to going to school in Vermont, a UVM program allows students to witness the birth of a calf and to name it. “Everyone in the program gets to have a calf, and it gets to be your calf,” senior Ariela Burk, a member of the program, said. UVM’s Cooperative...
New North End spot serves up authentic pizza
Jack Eccleston, Staff Writer
March 10, 2019
Filed under Culture, Food, Reviews
Pizzeria Ida is one of the North End’s newest and most exciting pizza joints, serving up authentic, wood oven, neapolitan and sicilian style “pies on demand.” Since it opened in late September 2018, Pizzeria Ida has been hidden away behind a nondescript parking lot off of 662 Riverside Ave. ...
Review: “The Lego Movie 2″ is almost as good as the original
Jonathan Greenberg, Staff Writer
March 9, 2019
Legos: everyone remembers spending time building with them in our childhood. That being said, I for one didn’t expect a movie based around these construction blocks to be any good. When the first Lego movie turned out to be amazing, I was thrown through a loop. Now that the sequel to the inconceivably popul...
Flower show brings the outdoors in
Anna Kolosky, Senior Staff Writer
March 8, 2019
Filed under Culture
Scents of lavender and basil filled the air as multicolored lights highlighted different grassy landscapes. The Vermont Flower Show took over the Champlain Valley Exposition Center from March 1 to 3 and boasted a variety of vendors and flower displays. The Vermont Nursery & Landscape Ass...
