UPlayers present spring musical
Eleanor Webster, Staff Writer
April 12, 2018
Filed under Arts, Culture, Previews
College students will throw it back to their middle-school days when they don thick-framed glasses, parachute pants and sweater vests for a musical coming to town this week. Don’t miss your chance to travel back to that middle school moment at “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” the...
Lorde hypnotizes Boston with new album
Hunter McKenzie, Arts Columnist
April 11, 2018
Filed under Arts, Culture, Reviews
Whenever I attend a concert, the aftermath is the only thing I remember clearly: running up cement staircases into cement garages, holding onto a new t-shirt and sweating. My mind always unable to catch up with itself, spinning from the lights, the sounds and the stage. These were the events that unfolded after I ...
More than brick: Williams Hall
Keely Lyons, Staff Writer
April 10, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture
The Gothic, red-brick architecture of Williams Hall hangs over University Green, establishing the scene of the traditional New England college. While Williams Hall is a familiar sight by many UVM students and faculty, its interior is less known. “When I saw Williams, I was like, ‘I’ve arriv...
At Skinny P, laughs and snacks
Addie Beach, Assistant Arts Editor
April 5, 2018
On a small stage covered in Christmas lights, comedians grabbed the attention of The Skinny Pancake audience. Comedy and Crepes is a weekly stand-up comedy series which meets 7 p.m. Mondays at the restaurant’s downtown location. Comedians Nicole Sisk and Carl Sonnefeld host the series, which began in June 2016....
Debut symposium gives English majors a voice
Sarah Robinson, Staff Writer
April 4, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular
The silence of the Davis Center’s fourth floor was broken by the words of writers Emily Dickinson, James Baldwin and Mary Shelley. The English department hosted its first student symposium March 29 in the Davis Center Livak Ballroom. The event featured presentations by 27 students from the...
Culture staff recommends: Netflix movies
April 3, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Reviews
Did you forget to grab a free movie ticket this week? Don’t want to make the trek down the hill to the Roxy? Culture staff writers have you covered with five Netflix movies you can watch from the comfort of your own bed. Check the culture section weekly for our staff’s picks. “Ma...
College finances reveal student divide
Lily Merriam, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
Filed under Life
When picking a college, finances were definitely a factor in senior Sophia Danison’s decision. “I think I’ve been focused on being as little a financial burden on my family as possible,” Danison said. “I chose a school that offered me a good financial package and I’ve constantly held a ...
Experimental band hits up Winooski
Sarah Robinson, Staff Writer
March 29, 2018
A man wandered alone in an abandoned building, looking at himself in a room of mirrors. As the camera unfocused, he blurred out of view. This is a scene from the music video for “Curtains” by In Tall Buildings, a group coming to Winooski this weekend two weeks after the release of the group’...
Headliner: Carti. Opener? Hardly.
Eleanor Webster, Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Headliners, Multimedia, Uncategorized, Videos
Rapper Playboi Carti will headline SpringFest, according to UPB’s announcement at Battle of the Bands March 24. UPB did not reveal to the winner of the event due to time constraints. “We were told we had to clear out of Nectar’s, and didn’t have time to make a clear decision,” said sophomore Tay...
Graduate finds donor for transplant
Jonathan Greenberg, Cynic Correspondent
March 28, 2018
Most college students don’t think about the possibility of having a life threatening disease while attending classes or hanging with friends. 2011 graduate Sarah Anders was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in September 2015. “Getting diagnosed was difficult and terrifying for me, no one expects it to happ...
Teaching empowers
Autumn Lee, Life Columnist
March 27, 2018
Filed under Columns, Culture, Life, Uncategorized
Conversations around education often focus on the gender imbalance among students. What I don’t hear discussed is gender representation among teachers. More than three quarters of kindergarten through high school teachers are women, according to a September 2014 New York Times article. Sitting in ...
Fund brings painter to talk abstraction
Addie Beach, Assistant Arts Editor
March 27, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular
On the blackboard is the image of an wooden arrow suspended from a wall, a mixture of oranges, greens, yellows and blues painted in the sections. Each piece of wood contains tick marks and the name of someone who was hanged, written in small print. Abstract painter Mike Cloud gave a presentation on ...
