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

Dodge wears a whistle necklace in the shape of a snail and a silver necklace from his childhood.

Cynic Fit Check: 4/20

Keagan Lafferty, Culture Staff Writer April 24, 2023

  Hundreds of students gathered on the Redstone green as the clock slowly approached 4:20 p.m. in what is likely the most exciting holiday at UVM. Anticipation—and smoke—filled the air. From...

The Ideal Smoking Fit, According to Cynic Illustrations

The Ideal Smoking Fit, According to Cynic Illustrations

April 24, 2023

Have you ever stopped to wonder what your dream smoking outfit might be?  For this series, members of the Cynic illustrations staff diagrammed self-portraits for what their ideal warm and cold weather...

Photo Illustration: A couple laying on campus grass. Some students are distressed with public displays of affection on campus.

Being gross in Grossman and handsy in Howe: The rise of PDA on campus

Maggie Swanborn, Culture Staff Writer April 23, 2023

There is a serious issue that has been distressing certain members of UVM’s student body for some time now, and some students feel it has gotten especially out of hand in recent months—public displays...

Tall Travis rehearsing in the amphitheater April 13.

Tall Travis fulfills a tall order

Keely Ehnstrom, Culture Staff Writer April 19, 2023

The album “Chicken Music” by Tall Travis is not filled with simple chicken clucks, but rather contains a complex instrumental piece of artwork. The student band Tall Travis released their third...

Senior Grace Yaros, president of UVM’s Audubon chapter, leading the club’s weekly bird walks to Centennial Woods March 25.

Exploring birding culture at UVM

Sophia Balunek, Photo Editor April 11, 2023

Peter, peter, peter; po-ta-to-chip; pew-pew-pew—these are a few of the many bird songs that can be heard in UVM’s Centennial Woods’ natural area this time of year.  Cardinals, sparrows, wrens...

UVM’s theater program presented “Bat Boy: The Musical” at the Royall Tyler Theatre March 29 through April 2.

“Bat Boy: The Musical:” UVM’s latest production takes flight

Maya Surrenti, Culture Staff Writer April 10, 2023

Starting Thursday, March 29, and running through Sunday, April 2, the University of Vermont’s theater program presented “Bat Boy: The Musical” at the Royall Tyler Theatre.  As the show’s program...

Through her college experience, senior Zoe Dumais learned to reorder her priorities and interests and is coming to graduation with a strong sense of self sufficiency.

Conversations with a senior: Zoe Dumais

Michael Harrity, Culture Staff Writer April 4, 2023

After growing up in coastal Portsmouth, N.H., senior Zoe Dumais was looking for a college that reminded her of home. “I wanted to be in a similar environment, the cute New England town with a waterfront...

Photo Illustration: Some students believe headphones are a sign of disinterest and in turn show respect by taking out at least one AirPod when conversing with others.

Plugging in or tapping out? The implications of headphones

Kailey Shea, Culture Staff Writer April 3, 2023

Two pieces of plastic jammed into our ears act as a teleportation device for our minds.  Headphones and earbuds can make a five-minute walk to class feel like a heroic odyssey. Even after bombing an...

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