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

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...

The website of the Gadfly, a student-run media outlet that was recently revived following its original run from 1985-97. Content is published in print zines as well as online.

The latest buzz: The Gadfly returns after 26-year dormancy

Kailey Shea, Culture Staff Writer March 31, 2023

A campus newspaper links together generations of student writers, artists and activists who question the status quo. Reestablished last month, the Gadfly is a student-run media outlet that publishes...

Culture staff recommends: New UVM traditions

Culture staff recommends: New UVM traditions

Culture Staff March 29, 2023

UVM isn’t a school with many traditions. There are the obvious ones—jumping into the fountain, catgunning, basement shows and the naked bike ride—but beyond that, there are not many shared experiences...

(left to right) Sonia DeYoung, Suzy Zaner and Leigh Sweet transport the catamount to the Davis Center March 16.

Taxidermy catamount finds new home in Davis Center

Mac Mansfield-Parisi March 24, 2023

UVM’s historic taxidermy catamount, long displayed outside the Benedict Auditorium in the Marsh Life Science building, has found a new, more public home in the Davis Center. In summer 2021, the catamount...

“For us as seniors, so much of our experiences were influenced by the unexpected,” senior Nina Pastore said upon reflecting on her college experience.

Conversations with a senior: Nina Pastore

Michael Harrity, Culture Staff Writer March 21, 2023

Though she grew up in Tampa, Fla., senior Nina Pastore spent much of her childhood escaping the heat and vacationing to the snowy hills of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, where her grandparents own a farm. “Vermont...

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