Burlington On Vinyl
Beth Goodwin, Feature Writer
November 14, 2018
Filed under Features
The music scene in Burlington is thriving; there are live gigs every weekend in quirky venues from house shows to ArtsRiot. Music is a huge part of the city’s creative and cultural pulse. At the core of the scene is the presence of vinyl. Burlington boasts three record stores: Burlington Re...
Grieving the Pittsburgh Shooting as a Jewish Student
Alec Collins, Staff Writer
November 6, 2018
Filed under Features
When I first heard the news about the shooting in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh in which a white nationalist murdered 11 members of the Tree of Life synagogue, the first thing I felt, strangely, was annoyance. “Of course this was bound to happen sometime,” I thought to myself. “But couldn’t it...
Identity on a night of disguises
Kian Deshler, Assistant Feature Editor
October 31, 2018
Filed under Features
For a lot of people Halloween is about being able to shape shift, to try on different identities or exaggerate certain parts of ourselves we don’t show in everyday life. Halloween gives people the opportunity to rehearse their otherness as their audience either applauds their efforts or doe...
UVM Parents Take to Facebook
Mike Hurley, Feature Writer
October 23, 2018
Filed under Features, Uncategorized
When students feel the urge to share their concerns about college life, they might log onto the student-run meme page Make UV Groovy Again. They might wonder, though, where their parents go when they have a burning question about UVM; who they talk to when they feel like sharing any number of UV Groo...
Pub Pints and Basement Blackouts
Beth Goodwin, Feature Writer
October 13, 2018
Filed under Features
At my home university in Cardiff, Wales, alcohol runs in the veins of the city. It keeps the social, sporting and student scenes alive. After choosing UVM as my destination to study for a semester abroad, I expected many differences between Burlington and my hometown, one of the most prominent of th...
Disconnected.
Foster Borch, Feature Writer
October 8, 2018
Filed under Features
Ten years ago, Harris Millis Unlimited Dining would have buzzed with casual conversations between strangers. Now, those who eat alone are kept company by their Instagram feeds. I removed myself from Instagram over a year ago after realizing I spent too much time trying to prove how amazing my life wa...
Girls Who Skate
Kian Deshler, Assistant Feature Editor
September 29, 2018
Filed under Features
The sun dipped lower into the Adirondacks, casting a golden glow on the skaters. Sophomore Ivana Djiya and junior Abby Trombley rolled up in a 2008 Subaru Outback, hopped out, dropped their boards on the sidewalk and glided straight into the bowl. Djiya, Trombley and junior Paige Van Pat...
Dungeons & Dragons
Mike Hurley, Feature Writer
September 14, 2018
Filed under Features
When people think of Dungeons & Dragons, their minds conjure images of dark, musty basements occupied by zealous fanboys wielding mighty cardboard swords, ancient relics gripped tightly in hands that have seen frequent battle and Cheetos dust. While this depiction, lovingly featured in shows such as “Stra...
Students navigate new cannabis laws
Caroline Slack, Feature Editor
September 6, 2018
Filed under Features
Recently, the laws on the books regarding cannabis in Vermont have evolved, loosening state regulations on pot. What remains unclear is how these laws have affected the lifestyle of UVM students. In January, Gov. Phil Scott signed Act 86 into law, legalizing recreational cannabis use and the po...
Learning to embrace a city as a home
Kian Deshler, Feature Writer
August 30, 2018
Filed under Features
Holly Coughlan Fog nestled into the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. The wind whispered over the bay, causing the slightest of ripples. Conifer trees colored the landscape a deep green. My family and I paddled across the bay near my cabin. At that moment, there was nowhere else I would rather b...
UVM Dining by Day, Culture by Night
Mike Gasparrini, Feature Writer
May 12, 2018
Filed under Features
I could barely believe it. After the story I had just received, my perception of the man standing before me had changed completely. Although I had known Bidur Rai for months as the cashier at Simpson Dining Hall, I had never asked him anything beyond, “How’s it going?” After ...
Grooving with the Mountain Goats
Caroline Slack, Features Editor
April 29, 2018
Four men in suits ran on stage, looking like a band of dads hurrying from a business meeting to this gig. For a second I wondered what I was getting myself into. Then I felt the pulse of the bass and heard the hearty strums of a guitar. On Wednesday, April 18, the Mountain Goats grac...
