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

Students join in the race to midterms

September 6, 2010

As the Burlington population expands with students, the population headed to the polls for this year's midterm election expands as well. After the results of the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Aug. 24,...

Pints and Produce

August 30, 2010

With the beginning of classes comes copious hours in the library, late nights and the diet of frozen burritos, pizza and cheap beer.  Burlington, however, abounds with fresh, local foods and microbrews...

Prioritizing priority registration

May 3, 2010

It's 6:55 a.m. when sophomore Bayan Suleiman rolls out of bed and sits in front of her computer on the morning of her scheduled class registration.She types in her CRN numbers and watches the clock intently...

Details about detox

April 26, 2010

Before you set foot on Burlington's sidewalks for another thrilling weekend night, remember that there are a few things not worth experiencing —  like being transported to Fletcher Allen and...

Locavores Crave Meat

April 19, 2010

Allegations of animal cruelty and fires have resulted in a shortage of slaughterhouses in Vermont, leaving the local food movement craving for meat.Recently, the Bushways Slaughterhouse in Grand Isle was...

Administration assails pirates

April 12, 2010

A history of piracyOne day in April 1999, UVM received a copyright violation fax from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the first of its kind at UVM, in response to a students sharing...

Summer brings heat, but not from the police

April 5, 2010

Some might expect to find their stuff stolen while out of town for summer break, but statistics from the Burlington Police Department (BPD) show that when students return to off-campus housing for the...

Impartial instruction or subjective schooling

March 29, 2010

At a school known for both its liberal students and professors, some students question whether their tuition money is paying for the facts or a professor's opinion.Pablo Bose, a professor in the geography...

Beat gets louder in New Zealanders’ latest album

March 22, 2010

On March 5, Clark Derbes' "A Family Gathering: Sculptures and Relatives" debuted at JDK Design Studio.His latest work features wooden sculptures, ink paintings and gouaches on birch panels by the Burlington...

Divine Dairy: UVM undergrads have a cow

March 22, 2010

A short distance from Harris-Millis, UVM students smell like cows. Literally.These smelly students are involved in the CREAM program at UVM, where students run a dairy herd of about 30 cows and produce...

Is your weekend making you sick?

March 15, 2010

On any given weekend, students attend parties in cramped apartments and basements. But games like beer pong and offhand sexual trysts could have greater consequences than a hangover and some regret. From...

Burlington or Girlington?

March 1, 2010

McKenna, Ruth, Emily, Kate, Brittany, Danie, Stephanie, Amanda, Alyssa, Nicole, Sarah, Arielle, Allison, Casey, Emily, Katie, Hannah, Suzanne and Jake. This is how the attendance roster of a Communication...

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