Those who venture up to the fourth floor of the Davis Center face a piece of art by the late David Bethuel Jamieson ‘91.
The piece, titled “Self Portrait at the University of BLACK Vermont,” encapsulates...
Delaney Roy, Features Staff Writer
• February 25, 2022
Crystal Malone ’47 made national headlines after pledging Alpha Xi Delta, according to a 1946 Burlington Free Press article.
When Malone’s friends invited her to join Alpha Xi Delta as the sorority’s...
Tushar Asthana, Features Staff Writer
• February 24, 2022
A stereotype is defined as a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude or uncritical judgment, according...
A formerly enslaved person, George Washingon Henderson, graduated at the top of UVM’s class of 1877, according to a 2001 Journal of Blacks in Higher Education article.
The UVM community regarded Henderson...
Caroline Hess, Features Staff Writer
• February 10, 2022
Undergraduate students strive to understand COVID-19 vaccines in a UVM lab under Larner College of Medicine surgery professor Dr. Dev Majumdar.
Students of each graduating class work in the lab. Split...
Meryl Callaway, Features Staff Writer
• February 3, 2022
People of Color Outdoors aims to eliminate financial barriers in the outdoor sports industry and create an inclusive environment for people of color.
The student-run organization coordinates outdoor...
Lucy Kelly, Features Staff Writer
• January 27, 2022
While an unprecedented number of challenges to library books has been recorded by the American Library Association, Vermont seems to be an exception to this, UVM’s Dean of Libraries Bryn Geffert said.
Across...
Tulley Hescock, Features Staff Writer
• January 19, 2022
Community, identity and sandwiches come together in the Old North End at Poppy Cafe & Market, owned by sisters Abby and Emily Portman.
The cafe is located in a cooperatively owned building at...
Delaney Roy, Features Staff Writer
• December 8, 2021
Earth and Salt, located at 47 Maple St in Burlington, seeks to bridge perceived gaps between the Burlington community, sex positivity and inclusivity.
The brick-and-mortar shop opened its doors in August....
Meryl Callaway, Features Staff Writer
• December 3, 2021
Vermont Students Toward Environmental Protection is the student-run organization behind the weekly pop-up thrift shop in the Davis Center.
VSTEP sells clothes donated by UVM students at the Davis Center....
Lucy Kelly, Features Staff Writer
• November 18, 2021
LGBTQ+ healthcare nonprofits in Vermont offer different, specialized care compared to traditional medical practices.
The nonprofits provide services such as HIV/AIDS services, hormone therapy and gender-affirming...
As UVM students compete with immigrants and refugees for the same types of housing, housing accessibility for new Americans in the city is threatened, Chittenden District Senator Christopher Pearson said.
Fifty-eight...
