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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

Professor Bridget Swanson on the 2019 Oscars

Alexandra De Luise, Multimedia Reporter February 19, 2019

Film & Television Studies Professor Bridget Swanson gives a comprehensive review of the history and recent discussion over the 2019 Oscars. Video by Alexandra De Luise.

ASU’s Lunar New Year 2019

Maeve Gurnis, Multimedia Reporter February 19, 2019

On February 9, 2019, over 250 students and friends of UVM gathered in the Davis Center Grand Maple Ballroom to celebrate the Lunar New Year in style. The event was organized by the Asian Student Union...

Prime Time Cats – Love don’t justify everything

Corey Dew and Destiny Andrews February 12, 2019

YOU!!!! YES YOU!!! Know you’d love to know more about One In Four. This week join Corey, Destiny, and a few special guests as they discuss the controversial show “YOU” and the organization One in...

Sophomore Nina Singleton-Spencer sits among students and faculty during the discussion portion of a Feb. 5 United Academics meeting. Students have expressed their frustrations over the College of Arts and Sciences budget changes through posters, memes and protests.

‘They don’t give a shit:’ faculty union fills John Dewey Lounge to discuss cuts to the humanities

Lee Hughes and Lindsay Freed February 5, 2019

The UVM faculty union plans to take action against recent cuts to various humanities departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. The faculty union, United Academics, held a meeting for faculty...

A young angler, kept warm by her Hello Kitty hat and matching pink snow suit, tries for her first catch Jan. 26 at the Free Ice Fishing Day Festival. Student volunteers from the UVM Wildlife and Fisheries Society were there to help hand out fishing equipment and teach the beginners how to ice fish.

Brave the cold, learn to fish

Cyrus Oswald, Staff Writer January 29, 2019

The snow and ice in Vermont can seem to stretch on for miles, but community members and UVM students didn’t let the season stop them from getting outside. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s...

MLK Birthday Party

MLK Birthday Party

January 22, 2019

A protestor listens to Ryan McLaren, a staffer from Rep. Peter Welchs office, read a statement from Welch. If this isnt worth standing for, what is? said McLaren as he stood from his wheelchair.

Hundreds gather in downtown Burlington to protest the departure of Attorney General

Alek Fleury and Sawyer Loftus November 9, 2018

Hundreds of people gathered in Burlington to protest the outing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, as concerns over the safety of the Trump-Russia investigation grow. At least 400 hundred protestors...

UVM dance Professor Paula Higa and senior Phoebe Tucker freestyle dance Oct. 20 on Church Street at the Feverish World Festival. The dancers were part of a bigger group who are in Higa’s Ballet and Contemporary Dance class who volunteered to join in the festival.

Art used a activism in Feverish parade

Anna Kolosky, Staff Writer November 3, 2018

sPassersby watched in awe as a parade of people sang and danced their way up Church Street.  Dancers moved in time to the church bells ringing while others sang and held banners. The parade was the...

Doctor Dog bassist and singer Toby Leaman steps away from the mic to shred at this years FallFest Oct. 19 at the Patrick Gym. The show opened with student band Father Figuer, followed by Frankie Cosmos and headliner Dr. Dog.

FallFest attracts fans, makes new ones

Allie O'Connor and Kelly Duggan October 27, 2018

Fog swirled through the streams of blue and purple lights, illuminating the instruments and equipment on the stage. Students cheered as silhouettes emerged on stage. UVM Program Board’s annual FallFest...

Kavanaugh Walkout

Kavanaugh Walkout

October 12, 2018

Creating magic with scent: a look into Alice & the Magician Cocktail Apothecary

Kailey Bates, Video Editor April 18, 2018

Brothers Aaron and Sam Wisniewski are the founders of "Alice and the Magician," a cocktail apothecary that creates powerful elixirs and mists that spark imagination and elicit scent memories. In this video,...

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