‘They don’t give a shit:’ faculty union fills John Dewey Lounge to discuss cuts to the humanities
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 and students Feb. 5 in the John Dewey Lounge to discuss the state of the humanities at UVM and possibl...
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 Free Ice Fishing Day Festival took place from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 on the ice outside of Knight Poin...
Hundreds gather in downtown Burlington to protest the departure of Attorney General
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 marched from the Federal Building on Elmwood Ave in Burlington to nearby City Hall Nov. 8 to make t...
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 opening event for the Feverish World Conference, a symposium focused on bringing the Burlington commu...
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 concert took place Oct. 19 at the Patrick Gym. This year’s show opened with student band Fat...
Protest Day 1: Wednesday, Feb. 21
February 26, 2018
1:12 PM Students gather outside Waterman Feb. 20, preparing to occupy the building. Sophomore Harmony Edowosman and UVM staffer John Mejia spoke on the front steps. “Whenever we have a rally such as this Tom Sullivan and the provost and the entire administration like to go home because they’re s...
