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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

Renovated res hall still has problems

Renovated res hall still has problems

Lilly Young, Staff Writer October 16, 2018

Residents of Converse Hall, a Wellness Environment building, are frustrated about various problems in their building, including reports of flooding and pests. There was water in some  rooms as well as...

CAT Pause is one of the many places on campus in need work-study employees. As of Oct. 4, there are over 60 open work-study positions, according to UVM student employment website.

Work-study employment falters on campus

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor October 12, 2018

All across campus, the lack of work-study employees is being noticed. From 2013 to 2017 the number of students accepting their work-study awards had been decreasing, and only this year it has begun to...

Southwick heist triggers stricter security

Southwick heist triggers stricter security

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 11, 2018

Thousands of dollars worth of musical equipment was stolen from the Southwick Music Hall following a second break in this year. UVM police is investigating a burglary that happened sometime between Sept....

Professor on trial after ICE protest

Professor on trial after ICE protest

Zoe Schemm, Staff Writer October 10, 2018

Taylor Ewha A UVM professor is going to trial after protesting outside a homeland security office in Williston, Vermont over national immigration policy. Music professor David Feurzeig was arrested along...

Remembering Nikisha Falcone (1997-2018)

Remembering Nikisha Falcone (1997-2018)

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 8, 2018

Courtesy of Facebook This fall, UVM’s chapter of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega appointed senior Nikisha Falcone to a new position: sunshine chair. In this role, she was tasked with making...

Climate Rally Advocates for Student Action

Climate Rally Advocates for Student Action

Meg Trogolo and Lee Hughes October 6, 2018

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch spoke to UVM students at the Rally for Climate Action Sept. 24 in the Davis Center. Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman ’95, UVM faculty, SGA members, alumni and current...

Students stage walkout in protest of Kavanaugh

Students stage walkout in protest of Kavanaugh

Lee Hughes and Lindsay Freed October 5, 2018

Connor Allan Hundreds of UVM students walked out of class at noon Oct. 4 to join faculty and community members on the Andrew Harris Green, where they protested Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination....

Campus alcohol stats decline

Campus alcohol stats decline

Lindsay Freed and Rachel Halpern October 5, 2018

Rebecca Poretsky When senior Wesley L’Italien first came to UVM, he had high expectations for what party life in college would look like, he said. “Friends and older people [said] ‘UVM is a...

Students and faculty protest Kavanaugh

Students and faculty protest Kavanaugh

Staff Report October 4, 2018

UVM students walked out of class to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Oct. 4. Students and community members gathered for a “Cancel Kavanaugh” rally outside...

Prostestors Gather Near Med Center

Prostestors Gather Near Med Center

Meg Trogolo and Jullianne Lesch October 4, 2018

Alek Fleury Two groups of protesters gathered on the sidewalks next to the UVM Medical Center’s main driveway Sept. 26. On one corner, members of the anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life held signs...

Students Demand Menstrual Products

Students Demand Menstrual Products

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor October 3, 2018

fAbby Kaiser Students have been working to get free pads and tampons for all restrooms across campus. The plan posed by students on campus, which is projected to be in place by the end of this academic...

Nurses Agree to New Contract

Nurses Agree to New Contract

Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor October 2, 2018

Sawyer Loftus After eight months of negotiating, UVM Medical Center nurses and administration have struck a lasting deal. The nurses announced the vote by union membership in favor of the contract...

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