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Vermonts first bike share launches in Burlington

Vermont’s first bike share launches in Burlington

Joey Waldinger, Assistant News Editor May 2, 2018

For the price of a cup of coffee, UVM students and Burlington residents alike are now able to rent bikes from various points around town and on campus. Greenride Bikeshare, Vermont’s first bike-share...

T. Simeon Ananou, the new CIO, effective July 1.

New chief information officer announced

Lee Hughes, Senior Staff Writer May 1, 2018

President Tom Sullivan announced in a May 1 press release that T. Simeon Ananou will be the new chief information officer for UVM beginning July 1. In the press release, Ananou said that he is honored...

Xanax on Campus

Xanax on Campus

Ben Elfland, Senior Staff Writer May 1, 2018

Photo Illustration/ Alek Fleury and Genevieve Winn First-year Joe Smith, a pseudonym, popped four bars of Xanax at 1 a.m. one Friday. The next thing he knew he was lying in his Harris Millis dorm bed,...

The photoshopped image that has since been taken down off of TopCats page.

Top Cats apologize after flyer provokes backlash

Lindsay Freed, Senior Staff Writer April 29, 2018

A student a cappella group has apologized after receiving backlash for their use of racially charged promotional material. UVM Top Cats had posted flyers for their May 5 senior show that depicted the...

Uber driver crashes into Davis Center

Uber driver crashes into Davis Center

Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor April 16, 2018

A car crashed into the Davis Center at 12:58 a.m. April 15. The driver of the vehicle, Uber driver Adeleke Fajobi, lost control after making a left turn onto Main street from University heights, damaging...

Gillian Natanagara, Ethan Foley, Jamie Benson, and Reginah Mako at the SGA Debate March 26.

Ethan Foley and Gillian Natanagara win SGA Presidential Election

Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor March 28, 2018

Ethan Foley and Gillian Natanagara have been elected as the next president and vice president of SGA for the 2018-2019 academic year. Foley garnered 141 more votes than his opponent, Jamie Benson, and...

Waterman takeover ends, protesters return home

Waterman takeover ends, protesters return home

Just after 9:30 p.m., protesters rolled up sleeping bags, cleaned up litter in the halls and gathered food they’d brought in preparation of a night on the floors of classrooms and hallways in the Waterman...

Protesters, led by Harmony Edosomwan, move from the Davis Center to Waterman Feb. 23.

Day 2: Student racial justice protesters take over Admitted Students Day

NoNames for Justice disrupted Admitted Students Day at UVM by staging a racial justice protest in the Davis Center. A group of more than 200 protesters gathered for a second day of anti-administration...

Press Release: Burlington Police Chief on Student Racial Justice Protests

Brandon Del Pozo, Burlington Police Chief February 23, 2018

RECENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN BURLINGTON Last night, a group of approximately one hundred UVM students blocked traffic on Main Street during rush hour. The Burlington Police Department made the decision...

John Mejia announces end of hunger strike

John Mejia announces end of hunger strike

Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor February 23, 2018

John Mejia ended their hunger strike after seven days. Mejia made the announcement at a rally by NoNames for Justice on the fourth floor of the Davis Center Feb. 23. Mejia, who has been striking...

Students call for administrators to resign over handling of bias incidents

Students call for administrators to resign over handling of bias incidents

Lindsay Freed and Lee Hughes February 20, 2018

This article updated at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 21.  Students and community members occupied the Waterman Feb. 20, calling for administrators to resign over the University’s handling of racial bias incidents. The...

Courtesy/ Kate Vesely

Diversity display vandalized

Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor February 16, 2018

Anonymously posted index cards were found on a display for students of color around 9 p.m. Thursday. The index cards read “white privaleged and proud of it!” and  “innocent lives matter not guilty...

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