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Kesha Ram speaks at the Women in Leadership Summit in 2017. Ram is set to be the first woman of color in the Vt. State Senate and will vote in the electoral college this November.

Female leaders facilitate empowerment

Lauren Schnepf, Senior Staff Writer May 1, 2017

The UVM Alumni house was filled with around 80 people of different genders, ages and races for the third annual Women in Leadership Summit.   Tables were scattered with forgotten, half-eaten...

PHIL CARRUTHERS | The Vermont Cynic
President Tom Sullivan announces that UVM has surpassed the Real Food Challenge of 20 percent real on-campus food. Since exceeding the goal, UVM has now pledged to have 25 percent real food by 2020.

Real Food Challenge reaches goal three years early

John Riedel, Senior Staff Writer May 1, 2017

UVM has reached its real food challenge goal three years ahead of schedule.   Currently, UVM serves 21 percent real food, three years ahead of its goal of 20 percent by 2020. It has established...

UVM Rescue volunteers break ground on the construction of the UVM Rescue building in 2017. The project cost $1.4 million.

UVM Rescue breaks ground for new facility

Greta Brown, Staff Writer April 30, 2017

After years of construction and fundraising challenges, UVM Rescue is opening its new headquarters next to UVM Police on East Ave.   The cost of the project was $1.4 million, and it is on...

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UVM students gather on the Redstone Green April 20 to participate in 4/20 activities as UVM Police look on.

UVM students celebrate 4/20 by exercising, smoking

Chloe Chaobal, Senior Staff Writer April 30, 2017

Some UVM students ran over three miles on 420. Others chose to smoke marijuana publicly.   The Wellness Environment hosted its second annual 4.20 5k for Wellness April 20. The race began...

SGA Updates

Lauren Schnepf, Senior Staff Writer April 30, 2017

Bill Allocating Funds to the American Society of Civil Engineers A bill allocating $7000 to the ASCE was passed unanimously. The club requested funds for transportation and lodging at the National level...

AUTUMN LEE | The Vermont Cynic
Muslim Girls Making Change performs at the 12th annual Dismantling Rape Culture Conference April 13. The conference was organized by the UVM Women’s Center.

Annual event confronts rape culture

John Riedel and Joey Waldinger April 21, 2017

The UVM community gathered to take a stand against gender-based violence April 13.   The 12th annual Dismantling Rape Culture conference, organized by the Women’s Center, was held on the...

SGA supports bystander intervention training

Lauren Schnepf, Senior Staff Writer April 20, 2017

The SGA has ruled in favor of supporting a bill that provides bystander intervention training for employees of nightlife establishments in the Burlington area.     The Bystander Intervention...

Former NBA owners donates millions to Gund Institute

Brandon Arcari, Staff Writer April 20, 2017

UVM announced that with a new $6 million donation, the Gund Institute will be expanded to the entire University. The current Gund Institute for Ecological Economics will be expanded and renamed...

Professor shares passion for robotics

Chloe Chaobal, Staff Writer April 20, 2017

Josh Bongard, associate professor of computer science, spent a lot of time in high school thinking about robots and their usefulness to humans, he said.   “Why did everyone think it would...

Quantitative reasoning added to requirements

Craig Pelsor, Staff Writer April 20, 2017

A new general education requirement in mathematical problem solving will be added in fall 2017.   The proposal for the new general education requirement focused on quantitative reasoning was...

UVM fundraises $45k for cancer research

Greta Brown, Staff Writer April 20, 2017

On Saturday, hundreds of students and members of the Burlington community filled the Patrick Gym track, cheering in support of cancer research.   Many UVM students from all types of organizations...

Candidates tie in SGA election

Lauren Schnepf, Senior Staff Writer April 20, 2017

For the first time in SGA history, there has been a tie between two candidates running for a position on the SGA Senate.   A special runoff election took place between the tied candidates,...

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