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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

Course syllabi to be added

Course syllabi to be added

Caroline Alkire April 28, 2016

Students may be able to see course syllabi as early as next semester.   Unlike most other schools, UVM professors don’t have a deadline for releasing information about courses for the upcoming...

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Sophomore charged with drunk driving, vehicular homicide

Bryan O'Keefe April 27, 2016

Wearing a neck brace and sling, a sophomore appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday to plead not guilty to vehicular homicide. Joseph Castano was released on $25,000 bail in Massachusetts following...

ROTC celebrates 100th anniversary

ROTC celebrates 100th anniversary

Alexandra Shannon April 27, 2016

UVM’s ROTC hosted a 5k to celebrate their 100th year anniversary. ROTC programs across the world held 5ks, all starting at 11 a.m. The races all began at the same time  with the goal of setting...

New advising program to assist first-year students

New advising program to assist first-year students

Alexandra Shannon April 27, 2016

UVM will have a new tutoring program next semester for first-year students.   The Academic Success Center will consist of a centrally located advising center, first-year orientation, the first-year...

Police, race topic of new UVM study

Police, race topic of new UVM study

April 26, 2016

A UVM economics professor presented a study to the Burlington City Council April 11 showing differences in how races are treated by Burlington police officers. Stephanie Seguino, a professor at UVM...

UVM study on autism tracks eyes

UVM study on autism tracks eyes

Craig Pelsor April 21, 2016

A recent study on autism by UVM is the first of its kind.   Tiffany Hutchins, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders has published a study on the behavior of children with...

Physicists find new way of seeing atoms

Physicists find new way of seeing atoms

Alexandra Shannon April 21, 2016

A UVM physicist has found a new way to see atoms in industrial materials using X-rays.   The findings of the experiment were first released online March 28 by the Nature Physics journal. Physics...

UVM Medical center to open offices downtown

UVM Medical center to open offices downtown

Bryan O'Keefe April 21, 2016

The University of Vermont Medical Center will be leasing office space in the heart of downtown Burlington.   As a part of the current redevelopment project of the Burlington Town Center, the...

Vermonters favor GMO labeling

Vermonters favor GMO labeling

April 21, 2016

Products containing Genetically Modified Organisms will be labeled in Vermont starting this July, according to a Vermont bill passed in 2014. Companies were given two years to begin the labeling process...

SpringFest receives a change in venue

Bryan O'Keefe April 20, 2016

Construction has forced SpringFest to relocate to a more concrete area of campus.   This year’s artist of choice, The Head and the Heart, will perform in the Jeffords Hall parking lot April...

Food Systems Initiative gets renewed

Food Systems Initiative gets renewed

April 20, 2016

The UVM Food Systems Initiative is getting revamped after six years. The initiative began in 2010 as a five-year transdisciplinary research initiative and UVM was one of the first universities in...

Tuition protest held

April 20, 2016

Students protesting college debt marched from the Davis Center to Waterman, chanting in front of the administrative building. UVM students organized a “Million student march” April 13 to demand...

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