With the 2024 presidential election less than three weeks away, many UVM students are preparing to cast their votes—some for the very first time.
A pair of Cynic reporters visited the Andrew Harris...
Hannah King ‘22, a Democrat, won the Ward 8 City Councilor position over Progressive Rhone Allison, a junior, with 54.81% of the vote, according to the City of Burlington’s candidate results.
Ward...
Andrew Gould, Cynic News Reporter
• November 7, 2022
The 2022 midterms on Nov. 8 hold vital importance for the state of the country, according to student political leaders and two UVM political science professors.
Races for Vermont’s Congressional...
Mayor Miro Weinberger held onto his spot as the leader of Burlington, pushing back against a tide of Progressive wins years in the making in the Queen City.
After winning by less than 1% and garnering...
Fighting against cold winter winds, UVM students in Ward 8 gathered at the Fletcher Free Library to cast their votes in the 2021 Burlington mayoral election.
Although Democratic incumbent Miro Weinberger...
Democrat Mayor Miro Weinberger has won a fourth term by a mere 129 votes, according to the unofficial results provided by the city.
Weinberger, who has served as mayor for nine years, came in with...
Having walked the UVM campus himself, Burlington mayoral candidate Max Tracy ‘09 feels he is prepared to represent students as the next mayor.
Tracy, a progressive, has represented Ward 2 on Burlington's...
With almost a decade of experience leading the city, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said he is best fit to serve another term despite competition from a Progressive and several independent candidates.
Weinberger,...
Running on a platform that stresses equity, transparency and unity, Independent Ali Dieng is bringing his experience as a teacher and lawmaker to the race for mayor today.
Dieng has represented Ward...
A contested race with three frontrunners for Burlington Mayor—one Democrat, one Progressive and one Independent— has student groups split on who should be the next leader of Vermont’s Queen City.
Residents...
Nicole Hardy, Cynic News Reporter
• November 10, 2020
Moments after the news broke that Joe Biden would be the next president of the United States, a quiet morning in downtown Burlington transformed as community members marched downtown to celebrate the changing...
Often the Cynic asks voters why they voted, but what about the group of people that didn't? Or what about the students and community members that did vote, but begrudgingly? The Cynic created an anonymous...
