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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The board of trustees budget, finance and investment committee discuss monetary issues. The board meets four times a year to discuss University policy. HANNAH KEARNS/The Vermont Cynic

Campaign raises $250 million

Bryan O'Keefe February 12, 2016

Over $250 million has been raised for UVM’s Move Mountains campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in the University’s history, as announced in the Feb. 5 board of trustees meeting. In 2015,...

Vt. debates legalizing cannabis

February 11, 2016

Vermont is debating becoming the fifth state in the U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.Vermont would be the first state in the union to legalize through legislation - all other states have...

Sullivan requests increase in state funding

Sullivan requests increase in state funding

February 10, 2016

President Tom Sullivan visited the Statehouse Jan. 27 to ask the House and Senate Committees on Education for more funding for fiscal year 2017.Sullivan asked for a 5.2 percent increase in funding for...

Students go campaigning in New Hampshire

February 9, 2016

UVM students campaigned in New Hampshire this past weekend, in preparation for the state’s primary.A local student group, UVM Students for Bernie Sanders, bused students to New Hampshire Feb. 6 to Feb....

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Police chase ends by UVM dorm

Bryan O'Keefe February 9, 2016

A destructive high-speed chase involving a stolen car came to a stop near Jeanne Mance after colliding with a Domino’s delivery car. The suspect, 27-year-old Ashley Martin of Colchester, allegedly...

SGA Updates Feb. 2

SGA Updates Feb. 2

Alexandra Shannon February 9, 2016

Dean of the Rubenstein School visits Student Senate Dean Nancy Matthews of the Rubenstein School spoke on public forum, commending the SGA senate for its leadership and innovation. Matthews said she...

College of Nursing and Health Sciences receives $175,000 grant

February 5, 2016

A $175,000 grant has been given to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences to help educate nurses, nursing students, and expand the UVM Medical Center. The grant came from the Keybank Foundation,...

Study measures impact of parental control on stress

Caroline Alkire February 5, 2016

The UVM psychology department is measuring the impact parents have on students’ relationships with their peers. Assistant psychology professor Jamie Abiaed teamed up with developmental psychology...

UVM sells Ethan Allen Apartments for $3.9 Million

Alexandra Shannon February 4, 2016

The Ethan Allen apartments were sold for $3.9 million by UVM to the Champlain Housing Trust.   The apartments were sold Jan. 31, according to a press release by the Champlain Housing Trust.   The...

(From Left to Right) Junior Mattie Friberg, senior David Landay, junior Lilly Dukich and sophomore Yuwei Zhu rehearse in the UVMtv studio. RYAN THORTON/The Vermont Cynic

UVMtv makes its cable debut

Bryan O'Keefe February 4, 2016

The greater Burlington community will now be able to watch original shows created by UVM students on cable television. Following a new partnership with Burlington Telecom, UVMtv is expanding beyond...

Student leaders to discuss club funding at Board of Trustees Meeting

February 4, 2016

Student organizations could see an increase in funding after this semester’s board of trustees meeting. SGA members, President Jason Maulucci and Dylan Letendre, chair of the Committee  on Diversity,...

Sharon Paulson, the newly hired chief of staff and senior council to President Tom Sullivan, is pictured Feb 1. RYAN THORNTON/The Vermont Cynic

UVM president hires chief of staff

February 3, 2016

The UVM administration organization chart has been shuffled to create a new position in the president’s office.President Tom Sullivan has hired his former co-worker from the University of Minnesota,...

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