Professor on trial after ICE protest
Zoe Schemm, Staff Writer
October 10, 2018
Taylor Ewha A UVM professor is going to trial after protesting outside a homeland security office in Williston, Vermont over national immigration policy. Music professor David Feurzeig was arrested along with 12 other protesters while blocking the road in front of the Immigration and Custom Enforcemen...
Remembering Nikisha Falcone (1997-2018)
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 8, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
Courtesy of Facebook This fall, UVM’s chapter of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega appointed senior Nikisha Falcone to a new position: sunshine chair. In this role, she was tasked with making sure all members felt safe and happy, a responsibility that came naturally to her, APO President seni...
Climate Rally Advocates for Student Action
October 6, 2018
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch spoke to UVM students at the Rally for Climate Action Sept. 24 in the Davis Center. Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman ’95, UVM faculty, SGA members, alumni and current students also addressed the crowd in the Grand Maple Ballroom. They spoke about how students in Vermont...
Students stage walkout in protest of Kavanaugh
October 5, 2018
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Connor Allan Hundreds of UVM students walked out of class at noon Oct. 4 to join faculty and community members on the Andrew Harris Green, where they protested Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. The rally was hosted primarily by the International Socialist Organization on campus and...
Campus alcohol stats decline
Lindsay Freed, Senior Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
Rebecca Poretsky When senior Wesley L’Italien first came to UVM, he had high expectations for what party life in college would look like, he said. “Friends and older people [said] ‘UVM is a crazy party college,’” L’Italien said. “My expectations were lots of parties and drinking ...
Students and faculty protest Kavanaugh
October 4, 2018
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UVM students walked out of class to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Oct. 4. Students and community members gathered for a “Cancel Kavanaugh” rally outside the Davis Center after walking out of class at noon. The rally was hosted by student leaders from UVM...
Prostestors Gather Near Med Center
Meg Trogolo and Jullianne Lesch
October 4, 2018
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Alek Fleury Two groups of protesters gathered on the sidewalks next to the UVM Medical Center’s main driveway Sept. 26. On one corner, members of the anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life held signs and prayed, while on the other corner, members of UVM’s International Socialist Organization and Planned...
Students Demand Menstrual Products
Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor
October 3, 2018
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fAbby Kaiser Students have been working to get free pads and tampons for all restrooms across campus. The plan posed by students on campus, which is projected to be in place by the end of this academic year, would put a dispenser in all bathrooms in academic buildings and residence halls, said senio...
Nurses Agree to New Contract
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 2, 2018
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Sawyer Loftus After eight months of negotiating, UVM Medical Center nurses and administration have struck a lasting deal. The nurses announced the vote by union membership in favor of the contract via Facebook Sept. 27, the night before a scheduled press conference in front of the medical center...
UVM Senior dies unexpectedly
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 1, 2018
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UVM Senior Nikisha Falcone has died unexpectedly. Annie Stevens, vice provost for student affairs, announced Falcone's death in an email to the UVM community Oct. 1. Falcone died Sept. 30, according to the email. The University extends its deepest condolences to Falcone's family and the greater...
University to Conduct Climate Survey
Lindsay Freed and Rachel Halpern
October 1, 2018
For the first time since 2011, UVM will be surveying students, faculty and staff about the social climate on campus. The campus climate survey is a survey of all students, faculty and staff at the University asking how they perceive the social environment at UVM, said Paul Yoon, senior advisor for...
New Allergen Warning in Dining Halls
Lee Hughes, Katie Kelly, and Julianne Lesch
September 30, 2018
Clara Martorano Until this semester, allergen warnings were not mandated across campus in bakery areas to warn that items are made in a facility with peanuts and tree nuts. Although these previously optional signs were present in some dining halls before this year, all are now required to inform st...
