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 University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Slammed!

November 3, 2003

Sponsored by the Lawrence Debate Union, we held a poetry slam on Wednesday, Oct. 29th in the Fireplace Lounge. People were a little tentative at first to make noise and read their poems, but they were...

cocaine past and present

November 3, 2003

Andrew Woods's article does little more than glorify a drug that has been historically abused; he begins by offering examples of great writers who loved the drug and popular beverages that included cocaine...

Ecological Literacy Campaign

October 29, 2003

To The Vermont Cynic, A coalition of highly motivated UVM students is proposing a new curriculum requirement, in order to raise ecological literacy awareness on campus. As students of a course entitled,...

More Media than Students Attend U. Texas-Arlington Protest

October 27, 2003

They held a protest, and no one came -- well, almost no one. University of Texas-Arlington school police and local Arlington, Texas, news media outnumbered the 12 or so UTA students who rallied against...

UVM Receives $150,000 for Minority Graduate Students

October 27, 2003

The University of Vermont will receive a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide opportunities for "economically-disadvantaged and minority" graduate students...

Nicotine Patches to Help Memory Loss?

October 27, 2003

The University of Vermont will lead the first study ever to examine the efficacy and safety of using nicotine patches to treat Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a state of memory impairment recently identified...

Controversy Continues Over ‘Racist’ Board Game

October 27, 2003

Following protests and uproar from Philadelphia's black community and outrage throughout the country, Urban Outfitters pulled a board game titled "Ghettopoly" from its shelves earlier this month.Urban...

Coalition Says Brown U. Paper Mislead Readers, Sent Spies

October 27, 2003

Former members of a coalition that stole the March 16, 2001, press run of The Brown University Daily Herald, the school's student newspaper, remain skeptical of the media, are committed to political dialogue...

Greek Is Not As Greek Does

October 27, 2003

To the Editor: Sean Stapler, you aren't Greek; you aren't a Greek; you have trouble locating Greece on a map. None of your ancestry is Greek, and you cannot, aside from the three Greek letters affixed...

Poor Boyz Brings Session 1242, More

October 27, 2003

FILM TITLES: Session 1242 Total Running Time: 42 minutes Ready Fire Aim Total Running Time: 48 minutes ABOUT THE FILMS Session 1242 This is the first industry produced ski film featuring all Oakley athletes....

Baseballsy

October 27, 2003

To the Editor: If you're going to ridicule people on their baseball knowledge, perhaps you could use the correct terminology. You wrote, "That is how you score points! In case you watch cheerleading competitions,...

Practical Tyrant

October 27, 2003

To the Editor: Here is some feedback to a column by "The Practical Cynic": This title fits you, because you look at others through a lens of disgust, and to keep it to yourself wouldn't be much fun,...

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