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

If It Walks Like a Commie …

February 18, 2002

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck and looks like a duck, it's a duck. Lets leave moral relativism and political correctness aside for a second. If you walk around spouting the dead ideologies...

Bush Has the Axis of Evil All Wrong

February 18, 2002

As the Olympic games began, President Bush, sitting amongst the athletes, picked up a cellular phone and spoke to a figure skater's mother. He wished her daughter good luck. When leaving, the skater...

Student Photography Exhibit Opens Today in L/L Gallery

February 18, 2002

A rare artistic event will occur on Feb. 19 at UVM's Living/Learning Gallery. Student photographer Michael Heeney will display a series of photos entitled "Lost or Left Behind: Iconic Images of Found...

Students Can be Heard in City Gov’t

February 18, 2002

To the Editor: I write to urge all members of the UVM community to get out and vote in the upcoming Town Meeting Day elections on March 5. I also strongly urge those who vote to help elect Ian Carleton,...

Senior Nominated for National Community Service Award

February 18, 2002

Senior Keegan Tierney of Starksboro, VT was recently nominated by University of Vermont President Edwin Colodny for the 2002 Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award. The national award is granted...

Marijuana Abuse Increases Among College Students

February 18, 2002

Smoking marijuana is a pastime at UVM. Recently, a study from The Chronicle of Higher Education found that UVM was #1 in drug referrals in the country. The majority of these referrals stem from marijuana...

Program on UVM “Kakewalk” to Be Held Thursday

February 18, 2002

The Center for Cultural Pluralism will host a program this Thursday to educate the UVM community about the controversial Winter Carnival tradition of the "Kake Walk" at UVM, which consisted of fraternity...

Ask Dr. Love

February 13, 2002

Dear Dr. Love, I have been seeing this guy for a couple of weeks now. Last night he sat me down and said that he wanted me to be his girlfriend, except for one thing . . . he said that I needed to...

Fears Calmed Over Financial Aid During Recession

February 13, 2002

As the deadline to file for financial aid quickly approaches, many worry that the country's current economic situation will affect their financial aid packages. "We want to calm the fears," said Don...

UVM Alum Enters 1,000 Mile Sled-Dog Race

February 13, 2002

Peter Butteri, who graduated from the University of Vermont in 1983, is taking on one of the toughest sled-dog races in the world: the Yukon Quest. The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race began...

U.S. Must Give Prisoners Rights

February 13, 2002

To the Editor: Everyone would agree with the Cynic editorial argument that the United States must pride itself on being a free and civil country and use the treatment of the detainees at the US base in...

WEF Policies Breed Devastation, Inequality

February 13, 2002

Last weekend, 12,000 people marched through the streets of New York City to protest the corporate executives who each paid $27,000 for the privilege of planning the course of the world economy. Participants...

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