The fall of my sophomore year, I lost 10 pounds in one month because I stopped eating — not by choice, but from crippling anxiety. After experiencing an allergic reaction from a Redstone Market bagel,...

There is a linguistic discontinuity in Burlington’s descriptions of drug culture: students at UVM are “users” of substances, while unhoused individuals downtown are “junkies.”  The “junkie”...

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year: the sun is shining, flowers are blooming and campus feels alive again. But you can’t relax just yet.  A spectre is haunting campus — the spectre of finals.  Whether...

Get the degree. Build the résumé. Network. Intern. Graduate early if you can and move on. For a generation obsessed with maximizing productivity, college has become just another step on the grand...

I have been writing for the Cynic’s opinion section since I first got to college. When I joined, I was a scared first-year who was looking to continue to build my passion for writing and find a space...

Last fall, to help cover UVM’s hefty tuition, I took a work-study job — rookie mistake.   The University of Vermont is known to be one of the most expensive public universities in the country,...

Protests have always been a struggle with a table heavily tipped in favor of people in power. Given that I wish to even this field, and you probably do too, we should stop policing the methods that...

The more I hear people talk about music, the more I fear that people have missed the point of it. UVM is an incredibly musical school. Our Spotify Wrappeds are posted like badges of honor, playlists...

The City of Burlington needs to reconsider basing the F-35 jets at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.  Designed by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 is the fifth generation of fighter jets...

Finding a dream job often requires choosing between fulfillment and financial security, with few careers offering both in such a fast-paced and money-driven world. Entering college, I planned to minor...

In Vermont, family conflict is a remote haze. But when I visit home, all the structures and ideologies I left behind come crashing back into view.  The dynamics that college removes me from become...

As a Jesus-loving Catholic, I’ve been disappointed to observe that many members of the Catholic and broader Christian community unknowingly deviate from many of his teachings. Growing up with strict...