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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

Burlington needs a legal graffiti wall

Burlington needs a legal graffiti wall

Zane Baker, Opinion Columnist November 15, 2024

In cities across the world, legal graffiti walls have been designed in order to provide artists with a safe space to showcase their talents as well as to deter illegal graffiti, but Burlington doesn’t...

Letter to the Editor: UVM should have classes off for federal elections

Letter to the Editor: UVM should have classes off for federal elections

Kate Smith November 12, 2024

In the past week, it was pretty clear to tell that election season was amongst us: the excitement from Halloween dwindled down and had been replaced by an eerie sense of impatience and unease.  As...

Survival guide: course registration

Survival guide: course registration

Olivia Langlan, Assistant Opinion Editor November 11, 2024

Course registration for spring 2025 is upon us.  Whether you’re a first-year tackling course registration for the first time or a senior capping off your last course registration cycle, the buzz...

Sex and the Cynic: feed those delusions

Sex and the Cynic: feed those delusions

Opinion staff November 8, 2024

So, there’s this guy.  I’ve dubbed him Swedish Model Boy, although I’ve recently been made aware he looks more German. I’ve had a total of, like, two conversations with this man. It doesn’t...

“I’m just a girl” is the new “boys will be boys”

“I’m just a girl” is the new “boys will be boys”

Morgan Milman, Opinion Columnist November 7, 2024

The rise in popularity of the phrase “I’m just a girl” sounds all too similar to my fifth-grade school counselor’s response to me being borderline harassed by boys in my grade: “boys will be...

Bridging the generational gap this election season 

Bridging the generational gap this election season 

Olivia Langlan, Opinion Columnist November 1, 2024

Tension and political polarization are reaching an all-time high as voters anxiously anticipate Nov. 5.  It’s easier to blame those who don’t agree with us, calling them ignorant or brainwashed....

I survived: ghosting

I survived: ghosting

Opinion staff October 31, 2024

With Halloween coming up, we’re all looking for a frightening time. But what’s spookier than witches, vampires and werewolves: getting ghosted. Here are just some of the opinion section’s experiences...

UVM is spying on you

UVM is spying on you

Max Akom, Opinion Columnist October 30, 2024

Right now, our dystopian predictions of the future are all about an artificial intelligence takeover. Constant surveillance, in contrast, seems like yesterday’s dystopia.  This is not true though,...

Elon Musk and the price of platforming hate

Elon Musk and the price of platforming hate

Lucas Martineau, Opinion Columnist October 29, 2024

Tech bros are becoming politically radicalized into right-wing thinking at an unprecedented scale. Elon Musk, the South African multi-billionaire owner of companies like Tesla and SpaceX, has documented...

Boredom is a necessary evil

Boredom is a necessary evil

Morgan Milman, Opinion Columnist October 25, 2024

When my floor goes quiet at midday after everyone has left for classes, everything becomes still. The showers stop running, the echoes in the stairwells stop and the motion sensor light in the hallway...

The depressing ordeal of getting therapy at UVM

The depressing ordeal of getting therapy at UVM

Cheyenne Rosenberger, Opinion Columnist October 24, 2024

People struggling with mental illness may feel hopeless, an experience often reinforced by the systems designed to help them. If you pay attention to mental health advocacy in the media, you may have...

UVM seniors deserve a classic commencement 

UVM seniors deserve a classic commencement 

Emma Dinsmore, Digital Media Editor October 23, 2024

College graduation is a time for seniors to celebrate and reflect on their college experience in the place that has been their home for the past four years. This year, UVM proposed moving commencement...

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