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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

Mini opinions: best food to cure the munchies 

Mini opinions: best food to cure the munchies 

Opinion Staff May 10, 2024

If you left Redstone on 4/20 feeling ravenous and not sure how to satisfy your hunger, you’re not alone.  Every day, hundreds of UVM students suffering from the munchies wander campus, dazed and...

Think twice before taking that Tylenol 

Think twice before taking that Tylenol 

Olivia Langlan, Assistant opinion editor May 8, 2024

In the attempt to backtrack from the effects of the opioid epidemic, the medical system has caused a new issue: the misuse of over-the-counter pain medications.  I’m not a nay-sayer of analgesics...

Let homeless people smoke weed

Let homeless people smoke weed

Abby Philips, Opinion columnist May 7, 2024

Late one night in Montreal, my friends and I were enjoying a cigarette on a stoop when we were approached by a homeless man.  We gave him a few cigarettes, a joint and a night cap of all our red solo...

America needs to lower the cost of EpiPens, now

America needs to lower the cost of EpiPens, now

Emma Dinsmore, Digital Media Editor April 29, 2024

This past January, Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced the EpiPen Act, which would cap the cost of epinephrine auto-injectors at $60 per two-pack. Frost’s Jan. 11 Instagram post shares the...

Stop romanticizing mental illness

Stop romanticizing mental illness

Katerina Jerine, Opinion columnist April 26, 2024

Mental illness is not a quirky personality trait, unlike how it has been portrayed recently.  We have all relished in our own sadness at some point. Maybe you even posted a crying selfie, mascara running...

Put kids in danger

Put kids in danger

Max Akom, Opinion columnist April 25, 2024

In our modern times, we have become far too risk-averse.  While it is hard to object to seatbelts or airbags—outside of New Hampshire—there are many “safety improvements” we have made that...

The tuition increase will intensify UVMs existing wealth gap

The tuition increase will intensify UVM’s existing wealth gap

Annalisa Madonia, Photo Co-editor April 24, 2024

Following housing registration, the new tiered housing system and rise in tuition costs has students worried about affording the upcoming semester.   For the 2024-25 school year, UVM has decided to...

Stop objectifying young female artists 

Stop objectifying young female artists 

Olivia Langlan, Opinion columnist April 18, 2024

The spotlight is hot on young female artists.  Their songs begin to top charts and it’s a waiting game until someone comments on their body or their beauty—then the objectification begins.  These...

Can’t buy me [self] love

Can’t buy me [self] love

Meg Lavallee, Opinion columnist April 17, 2024

Since self-care became an infamous buzzword in the media, companies and advertisements have been contorting its meaning to sell their products.  Self-care involves anything meant to improve overall...

Editorial Board: UVM needs to be more transparent with their investments

Editorial Board: UVM needs to be more transparent with their investments

Editorial Board April 15, 2024

As a public university, UVM’s endowment fund and investment portfolio should be easily accessible online as public record.  On April 10, UVM Union of Students delivered an open letter demanding full...

Me, myself and I: the case for individual action

Me, myself and I: the case for individual action

Abby Philips, Opinion columnist April 11, 2024

Recently, I found myself in office hours, venting to my professor about my anxiety over the occupation of Palestine.  After all my word-vomit—while typing out another email—she smiled, and responded:...

Escaping the male gaze as a lesbian 

Escaping the male gaze as a lesbian 

Katherine Hashem, Opinion columnist April 10, 2024

“Love Lies Bleeding” is the latest in lesbian cinema, a genre where, typically, you take what you can get.  Personally, though, I felt this movie went above and beyond my expectations. Out of all...

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