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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

Taglit-Birthright Israel: a free sex vacation?

Taglit-Birthright Israel: a free sex vacation?

Ayelet Kaminski, Opinion Editor December 4, 2024

In American Jewish culture, there are two major non-religious rites of passage: sleepaway camp and Birthright.  And I don’t think I’m out of line to assert that both of these formative experiences...

How my sex life changed on Nov. 5

How my sex life changed on Nov. 5

Emma Dinsmore, Digital Media Editor December 4, 2024

After waking up at 5:45 a.m. on Nov. 6 and checking my phone, the way I view my relationship with sex shifted completely. When I went to bed on the 5th, I still had hope for the right to make choices...

The Roxy’s closure: a terrible sign for the future of cinema

The Roxy’s closure: a terrible sign for the future of cinema

Simon Stanwood, Opinion Columnist November 22, 2024

I’ve gone to Merrill’s Roxy Cinema, also known as the Roxy, almost every weekend I’ve attended UVM, so it was quite a shock when its closure was announced earlier this month. Late on Nov. 7, the...

I still love my Trump-voting family

I still love my Trump-voting family

Kendall Evans, Opinion Columnist November 22, 2024

I woke up under a blanket of unseasonably warm temperatures and met the eyes of my girlfriend. Communal tears began to swell but all we could do was hold each other. There was nowhere to put this pain...

Sex and the Cynic: I hate my best friend’s boyfriend

Sex and the Cynic: I hate my best friend’s boyfriend

Opinion staff November 21, 2024

I have never been in a relationship.  However, I have seen my friends get in and out of relationships over the years, giving me a unique third-person perspective on this. I have a friend: “Vape...

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...

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