Owen Doherty, History and Political Science Major
• March 23, 2021
The Student Government Association claims to represent all students and I do believe that some Senators do but at its core are structural challenges that prevent SGA from being actually representative.
Currently,...
Zoe Kennedy, Environmental studies major
• February 11, 2021
Sodexo; it's a common name around UVM’s campus. But, what often goes unnoticed is the full impact the company has on the international community through their violation of the human rights of their employees...
Caroline Shelley, Political Science Major And Law & Society Minor
• February 8, 2021
According to the Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network (RAINN), sexual violence on college campuses is pervasive.
“Among undergraduate students, 26.4% of females and 6.8% of males experience rape...
Owen Doherty, History and Political Science Major
• December 12, 2020
The recent cuts to undergraduate and graduate programs should come as no surprise. These programs are not the first ones seeing cuts, and likely will not be the last unless serious changes are made to...
This past Wednesday, when I discovered that my beloved Religion department would be dissolved as a result of the budget cuts to the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)… my heart fell into my stomach....
Sara Klimek, Senior Environmental Studies Major
• November 19, 2020
This year has certainly been like no other academic year for UVM students.
While we have seen great resilience in our ability to shift classes from in-person to online formats within a matter of...
For generations, the right for reliable access to voting has been a critical part of political agendas across the United States.
This umbrella includes mail-in voting, a voting method critical to...
I spent this summer as an intern for OrganizeNH, helping field organizers “elect NH Democrats up and down the ballot.”
Every night of the week, we made phone calls to voters across the state and...
Meg Trogolo, Opinion Columnist
• September 9, 2020
UVM’s reopening policy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic puts money before anything else.
In a July 2 email to all students, Provost Patricia Prelock said that all on-campus students would be...
Editor’s Note: This commentary is by Makayla Salas '20, Eco-Reps writing manager
The 50th Earth Day is rapidly approaching, and the UVM Eco-Reps, alongside other partners on campus, are working hard...
Editor’s Note: This commentary is by Suresh V. Garimella, President, University of Vermont
A three-time Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times reporter. The first African American to be inducted...
Editor's Note: This commentary is by Suresh V. Garimella, President, University of Vermont
Against the back wall of my UVM office sits an antique wooden desk. Its surface is bare of books and paper...
