The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

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

Land acknowledgement isn’t enough

Land acknowledgement isn’t enough

Ayelet Kaminski, Opinion Columnist October 28, 2022

UVM has failed to ever truly recognize and atone for its role in the dispossession of Indigenous peoples.  The Abenaki tribe, in particular, are the Indigenous people of the N’kadinna, which includes...

Students: We deserve better housing

Students: We deserve better housing

UVM Union of Students October 27, 2022

One year ago, the Burlington Police Department announced a mass eviction of the more than 40 residents of the Sears Lane houseless encampment, a tent city occupying public land in Burlington’s South...

I was born in the right generation

I was born in the right generation

Annabelle Pattison, Opinion Columnist October 27, 2022

Growing up, I was constantly worried about the future because I would hear adults complain that phones and technology were ruining the youth of America.  These remarks by my elders made me feel that...

Don’t do the Marriage Pact if it’s only as a joke

Don’t do the Marriage Pact if it’s only as a joke

Mary Kueser, Assistant Opinion Editor October 26, 2022

I’ve always been a hopeless romantic, dreaming of meeting someone in a bookstore who just happens to be my soulmate. I try to stay away from dating apps in the hopes of cultivating a relationship...

We need to treat the trick-or-treating stigma

We need to treat the trick-or-treating stigma

Isabella Soddu, Opinion Columnist October 25, 2022

Everyone remembers the year trick-or-treating became lame. Maybe it was the year your parents told you that you were too old to participate, or when you began awkwardly towering over the toddlers as...

On black cats: Leave the superstitions in the past

On black cats: Leave the superstitions in the past

Olivia Langlan, Opinion Columnist October 24, 2022

Black cats should no longer be the mystified, superstition-riddled poster children of Halloween. They never asked to be.  Every Halloween, there is a fascination with the eerie, the unsettling and...

My name is Grace and I love to dance, here’s why you should too

My name is Grace and I love to dance, here’s why you should too

Grace Visco, Opinion Editor October 20, 2022

It’s no secret I love to dance. As a dance minor, I spend Monday through Friday breaking it down in Cohen Hall and in the Mann Hall Gym during my dance classes.  On the weekends, you can find...

Everything your parents don’t tell you about magic mushrooms

Everything your parents don’t tell you about magic mushrooms

Abby Stevens, Opinion Columnist October 19, 2022

Hippies in the ‘60s and ‘70s were not just messing around with “magic mushrooms,” they were actually pioneering a new treatment option for physical ailments and mental health disorders.  Psilocybin,...

Mini opinions: Favorite bathroom on campus

Mini opinions: Favorite bathroom on campus

Opinion Staff October 18, 2022

Editor's Note: An edit was made to correct a numerical error Nov. 6 at 5:45 p.m. Bathrooms. We all use ‘em. UVM’s campus is filled with them—and there’s nothing like sitting on the perfect potty....

Letter to the Editor: What publicity can do for Jewish students

Letter to the Editor: What publicity can do for Jewish students

Matt Vogel October 17, 2022

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights investigation into antisemitism at the University of Vermont has thrust Jewish students to the center of global attention.  The rise in antisemitism...

We need more TV shows that don’t romanticize toxic teen relationships

We need more TV shows that don’t romanticize toxic teen relationships

Meg Lavallee, Opinion Columnist October 13, 2022

I was 17 years old when it hit me that I had tried to grow up too fast. I spent my first two years of high school chasing toxic friendships and romantic relationships that thrived on drama. I had a...

Bad media and TV shows matter too

Bad media and TV shows matter too

Annabelle Pattison, Opinion Columnist October 12, 2022

I recently sat down with a group of friends to watch Netflix’s new teen movie “Do Revenge,” and it was anything but a distraction-free viewing.  Constant interruptions from my friends on how...

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