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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Showing some skin, Burlington style

December 9, 2010

Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to get naked. Again.   In fact, on Dec. 9 at 12:01 a.m. UVM students will be stripping down and participating in the Naked Bike Ride for the 27th time. The tradition...

Citations: assets or afflictions?

December 9, 2010

Citing sources is the most annoying step in composing a research paper. After deciding whether a certain statement qualifies as common knowledge or deserves a citation, and learning which of the many...

Heifers, health and omnivorous insolence

December 9, 2010

"If you give a man a fish, you have fed him for a day. But teach a man to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime." These are the confusing words that affront a reader upon visiting the mission page...

Why the U.S. needs to play more soccer

December 9, 2010

Last week the U.S. lost its bid for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar. Yes, Qatar.   We did beat out South Korea, Japan and Australia to make it to the final round but then were beaten by Qatar with...

Call a plumber, my Wiki is leaking

December 9, 2010

  The oil leak in the Gulf Coast of the United States may not in fact be the largest and most destructive leak that we have seen this year. WikiLeaks, a website dedicated to revealing secret government,...

The death of skiing, murdered by big resorts

November 29, 2010

Along with many of you, I love skiing. I love to wake up early, pile myself and ski gear into the car and race to the mountain, throwing my boots on in the parking lot, tossing my skis over my shoulder...

The trap of fighting for freedom

November 29, 2010

I'm sick of being told that being a pacifist makes me unpatriotic. I have been told more times than I can count that every freedom I've ever enjoyed can be directly attributed to our fighting soldiers. And...

The real meaning of Christmahanukwanzaakah

November 29, 2010

The holidays are coming round again, and with much merriment, gift giving and gluttony not far off on the soon-to-be-snowy horizon, I'd like to dedicate my column this week to the real meaning of Christmas,...

TRI builds for future

November 29, 2010

The Transdisciplinary Research Initiative — affectionately called TRI by friends and family — is rearing its controversial head again. The three "spires" have been decided upon and faculty...

Don’t blame bush

November 29, 2010

In an interview with Matt Lauer that aired in primetime last week on NBC, George W. Bush made it clear to us that he is just as happy as we are that he is not the president anymore. The hour-long TV spot...

A drought of information

November 29, 2010

The SGA just passed a resolution to make end-of-semester course evaluations available to all students. If the administration does not take action, the SGA is planning to boycott course evaluations this...

Putting college sports in perspective

November 15, 2010

The recent death of Notre Dame student videographer Declan Sullivan has sparked a debate on how serious college sports have become. Sullivan was killed while filming a football practice when the hydraulic...

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