President Obama endorsed India to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council last week, pleasing some while irking others. For India, the endorsement is great news. For neighboring...

It is impossible to be great at everything you do. Very few people have the ability to devote the time and energy needed to excel at every task they take on. This is why we specialize and pick one career...

Four Loko, the alcoholic energy drink, has caused a stir across the nation — especially on college campuses, where the beverage is popular. After consuming it, nine Central Washington University...

Drinkers, grab your broomsticks: The witching hour bus rounds from B-town and back may soon be extinct, making a Nimbus 2000 your last suitable alternative to walking. Affectionately and colloquially...

UVM students are encouraged to participate in a "consumer freeze" and to not buy any food or material goods for the entire day of Nov. 15. The day's mission is to foster a community that supports anti-materialism,...

According to a study published recently in the British medical journal The Lancet, alcohol is a more harmful drug than heroin or crack cocaine based on how much it affects people and society in general. In...

Midterm elections are here and the Tea Party is boiling over with overzealous "poll watchers." These Tea Party supporters, who are often also a part of the Republican Party, have taken it upon themselves...

Even Vermont — the cradle of small-town democracy, a land devoid of billboards and a champion of third-party candidates — cannot escape the biannual circus that is congressional elections. While...

The Cynic hopes you don't have plans to relax on Saturday, Dec. 11, because, like us, you will probably have to cancel them to take a final exam. This year, the final exam schedule has been changed so...

Speech is by no means free. There is a terrible price for the words we say — coming at unknown costs to our reputations, job security and safety. Caught in the mire of racial, ethnic, cultural,...

California's Proposition 19, to be voted on as part of the upcoming election, would legalize the small-scale sale and possession of marijuana; but most weed aficionados probably don't realize that this...

The French people are in the batter's box again, taking swings at pension reform. And they're striking out. It seems as though the year wouldn't be complete without national protests in France. Almost...