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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

Burning bridges

September 13, 2010

Ignorance and fear is a volatile combination. Florida pastor Terry Jones embodies the truth of that statement, as his fear of a religion he clearly does not understand led him to propose a Quran burning...

The death of equality

September 13, 2010

All Jefferson Thomas wanted was his own frog in biology class. So at 15 years old, he and eight other black students entered the segregated, white-dominated Little Rock school system to do just that. The...

Freedom, unity and democracy

September 13, 2010

Vermont is championed across the nation for its preservation of small-town direct democracy in the form of Town Meeting Day, held the first Tuesday in March. But few focus on the Vermont General Assembly,...

Dear Mr. President, it’s about time

September 13, 2010

Alright Obama, it is about time we had a little chat. I know you have been busy dealing with two wars, the oil spill, tea parties and the general economic turmoil around the world, but have you failed...

Editorial: Let’s go clubbing

September 6, 2010

When first arriving at college, the first priority — and rightfully so — is to get settled into a routine and to get comfortable with entirely new classes and the mountains of reading. If...

Rebuild it and they will come

September 6, 2010

There it sits, lowly and relatively forgotten. Seats are cracked, and the paint is an off-rust color — OK, so it is rust. It's no high-class stadium, but the  4,415 seat, 104-year-old piece...

Shaking up Haiti all over again

September 6, 2010

On Jan 12, 2010, a tremendous earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti. Eight months later, this tumultuous and devastated society is facing another threat: the pure unadulterated hubris of celebrity....

Feeling a little crowded? Yeah, us too

September 6, 2010

This year, UVM set a new record for total enrollment with 13,500 undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, medical and non-degree students.   The addition of Jeffords Hall meets the University's demand...

University reaching student capacity

August 30, 2010

  This year, UVM is packed to the rafters. The incoming first year class of 2, 475 students is the second largest in the entire history of the university.    Total enrollment at UVM —...

Setting the example of tolerance

August 30, 2010

    As I am sure many of you have heard this summer, there is a plan in place to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.   The proposed Islamic culural center would stand about three...

Vermont’s excellence in P.E. is a mixed blessing

August 30, 2010

America is fat.  This is why a recent report by National Association for Sport and Physical Education that showed Vermont was near the top in physical education requirements for students K-12 was...

Focus on safety, not consumption

August 30, 2010

First off, I'd like to welcome everyone back to B-town, and I hope you all had a great summer. This summer I went to an event at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and underage drinking was a...

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