So it turns out that healthcare reform is alive and kicking.First it was alive, then it was dead, then it was alive, then it was really dead. Now I guess it's alive again. At this point I've started to...

Pirates don't just exist in Howard Pyle illustrations or Disney blockbusters, but on the high seas today. Somalia, which has been engulfed in civil war since 1991, has become a major base of operations...

The environment is a big deal – especially at UVM.So when the SGA passed a resolution supporting the creation of a sustainability course requirement, it did not come as much of a surprise to The...

Picture a typical weekend night: You and your friends go off to someone's room to hang out. Later in the evening, someone knocks on the door.Soon, you are headed to court, have to explain everything to...

On March 1, our SGA held the first-ever UVM town meeting. This year was the first time classes haven't been cancelled for Town Meeting Day.  The SGA's meeting was a response to the University's decision.Most...

The residents of Montpelier are currently being urged via petition to introduce legislation that would decriminalize marijuana.If this resolution continues to the state legislature, there is a high chance...

Polarization is the enemy of democracy. It is because our elected leaders refuse to compromise that Congress has an abysmally low approval rating — a 2008 Gallup poll put it at 18 percent.Partisanship...

Of-age students came close to saying goodbye to drunken walks up the Main St. hill.Last Wednesday, Erik Graham, the Chair of Student Advocacy for UVM's Inter-Residence Association (IRA), attempted to pass...

It seems like no matter what this country does to build revenue, we are just digging ourselves further and further into debt.It seems like no matter what this country does to combat crime, criminals find...

Imagine a world where at any time, a giant metal tube filled with explosives could burst through your roof and incinerate you, your family and your neighborhood. This is the reality Afghanis face every...

On Feb. 19 the Israeli Ballet came to the Flynn Theater.That evening a handful of protestors disrupted the event, holding anti-Israel posters in front of the stage. The Cynic has covered the disruption,...

 College life is full of fun extra-curricular activities, classes, new friends, vomit and trash. Yes, vomit and trash. There has been a substantial increase this year in the amount of bodily...