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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

Locals fight for their beer

October 26, 2009

When a billion-dollar beverage corporation issues cease and desist notices to a small Vermont brewery, one can't help but conjure up images of David and Goliath. As in the original myth, this story ends...

Dining hall theft is a pain in our wallets

October 19, 2009

The recent exposure of theft on campus should be met with shock and concern.According to UVM Marché Manager Bill Hackett, stolen food at the Marché and other dining facilities could amount...

Different Beck, still a big loser

October 19, 2009

For some people, politics is synonymous with boredom and personified by slow, graying men. Their closest contact with it comes as they routinely flip past the barren stretch of political and news TV networks...

A policy worthy of reviewing

October 19, 2009

Tomorrow, I will bring my spork to the dining hall. That's right, I said it. Tomorrow at 2 p.m. I will be at the Grundel enjoying a meal with my combination camping utensil.School officials, take notice....

Animal cruelty falls short of the First

October 19, 2009

A law prohibiting video recordings of animals being "intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded or killed" has the U.S. Supreme Court justices putting on their hypothetical hats and playing a round...

The ups and downs of reforming the health care system

October 11, 2009

So it looks like the public option's gone. Kaput. Nothing but a big honking bone to be thrown to the insurance companies, Teabaggers and everyone too lazy to find out what it actually was.While this is...

The Power of leftovers

October 11, 2009

I have never been one to hold a strong appreciation for trash — specifically food waste. I dispose of my banana peels and avocado skins quickly and efficiently, without any sympathy for the sorry...

A supreme waste of your time

October 11, 2009

The Supreme Court of the United States of America must be really, really bored.  How else can you explain the fact that they are currently debating such an inane topic as whether or not a five-foot ...

Overreacting to lax party

October 11, 2009

As some on campus begin a witch-hunt against members of the men's lacrosse team, The Cynic would like to encourage everybody to take a few steps back.The party on 239 Main Street, hosted by members of...

Could I steal your Internet?

October 11, 2009

Here's something to chew on with your friends at your next hookah session: can you steal something that's not real?What I'm talking about is that completely artificial cyber-world floating all around us...

Point Counter Point

October 4, 2009

Michael Farley:U.S. is not the world policeI'm a proud American, but for the next 100 words or so I'm going to be an Iranian citizen — and I want full inspections of every nuclear facility in the...

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