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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

Evading the government

October 4, 2009

Have you ever heard the expression "history repeats itself?"The debate over universal health care has brought us right back to where we started a century and a half ago.The year 1861 marked the explosion...

New protocol for posters may have potential

October 4, 2009

To put up a poster in your dorm, you'll need more than just tacks and tape.You will need to trek over to Robinson Hall and drop off your poster with ResLife, where it will stay until it receives an official...

Spaced out

September 28, 2009

 There's water on the moon!Well, kind of.According to NASA scientists, probes have found the basic elements needed to "make" water on the moon, and estimate that roughly a quart of water exists for...

Sorry does not even come close

September 28, 2009

Two words: absolutely shocking.That is the phrase that comes to mind if you read the recent Burlington Free Press news article, "Ex-priest apologizes for abuse."According to the article, former priest...

Improving the SGA

September 28, 2009

After six months, SGA President Bryce Jones and the entire Student Government Association (SGA) have made notable changes. Although there is still more to be done, SGA has taken the steps toward being...

The war we forgot about

September 28, 2009

We are losing the war in Afghanistan, and nobody seems to notice.  As of Sept. 11  — the eighth anniversary of the tragedy that started the war — the Talibanremains a significant...

Dems lack leadership

September 28, 2009

 "Whether it's intelligence or environment or elsewhere, [republicans] bring the hammer down in a way democrats aren't good at, which I'm sort of glad about,"  West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller...

Knowing where our money goes

September 28, 2009

Included in the tuition fee for every UVM student is $70 that goes directly to the Student Government Association (SGA).As a first-year student, I have heard about the SGA. I have seen their posters and...

Response to violence

September 21, 2009

In light of the recent attempted abduction on Colchester Avenue, the murder at Yale and other incidents across the nation, it is important that we remind ourselves that acts of violence on and around college...

A shot for citizenship

September 21, 2009

I choose what goes in my body.I eat delicious food, drink Vermont beer and take some Tums when all that food and drink does not agree with me.I also choose what I want kept out of my body.I do not use...

He yells the truth

September 21, 2009

By now, everyone should be familiar with Rep. Joe Wilson's (R, SC) infamous exclamation during President Barack Obama's address to the House of Representatives.  In case you missed it, here's the...

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