Content warning: death, ableism On Jan. 11, 25 year old Órla Baxendale died of anaphylactic shock from peanuts after eating a mislabeled cookie, according to a Jan. 25 CBS article. The victim blaming...

With the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl LVIII, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship remains the talk of sports broadcasters, football fans, Swifties and angry teenage boys. Since the...

After the release of the 2024 Oscar nominations list, the annual uproar began with the public calling out snubs. Many were outraged by both Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie not receiving nominations for...

Jack Hanson '16 is a Burlington resident and the Executive Director of the nonprofit Run On Climate. Jack served on the Burlington City Council from 2019-2022. The University of Vermont has long been...

Ever since the infamous family vlogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty to abusing two of her six children, the use of children for social media content and influence has come under heightened scrutiny.   Franke’s...

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but drinking Yerba Mate, wearing Carhartt and listening to Noah Kahan don’t make you a Vermonter.  I’m from Richmond, Vermont. I’ve lived in this state...

As someone who works with children year-round, I can say that nothing is more concerning than a kid with access to too much technology. I have seen countless TikToks of Gen Z and millennials complaining...

Snow days, especially in Vermont, should be a seasonal norm for reasons of accessibility, safety and environmentalism. Despite various periods of intense snowfall and bitter cold, I have never experienced...

From gaggles of middle school girls gushing over crushes to family members asking about your love life, relationships and love are deeply intertwined with societal expectations.  We get to our teenage...

It’s no secret that our generation is seeing a serious decline in romantic gestures.  This modern era of Tinder situationships and casual hookups is simply heinous. I, for one, do not want to be...

The idea of no-strings-attached, casual hookups is destroying the way our generation handles sex.  This idea of "hookups," the idea of a sexual encounter being a casual and non-romantic experience,...

Dear Cynic editors, I came to the Cynic as an anxious first-year, nervous to speak my mind and unsure of how I fit into UVM. COVID college consumed me. All of my classes were online and like most...