Should we honor the Paris agreement? Agreement helps accountability
November 21, 2019
The U.S. officially began its withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, Nov. 4. The Paris climate agreement is a landmark accord signed in 2015 by 193 nations in the U.N. General Assembly, with its goal being to limit greenhouse gas emissions. The U.S. should stay in the agreement. The U.S.’s ...
In wake of tragedy,Twitter brings empathy
November 20, 2019
Usually, Twitter has the best memes and funny videos in real time. But on Nov. 10, my Twitter feed became overwhelmed by a tragic world event: the coup against President of Bolivia Evo Morales. Regardless of how you feel about Morales and his programs, the situation in Bolivia is a coup nonetheless. ...
Asbestos should not be a secret
November 20, 2019
In a Nov. 8 email sent to all residents of McAuley Hall on Trinity campus, UVM sought to “address any concerns and clarify any misinformation,” about the asbestos material in the building. This message was sadly long overdue. The email explained that the project discussed in our article “is i...
Let us make Ward 8 progressive again
November 14, 2019
If you’re a progressive-minded individual, it can be hard at times to live peacefully in the Democratic Party. Yes, the party is home to beacons of change and justice like U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal. But it can be hard to face the massive influence of t...
VSCO girls are not embarrassed. Are you?
November 13, 2019
Sksksksksk and I oop- If you’re wondering, no I didn’t have a stroke. I’m just trying to fit in with the VSCO girls. A VSCO girl is any teenage girl who wears oversized T-shirts, Crocs, seashell necklaces and drinks out of a reusable water bottle, namely a Hydro Flask, according to Urban Dictiona...
Nothing is written in the stars
Mills Sparkman, Opinion Editor
November 13, 2019
The bad news: Mercury is in retrograde, according to this year’s Farmer’s Almanac. The good news: it doesn’t matter. In recent years, astrology has gained a new life in memes on social media. We use it to explain the ups and downs of our lives, but we’re playing a dangerous game. The app Co-S...
Don’t blame cattle for climate change
November 7, 2019
Recently, people have been cracking down on maintaining an eco-friendly lifestyle, as they should. We carry around trendy metal straws and use biodegradable silverware. We put stickers that say things like “Save the Bees” or “there is no Planet B” on our reusable water bottles. And recently, people have conve...
“Weed-out” classes cut out students’ goals
Emily Johnston, Opinion Columnist
November 6, 2019
On Oct. 28, popular Instagram account uvmbathrooms posted an opinion on the STEM classes at UVM. STEM students, those in science, technology, engineering and math, all must pass sets of classes for their major that are required prerequisites. These classes are known among students and faculty as “weed-out” classes...
More women needed on board
November 6, 2019
The student population at UVM is currently 59.9% female, but barely a quarter of the board’s 25 trustees are women. As of fall 2018, 55.9% of faculty and staff combined at UVM were female. The class of 2023 is 61.6% female, according to an Aug. 28 Cynic article. The decisions of the board of trustees...
The real nightmare in “Joker” is austerity
Chris Harrell, Opinion Columnist
November 1, 2019
If you told me a few years ago that the guy that made the “Hangover” movies was going to make a film about the horrors of economic inequality, I would have laughed at you. But that’s exactly what happened. The new “Joker” movie flips assumptions of the Batman universe. In this version, Bru...
Mentally ill aren’t monstrous
Gabby Felitto, Opinion Columnist
October 31, 2019
On Halloween night, a group of kids walked into the woods, never to be seen again. Some say it was an escaped mental patient who snatched them. Many famous urban legends share this storyline. While variations of these legends all start differently, the villain often has a mental illness. One of the most famous urb...
Horror movies take a creative look at our deep fears
Emily Johnston, Opinion Columnist
October 31, 2019
Every time I go to a movie theater it is to see a horror movie. They are the only movies that intrigue me. As the years go by, horror movies continuously walk the fine line of tolerance, meaning they play with reality without breaking audiences’ suspension of belief. This allows the genre to take creative...
