Earlier this month, I was sitting at my computer when the familiar sound of a new email came over the speakers. I switched tabs to my Outlook account and was greeted by a cheerful email excitedly announcing...

The menstrual cycle is often just seen as “lady problems” that occur once a month. In reality, it is a continuous biological process experienced by many people of all genders that has a great effect...

When I was nine, my family moved to a new house, and I got to decide what colors my room would be painted. It was a difficult task. Blue and green were always appealing possibilities. Maybe even purple...

Receiving the text that someone you previously slept with has been exposed to a sexually-transmitted infection, or testing positive for one yourself, is never a good feeling.  However, you’re not...

There are six different pieces on a chess board, 32 in total. The most powerful is the queen. She has the best shot at putting an opponent to bed: checkmate. In her freedom to move vertically, horizontally...

It seems obvious that the humanities—the study of what it means to be human in society, according to the National Humanities Center—should always be prevalent, especially in education.  Recent...

Dear readers,  The Cynic receives a lot of backlash for the work that we do. Often, though not always, criticisms are warranted. That being said—even in instances in which we have made an error—there...

I have always struggled with my sexuality, even when I was too young to truly understand it.  I have distinct memories from sixth grade of various people telling me I must be gay, or at least bisexual,...

UVM’s Learning Communities provide a false idea of dormitory living and do not meet the expectations they claim to fulfill.  All the information I received about the Learning Communities as an incoming...

It is undeniable that our campus has bizarre architecture and planning, from the peculiar conjoined nature of the Terrill building and the Davis Center to the out-of-the-way placement of Trinity campus.  While...

In the past few decades, the movement for queer rights has made undeniable progress, according to a Jan. 11, 2021 American Bar Association article. Societal acceptance and institutional protections have...

Only about a quarter of UVM students are actually from Vermont, according to UVM’s Student Enrollment Dashboard. Vermont produces the largest chunk of the undergraduate class. Outside of Vermont,...