A previous version of this article stated that eight U.S. municipalities had adopted the pledge; however, there have only been six in the country, the other two being Canadian municipalities. The article...
Henry Padnos, Opinion Columnist
• February 17, 2026
A previous version of this article stated that eight U.S. municipalities had adopted the pledge; however, there have only been six in the country, the other two being Canadian municipalities. The article...
The Second Amendment in the U.S. Constitution gives each and every American the right to bear arms.
UVM students need to be able to carry guns on campus.
Vermont is one of 23 states that...
My generation grew up witnessing the devastating effects of gun violence in America.
Open carry on college campuses is the opposite of a good idea.
Vermont’s Statues Outline Title 13 Section...
I am a dedicated environmentalist. I donate my time and labor to environmental movements, groups and political candidates.
But when President Donald Trump announced his intention to pull the U.S. out...
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...
An evangelical preacher stands in a high-traffic area of campus, spewing homophobic language and surrounded by angry students.
Sadly, this is not an unexpected sight at UVM.
Evangelicals have set up...
It was a crisp, fall day on UVM’s campus. It was hard to ignore the crowd starting to form in front of the Davis Center.
On Oct. 1 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., a preacher spewed racist, misogynistic and...
We should decriminalize drugs in the U.S. in order to combat our massive addiction problems and decrease mass incarceration.
Since the days of Prohibition, the U.S. has learned that outlawing drugs or...
I am concerned with the decriminalization of drugs in the U.S. because I expect a lack of follow-up to its implementation.
To understand this problem, look at Portugal, the country most often pointed...
Unionizing is unnecessary — it is clear Sodexo tries its best to create a stable, happy work environment for employees and a union would only create more problems on campus.
First-year Kathryn Jones,...
The UVM administration has not been inspiring much confidence in its employees lately.
The College of Arts and Sciences is facing a budget cut that is going to lay off 13 percent of non-tenure track professors...
