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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

Stay apprised, seek understanding

Staff Editorial February 28, 2018

We have dedicated this issue to covering the protests, calls for resignation and administrative responses of the past week. In the reporting of activist group NoNames for Justice’s actions, it has become...

So you want to be an activist....

So you want to be an activist….

Staff Editorial February 21, 2018

When we heard about the work that several departments and students are doing to address food insecurity in the UVM community, our hearts swelled. Their work, which is rooted in action, is more meaningful...

Mental health on campus

Mental health on campus

Staff Editorial February 14, 2018

Last semester, a first-year illustrator on staff, Cole Thornton, was struggling with the transition to college. The stresses Thornton experienced were routine: balancing the buffet of social opportunities...

Faculty union ad deceives students

Faculty union ad deceives students

Staff Editorial February 7, 2018

Let’s get one thing straight: for what they do, some of the best professors at UVM make nowhere near enough money. Take Rubenstein professor Trish O’Kane, who developed a program that connects young...

Solve VT’s drug epidemic

Solve VT’s drug epidemic

Staff Editorial January 31, 2018

Thanks to Sen. Dick Sears, a bill legalizing safe injection sites is off the table for 2018. The bill would have legalized the creation of supervised spaces for people to legally use opioid drugs. Vermont...

Campus organizations create safe spaces

Campus organizations create safe spaces

Staff Editorial January 24, 2018

This week, we got a tip from a student about racist posters posted around the Waterman green. We thought it was old news – two months old, in fact. The front page of the Nov. 14 issue of the Cynic read...

Wellness Environment oversteps its realm

Staff Editorial January 18, 2018

Although relatively new, the Wellness Environment has made a name for itself on campus. It’s known for its focus on health and wellbeing and its new residence hall, but also infamous for the contract...

It’s hard to stop sexual harassment

It’s hard to stop sexual harassment

Staff Editorial December 13, 2017

We were on a Cynic-sponsored journalism trip to Dallas when a man started masturbating behind us. Four of the five of us – the editor in chief, news editor, and former and current managing editors –...

Fighting against the fake news fad

Fighting against the fake news fad

Staff Editorial December 6, 2017

Every time Trump tweets, a reporter’s phone pings. This time, it was another attack on one of his favorite long-time targets: news media. “We should have a contest as to which of the networks, plus...

University denies stem bias, yet cuts arts

University denies stem bias, yet cuts arts

Staff Editorial November 30, 2017

While the voice of the University says one thing, the hands do the opposite. While assuring students it values the liberal arts, the University has allowed six spring music and dance classes to be cut...

Students kneeling opens the conversation

Students kneeling opens the conversation

Staff Editorial November 15, 2017

While the NFL has received national attention as players take a knee during the national anthem, protests have now moved to college basketball courts. Across the country, some college athletes have started...

Humanities majors deserve more

Humanities majors deserve more

Staff Editorial November 8, 2017

David Foster Wallace has said liberal arts contain “the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do with knowledge and everything to do with simple awareness.” Humanities degrees...

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