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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

A fire truck and ambulance outside the Davis Center Jan. 27. The Burlington Fire Department and UVM Rescue will respond to any medical calls on campus.

More fire trucks on campus in 2022 indicates return to pre-COVID numbers, chief says

Ethan Brodie, Cynic News Reporter January 30, 2023

Fire alarm activations at UVM increased by roughly 18% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to University Fire Marshall Barry Simays. Even with the uptick in fire alarm activations at UVM from 2020 to...

A Burlington Police car driving past the department station on 1 North Ave. Jan. 20. Mayor Miro Weinberger released a new public safety plan focusing on 2022’s historic number of homicides.

Mayor, progressives differ on plans to curtail Burlington crime uptick

Noah Diedrich, Cynic News Reporter January 27, 2023

A new public safety plan, released by Mayor Miro Weinberger on Jan. 12, outlines the steps being taken in order to address a historic number of homicides in Burlington in 2022.  The mayor’s plan...

Companies jeopardize those with food allergies despite new Act’s well-meaning intentions

Companies jeopardize those with food allergies despite new Act’s well-meaning intentions

Emma Dinsmore, Opinion Columnist January 24, 2023

A new Act implemented by Congress this month should have made the lives of people with food allergies safer and easier. The Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research Act went into effect...

Sonja Lunde, the Fleming Museum of Art’s new director, in the museum’s Marble Court Jan. 19. Lunde previously worked at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts for 14 years.

Fleming welcomes new director and new focus on community-engaged practice

Eamon Dunn, Culture Editor January 24, 2023

On a gloomy winter day, wearing a bright yellow top contrasting the weather, Sonja Lunde, the Fleming Museum of Art’s new director, spoke about the future of the museum. Departing from her 14-year...

The UVM Chess Club during their meeting Jan. 22. The team placed sixth in the 2023 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship.

Rally Cat’s Gambit: UVM chess places in large-scale tournament

Andrew Gould, News Editor January 23, 2023

UVM’s Chess Club placed sixth in a large-scale team collegiate competition in Seattle earlier this month. The 2023 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, held Jan. 5-8 in Seattle, was...

Anthony Lamb 20 reaches for the ball at a home game against University of Maine Feb. 5, 2020. Lamb, who signed with an NBA team this fall, has been accused of raping a fellow student-athlete while at UVM, according to a recently filed lawsuit against the University.

Lawsuit alleges UVM protected NBA player Anthony Lamb from rape allegations

Ella Ruehsen, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2022

Editor's note: The headline of this story was updated Dec. 12 at 11:50 a.m. to more accurately reflect Lamb's NBA status. NBA player and former UVM basketball star Anthony Lamb ‘20 has come under...

Mini opinions: Biggest icks

Opinion Staff December 9, 2022

Secretly in love with one of our opinion writers? Well, we have some exciting news for you. The opinion writers compiled a list of their biggest icks—things that turn us off immediately. So now, after...

A disturbing college phenomenon: Sex with a roommate in the room

A disturbing college phenomenon: Sex with a roommate in the room

Maya Surrenti, Culture Staff Writer December 8, 2022

Before coming to college, I’d heard stories of people who had woken up in the middle of the night to their roommate having sex with their partner just a measly few feet away.  I did not expect to...

Cynic Illustrations presents: The nightstand series

Cynic Illustrations presents: The nightstand series

December 7, 2022

There’s nothing like coming home after a long, hard day and opening that special drawer in your bedside table. Some of our Cynic illustrators created their own exciting nightstands, complete with candles,...

The journey to self-love after sex trauma

The journey to self-love after sex trauma

Grace Visco, Opinion Editor December 7, 2022

Content warning: mentions of sexual assault, disordered eating and self-harm  The sex issue is weird. It’s fun, it’s silly, it’s liberating—but it’s complicated, too.  You can’t talk...

Sex ed should not be gender-segregated

Sex ed should not be gender-segregated

Emma Dinsmore, Opinion Columnist December 5, 2022

Content warning: sexual violence, suicide Too often, sex education in schools occurs with splitting the class down a gender binary and teaching the girls about “girl things” and the boys about “boy...

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