UVM Bus driver found responsible for pedestrian injury
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 23, 2018
Filed under Campus, Crime Log, Headliners, News
A UVM police services investigation has found a UVM bus driver at fault for hitting a woman who was crossing the street. The bus driver, Linda Fountain-Provost, was given a ticket for failing to stop for someone in a crosswalk and severely injuring Susan Shaffer, according to a Vermont Department...
Committee votes to remove name from library
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 19, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
A UVM committee has unanimously voted in favor of removing former University President Guy Bailey’s name from the Bailey/Howe Library. The renaming committee released a report Oct. 16 detailing their recommendation to remove Bailey’s name. In March 2018, the board of trustees created the Renamin...
Renovated res hall still has problems
Lilly Young, Staff Writer
October 16, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
Residents of Converse Hall, a Wellness Environment building, are frustrated about various problems in their building, including reports of flooding and pests. There was water in some rooms as well as the ground floor, where dehumidifiers and fans were set up to dry the water and prevent mold growt...
Remembering Nikisha Falcone (1997-2018)
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 8, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
Courtesy of Facebook This fall, UVM’s chapter of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega appointed senior Nikisha Falcone to a new position: sunshine chair. In this role, she was tasked with making sure all members felt safe and happy, a responsibility that came naturally to her, APO President seni...
Students stage walkout in protest of Kavanaugh
October 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
Connor Allan Hundreds of UVM students walked out of class at noon Oct. 4 to join faculty and community members on the Andrew Harris Green, where they protested Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. The rally was hosted primarily by the International Socialist Organization on campus and...
Students and faculty protest Kavanaugh
October 4, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
UVM students walked out of class to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Oct. 4. Students and community members gathered for a “Cancel Kavanaugh” rally outside the Davis Center after walking out of class at noon. The rally was hosted by student leaders from UVM...
Prostestors Gather Near Med Center
Meg Trogolo and Jullianne Lesch
October 4, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
Alek Fleury Two groups of protesters gathered on the sidewalks next to the UVM Medical Center’s main driveway Sept. 26. On one corner, members of the anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life held signs and prayed, while on the other corner, members of UVM’s International Socialist Organization and Planned...
Students Demand Menstrual Products
Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor
October 3, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
fAbby Kaiser Students have been working to get free pads and tampons for all restrooms across campus. The plan posed by students on campus, which is projected to be in place by the end of this academic year, would put a dispenser in all bathrooms in academic buildings and residence halls, said senio...
Nurses Agree to New Contract
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 2, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
Sawyer Loftus After eight months of negotiating, UVM Medical Center nurses and administration have struck a lasting deal. The nurses announced the vote by union membership in favor of the contract via Facebook Sept. 27, the night before a scheduled press conference in front of the medical center...
UVM Senior dies unexpectedly
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
October 1, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
UVM Senior Nikisha Falcone has died unexpectedly. Annie Stevens, vice provost for student affairs, announced Falcone's death in an email to the UVM community Oct. 1. Falcone died Sept. 30, according to the email. The University extends its deepest condolences to Falcone's family and the greater...
UVM Police issues warning
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
September 28, 2018
Filed under Campus, Crime Log, Headliners, News
UVM police has warned the UVM community to be on the lookout for an individual who made threats of violence against a Davis Center employee. UVM police released an alert to the UVM community Sept. 28 via email seeking information about Jeffrey A. Stratton, a 48-year-old man. UVM police wanted to ale...
Nurses strike deal with medical center
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
September 27, 2018
Filed under Headliners, News, Vermont
After eight months of negotiating UVM Medical Center nurses and the administration have struck a lasting deal. The nurses announced the vote by union membership in favor of the contract via Facebook Sept. 27, the night before a scheduled press conference in front of the medical center. The union...
