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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

Halsey is better than your favorite artist

Halsey is better than your favorite artist

Ashley Golden, Opinion Columnist April 9, 2025

The more I hear people talk about music, the more I fear that people have missed the point of it. UVM is an incredibly musical school. Our Spotify Wrappeds are posted like badges of honor, playlists...

New chair of the UVM board of trustees, Cynthia Barnhart.

Cynthia Barnhart takes on new role as board of trustees chair

Jacklyn Giles, Cynic News Reporter April 8, 2025

On March 3, UVM announced that Cynthia Barnhart was appointed the new chair of the UVM board of trustees, succeeding former chair Ron Lumbra.  Barnhart, who graduated from UVM in 1981, recently announced...

A researcher works in a lab Feb. 13.

Citing financial difficulties, University lowers core facility staffing levels

Evan Witt, Cynic News Reporter April 7, 2025

UVM is lowering staffing levels in several core facilities across campus due to financial challenges, said Richard Page, dean of the Robert Larner College of Medicine.  UVM houses numerous core facilities...

Burlington needs to address the disturbance caused by the F-35s

Burlington needs to address the disturbance caused by the F-35s

Henry Padnos, Opinion Columnist April 4, 2025

The City of Burlington needs to reconsider basing the F-35 jets at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport.  Designed by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 is the fifth generation of fighter jets...

Living to work or working to live

Living to work or working to live

Lillian Miner, Contributing Columnist April 3, 2025

Finding a dream job often requires choosing between fulfillment and financial security, with few careers offering both in such a fast-paced and money-driven world. Entering college, I planned to minor...

Mali-Agat Obomsawin, Jacques Watso and Jus Crea Giammarino speak at the Beyond Borders panel.

Crossing borders: the complexities of Indigenous studies and identity in Vermont

Alex Strand, Features Staff Writer April 3, 2025

Editor's note: Alex Strand is currently a student in David Massell’s North American Indian History class. She began reporting for this piece in the fall of 2024, prior to becoming Massell’s student.  Almost...

Our strings attached: from a distance

Our strings attached: from a distance

Olivia Langlan, Opinion Co-Editor April 3, 2025

In Vermont, family conflict is a remote haze. But when I visit home, all the structures and ideologies I left behind come crashing back into view.  The dynamics that college removes me from become...

Students study in Discovery Hall March 27.

UVM joins the big leagues: how R1 status will transform the University

Anna Bouchard and Lindsay Foxwell April 2, 2025

In early February, UVM secured a prestigious Research 1 designation from the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education, joining the highest level of U.S. research institutions. The...

Vermont Cynic to relocate to University of Arizona following administrative trends

Vermont Cynic to relocate to University of Arizona following administrative trends

Staff Report April 1, 2025

After 141 years of providing the University of Vermont with honest, hard-hitting student journalism, the Vermont Cynic will be closing its doors in Burlington and opening new ones at the University of...

Hissy Fit plays March 4.

Battle of the Bands: Skrom goes to SpringFest

Erika Tally, Culture Editor March 31, 2025

Brennan’s Pub became unrecognizable as groups of music-loving students crowded into the makeshift concert venue to support the candidates for this year’s Battle of the Bands. The competition can...

Current SGA Vice President Liv Bednarik and Kennedy Connors, current SGA speaker, debate March 27.

Discourse over better student-admin mediator dominates SGA presidential debate

Jacklyn Giles, Cynic News Reporter March 31, 2025

Candidates vying for SGA president made their cases for how to best increase communication between UVM’s student body and administration at a debate on Thursday, March 27. Junior Liv Bednarik, current...

Patricia Prelock named the fourth finalist in the University of Arizona’s provost search Feb. 11.

Patricia Prelock announced as finalist for University of Arizona provost 

Grace Wang, co-Editor-In-Chief March 31, 2025

Interim President Patricia Prelock has been named the fourth finalist in the University of Arizona’s search for a provost, as first reported by the Arizona Daily Star. Prelock has served as interim...

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