The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

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

Photo Illustration: An RA at the front desk of Living/Learning March 9. Residential Life announced additional responsibilities for RAs beginning fall 2023, which has led to some pushback by students in the role.

RAs, ResLife at odds over job duties 

Norah White, Cynic News Reporter April 6, 2023

Some residential advisors at UVM are concerned about an increase in responsibilities this academic year without prior notice, three RAs said, though ResLife Director Charles Holmes-Hope says changes were...

Simeon Marsalis ‘13 during his time at UVM, where he started writing fiction. His 2018 novel, titled “As Lie is to Grin,” references his experience on UVM’s predominantly white campus and the accompanying disassociation.

Reckoning with our past: A conversation with author and UVM alum Simeon Marsalis

Callia Gilligan, Features Staff Writer April 6, 2023

Simeon Marsalis ‘13 is an author and a professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark. However, he was once a student at the University of Vermont, an experience he drew on heavily in his 2017...

Prioritizing menstrual health in the workplace

Prioritizing menstrual health in the workplace

Olivia Langlan, Opinion Columnist April 4, 2023

The menstrual cycle is often just seen as “lady problems” that occur once a month. In reality, it is a continuous biological process experienced by many people of all genders that has a great effect...

Senior guard Emma Utterback makes a move on a UCONN defender during the women’s game March 18.

UVM basketball programs both go dancing for second time in school history

Noah Diedrich, Cynic News Reporter April 3, 2023

The UVM women’s and men’s basketball teams made historic appearances in the NCAA Tournament, according to Jeff Schulman, director of athletics.  2023 marks just the second time in UVM athletics...

On personalizing your personal space

On personalizing your personal space

Mary Kueser, Opinion Editor March 28, 2023

When I was nine, my family moved to a new house, and I got to decide what colors my room would be painted. It was a difficult task. Blue and green were always appealing possibilities. Maybe even purple...

Clockwise from left: Sethuraman Panchanathan, Michele Cohen 72 and Mark Levine.

National Science Foundation director to speak at University commencement

Eric Scharf, Managing Editor March 28, 2023

Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation, has been selected to address UVM’s 2023 commencement ceremony, according to a March 27 University press release. “Dr. Panchanathan...

STI secrecy is not hot

STI secrecy is not hot

Taylor Abrams, Opinion Columnist March 27, 2023

Receiving the text that someone you previously slept with has been exposed to a sexually-transmitted infection, or testing positive for one yourself, is never a good feeling.  However, you’re not...

(left to right) Sonia DeYoung, Suzy Zaner and Leigh Sweet transport the catamount to the Davis Center March 16.

Taxidermy catamount finds new home in Davis Center

Mac Mansfield-Parisi March 24, 2023

UVM’s historic taxidermy catamount, long displayed outside the Benedict Auditorium in the Marsh Life Science building, has found a new, more public home in the Davis Center. In summer 2021, the catamount...

The Vermont Cynic illustrations team presents: The Show Dont Tell series

The Vermont Cynic illustrations team presents: The “Show Don’t Tell” series

Cynic Illustrations Team March 23, 2023

Whether it be for an opinion column, a culture column or anything in between, our illustrators here at the Cynic are well versed in the practice of creating illustrations that reflect the writing of our...

We need to level the playing field in womens and mens sports

We need to level the playing field in women’s and men’s sports

Busy Anderson, Opinion Columnist March 22, 2023

There are six different pieces on a chess board, 32 in total. The most powerful is the queen. She has the best shot at putting an opponent to bed: checkmate. In her freedom to move vertically, horizontally...

Mollys illi for the humanities column

The humanities are worth saving

Meg Lavallee, Opinion Columnist March 22, 2023

It seems obvious that the humanities—the study of what it means to be human in society, according to the National Humanities Center—should always be prevalent, especially in education.  Recent...

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