Breaking down UVM’s May 2020 budget request to the state of Vermont
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
July 20, 2020
The University of Vermont requested $15,046,457 in COVID-19 relief funds from Vermont’s House Appropriations Committee in May along with $72,750,000 for non-COVID expenses. The following graphs illustrate the summary of out-of-pocket expenses that the university incurred from COVID-19, expects to incur ...
Roughly 141 student-athletes are stripped of their normal seasons due to COVID-19
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
July 18, 2020
America East announced the postponement of fall sports for the fall semester on July 17 affecting roughly 141 UVM fall student-athletes. The league has postponed competition and championship events for fall sports which at UVM includes soccer, cross country and field hockey. The conference states...
Update: Vermont joins the lawsuit against the Trump Administration over ICE’s new rule
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
July 13, 2020
Vermont will be joining the lawsuit to stop the new federal immigration rule, announced today by Vermont’s Attorney General T.J. Donovan. This new rule calls for the deportation of international students if their school is forced to function online-only. Eighteen other attorney generals have formed ...
Over 600 UVM students could face deportation after new Trump administration rule
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
July 11, 2020
Roughly 671 UVM students may be subject to deportation if UVM is forced to switch to an entirely online semester for Fall 2020 due to a new policy from the Trump administration. The most recent immigration policy announced by the U.S. Student and Exchange Visitor Program on July 6 states that any co...
Former City Council member Adam Roof runs for State Senate
Lilly Page, Cynic News Reporter
July 6, 2020
Three months after losing his Ward 8 City Council seat to newcomer Jane Stromberg, Adam Roof is ready for his next step in politics, campaigning to be Chittenden Country’s State Senator. Roof was the incumbent for the City Council race, which took place in March, and he acknowledges he has le...
Students demand UVM to abolish campus police and sever ties with City police in call for racial justice
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
June 30, 2020
Backed by lawmakers, faculty members and student organizations, five UVM students demanded the administration make institutional and systemic change before a community member becomes the next hashtag. Nyria “RiRi” Stuart-Thompson ‘20, Hannah Lefevre ‘21, Dia Brown ‘21, Emmanuella Boateng ‘22...
Larner College of Medicine student dies unexpectedly
Irene Choi, Cynic News Reporter
June 25, 2020
Collins Oguejiofor, a UVM sophomore in the Larner College of Medicine, has died unexpectedly. Oguejiofor was about to begin a clinical clerkship at Larner’s Connecticut branch campus when he died, according to a June 24 email to the Larner community from Richard Page, dean of the Larner College....
Letter to the Editor: Read the room
June 16, 2020
Letter to the Editor Sean Brewer '21 I was the only Black person in all of my classes last semester. That simple sentence was to give you a basic understanding of the enforced isolation Black and Brown students are often placed in at this university. But, to give context to my perspective I attend...
Staff members discuss vote of no confidence for Vice President of Finance
Irene Choi, Cynic News Reporter
June 10, 2020
A vote of no confidence could be held for a top UVM administrator after he was accused of voicing an all lives matter narrative at a Staff Council meeting. In a June 9 Staff Council meeting meant to discuss the most recent round of budget cuts due to COVID-19 shortfalls, staff raised questions abou...
Finance VP accused of making decisions that comply with a racist system
Irene Choi, Cynic News Reporter
June 9, 2020
In a tense Staff Council meeting, UVM’s vice president of finance was accused of defending a racist system after steering away from questions regarding race at UVM. The June 9 meeting was meant to discuss the latest round of budget cuts announced in a June 4 email. It was attended by 250 peop...
Joyner Lucas and the new Americana
Luke Davis, Staff Writer
June 6, 2020
On March 27 2020, rising hip hop artist Joyner Lucas released ADHD, his debut studio album. Track 7 is entitled “Devil's Work” and is the fourth most popular song off the 13-song work, amassing nearly 30 million plays on Spotify since its release as a single on May 2, 2019. The song is best ...
Construction workers patch up new Multi-purpose center project
Lilly Page, Cynic News Reporter
June 3, 2020
Construction workers have to start patching up the new Multi-purpose center project to make sure that the gym is usable for Fall 2020. Because construction on the Multi-purpose center is suspended for the time being, construction workers will have to replace everything that was removed so that stude...
