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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

2026-2027 Staff

Grace Wang
Editor-in-Chief

Grace Wang

(She/her) Grace Wang is a senior environmental sciences major with minors in biology and reporting & documentary storytelling from Ann Arbor, MI. She joined the Cynic in her first-year at UVM as a culture staff writer and p...

Liliana Mefford
Managing Editor

Liliana Mefford

(She/her) Liliana Mefford is a senior political science major with minors in law & society and Spanish from Madison, WI. She started at the Cynic in fall 2022 as a features writer, serving as assistant features editor and f...

Elise Coyle
Features Editor

Elise Coyle

(She/her) Elise Coyle is a senior psychological science and English double major from Concord, CA. Since she joined the Cynic in spring 2024, Elise has written for features alongside occasional pieces for sports and news. She...

Evan Witt
News Editor

Evan Witt

(He/Him) Evan Witt is a sophomore from Dallas, Texas studying public communications, with a concentration in community media and journalism. He joined the Cynic as a news reporter in 2024, and became news editor in 2026. Evan has w...

Erika Tally
Culture Editor

Erika Tally

(She/her) Erika Tally is a junior sustainability, ecology, and policy major with a minor in education studies from Bristol, RI. She started as a Cynic culture writer in the spring of 2024, then became culture section editor i...

Ashley Golden
Opinion Editor

Ashley Golden

Ashley Golden is a senior psychology and english double major with a minor in classics and a concentration in writing from Chicago, IL. She started with the Cynic in January of 2025 as an opinion columnist before taking over as...

Paige Klings
Co-Copy Chief

Paige Klings

Paige Klings (she/her) is a sophomore political science major with a minor in religion from Freehold, NJ. In fall 2024, she began working as an editor in the copy section, eventually becoming co-copy chief at the end of fall 2025. ...

Tallulah Lintern
Co-Copy Chief

Tallulah Lintern

(She/they) Tallulah Lintern is a sophomore history and global studies double major from Stamford, CT. She joined the Cynic as a copy editor in fall 2024 and became co-copy chief at the end of fall 2025. Tallulah was a writer ...

Busy Anderson
Co-Sports Editor

Busy Anderson

(She/her) Busy Anderson is a senior political science major from New York City. She works as a Newsroom Intern with Vermont Public and as an Investigator Intern with the Chittenden County Public Defenders Office. Busy is a co-editor...

Ace Sheehan
Co-Sports Editor

Ace Sheehan

Ace Sheehan is a senior public communications major concentrating in community media and journalism, minoring in reporting and documentary storytelling. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Ace started at the Cynic in fall 2025 as a ...

Alex Porier
Illustrations Editor

Alex Porier

(He/him) Alex Porier is a junior anthropology major with a minor in sexuality and gender identity studies from Charlotte, NC. He started illustrating for the Cynic in the fall of 2023 and became the illustrations editor in the...

Elizabeth Smith
Co-Photo Editor

Elizabeth Smith

(She/her) Elizabeth Smith is a junior business major concentrating in accounting and a minor in community and international development from Arlington, VA. She has been a part of the Cynic since fall 2023 where she started as ...

Sarah Koegler
Co-Photo Editor

Sarah Koegler

(She/her) Sarah Koegler is a junior public communications major with a concentration in journalism and media and a co-major in business administration. She is from Savannah, GA and is the co-photo editor for the Cynic.  She ...

Charlotte King
Podcast Editor

Charlotte King

(She/Her) Charlotte King is a sophomore from San Francisco, California, majoring in English, with minors in Spanish and Studio art. She joined the Cynic as a podcast producer and reporter in the fall of 2024 and became the podcast...

Mackenzie Bender
Digital Media Editor

Mackenzie Bender

Mackenzie Bender (she/her) is a sophomore art history major with a co-major in anthropology and a minor in chemistry. She is from NJ and is the digital media editor for the Cynic.  Mackenzie started writing for the Cynic in t...

Meredith Gayanilo
Assistant News Editor

Meredith Gayanilo

(She/her) Meredith Gayanilo is a first-year sustainability, ecology, & policy major with a minor in reporting & document storytelling from Corpus Christi, TX. She started at the Cynic in fall 2025 as a news writer and ...

Hannah Parry
Assistant Features Editor

Hannah Parry

(They/them) Hannah is a freshman from central Massachusetts studying computer science and studio arts as a double major. They have been involved in journalism since 2022, writing and eventually becoming the head editor of the...

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Jay Thomas

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