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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
All content by Gillian Symolon
Some students smoke for the aesthetic.

[Photo] It’s more than a ‘drunk cig:’ cigarettes on UVM’s campus

May 9, 2024
Some students smoke for the aesthetic.

[Photo] It’s more than a ‘drunk cig:’ cigarettes on UVM’s campus

Lindsay Foxwell, Features Staff Writer
May 9, 2024
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak was elected as Burlington’s first female and first LGBTQ+ mayor.

[Photo] Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and Marek Broderick take on new roles in city government

Noah Diedrich and Jessie Pennington
April 29, 2024
The first few moments of totality.

Total solar eclipse moon phases

Gillian Symolon, Staff Photographer
April 15, 2024
The first few moments of totality.

Photo of the Week

Gillian Symolon, Staff Photographer
April 14, 2024
Moments before totality.

boat

Greta reported missing from Davis Center April 1.

Around 25-35% of students at UVM study abroad.

The Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility is Vermont’s only women’s prison, Jan. 26.

Photo of the Week

Gillian Symolon, Staff Photographer
January 29, 2024
The Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility is Vermont’s only women’s prison, Jan. 26.

[Photo] Reform or abolition? Protests over a new women’s prison in Vermont expose a deep divide

Nora Sissenich, Features Staff Writer
January 29, 2024
Handprint on the support of a bridge.

Interactions with bridges

Gillian Symolon, Staff Photographer
October 27, 2023
Photo Illustration: UVM students created “Sex Bingo” to detail hookup locations around campus, challenging friends to complete the board.

[Photo] Bingo's Newest Purpose: Sex

October 18, 2023
Jennifer Demers and her students from the PIVOT Peer Educators Program.

[Photo] New sexual violence peer education program a response to student demands, director says

October 6, 2023
Brightly-colored murals lined the walls of Burlington-based artist Raphaella’s studio at this year’s Art Hop Sept 8.

Photo of the Week

Gillian Symolon, Staff Photographer
September 17, 2023
Brightly-colored murals lined the walls of Burlington-based artist Raphaella’s studio at this year’s Art Hop Sept 8.

[Photo] Art Hop: Newcomers revel in the Burlington art scene

September 19, 2023
Narcan nasal spray, which can be found in the harm reduction corner of Living Well April 19.

[Photo] UVM’s harm reduction resources

Memrie Harness, Features Staff Writer
April 27, 2023
Narcan nasal spray, which can be found in the harm reduction corner of Living Well April 19.

[Photo] Narcan, bleeding kits to be added to AED stations under new CAT ECare program

Molly Yeska, Cynic News Reporter
April 25, 2023
Friday Breakfast, a weekly student event at the Mosaic Center, March 3.

[Photo] BIPOC student orgs provide community for students on campus

Rhiannon Hubbard, Features Staff Writer
March 9, 2023
Seniors Alice Daeschler and Mia Handte-Reinecker outside the SGA lounge April 1.

[Photo] Seniors contemplate job prospects amidst Great Resignation

Meryl Callaway, Features Staff Writer
April 8, 2022
Elliot Ruggles, sexual violence prevention and education coordinator, speaks during the SGA meeting March 22.

[Photo] First month for sexual violence educator

March 28, 2022
Rally Cat’s Cupboard includes a variety of food options; from snacks, to canned goods, to refrigeratables.

Two students choose food items from the fridges in Rally Cat’s Cupboard Feb. 23. Rally Cat’s Cupboard can be found at L/L C102 on Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m. and Fridays from noon-4 p.m. or at their pop-up events in the Davis Center Atrium on Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m.

[Photo] Student-run food pantry relocates and expands

March 23, 2022
Julia Lenz makes a pair of earrings in her dorm March.

[Photo] A look into student-run small businesses

Caroline Hess, Features Staff Writer
March 17, 2022
Members of UVM Staff United speak at a town hall meeting Feb. 17. The meeting took place in the Jost Foundation Room in the Davis Center.

[Photo] UVM Staff United fights for livable wages

February 22, 2022
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