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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

How will the termination of the contract between UVM Libraries and its biggest provider of scientific journals affect you?

How will the termination of the contract between UVM Libraries and its biggest provider of scientific journals affect you?

Sabrina Fiore, Feature Staff Writer April 16, 2021

In December 2020, the UVM Libraries made the decision to end their contract with Elsevier, a publishing company whose online database, ScienceDirect, contains many important medical and scientific journals.  The...

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UVM allowing a pass/fail option is the ethical choice 

Caroline Slack, Opinion columnist April 10, 2020

While moving classes online was a necessary step for the safety of our student body, online classes are not the ideal learning environment.  There is a reason that students at UVM are attending college...

New peer mentoring

New peer mentoring

Caroline Alkire September 2, 2016

  Students will now be able to seek out help from their peers thanks to a new mentoring program. This project, which will cost $170,000 per year, is designed to connect first-year students...

Superfluous requirements

April 13, 2016

Currently, students in the College of Arts and Sci- ences are required to takea wide variety of classes.Although there are plenty of options, students must take classes within seven different categories....

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