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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

Lydia's illustration for the bathroom graffiti column.

Bathroom stall confessionals: reflections on gender and community practices

Ashna Hille, Culture Staff Writer March 26, 2024

It was spring 2023 when I was taking an English class in Rowell Hall, the nursing and allied health building.  About once a class, I would head to the bathroom across the hall and get lost in the display...

Mini opinions: Favorite bathroom on campus

Mini opinions: Favorite bathroom on campus

Opinion Staff October 18, 2022

Editor's Note: An edit was made to correct a numerical error Nov. 6 at 5:45 p.m. Bathrooms. We all use ‘em. UVM’s campus is filled with them—and there’s nothing like sitting on the perfect potty....

I love UVM's communal bathrooms

I love UVM’s communal bathrooms

Grace Visco, Staff writer August 30, 2021

Before starting college, I had one fear: pooping in a residential hall bathroom. The whole bathroom situation in general seemed slightly daunting to first-year me. I wasn’t ready for the highly...

Students Demand Menstrual Products

Students Demand Menstrual Products

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor October 3, 2018

fAbby Kaiser Students have been working to get free pads and tampons for all restrooms across campus. The plan posed by students on campus, which is projected to be in place by the end of this academic...

An emphasis on gender inclusivity

An emphasis on gender inclusivity

Staff Editorial March 1, 2017

The University has released a detailed plan to establish gender inclusivity in regards to restrooms. Trans folks have recently been targeted on a national level. President Donald Trump rolled back an...

A public threat: phantom flush

A public threat: phantom flush

Ariana Arden February 2, 2017

Over the years, many threats to our lives have been labeled public enemy number one: alcohol, drugs, inner-city crime, Hawaiian shirts — but today I’d like to talk to you about the new and...

Courtesy of Marylyn Rogel

Bathroom laws ignite activism

May 7, 2016

On April 22, students gathered outside the Bailey/Howe Library, armed with megaphones and signs declaring “peeing is a right, not a privilege” and “#peeinpeace.”The issue of gender identity has...

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