The legacy of BIPOC student unions on campus signifies the strength and presence of the BIPOC community at UVM.
For decades, unions such as the Black Student Union, Asian Student Union and Alianza de...
Editor’s note: Eamon Dunn is the culture editor of the Cynic. Miles McCallum is the historian of the Black Student Union. With the Cynic being a predominantly white newsroom, McCallum was invited to...
Those who venture up to the fourth floor of the Davis Center face a piece of art by the late David Bethuel Jamieson ‘91.
The piece, titled “Self Portrait at the University of BLACK Vermont,” encapsulates...
For the past six weeks the Black Student Union has been working to prepare for its annual fashion show, said senior and BSU Student Adviser Zyakkiriah Rhoden.
The preparations began just before winter...
Lucia McCallum, Culture Staff Writer
• February 15, 2022
The Black Student Union creates a space of community for Black students at UVM, said senior Miles McCallum, president of the BSU.
Although formally recognized by the SGA in 2004, McCallum said BSU took...
Backstage, models got dressed in colorful outfits and prepared to walk the runway. As the music started to play, they walked out to a cheering crowd.
The dimming of the house lights marked the beginning...
UVM’s Black Student Union held their annual fashion show Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Davis Center’s Grand Maple Ballroom. This year’s theme was “Paint it Black,” and it defied tradition in many...
Decked in sleek jackets and rainbows of silky prints, models twirled hips, did splits and circled each other to thudding beats. Behind them, an array of African flags is lit in soft pinks and purples.
The...
In recent months, Americans across the country have been questioning the definition of art and the purpose of monuments in our time.
When UVM’s Black Students Union presented a list of of demands...
Brandon Arcari, Assistant Breaking News Editor
• September 26, 2017
UVM students led by student diversity organizations presented a list of demands to UVM administration Monday, citing racial injustice on multiple levels at the University.
The list, addressed to President...
For 73 years, UVM fraternity members danced in blackface and satin tuxedos during the longest running winter carnival in the country.
At its peak in the 1960s, this event, known as the Kake Walk, was...
