Learning to embrace a city as a home
Kian Deshler, Feature Writer
August 30, 2018
Filed under Features
Holly Coughlan Fog nestled into the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. The wind whispered over the bay, causing the slightest of ripples. Conifer trees colored the landscape a deep green. My family and I paddled across the bay near my cabin. At that moment, there was nowhere else I would rather b...
Multiple collisions reported on Carrigan Drive
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
August 27, 2018
Update: This story was updated at 9:30 am 8/29/18 to include additional comment and details from UVM Police. A pedestrian was injured in an accident involving a UVM CATS bus, according to UVM Police. A CatAlert was sent out to the UVM community Aug, 27 at 11:45 am, advising pedestrians and...
Nurses to picket UVMMC budget hearing
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
August 21, 2018
Filed under Headliners, News, Vermont
The Green Mountain Care Board will continue to approve the University of Vermont Medical Center’s annual budget as the UVMMC Nurses stage protest. The nurse’s union called on the board last week to delay approving the budget until a new contract could be ratified between nurses and the medical ...
Burlington City Council to decide fate of mural
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
August 14, 2018
Filed under Headliners, News, Vermont
The Burlington City Council has promised action following the approval of a report that called for the removal of a mural on Leahy Way by August 29, 2022. The report from the Mural Task Force recommends the "Everyone Loves a Parade" mural be removed and put up somewhere else inside Burlington among oth...
UVM President to resign
Lindsay Freed and Sawyer Loftus
August 6, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News
University President Tom Sullivan will be stepping down after this year, according to an Aug. 6 email to the UVM community. This will be his seventh and final year as president after his 2012 selection by the board of trustees. Sullivan will be taking a research leave to write a book before joining the UVM fac...
Marijuana remains illegal on campus despite statewide legalization
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
July 18, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News, Vermont
Dennis, a pseudonym, describes himself as a “low-level” marijuana dealer on campus. A fan of marijuana, Dennis looks forward to legalization, but personally he doesn’t touch it after a bad experience with an edible, he said. At dinner, right before winter break, Dennis was hit with extreme anxiety...
UVM Medical Center nurses announce plans to strike
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
June 30, 2018
Filed under Headliners, News, Vermont
The UVM Medical Center nurses will issue a strike notice to the UVM Medical Center Monday morning. After a week of negotiations, the bargaining committee has voted to issue a strike notice, according to a June 30 Facebook post made by Stephanie Lusk, a member of the nurses’ bargain...
Nurses vote to strike
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
June 13, 2018
Filed under Campus, Headliners, News, Vermont
University of Vermont Medical Center nurses have voted in favor of a potential two day strike. The approval was announced at a June 13 press conference lead by negotiator Julie MacMillan. MacMillan represents the 1,800 member union, the Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, in t...
UVM Police arrest man for voyeurism
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
June 12, 2018
Filed under Campus, Crime Log, News
UVM police announced the arrest of man that attempted to take pictures of a woman under a bathroom stall on campus June 10. UVM police said they arrested Siu l. Chan, a 41 year old Colchester, Vermont resident. A CatAlert was issued June 10 stating that a man attempted to take pictures of a woma...
No deal between nurses and UVM Medical Center
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
June 3, 2018
Filed under Headliners, News, Vermont
After months of negotiations, lead negotiator Julie McMillan of the UVM Medical Center nurses’ union announced they had not yet reached a deal with UVM Medical Center. The announcement came at a June 1 community meeting outside the Medical Center that followed the last session of scheduled negotia...
UVM nurses rally to improve work conditions
Sawyer Loftus, Senior Staff Writer
May 22, 2018
Filed under Headliners, News, Vermont
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders joined with UVM Medical Center Nurses May 12 to work toward improving staffing and work conditions at UVM Medical Center. The Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals and UVM Medical Center Nurses marched from UVM Medical Center to the site of the new Medical ...
Best of Burlington
May 9, 2018
Filed under Arts, Arts Regular, Culture, Life, Life Regular
Moving to a new city can be overwhelming, and with Burlington there are so many unique places to explore. To get you started, the Culture staff rounded up ten of our favorite spots. Best Music Venue: Radio Bean - This self-described “bohemian utopia” features live music from bot...
