In the past two years, wearing a face mask became second nature to me. The best thing UVM students can do for the entire community and for themselves is to mask when sick.
Now I sit in my college apartment...
During the 2020-21 school year, UVM required COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff, according to UVM’s Green and Gold Promise. They do not now.
UVM needs to bring back weekly testing.
The...
Faculty and staff need a vaccination requirement to ensure safety and the continuation of in-person classes.
According to a June 9 email from UVM, there is a vaccination requirement for students. This...
Ella Ruehsen, Assistant News Editor
• March 23, 2021
UVM reported nearly 100 new COVID-19 cases in the last week, nearly 70 of which were off-campus, marking an all-time high in UVM’s weekly case-count since the start of the pandemic.
Additionally,...
Ella Ruehsen, Assistant News Editor
• March 16, 2021
Forty-one new cases of COVID-19 were discovered among the student body in the last week, with 21 from on-campus students and 20 from off-campus students.
Three days before the week’s results were...
I’m dumbfounded that after the worst year of our entire lives people still will delay the solution to this mess of a situation.
I’ve heard all the rumors, misconceptions and blatant lies from...
Emily Johnston, Assistant Opinion Editor
• February 26, 2021
A semester with no breaks will lead to large-scale burnout among UVM students.
I understand why the state decided to forego a spring break in favor of a longer winter one; COVID-19 rages on there are...
The French have a saying: con comme ses pieds. It means “stupid as the feet”, and it essentially encompasses my personality.
I forgot to take my COVID test. It was a lapse in brain function, and...
Anna Morrill, Cynic News Reporter
• September 30, 2020
Although 700 UVM students have already been disciplined for COVID-19-related violations just four weeks into the semester, students still congregated in large crowds without masks this past weekend.
Vice...
Lilly Page, Cynic News Reporter
• September 18, 2020
Frustrated with the lack of protection and guidelines for COVID-19 situations, a group of anonymous RAs sent a list of demands to the director of ResLife.
Three days later, they received a response...
Irene Choi, Assistant News Editor
• September 17, 2020
UVM will continue mandatory COVID-19 testing for students through the beginning of November, the University announced just days before student testing was set to expire.
Before UVM President Suresh...
UVM explores what the Fall semester might look like
UVM is exploring changes to the school year to lessen the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a May 22 VPR article.
UVM's Vice President...
