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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

UVM admits shortcomings in tracking names for COVID-19 tests

UVM admits shortcomings in tracking names for COVID-19 tests

Irene Choi, Assistant News Editor October 1, 2020

UVM is struggling to keep track of weekly student COVID-19 tests, according to one administrator, despite reassurance from the University that testing and contact tracing have been a success. Gary Derr,...

Annie Stevens makes a phone call at a student protest for racial
justice Feb. 22, 2018 in front of the Waterman Building.

At least 700 students have been sanctioned for COVID-19 violations

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...

UVM students stand in a long line outside of the Davis center Covid testing site, Sept. 10.

UVM finalizes spring 2021 calendar with little student input

Ella Ruehsen, Cynic News Reporter September 24, 2020

Two UVM administrators admitted students were not brought into the decision making process for the spring semester calendar just after making the schedule official during a Faculty Senate meeting. This...

UVM needs to improve contact tracing

UVM needs to improve contact tracing

Sam Jefferson, Staff Writer September 24, 2020

Two weeks ago, a student on my floor tested positive for COVID-19.  They lived two doors down from my dorm. Everyone on the floor uses the same showers, toilets, sinks, door handles, common rooms,...

Lets be honest, testing works

Let’s be honest, testing works

Alek Fleury, Managing Editor September 22, 2020

James Madison University is a school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. To others, the school is a “ra ra” type football kind of school, known for its purple colors and the statue of a tiny James...

ResLife dismisses RAs plea for hazard pay and more COVID-19 protection

ResLife dismisses RAs’ plea for hazard pay and more COVID-19 protection

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...

Signage on the door of a UVM residence hall reminds community members of the schools COVID-19 rules, including social distancing and the buildings new no-guest policy.

Proposed Spring calendar pushes back start date to Feb. 1, eliminates Spring break

Ella Ruehsen and Emma Pinezich September 18, 2020

Students may not have spring break and classes could start as late as Feb. 1, according to a proposed Spring calendar approved by the academic branch of UVM’s coronavirus task force. UVMStrong’s...

UVM students stand in a long line outside of the Davis center Covid testing site, Sept. 10.

Weekly COVID testing to continue through November, UVM President says

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...

Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Vermont Gov. Phil Scotts coronavirus press briefing Sept. 14, where he applauded the states low COVID-19 positivity rate.

Dr. Fauci applauds Vermont’s response to pandemic, calls on nation to follow its lead

Lilly Page, Cynic News Reporter September 16, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading expert on infectious disease, called Vermont’s handling of COVID-19 some of the best in the country, at a press briefing with Vermont reporters Sept. 15.  Fauci...

A group of students sit together on the Redstone Green, Sept. 11. Students had gathered in large groups several days before over Labor Day weekend, drawing UVM Police to the scene.

‘You can’t put reins on kids’: Hundreds gather on Redstone Green as cops watch, unsure how to act

Ella Ruehsen, Cynic News Reporter September 16, 2020

As the midnight moon cast down on the Redstone Green Sept. 6, two UVM police officers watched as a group of 150 students openly violated the University’s strict COVID-19 social conduct policy.  Despite...

COVID-19 impacts BTV bar scene

COVID-19 impacts BTV bar scene

Rebecca Holt, Staff Writer September 14, 2020

On Aug. 20th, the City of Burlington instituted new policies limiting gathering sizes and alcohol sales to prevent the spread of COVID-19, right before University of Vermont students flooded back into...

Fans fill the bleachers of Patrick Gym to watch the men’s basketball team play against Brown University in Oct. 2019.

First-year athletes confront semester of unknowns as they await first week of practice

Hayley Rosen, Assistant Sports Editor September 10, 2020

Under normal circumstances, first-year soccer player Jake Vitale and his team would have been practicing and conditioning for weeks, and have already played at least a few games.  But, Vitale said...

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