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The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Royall Tyler to undergo renovations

Royall Tyler to undergo renovations

Hannah Kearns January 20, 2015

The 41-year-old Royall Tyler Theatre will soon be undergoing renovations. The theatre, formerly the University’s gymnasium, initially opened in 1974. “It was a beautifully renovated building,”...

Chabad at UVM

January 20, 2015

In 2006, there were about 1,500 Jewish students on campus who wanted a program that they could call their own.Rabbi Zalman Wilhelm provided that to them with his wife Chani, and it is called Chabad at...

Vt. Youth Climate Summit held at UVM

Vt. Youth Climate Summit held at UVM

Hannah Kearns January 13, 2015

More than 150 high school students and dozens of teachers representing 26 Vermont high schools attended the summit in the Davis Center, according to University Communications. During the summit, students...

Eating off of paper plates at Redstone

Eating off of paper plates at Redstone

John Riedel, Staff Writer January 13, 2015

Redstone Campus’ Simpson Dining Hall lost “critical” points on its most recent health inspection last November due to a broken dishwasher. Simpson Dining Hall received an overall score of 92 out...

Former student murdered on Greene Street

Former student murdered on Greene Street

Hannah Kearns January 13, 2015

The death of a 23 year old Burlington man has been ruled a homicide by Burlington Police. Burlington Police and Fire Department were called to 58 Greene St. Jan.3 at about 6 p.m. On arrival, former UVM...

Early applications on the rise

Early applications on the rise

December 9, 2014

The number of early action applications broke a record this year.Beth Wiser, director of admissions since 2008, is not surprised by this.As of this week, the amount of applications are running ahead by...

Faculty push for salary increases and smaller pay gap

Faculty push for salary increases and smaller pay gap

John Riedel, Staff Writer December 9, 2014

After recent difficulties negotiating new contracts, UVM faculty members are unhappy with the difference between faculty and administrative pay. During the past several months, contract negotiations...

UA elections result

Hannah Kearns November 26, 2014

Felicia Kornbluh was announced as the new president of United Academics, which is UVM’s faculty union Nov. 24. UA held its elections this past week, and all positions were uncontested, apart from...

Student trustee to be appointed

Student trustee to be appointed

November 18, 2014

Every year, UVM picks a student to be on the board of trustees for a two-year term.Lane Manning, president of the Graduate Student Senate, has served on the Student Trustee Selection Committee for two...

Campaign to end antibiotics on farms

Campaign to end antibiotics on farms

November 18, 2014

Overuse of antibiotics on industrial factory farms will be resisted in Burlington, due to the efforts of Food and Water Watch campaign.A large number of students have raised awareness, sophomore Cara Stapleford...

Crime log

Jill Vaglica November 18, 2014

Nov. 6 2:19 a.m. A non-UVM affiliate was charged with a  DUI on East and Colchester Avenues. An officer on patrol initially noted that the driver didn’t use their directional signal when turning,...

Bus tracking app hits campus

Bus tracking app hits campus

John Riedel, Staff Writer November 18, 2014

SGA just brought the new bus-tracking app, TransLōc Rider, to UVM. It’s now making its way onto phones across campus. “It’s more convenient than waiting for the bus,” first-year Max Buhac said....

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