November 8, 2015
“I’ll do medium spice, just to be safe,” said the server at Central Market Taste of Asia on North Winooski Avenue in Burlington’s North...
Eva Bartels
November 7, 2015
Filed under Features
Nathan Hartswick eagerly joined me at my table at Muddy Waters one Thursday afternoon, after weeks of trying to meet. We were finally able to sit down and disc...
Caroline Shea
November 5, 2015
Filed under Features
Halloween season is in full swing and it’s not unusual to see ghosts prowling the streets, usually sporting bedsheets and various party paraphernalia. However, collegiate mischief is not the only spooky thing afoot in Burlington.
“Surprisingly, Burlington has more haunted restaurants in one place than many other cities I've visited,” said Thea Lewis, an exper...
November 5, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
Undergraduates are required to live on campus for their first two years, but this requirement seems to have a mixed reaction from students.Both upperclassmen and underclassmen shared pros and cons regarding life in residence halls.“Living on campus is great because of how close I am to everything,” first-year Grace Cheroun...
Jackie Flynn
November 5, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
This November, UVM students can grow out their mustaches and beards for a cause.
Movember, a nonprofit foundation that started in Australia, works to raise funds for men’s health, with all proceeds raised going toward prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health research, according to the organizations website.
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November 5, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
For upperclassmen that don’t want to live downtown but still want an off-campus feel, there are two options: the Redstone Apartments and the Redstone Lofts.The Redstone Apartments are located behind the Wing Davis Wilks residence complex, between Redstone Campus and the Burlington Country Club along South Prospect Street.They...
Hunter Colvin
November 5, 2015
Filed under Columns, Life
One of my biggest concerns about coming to Newcastle, England was housing.
It’s only three months, but three months can feel like three years if you have the wrong roommate. Plus, living in University Heights for the past two years has left me kind of spoiled. No other dorms on campus are that nice. Heck, half the ...
Emilee Conroe
November 5, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
Some international students are rethinking the benefits of their required housing situation.
First-years Haoxiang Huang and Zhuonan Kong and sophomores Chen Ling and Chen Yang are all international students from China.
They are all residents of Marsh-Austin-Tupper, the required housing location for international students...
October 28, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
UVM’s international student population is growing and more resources will be required to meet their needs, but there are still struggles.“I’ve heard Americans call [The Marsh-Austin-Tupper Dorms] the ‘China Wall,’” said sophomore Stas Litvinenka, an international student from Belarus.About 25 percent of internatio...
Jackie Flynn
October 28, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
For many students, the process of applying to college can be challenging.
UVM is working to change that.
UVM has joined the Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a group working to help make the college application process easier for all students.
“UVM joined the coalition because the mission of the coalit...
October 28, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
Central Campus has been rumbling with trucks and workmen since before the first day of classes this semester and students seem to have mixed opinions about the expansion.“I have a friend in Converse Hall who struggles to sleep due to the noise coming from construction just across the parking lot,” junior Kate Leier said....
October 28, 2015
Filed under Campus Life, Life
An author and former federal prosecutor talked about the widespread opiate addiction Vermonters had in the mid to late 19th century Oct. 20 in UVM’s Waterman Lounge.Gary Shattuck gave his lecture as the first in a series dedicated in memory of Samuel Hand, a historian, political scientist and scholar at UVM for many years ...
