Cynic Debate
Cyrus Oswald, Staff Reporter
October 27, 2020
Cynic culture writer Cyrus Oswald hits campus to collect student opinion on the debate, news, and other current events.
Students react to a unique first presidential debate
Cyrus Oswald, Staff Writer
October 15, 2020
The first presidential debate of the 2020 presidential election on Sept. 29 between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden was historic, shockingly departing from the typical progression of a political debate, leaving most of the country worried and speechless. Junior Erin ...
How to prevent a repeat of the first debate
Jordan Spindel, Opinion Columnist
October 15, 2020
“That was a hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a trainwreck.” This is how not only CNN anchor Jake Tapper interpreted 2020’s first presidential debate, but also millions watching across the country. And it’s clear that this is the result of virtually everyone involved being unpre...
Debate team disputes conflict
Maeve Gurnis and Lee Hughes
March 7, 2019
Following student outcry and protests in response to faculty cuts, UVM’s Lawrence Debate Union held a debate about the importance of STEM and the liberal arts. The union hosted the public debate Feb. 27 in the Davis Center’s Sugar Maple Ballroom to address the question: “Should we regret the priorit...
A brief breakdown of Trump’s persona in the debates
Jake Geller
October 27, 2016
What a pity, truly. The lives of all Americans hang in the balance of a real-life reality TV show. Before I say anything, I must make an apology. Sorry Teresa Giudice, flipping a table just isn’t newsworthy anymore. As Trump himself would say, “Sad. What a washed-up loser.” I have a v...
The triggered campus tyrants
Joey Brown
April 21, 2015
Last Thursday, American Enterprise Institute scholar and author of “Who Stole Feminism?” Christina Hoff Summers spoke at Georgetown University, at the invitation of a campus conservative group. She was greeted by GU students who held up signs warning that Ms. Sommers’ speech may “contain discussions o...
