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The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Campus climate survey reveals drop in perceived inclusivity, common ground values

Campus climate survey reveals drop in perceived inclusivity, common ground values

Quinn Fisher, Cynic News Reporter September 13, 2022

Editor's note: This story was updated 3:49 p.m. Sept. 14 to more accurately clarify where a source is from.  The overall student feeling of inclusivity on campus has decreased in the last few years,...

Cynic Roundup: UVM Research Partner Faces Backlash

Kira Schaefer and Nicole Hardy March 14, 2022

Stay up to date with the Cynic Roundup, giving you coverage on the stories you might have missed last week, from Feb. 27 to March 5. Read the stories mentioned in the podcast here: UVM research partner...

UVM students protesting 1988

After the Kake Walk: A history of UVM’s racial climate from Lattie Coor’s presidency to the present

Bryan O'Keefe and Sarah Olsen March 2, 2016

Student activism was common at UVM throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, resulting in the creation of some of the first African-American, Chicano/a and women’s studies departments in the U.S., English professor...

Kake Walk: Alumni, faculty and students reflect on 73-year tradition

Kake Walk: Alumni, faculty and students reflect on 73-year tradition

Bryan O'Keefe, Kelsey Neubauer, and Sarah Olsen February 24, 2016

For 73 years, UVM fraternity members danced in blackface and satin tuxedos during the longest running winter carnival in the country. At its peak in the 1960s, this event, known as the Kake Walk, was...

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