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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

Slang is more important than you may think

Slang is more important than you may think

Annabelle Pattison, Opinion Columnist September 28, 2022

Slang has been evolving and changing since the dawn of time. New terms and phrases seem to go in and out of style quicker than fashion trends.  Thanks to various social media platforms, such as YouTube...

Closer to classes, far from community

Closer to classes, far from community

Tori Scala September 27, 2019

Do you wish you could go back in time and tell your younger self to try something different? If I could, I would have told myself not to live in Central Campus Residence Hall as a first-year. I remember...

Image courtesy of Lauren Kerzhner's facebook page

First-year nutrition major dies

Julianne Lesch, Staff Writer April 10, 2019

First-year Lauren Kerzhner died March 31. Kerzhner, a New Jersey native, was majoring in dietetics, nutrition and food sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, according to an April 1...

First-year student dies

First-year student dies

Lee Hughes, Assistant News Editor February 3, 2019

A first-year student died unexpectedly over the weekend. First-year Connor Gage from Little Falls, N.Y. died Feb. 2 off campus, according to a Feb. 3 email to the University community from Annie...

First-year declassified school survival guide

September 29, 2016

Entering college as an introvert can be tricky, especially if you’re coming from out-of-state with no familiar faces around. Luckily, I’ve devised some handy tricks to make sure you get the...

2016 Orientation from the first-year perspective

August 31, 2016

College campus visits are surreal, intimidating and daunting.Are you making a mistake, or are you looking at the very place you’ll befriend the Freshman 15?Visiting nine campuses in one week required...

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