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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

I survived: ghosting

I survived: ghosting

Opinion staff October 31, 2024

With Halloween coming up, we’re all looking for a frightening time. But what’s spookier than witches, vampires and werewolves: getting ghosted. Here are just some of the opinion section’s experiences...

Hookup culture is ruining our idea of sex

Hookup culture is ruining our idea of sex

Scott Kent, Opinion columnist December 11, 2023

The idea of no-strings-attached, casual hookups is destroying the way our generation handles sex.  This idea of "hookups," the idea of a sexual encounter being a casual and non-romantic experience,...

Don't participate in hookup culture

Don’t participate in hookup culture

Christophe Meunier, Opinion Columnist December 6, 2021

I am a professional Tinder secretary. For the last year, I ran accounts for 10 of my friends and gave countless others advice on how to talk to women on dating apps like Tinder and maximize their profile...

On long distance relationships

On long distance relationships

Mills Sparkman December 14, 2017

Many college students know long-distance relationships don’t always last, but how many students know that sometimes they do? With terms like “Breakvember” – a nickname for November, because it’s...

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