Grace Visco, Assistant Opinion Editor
• April 11, 2022
Dear incoming students,
As a current sophomore I came to college having already declared my major, but I frequently wish I came to college undeclared.
Use college as an opportunity to find what you love.
At...
Incentive-based budgeting, or IBB, poses a threat to humanities and other programs and drives infighting instead of looking for other spending choices.
IBB, as used by UVM, is similar to running a business....
A common myth at college is that the only way to get a high-paying job is by majoring in a STEM field.
In reality, students who dedicate themselves to their passion will be happier overall with their...
To the Editor:
In a recent edition of the Cynic, sophomore English major Jacob Potts published an eloquent opinion piece fighting back against the flack humanities majors often take from peers convinced...
David Foster Wallace has said liberal arts contain “the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do with knowledge and everything to do with simple awareness.”
Humanities degrees...
I always feel a pang of anxiety when people ask me about my major.
Expressions of confusion, pity or even disgust flash across their faces when they hear the answer. When I say I’m an English...
