Alex Strand, Features Staff Writer
• March 26, 2024
The Israel-Palestine conflict has been widely discussed on campus since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, being the subject of multiple protests and vigils.
In a survey of 471 UVM students conducted...
On Feb. 15, approximately 50 students staged a die-in protest in the Davis Center in support of Palestine.
UVM Students for Justice in Palestine organized the protest, demanding that “UVM divest from...
SJP holds Palestine vigil
UVM Students for Justice in Palestine held a Vigil for Palestine on Feb. 13 at the Davis Center amphitheater.
Participants placed small Palestinian flags in the ground...
Noah Diedrich, Cynic News Reporter
• February 6, 2024
Editor's Note: This story was updated February 7 at 9:20 a.m. to correct the description of Jewish Action.
The Burlington City Council voted 7-5 against a measure to include a pro-Palestine ballot measure...
Approximately 150 people attended a rally for Palestine held Sunday, Nov. 26 outside City Hall on Church Street in Burlington.
UVM Students for Justice in Palestine referred to the event as an “emergency...
Mohammed El-Kurd, an award-winning poet and journalist, was scheduled to speak on the misrepresentation of Palestinians in the US on Oct. 26 in UVM’s Livak Ballroom, according to an event poster.
On...
Students, staff and community members gathered on the Andrew Harris Commons Oct. 12 to attend a Hillel sponsored vigil for Israel.
There were approximately 300 people in attendance at the vigil, according...
Stay up to date with the Cynic Roundup, giving you coverage on the stories you might have missed in news last week. In this edition, we take a deeper dive into a rally in support of Palestine with Cynic...
Stay up to date with the Cynic Roundup, giving you coverage on the stories you might have missed in news last week. In this edition, we take a deeper dive into the criticism of UVM's handling of antisemitism...
Andrew Gould, Cynic News Reporter
• September 26, 2022
Approximately two dozen people assembled in front of the Waterman building Sept. 21 to show their support for Palestine at a rally organized by local advocacy organization Vermonters for Justice in Palestine.
Organizers...
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Student carries sign in solidarity with other survivors of sexual violence: vtcynic.com/news/student-carrie…of-sexual-violence/
Protestors stand...
One year ago, UVM Hillel, a Jewish student group, was offered funds for a trip to Israel and Palestine territories.
The source of that funding came under fire from student activists supportive of Palestine and remains criticized a year later.
