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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

Children shouldn't have to save the world

Children shouldn’t have to save the world

Emily Johnston, Assistant Opinion Editor October 22, 2020

A teenage girl is staring at a dictator and his media foes and friends; her eyes locked on the target of her anger. She has people lined up behind her; the spearhead of the resistance against a government...

Students, use your vote wisely

Students, use your vote wisely

Staff Editorial February 26, 2020

Voting is one of the most direct ways to participate in democracy. This election season, make sure your vote is an educated one. UVM is a politically engaged campus. Democrats, Republicans and Progressives...

We shouldn’t put our faith in Warren

We shouldn’t put our faith in Warren

Sophie Oehler October 18, 2019

“Elizabeth says ‘hi!’” is the caption underneath a photo of my parents smiling widely, arms wrapped around a blue cardigan-clad Senator Elizabeth Warren. I like Warren. I like her policies about...

Impeaching Pres. Trump isn’t the way

Impeaching Pres. Trump isn’t the way

Chris Harrell October 4, 2019

I absolutely believe that President Donald Trump is guilty of abusing his office in order to punish his political rival. I want him out of office and stripped of the power that he is using to abuse his...

We need conflict to make real changes

We need conflict to make real changes

Gabby Felitto September 20, 2019

Everyone wants change to happen, but no one is willing to put the work in, especially if that work makes them feel uncomfortable. The 2019 Campus Climate Survey was released Sept. 5. The survey  provides...

Success for Democrats is daring to dream

Success for Democrats is daring to dream

Ari Kotler November 15, 2018

Over the last month, I’ve had to watch President Donald Trump play dumb over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, stir up hysteria about a nonexistent migrant “invasion” and...

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