Hundreds protest police brutality in Burlington as part of nation-wide outcry
Kate Vanni, Summer Editor-in-Chief
May 31, 2020
As cities across the nation protest racial injustice, hundreds gathered in Burlington to speak out against the city’s Police Department and its treatment of black people. The protesters gathered at 6 p.m. May 30 in Battery Park to support the Black Lives Matter movement in wake of the murder of Ge...
Composer performs in protest for 24 hours straight
Willow Scherwinski, Staff Writer
November 3, 2019
In the middle of the night Oct. 24, young Burlingtonians hopped from bar to bar along Church Street while a lone violin song fought to be heard. Violinist, composer and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain began his 24-hour performance at noon Oct. 24 outside of Burlington’s City Hall. Roumain hoped his song “Protest Song...
Activists: to profit or punish?
October 2, 2019
UVM, where are you? Here you are, posting a “Photo of the Week” of senior Jillian Scannell, SGA president, on your Instagram. You write, “More than 500 community members gathered outside the Davis Center Sept. 20, speaking out and connecting with campus environmental organizations.” Around 600 s...
Student protestors host rally on anniversary of Waterman building takeover
Lee Hughes and Maeve Gurnis
February 26, 2019
Over 100 students participated in a rally Feb. 26 in the Waterman lobby, the one year anniversary of the 2018 Waterman takeover. NoNames for Justice, a student activist group, hosted a rally 2 p.m. Tuesday in the lobby of the Waterman building to protest injustices on campus and celebrate the pr...
White house firing sparks protests
Sawyer Loftus and Julianne Lesch
November 14, 2018
Hundreds of people gathered in Burlington to protest the ousting of Attorney General Jeff Sessions as concerns over the future of the Trump-Russia investigation grow. At least 400 hundred protestors marched Nov. 8 from the Federal Building on Elmwood Avenue to nearby City Hall to make their voices ...
St. Michael’s players kneel in protest
Nickie Morris, Assistant Sports Editor
November 9, 2018
Protests for racial equality were present at UVM Nov. 4, but this time at Patrick Gymnasium. Seven players on the St. Michael’s College men’s basketball team kneeled during the National Anthem in support of Black Lives Matter. This is one year after they were booed for kneeling during the Nationa...
Students organize to protest gender memo
Sawyer Loftus, Assistant Breaking News Editor
November 8, 2018
Members of the UVM and Burlington transgender and non-binary communities gathered to send a clear message to President Donald Trump: “We will not be erased.” Nearly 250 students, faculty and community members organized Oct. 29 outside the third floor of the Davis Center to protest a memo obtain...
Students and faculty protest Kavanaugh
October 4, 2018
UVM students walked out of class to protest the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Oct. 4. Students and community members gathered for a “Cancel Kavanaugh” rally outside the Davis Center after walking out of class at noon. The rally was hosted by student leaders from UVM...
Prostestors Gather Near Med Center
Meg Trogolo and Jullianne Lesch
October 4, 2018
Alek Fleury Two groups of protesters gathered on the sidewalks next to the UVM Medical Center’s main driveway Sept. 26. On one corner, members of the anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life held signs and prayed, while on the other corner, members of UVM’s International Socialist Organization and Planned...
Mejia ends hunger strike over concern for students
Brandon Arcari, Breaking News Assistant Editor
February 23, 2018
John Mejia ended their hunger strike after seven days. Mejia announced this at a rally by NoNames for Justice on the fourth floor of the Davis Center Feb. 23. Mejia, who has been striking since Feb. 16, said they were stopping because their slow death from starvation was affecting the people they...
NoNames for Justice protest blocks off Main Street
Joey Waldinger, Brandon Arcari
February 22, 2018
Members of NoNames for Justice, a student activist group, said they were willing to be arrested during their protest on South Prospect and Main Street. At 7:45 p.m., protesters moved into the Waterman building. The protest began at 4:30 p.m. when a group of graduate students walked out of a fina...
Students call for administrators to resign over handling of bias incidents
Lindsay Freed and Lee Hughes
February 20, 2018
This article updated at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 21. Students and community members occupied the Waterman Feb. 20, calling for administrators to resign over the University’s handling of racial bias incidents. The rally, referred to as the “Done with the Bullsh*t Rally,” protested the University...
