The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

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

ResLife prioritizes the safety of residents

ResLife prioritizes the safety of residents

Letter to the Editor May 2, 2017

Dear Editor, Recently, the issue of police presence in the residence halls has received much attention. Despite numerous interviews and discussions, coverage has failed to capture the complexity...

Students watch as campus tranforms

Camilla Broccolo November 29, 2016

A group of prospective UVM students and families led by a tour guide shuffled past the construction site of the new residence hall that will be open in August 2017. This is just one of the buildings...

The administration must reprioritize

The administration must reprioritize

November 9, 2016

The University has once again made a paramount decision without consulting some of the highest public tuition payers in the country: its students. Every single first-year student who comes to...

ResLife promotes themed housing

November 8, 2016

Next academic year, 75 percent of first-year students will live in programmed housing. Students have no official input as of right now, said Joe Russell, associate director of residential education...

ResLife announces dorm space for upperclassmen

ResLife announces dorm space for upperclassmen

October 20, 2016

Upperclassmen may soon have an easier time finding housing. ResLife announced there will be more room for upperclassmen to live on-campus in the 2017-2018 academic year due to the completed construction...

ResLife staff gives advice on living in dorms

ResLife staff gives advice on living in dorms

October 13, 2016

Roughly 5,500 students live on campus and have to adhere to the rules of the dorms.   Residence directors, assistant residence directors and police officers reserve the right to enter a room...

UVM tackles campus damages

October 13, 2016

Every year new students move in and out of dorms and ResLife has to make sure they stay in good condition.   UVM ResLife inspects every room after students move out in spring, and in many cases...

Crime log

Crime log

Bryan O'Keefe April 19, 2016

April 6 10:39 A.M.   Horses got out of a fenced-in area of UVM’s Morgan Horse Farm. The area was secure before police arrived.   April 6 10:10 P.M.   Police received...

UVM Bans Hoverboards

Bryan O'Keefe January 27, 2016

Self-balancing two-wheeled boards, or “hoverboards,” will no longer be allowed in UVM residence halls, according to an email sent out by ResLife on Jan. 11.   The ban was discussed over...

Bernie volunteers storm dorms

Bernie volunteers storm dorms

Kelsey Neubauer and Pablo Murphy Torres December 9, 2015

Reslife is reaching out to campaign offices to inform them of UVM’s solicitation policy. “Here’s the plan: we are going to try and get as many people as possible to get involved in the campaign,”...

RA email scandal in Converse

RA email scandal in Converse

Kelsey Neubauer, Assistant News Editor November 12, 2015

What began as a public service announcement quickly became a dorm-wide email chain when a residence adviser hit reply-all to an email. Converse residents were asked to stop propping open swipe-operated...

Students, hotel staff staying separate

Caroline Alkire November 4, 2015

Students living in the Sheraton Hotel say they have a distant relationship with the hotel staff. The two hallways occupied by students are in a wing away from guests, said Ben Kennedy, lead resident adviser...

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