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

Traditional school spirit is overrated

Traditional school spirit is overrated

Mary Kueser, Assistant Opinion Editor September 26, 2022

Upon arriving at UVM my first year, it became clear that the University displays school spirit in an unconventional way. Compared to schools like The University of Alabama or the University of Michigan,...

Students rush past Royall Tyler Theatre on their way to class. UVM has recently fallen behind other school in relation to its retention rate, which is 86.6 percent, between a classs first and second fall semesters.

First-year retention rate falls behind

Lee Hughes and Rachel Halpern December 6, 2018

UVM has fallen behind its comparative schools in retention rate of students. Comparative schools, like Boston University, outdo UVM by four to five percent, a trend driven by a need to better connect...

Illustration by ALYSSA HANDELMAN

On school spirit, and how to get it

September 24, 2015

Good sports programs are vital to American universities. Almost every facet of a university can be touched by good, profitable and inspiring programs.A major sports school, the University of Alabama, made...

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