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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

Art is important, even for STEM students

Art is important, even for STEM students

Max Akom, Opinion Columnist April 20, 2023

I often find that dedicated STEM nerds such as myself do not understand art. We slip into this uber-rationality where statistics, natural laws and facts dominate our thinking on every issue.  As an...

Gender gaps still prevalent in CEMS

Gender gaps still prevalent in CEMS

Avery Delisle, Culture Staff Writer February 18, 2022

Since Ellen Hamilton and Lida Mason were the first women to graduate from UVM in 1875, there have been advancements in the gender ratios on campus but STEM fields are still unequal. In the college of...

Climate anxiety plagues students

Climate anxiety plagues students

Emily Johnston, Opinion Columnist September 22, 2021

Every year of inaction on climate is another year the average environmental UVM student feels a burden of responsibility. A burden that the school does little to alleviate. Younger generations bear...

Junior Dia Brown poses in the UVM FabLab, Nov. 20. The FabLab makes rapid-prototyping tools available to UVM students and faculty.

Meet Dia Brown: engineer and leader

Emma Shapera, Staff Writer December 4, 2019

Despite the STEM community making up most of UVM’s majors, there was no National Society for Black Engineers at the University until last year. Junior Dia Brown, the club’s president and founder,...

Promotional banners for STEM are displayed in front of Discovery Hall. A public debate held Feb. 27 in the Davis Center's Sugar Maple Ballroom focused on whether prioritization toward STEM in higher education is appropriate or not.

Debate team disputes conflict

Maeve Gurnis and Lee Hughes March 7, 2019

Following student outcry and protests in response to faculty cuts, UVM’s Lawrence Debate Union held a debate about the importance of STEM and the liberal arts. The union hosted the public debate Feb....

Scientist’s story reveals sexism in field

Lindsey Imhoff, Staff Writer December 8, 2018

“I thought I couldn’t do what I wanted to do in life, which was be a scientist, because I wasn’t good at school,” Donna Toufexis, associate professor of biobehavioral psychology, said. This...

Passion is the key to true success

Passion is the key to true success

Jackson Schilling December 7, 2018

A common myth at college is that the only way to get a high-paying job is by majoring in a STEM field. In reality, students who dedicate themselves to their passion will be happier overall with their...

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