Surrounded by a world experiencing climate change at a rapid and unnatural rate, it is only human that we want to be superheroes.
All around us are scary facts about the piles of waste in the oceans...
Meryl Callaway, Features Staff Writer
• December 3, 2021
Vermont Students Toward Environmental Protection is the student-run organization behind the weekly pop-up thrift shop in the Davis Center.
VSTEP sells clothes donated by UVM students at the Davis Center....
Henry Figler, Opinion Columnist
• October 28, 2021
It’s no secret that Halloween is a capitalist holiday, but that doesn’t mean it has to be so unsustainable.
The sugar-filled, spooky holiday serves no religious or nationalistic function, yet research...
As the weather warms and UVM students make their plans for Fall 2021 housing, Sustainability students grapple with major changes in their learning community.
The UVM Department of Residential Life’s...
The UVM board of trustees will not increase tuition for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year despite mounting COVID-19 related expenses.
The board, led by Chair Ron Lumbra, also discussed UVM’s monetary...
A meeting that was supposed to include discussion about campus input on divestment resulted in the members scarcely touching the topic, before moving on to the next step in their agenda.
The second...
On a Friday afternoon when many students might be gearing up for the weekend, over 100 others chose to pack themselves behind a partition in the Silver Maple Ballroom.
They came to ask the board of...
It’s normal to see someone with a closet the size of your apartment and want that lifestyle.
However, we need to remember that overconsumption causes harm to the fashion industry, the workers behind...
Emma Pinezich, Assistant News Editor
• November 22, 2019
Despite the fact that over 10,000 students are eligible to submit proposals to the Clean Energy Fund, only four did last semester.
Due to the lack of participation, SGA is hoping to restructure the language...
A small truck steered around the corner and backed into the loading dock. In its refrigerated compartment, 1,500 pounds of diced potatoes sat alongside cases of local produce.
This week’s shipment...
By Richard Cate, vice president for finance and University Treasurer
Global climate challenges are capturing headlines around the world, and rightly so, as environmental concerns are among the most...
While UVM is very conscious of the environment, we must aim higher and acknowledge our faults to be truly sustainable.
Though we tout our lack of plastic water bottles and compost bags available in our...
