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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 story of George Washington Henderson

The story of George Washington Henderson

Julia Dell'Amore, Features Staff Writer February 16, 2022

A formerly enslaved person, George Washingon Henderson, graduated at the top of UVM’s class of 1877, according to a 2001 Journal of Blacks in Higher Education article. The UVM community regarded Henderson...

Miles McCallum, president of UVM’s Black Student Union, poses with a 1988 poster for the union on Feb. 11.

The history of the Black Student Union

Lucia McCallum, Culture Staff Writer February 15, 2022

The Black Student Union creates a space of community for Black students at UVM, said senior Miles McCallum, president of the BSU. Although formally recognized by the SGA in 2004, McCallum said BSU took...

Williams Hall stands on College Row, March 5. The building has stood on UVM's campus since 1896.

A look into the past: Williams Hall

Stephan Toljan, Photo Editor March 19, 2020

In 1896, 43 years after the last fire in Old Mill, UVM decided it was time to build the first fireproof building on a college campus in the U.S. The result: Williams Science Hall. The building...

A historic black-and-white photo from UVM Special collections shows students smoking and studying in the apse in Billings Library. Today, the apse is a space dedicated to telling the history of the building.

A look into the past: Billings

Stephan Toljan, Photo Editor February 5, 2020

The Billings Library students are familiar with is not the only one that exists. In fact, there are two “Billings” Libraries. One sits on UVM’s main campus and a second stands in Billings, Montana. Both...

 President Suresh Garimella speaks at convocation, Aug. 25. The University seal hangs on the podium and is projected on the curtain behind him.

UVM commissions new replica of seal to replace one commissioned by eugenicist

Lilly Young, Cynic News Reporter October 31, 2019

A new replica of UVM’s seal is set to replace the current one that was commissioned nearly 100 years ago by a leading Vermont eugenicist. Gary Derr, vice president of executive operations, is in the...

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