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Support your fellow UVM student leaders

Support your fellow UVM student leaders

Staff Editorial October 4, 2017

The past two weeks on campus have been filled with protests, marches, rallies and emails about diversity and inclusion at UVM. Student leaders of various diversity organizations on campus delivered...

Humanities students fight stigma

Humanities students fight stigma

Jacob Potts September 29, 2017

I always feel a pang of anxiety when people ask me about my major. Expressions of confusion, pity or even disgust flash across their faces when they hear the answer. When I say I’m an English...

Prioritizing mental health services

Prioritizing mental health services

Staff Editorial September 27, 2017

Taking care of your mental health is hard. Sitting in front of a professional and vulnerably telling them your worries? Not easy. Getting mental health homework? Some people would rather have...

Why the University has a moral obligation to divest from TD bank

Why the University has a moral obligation to divest from TD bank

Keely Lyons September 23, 2017

UVM is helping build the Dakota Access Pipeline. UVM invests in three major banks: TD Bank, Citizens Bank and People’s United Bank. It is unclear how much money UVM invests in these banks....

Fire breaks out at historic campus building

Fire breaks out at historic campus building

Lindsay Freed, Staff Writer August 3, 2017

A fire broke out in Torrey Hall at 8 a.m. today while construction workers were renovating the building. The fire was started by workers who were soldering copper roofing tiles, said Steven Locke, chief...

University recognized for reduction in high risk drinking

University recognized for reduction in high risk drinking

Lauren Schnepf, Staff Writer July 10, 2017

UVM was one of three universities to receive recognition for its efforts to reduce high risk drinking and substance abuse on campus. The University was presented with the Prevention Excellence Award...

Lowest tuition increase in 40 years approved by board of trustees

Lowest tuition increase in 40 years approved by board of trustees

Linsday Freed, Staff Writer May 29, 2017

The lowest tuition percentage increase since 1977 was passed by the board of trustees May 20. In-state tuition will rise 2.7 percent, from $15,096 to $15,504, and out-of state tuition will rise 2.5...

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President Tom Sullivan announces that UVM has surpassed the Real Food Challenge of 20 percent real on-campus food. Since exceeding the goal, UVM has now pledged to have 25 percent real food by 2020.

Real Food Challenge reaches goal three years early

John Riedel, Senior Staff Writer May 1, 2017

UVM has reached its real food challenge goal three years ahead of schedule.   Currently, UVM serves 21 percent real food, three years ahead of its goal of 20 percent by 2020. It has established...

Sophomore Kim Henry reads over the recent Enterprise article she reported on regarding the theft of the Black Lives Matter flag.

Writing While Black

Kim Henry, Senior Staff Writer April 20, 2017

I did not realize it until last night, but I’ve been working toward this moment since the day I read the Cynic’s “Kake Walk” article last year.   On Thursday, April 13, I walked across...

BLM flag thief identified

BLM flag thief identified

On Saturday, Sept. 24, sophomore J.T. Reichhelm he stole the Black Lives Matter flag from outside the Davis Center, leaving his fingerprints for police to find, he said.  UVM police began investigating...

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Chris Petrillo for SGA President

Staff Editorial March 28, 2017

In at least the past ten years, the Cynic has not endorsed a candidate for SGA president. This year, we are endorsing Chris Petrillo. After two years and a historic administration, it is again time...

Students to choose new president

Erika B. Lewy and Lauren Schnepf March 28, 2017

An SGA presidential campaign video set against a projection of a galaxy photo and scored with the “Game of Thrones” theme song has been viewed over 6 thousand times, according to Facebook.   The...

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