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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

Hillel sign recovered

Hillel sign recovered

Kelsey Neubauer, Assistant News Editor April 19, 2016

For three days the sign in front of UVM Hillel was missing. The sign went missing early morning April 15 and was found April 18, said Matt Vogel, executive director of UVM Hillel. “I called the...

Let’s talk UTIs: Are you feeling the burn down there?

Let’s talk UTIs: Are you feeling the burn down there?

April 15, 2016

You wake up one fine Saturday morning. The sun is shining, the air is clear and you think to yourself, “Today is going to be a great day.” You head to the bathroom to take your morning pee and suddenly...

The Invention 2 Venture conference is pictured April 7. The conference focused on turning ideas and
inventions into marketable products.

Experts meet at 11th invention conference

Craig Pelsor April 15, 2016

Entrepreneurs and business experts from across New England flocked to the University April 7 for an annual conference. The 11th annual Invention 2 Venture Conference was held in the Davis Center’s...

Librarian,city council member and Vermont House of Represen-
tatives candidate Selene Colburn is pictured April 8.

Librarian running for state rep.

Caroline Alkire April 14, 2016

A librarian from Bailey/Howe will be running for a seat recently vacated by a UVM alumna. Selene Colburn, a librarian at Bailey/Howe and Burlington City Council Member, said she made the decision to...

The trophy for the Cross examination debate association
National debate competition.

Debate team places first nationally

Bryan O'Keefe April 13, 2016

Two UVM students are re- turning home from the two ma- jor debate tournaments with a first-place trophy in tow. Seniors Taylor Brough and Khalil Lee took home the win at the Cross Examination Debate...

ALANA Center may be renamed

ALANA Center may be renamed

April 12, 2016

After years of discussion, the ALANA Student Center may soon be known by a different name. The proposed name change coincides with the African, Latino(a), Asian and Native American Center moving from...

Registration delays schedules

April 12, 2016

At 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, sophomores across campus ran into unexpected difficulty when attempting to register for fall courses.  There was a 10-minute “slow down” in the registration system...

Allow room for silence in a noise-dependent world

Allow room for silence in a noise-dependent world

March 31, 2016

You’re at a dinner party, just work with me here, and everyone takes turns putting in their 2 cents regarding the subject at hand, perhaps politics, or maybe a new movie. Hell, the weather is always...

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY COLE WANGSNESS

Don’t write off condoms before giving them a chance

March 30, 2016

My first experience with a condom was in health class my first year of high school. My teacher was ahead of her time and put a condom on a cucumber instead of a banana. After she finished the demonstration,...

Photo Illustration by RYAN THORNTON

Is the FitBit a good fit for you?

March 24, 2016

There’s been a recent health fad of fitness and activity tracking devices which are conveniently found on smartphones or worn on wrists.[media-credit name="RYAN THORNTON" align="alignnone" width="354"][/media-credit]On...

UVM students protesting 1988

After the Kake Walk: A history of UVM’s racial climate from Lattie Coor’s presidency to the present

Bryan O'Keefe and Sarah Olsen March 2, 2016

Student activism was common at UVM throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, resulting in the creation of some of the first African-American, Chicano/a and women’s studies departments in the U.S., English professor...

Exploring Race at UVM

Bryan O'Keefe, Kelsey Neubauer, and Sarah Olsen February 25, 2016

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