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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

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A statistical view of a player’s impact

September 29, 2015

Heading into the season, the men’s ice hockey team is ranked eighth in the Hockey East preseason poll.Despite being projected to finish in the bottom half of the league, there are a few notable players...

Student effort aids new company

September 22, 2015

A few years after Tyler Sullivan, ‘07, graduated from UVM’s school of business, he had a problem.In 2011, he competed in long-drive competitions in his home state of Massachusetts, but was held back...

Freestyle riders see campus as a bikers’ playground

September 14, 2015

Action sport athletes of all extremes live by one motto: go big or go home.Catamount seniors Ethan Cole and Dan Sherry live life on the edge, one pedal at a time.The two said they don’t choose to spend...

On the amazing first-year experience

On the amazing first-year experience

September 2, 2015

Perhaps the most hectic and unpredictable time in life is the first week of college.Being tossed into a new academic environment and expected to succeed, have a social life and get enough sleep is the...

Bottled water ban does not reduce waste, study finds

Bottled water ban does not reduce waste, study finds

Jacob Holzman May 14, 2015

 UVM's bottled water ban hasn't curbed plastic waste and ended up increasing unhealthy beverage sales, according to a new study.First put into place Jan. 1, 2013, the campus-wide ban of bottled water...

Repeal the 40 percent rule

April 28, 2015

The human appendix is the classic example of a vestigial organ. It doesn’t really do anything, hundreds of people die a year from them exploding and millions of dollars are spent on surgeries to remove...

Admitted students visit UVM on 4/20

Jill Vaglica April 22, 2015

This April 20, at least 1,000 extra people will be on campus, but not to smoke pot on the redstone green — it’s for admitted students and parents to tour the school. UVM has a reputation as one of...

New living option to focus on wellness

April 22, 2015

Next semester, the Christie Wright Patterson complex will have a new living option centered around a science-backed wellness program.The Wellness Environment program focuses on four pillars: fitness, nutrition,...

Blowing smoke at freedom

April 22, 2015

When we all return to campus next semester, the air will most likely be a little cleaner. A tobacco ban, as you all read on the front page and from President Sullivan in your inbox last week, will most...

Workouts measured by the numbers

Jack Estrin April 22, 2015

In the past year, over 283,000 people visited the on-campus fitness center, according to campus recreation. The weeks immediately following winter break are the most crowded, according to the report. First-year...

Campus could soon become tobacco-free

Bryan O'Keefe April 22, 2015

Cigarette smokers may find themselves without a place to smoke on campus come next semester, according to the final report from the UVM Tobacco-Free Steering Committee. The committee has been analyzing...

Hockey seniors look ahead

Alexander Benoit April 21, 2015

Men’s hockey seniors seem to be making a splash in pro hockey, even while we’re still in school. Captain Mike Paliotta is enjoying his time with the NHL’s Blackhawks, playing in one game so far...

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