UVM asks Vermont for millions in relief due to COVID-19 stresses
April 16, 2020
UVM has called on the state of Vermont to give the University $25 million in additional funds to confront “serious challenges” facing the University due to the COVID-19 pandemic. UVM President Suresh Garimella stated in an April 15 letter to Gov. Phil Scott that the University has faced millions...
Passing the Mic to Vermont Women – Rebecca White
Tulley Hescock, Multimedia Reporter
April 3, 2020
This is the first episode of “Passing the Mic to Vermont Women,” where Tulley sits down with women who are making changes to improve Vermont. State Rep. Rebecca White shares her unique story of being a young woman in the State House. She shares the people and organizations that supported he...
The sights and sounds of homecoming for Vermont’s presidential candidate
Irene Choi, Cynic News Reporter
March 6, 2020
ESSEX JUNCTION—On a rainy Super Tuesday, thousands of people stood for hours in Essex Junction, Vermont, watching live results on the big screen as presidential primaries across the country were called. All were there for the same reason March 3: to catch a glimpse of Democratic presidential candidate...
VT considers new tobacco restrictions
Maryann Makosiej, Assistant News Editor
March 5, 2020
A controversial push to ban all flavored tobacco products in Vermont has been met with mixed reactions from students, health professionals and tobacco shops alike. The bill, introduced Jan. 14, proposes to ban the sale or possession of flavored cigarettes, flavored electronic cigarettes and flavored substan...
RESULTS: City Council race 2020
March 3, 2020
As the polls throughout Burlington close, the Vermont Cynic has reporters inside City Hall waiting for the Wards 1-8 races to be called. Check back on this post as we update it with more results. Here are the unofficial results from City Hall: Ward 1: According to poll workers at Ward 1, Progr...
Sounds from the polling places: what Ward 8 voters had to say
March 3, 2020
Voters throughout the city of Burlington took to the polls March 3 to make their voices heard. In Ward 8, Democrat incumbent Adam Roof faced off against Jane Stromberg in the race for city council. Here are what the voters had to say on the ground at the Ward 8 polling place, the Fletcher Free Li...
Student food pantry opens its doors to all UVM students
Zoe Stern, Assistant News Editor
February 25, 2020
A low barrier, on-campus food pantry for UVM students has opened its doors after nearly two years in the making. Rally Cat’s Cupboard, an on-campus food pantry, opened Feb. 24 in the Hills Agricultural building. The project was started by former SGA President Ethan Foley, a senior, after a study...
Student petition calls on UVM admin to give leave day back to employees who called out during snowstorm
February 10, 2020
A UVM student is calling on the administration to give faculty and staff who took a personal or sick day due to a snowstorm that day back. On Feb. 7 the Cynic broke the news that UVM would remain open despite “difficult driving conditions,” according to a Feb. 6 email sent to UVM deans, directors an...
UPDATE: UVM to shut down campus at 1:30 due to hazardous conditions
Sawyer Loftus, News and Sports Editor
February 7, 2020
Update: UVM President Suresh Garimella has declared a "state of campus emergency" due to hazardous weather. All classes starting at 1:10 p.m. and later are cancelled. All academic and administrative offices will close at 1:30 p.m. Earlier story below: UVM employees and faculty are still required to...
UVM student takes the helm for alumna’s VT senate campaign
Lilly Page, Cynic News Reporter
January 30, 2020
Junior Skyler Nash is not just balancing a busy school schedule; he’s also managing a campaign for a UVM alumna’s run for a seat on the Vermont State Senate. For Nash, a typical day means plenty of meetings, radio interviews and traveling around the state with Kesha Ram ‘08. Together, they ma...
Student food pantry finds a home on Central Campus
Zoe Stern, Assistant News Editor
January 29, 2020
A project that was started last year to address food insecurity on campus has found a place to open. Rally Cat’s Cupboard, a food pantry created by SGA, is designed to help food insecure undergraduate, graduate and medical students. It will be will open Feb. 24 and is located in Hills Ag...
UVM health director quietly resigns after a year on the job
Sawyer Loftus, News and Sports Editor
January 29, 2020
The executive director of UVM’s Center for Health and Wellbeing and the University’s chief public health officer has stepped down from his role. Harry Chen, former Commissioner of Health for the state of Vermont, is “transitioning” from his role as executive director of the Center for Health and Wellb...
