Ashley Golden is a senior Writing and Psychology major from Chicago, IL. She began writing for the opinion section her junior year and became an editor her senior year. Outside of the cynic she enjoys ...

Anyone who has ever attended a UVM hockey or basketball game can recognize the same familiar catamount face amid the crowd. Beloved UVM mascot Rally Cat can be seen at campus events doing everything ...

Stay up to date with the Cynic Roundup, giving you coverage on the stories you might have missed in news last week. In this edition, we take a deeper dive into a rally in support of Palestine with ...

UVM students and local residents alike made their way through the snowy streets of Burlington Nov. 3 to vote at the Fletcher Free Library, the Ward 8 polling location. As voters trickled in to cast ...

Editor’s note: One survivor interviewed for this piece has had her name changed to a first-name pseudonym for legal reasons. The story of a survivor of sexual violence who shared their story has ...

Over 3,000 people have voiced their lack of confidence in UVM President Suresh Garimella and his administration following a series of budget cuts and other perceived administrative failures. On March ...

I decided to watch a movie with my friends one Sunday night and got hit with a profound meditation on morality. The ambiguous message in “Hell or High Water” questions where or whether one can draw ...

A shadow looms over an empty space on the wall of Howe Memorial Library where a portrait of former UVM President Guy Bailey once hung next to that of David W. Howe. Nearly three years ago, Bailey’s ...

With the fall semester underway, residence halls are springing back to life as students create their own sense of home away from home. Decorating floor-to-ceiling, some on-campus residents are leaving ...

This is the Vermont Cynic’s live updates page for the 2024 general election. Throughout the day, reporters from the Cynic will be covering election-related developments on campus as they happen. 10:45 ...

Vermont is known for many things, including but not limited to maple syrup, outdoor activities and long, snowy winters. I chose to enroll at UVM knowing well that the winter season would be mentally ...

For 73 years, UVM fraternity members danced in blackface and satin tuxedos during the longest running winter carnival in the country. At its peak in the 1960s, this event, known as the Kake Walk, was ...