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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While Vermont may not have the audience size or cultural capital that has allowed major cities to develop prominent drag communities, the enthusiasm of locals and dedication of local drag artists have ...

What comes to mind when you think of a night out in Burlington, Vermont? To UVM students, the answer likely includes a basement show. Charlotte and Natalie bring you a story about the underground ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hookup culture has some nasty bedfellows, including how people boast about their sex lives. Recently, I’ve noticed the constant hinting comments people make about how much sex they have, whether ...

Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT have drawn the attention of University faculty, according to a Feb. 2 email from Deanna Garrett-Ostermiller, assistant director of the Center for Student ...

Double consciousness is the struggle African Americans face to remain true to Black culture while at the same time conforming to the dominant white society, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of ...

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 ...