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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated January 9 at 12:57 p.m. to correct phrasing regarding the Men and Masculinities Program. Rumor has it that Burlington has the new nickname “Girlington” due to the ...

This weekend, I turned 22. The actual number holds little significance, but developmentally speaking, my bones are apparently at their peak mineral density. I told myself I wasn’t a birthday person ...

Those are what I’d consider my three most potent needs to be. When Glenn Walter, owner of Three Needs Taproom & Brewery in downtown Burlington, saw the sign that is currently hanging above Three Needs ...

Every year, on 4/20 at 4:20 p.m., hundreds of UVM students crowd the Redstone green to celebrate the traditional and unofficial holiday. In recent years, UVM has gained notoriety as one of the top ...