Rape jokes reveal injustice
Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your attention the dangers of censorship as they pertain to comedy, specifically how they relate to the touchy subject of rape jokes. Comedians and feminists have...
View ArticleFor a carbon pollution tax
Dear Editor, Climate activists and liberal policy makers often cite the harm that climate change will cause to future generations, saying that our children and grandchildren will feel the drastic...
View ArticleThink before buying pet Easter bunnies
Dear Editor, With Easter quickly approaching, parents may be looking for a creative gift for their children – often a soft baby bunny with a cotton ball tail. Contrary to popular belief, rabbits and...
View ArticleNeed common sense and evidence
Dear Editor, This is a response to the letter about carbon pollution tax that turned into a environmentalist rant. As a fellow reader and scientist, I would like to reach out with the alternative...
View ArticleEaster Triduum Approaches
The Easter Triduum will be celebrated at the Catholic Center on Redstone Campus. The Triduum begins on Holy Thursday, April 2, with the Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00pm. The Liturgy of the...
View ArticleRape jokes are not humorous
The article “Rape Jokes Reveal Injustice” [Mar. 18] is a perfect example of why we need more education regarding rape culture and sexual violence. Joe Vautrin contends that comedian Hannibal Buress...
View ArticleEurope’s Jews still face anti-Semitism
This is a letter regarding Jeffrey Goldberg’s cover article in the Atlantic, entitled “Should the Jews leave Europe?” Goldberg’s recent article takes the pulse of current political thought regarding...
View ArticleLet’s stop hiding in basements
Pot smoking in 2013 is similar to alcohol prohibition circa 1923; a lot of people do it, a lot of people like doing it, and those same people wont give it up just because its illegal. I am not an...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Donald Trump ‘16
Sorry, I just can’t contain my excitement any longer. This is the man I have been waiting for all my life, almost like a real Prince Charming. He has it all, the perfect hair, the wealth, and above all...
View ArticleA Vermonter’s two-cents on Bernie Sanders
As a two-term UVM student body president, a lifelong Vermont resident and a 2006 volunteer for Bernie Sanders’ bid for the U.S. Senate, the meteoric rise of our junior senator in the 2016 Democratic...
View ArticleProblem with Cynic ads
In this past week’s issue, Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood at UVM was dismayed to see an insert from the pro-life group Vermont Right to Life. If the Cynic wishes to uphold credibility as a news...
View ArticlePrime Minister Netanyahu oversteps
Dear Editor, The anti-Semitic attacks in Copenhagen, like those in Paris earlier this year, left the world reeling – but not surprised. As unusual as this kind of violence is in Denmark, it is more...
View ArticleOn Cynic ads and politics
Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Joseph Brown’s editorial response to a letter of concern sent in by the student group Voices for Planned Parenthood that appeared in the Jan. 25, 2015...
View ArticleDefending liberal education
Dear Editor, Liberal education, and the study of the liberal arts and sciences, must remain the foundation of the American higher education system. Nationwide, we’ve seen this concept fall under attack...
View ArticleAsperger’s column was misguided
Dear Editor, The column on Hans Asperger, who gave “Asperger syndrome” its name, in the Cynic, Feb. 10, 2016, gets its history wrong. It relies on science journalist Steve Silberman, who in his most...
View ArticleLet students draw their own conclusions on controversies
Dear Editor, People make “hard to believe” and/or false statements all the time. When an email was sent to UVM students suggesting an Auschwitz crematorium was a hoax, the response from the UVM vice...
View ArticleA thank you letter to our writers
Dear Editor, I’d like to thank the young lady for the well thought-out article, Feb. 10, 2016 on Hans Asperger. As a retired registered nurse, who happened to have a son with Asperger’s Syndrome, I am...
View ArticleAn honest response to last week’s ‘sorority life’ piece
Dear editor, In case this message finds its way into the hands of a reader who may not have seen the article I am referencing, yet another uninspired satirical list of offensive stereotypes about...
View ArticleRemember context when looking back
Dear Readers of the Vermont Cynic, Kake Walk, perspective of the era and lessons learned applicable to today. We were interviewed for the Cynic series regarding Kake Walk. We do not argue against its...
View ArticleClarification on new budget model
Dear Editor, I remain grateful for the continued interest and engagement in our transition to a new budget model. In response to the March 30, 2016 Cynic article on IBB, I’d like to provide the...
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