Up to 100,000 pages of Vermont newspapers published between 1836 and 1922 will be digitalized and available to the general public thanks to a $391,552 grant.
The Diversity and Equity Unit at UVM may temporarily be without an Executive Director as of September 1, when Kathryn Friedman will step down and move to Washington, D.C..
Stop Teen Alcohol Risk Team cites more than 90 with underage drinking violations
The Stop Teen Alcohol Risk Team (START) had a busy Saturday night in Burlington. When the Burlington Police called START on April 24, 93 were people ticketed and five were arrested, all related to underage drinking violations.
As finals week approaches, some students may be finding it hard to study when they’re afraid to be in their rooms. Incidents of targeting, bias and hate are a rising cause for concern in residence halls across campus.
Students may miss an opportunity to vote this summer. The primary elections were pushed forward from the middle of September to Aug. 24 and students not living in Vermont this summer will have to get absentee ballots, State Representative Kesha Ram said.
University and community members decide whether the late night bus is safe
The future of the late night weekend bus is on the rocks. With many complaints coming from Burlington residents, a group has formed at UVM that will decide whether the weekend off-campus bus does more harm than good.
Alternative student news mag moves beyond breaking even
After struggling with finances and readership in the past, alternative news magazine The Water Tower is coming out ahead. “The future has always been questionable until now,” senior Max Bookman, editor-in-chief of The Water Tower, said.
Greek Life and Burlington community members are teaming up to stomp out butts. President of Pi Beta Phi Phu Lam created a program encouraging chapters to start campaigns targeting the dangers of smoking.
A proposal for a new health care center could mean construction on Athletic Campus. President Fogel’s envisioned “Student Success Center,” a new Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB) that would include general student care, the women’s health center, athletic medicine and physiological services, Kate Ash, former vice president of SGA, said.