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Electrical fire in Rowell

Burlington firefighters estimate $500 in damage after a fire torched a room in the Rowell Building on Wednesday, July 14. Full story

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Grant awarded to digitalize Vermont newspapers

 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.

New dorm authorized

UVM has received initial authorization to build a new dorm between Redstone campus and the athletic complex.

Executive Director of Diversity & Equity Unit to step down

  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..

Trinity woods set ablaze

Police investigate fire and threatening note found behind Mercy Hall

When University officials saw a fire behind Mercy Hall on April 23, they expected that to be their only problem — until they saw a threatening note.

START stops underage drinking

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.

HATE

Hate is on the rise in dorms

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.

LOCAL FOOD

Local foods become more accessable to UVM students

This coming fall, for $15-20 a week, students will be able to get food from local farms delivered to them on campus.

SGA

Primary elections bumped

Changes may hurt student voter numbers

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.

UVM ROTC cadets finish well in fitness test

Senior UVM ROTC cadets Christian Ruf and Bradley Patnaude finished among the nation’s top at the Army Physical Fitness Test.

UVM student passes away after battle with cancer, is remembered fondly

After a struggle with cancer, senior Nicholas M. Simon passed away Monday, June 14 at his home in Northfield Vermont.

Buss

Late night shuttles could hit a red light

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.

Water TOWER

Drought ends for The Water Tower

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.

Kick Greek

Greek chapters urge smokers to butt out

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.

Proposed new Center for Health and Wellbeing

Plans arise for a new health care center

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.

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