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Sophomore sues University for suspension Lawsuit against UVM raises issue with Title IX and sexual assault Brandon Arcari Assistant Breaking News Editor An unnamed sophomore is suing the University over a one-semester suspension following allegations that he groped a female student.

The student’s lawyers are arguing that the University chose to make an example out of the accused and claim there was no evidence to support the defendant’s claims in the lawsuit.

“Jane Doe’s false accusations against John Doe were accepted as fact and upheld by Defendants using a Kafkaesque process that denied John Doe due process of law in violation of due process,” the lawsuit stated.

The sophomore, referred to as John Doe in the suit, was accused of grabbing a female student referred to as Jane Doe at a rugby club party April 28.

The defendant said the accuser’s allegations were false.

In a Nov. 29 email, UVM men’s rugby treasurer Matthew Cortigiani stated that club rugby was suspended this spring and cleared after a Title IX investigation.

“I am concerned that continuing to mention our team in this context puts us under an undue negative light,” Cortigiani stated in the email.

John Doe’s lawsuit asks for unnamed damages and lists

The Office of Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity Dec. 3. The University is being sued by an unnamed sophomore who claims he was falsely accused of sexual assault and unfairly punished with a suspension.

the University and several staff members as defendants. Jane Doe is not listed as one of the defendants.

“The University is confident it has acted legally and appropriately. Not surprisingly, the plaintiff’s claim, appearing in various news outlets, provides only one part of the story,” Enrique Corredera, director of University Communications, stated in a Nov. 28 email.

“The University looks forward to its opportunity to pres-

ent the facts and the relevant law governing this case in a public court of law,” Corredera stated in the email.

“As of Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the afternoon the University has not been given official notice, or required service of notice, regarding the complaint.”

The suit also states that the student suffered damages in losing a competitive teaching assistant position, a scholarship and being required to wait to return to UVM.

John Doe is seeking damages from the University to be determined in a jury trial for five of the six claims made.

The UVM sanctioning procedures involve a three-person panel from the University community, one of whom from the Center for Student Conduct.

The panel is required to be impartial with both panel members and parties to the sanctioning committee able to request removal from the committee, according to the

UVM website.

The lawsuit states that UVM violated the 1972 Title IX rules with “anti-male discriminatory bias afflicting UVM’s sexual misconduct policy and procedures.”

It also states that because the University used a “single-investigator model” in determining guilt, the single investigator being Title IX coordinator Nick Stanton, the University policy prevents the accused from defending themselves.

The lawsuit states the bias was relayed to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, which established newer guidelines on sexual violence victim advocacy and rights on college campuses, according to the lawsuit. These rights were rescinded by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The “era of ‘rule by the letter’ is over,” DeVos said in a Sept. 7 speech at George Mason University.

The filing cited multiple statements from DeVos’s speech including that “every student accused of sexual misconduct must know that guilt is not predetermined.”

The Title IX office declined to comment.

Vice Provost for Student Affairs Annie Stevens did not responded to request for comment.

Health center director steps down after two decades Lindsay Freed Senior Staff Writer The director of the Center for Health & Wellbeing is stepping down after eight years in the role.

Though he has loved working with students, Jon Porter wanted to return to an environment where he would be doing more long-term clinical work, he said.

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” Porter said. “It’s not the happiest thing to leave CHWB, but it’s good. I think there’s some creativity in this new work for me.”

Porter, who has been involved with the University for 21 years, has accepted a position at the UVM Medical Center to work on alternatives to opioid treatment for chronic pain management, he said.

“This opportunity [to work at the medical center] came up and it just has a lot that I like in terms of working with a team and trying some creative new approaches,” Porter said.

The traditional approach to chronic pain treatment doesn’t work very well, Porter said.

The new methods he will be working with focus on the patient’s overall well-being, not

just treating their symptoms, he said.

“I think a lot of the work that’s being done in this area now with pain is really focusing on how to help folks just be more functional and get more enjoyment out of life,” Porter said.

This new approach would include a focus on methods like acupuncture, massage therapy, psychotherapy and mindfulness, he said.

“This kind of comprehensive approach will try to give folks skills to help them move forward,” Porter said.

Helping people with mindfulness and mental health care has been one of Porter’s many focuses as director, he said.

“I think a challenge for all universities and institutions of higher education is making sure we’re addressing mental health in a proactive and effective way,” Porter said.

There has been an increase in demand for mental health counseling at Counseling and Psychiatric Services over the past five years and CHWB is going need to look into how to best use its resources, he said.

“I think we’re going to have to figure out how to be proactive about how to help students gain skills to handle whatever’s

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Jon Porter, director of the Center for Health & Wellbeing, reflects on his last 21 years at the University.

Porter will step down from his position as director after eight years.

going on and work with it in a way that serves them well for the next eight decades,” Porter said.

Porter also sees his departure as a chance for CHWB to to make UVM a university that prioritizes students’ health and well-being.

“For years here, we have worked on mindfulness and yoga and believed in the value that those other approaches have in maintaining health or optimizing health and func-

tion,” Porter said. “Looking forward, I think it’s great to have new leadership come in and invigorate the organization.”

The search for Porter’s replacement will begin in the spring, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Annie Stevens stated in a Nov. 30 email.

Until a new director is hired, the leadership of CHWB’s units — Student Health Services, Counseling and Psychiatry Services, LivingWell and the administration — will share

responsibility for oversight of the center, Stevens stated in the email.

SGA President Chris Petrillo said he will be sad to see Porter leave his position as director, but is happy he is leaving for a personal passion that will benefit the state and the UVM community.

“It will be difficult to find a replacement who is as hardworking and caring as Dr. Porter,” Petrillo said.

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WE announces changes to code of conduct

Head of Wellness Environment updates rules for intoxicated residents Alek Fleury Staff Writer The Wellness Environment announced Nov. 13 that it has made changes to the WE Code to better reflect its commitment to student safety.

The WE Code is a set of guidelines that WE Students must follow to remain a part of the living community.

First-year WE student DJ Snide is happy with WE’s clarity but still thinks these changes should have been made earlier.

“At first students felt almost scared to come back to their home,” Snide said. “I think it’s cool that they have cleared up the confusion now.”

As part of the changes, intoxicated WE students will be granted medical amnesty.

If a student who needs to be referred for medical treatment reaches out for help or if someone else reaches out for that person, WE honors the Medical Amnesty Program, the code states.

This program grants amnesty “from potential student conduct sanctions for themselves, the person in need of assistance or the organization hosting the event where the incident occurs,” according to the dean of students office

“If a WE student is incapacitated due to alcohol or drugs, they

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safely return to the WE environment.”

- WE Code, updated Nov. 13

website.

WE staff leaders have been working on updates to the code alongside Vice Provost Annie Stevens, Rettew said.

The revised WE Code states that student safety is a “number one priority.”

“While we don’t encour-

age and certainly cannot condone underage drinking or illegal drug use, if a WE student is incapacitated due to alcohol or drugs, they CAN and SHOULD safely return to the WE environment,” the code states.

After a student receives the proper medical assistance,

Pam’s Deli wraps it up at UVM Lauren Schnepf Assistant News Editor Pam Bissonnette leaned forward on the window of her food truck.

“What can I get ya, hun?” she asked.

After 35 years of feeding UVM students, staff and faculty with Pam’s Deli, a UVM Food truck, the Bissonnettes will retire Dec. 12.

“The reactions are a tossup between ‘Oh no, you can’t retire. Where am I going to get my breakfast?’ and ‘Oh no, I’m going to miss you both, but you deserve it,’” Pam said. “Both reactions leaves us with a feeling of being loved.”

Pam’s Deli started out as a truck that sold hot dogs, hamburgers, Italian sausage and fresh-cut french fries and expanded into two trucks, Pam said.

Around 1984, one truck started to sell fresh vegetables after talk of the negative effects of eating red meat.

George Bissonnette, Pam’s husband, ran one truck while she ran the other, and Pam’s Deli was born, she said.

The couple hired UVM students to keep up with the rush the two trucks generated for the 15 years they were both open, Pam said.

“Ask anyone who is about to retire and they will tell you that you know when it’s time,” she said.

“George is 67 and I am 60.

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they will have a “WE moment,” according to a Nov. 13 email sent to WE residents.

A WE moment is a meeting with one of the WE program coordinators and either the director or associate director of WE. The meeting is held to

English professor retires after 46 years of teaching Caroline Derksen Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of UVM

Pam’s Deli sits outside of Old Mill Oct. 10. Pam and George Bissonnette, the deli owners, will retire after 35 years of feeding UVM’s students, faculty and staff. to eight hours a day for 35 years plus, you start feeling the toll.”

Pam said that working outside of the University has fostered a sense of community.

“It’s a family,” she said.

“We’ve been through some tough times and have always been given so much support.”

Through her diagnosis of breast cancer, chemotherapy and the loss of the Bissonnettes’ son, students, staff and other customers have been a source of constant support, sending cards and attending their son’s funeral, Pam said.

“Now, don’t make it sound like a sob story,” she said. “I’m just trying to get across what a family UVM is.”

The couple looks forward to enjoying their retirement with trips to Florida, Pam said.

She is also excited to take art classes at UVM to stay connected to her friends here, she said.

The Bissonettes said they are excited to watch their favorite TV shows the night they come out instead of having to watch them the next day due to their early bedtime.

“The thing I’m looking forward to the most—you’re not going to believe this—is not having that big yellow truck sitting in my driveway. For 35 years I’ve looked out the window and seen that truck,” Pam said.

Pam’s food truck will be sold and refurbished to be used as the new Ahli Baba’s Kabob Shop truck.

gather the details of an incident from the student and to develop a wellness plan for that student like attending yoga, mindfulness or referral to BASICS, according to the WE website.

BASICS is Behavior Around Substance Use In College Students, a program in which students can discuss and understand how they use substances.

All cases are sent to the Center for Student Conduct.

They are reviewed to determine if the case meets certain criteria that would grant the student medical amnesty, the Nov. 13 email stated.

“If the Center for Student Conduct determines the event meets the criteria of a MAP, the student will not be removed from the Wellness Environment,” the Nov. 13 email stated.

“If the Center for Student Conduct determines the event does not meet the criteria of a MAP, the student may be removed from the environment.”

The changes will “help provide more clarity to our students, particularly regarding our concordance with the University’s Medical Amnesty Program,” WE Associate Director Jeffrey Rettew said.

English professor Huck Gutman gave an apologetic look as he peered down at his ringing phone and said, “Do you mind if I take this? If it were anyone but my wife, I wouldn’t answer.”

The 73-year-old professor will be retiring after the spring semester.

He has been a part of the UVM English department for the last 46 years, and served as Sen. Bernie Sanders’ chief of staff until 2012.

The interview itself would end up being only 10 minutes long, while the remaining 35 consisted of Gutman leading a conversation about society’s reliance on technology.

Gutman teaches American Poetry, one of his greatest passions in life.

“I see poetry as a way to communicate emotion that we don’t do normally,” he said.

Sophomore Jaime Benson took one of Gutman’s classes.

He once came to see Gutman about a paper he was writing for the course, but they didn’t get to that until the end, he said.

“Instead of sitting in his office and talking dryly about the points of the poem I’d missed, we got sandwiches from Pam’s deli, sat on the steps of Old Mill and talked about life with

a capital L and why I came to UVM,” Benson said.

Gutman has a plan for retirement. He expressed a desire to teach poetry in prisons.

“People in prison don’t have anything to do or anywhere to go,” he said. “I believe that poems could reach these people.”

English Department Chair and former University President Dan Fogel said Gutman gave him a great gift when he came to UVM as president.

“Gutman knew how much I missed teaching and how I wanted to get back in the classroom with students, so he offered me to co-teach with him,” Fogel said.

Benson said taking Gutman’s poetry class was a lot different than being in a traditional course.

Gutman took everything from high school poetry and threw it out the window, Benson said.

“We could go from discussing Walt Whitman to the best breads at City Market, but it was always a cohesive, worthwhile discussion,” he said.

Gutman said he would never forget the students at UVM. “In my classes, there have been students that have opened up my mind about poems and made me think about them in a different way,” he said.

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Fighting against the fake news fad

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ADVISING Faculty Adviser Chris Evans

OPINION

Dec. 5, 2017

Staff Editorial

very time Trump tweets, a reporter’s phone pings.

This time, it was another attack on one of his favorite long-time targets: news media.

“We should have a contest as to which of the networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me),” Trump tweeted Nov. 27.

The president offered up a fake news trophy to the contest winner.

In light of the past few weeks, Trump’s concern about fake news stories in mainstream media isn’t ridiculous.

But the fake news we’re concerned about isn’t coverage of Trump’s political moves.

It’s that a woman last week approached the Washington Post claiming she had been in a sexual relationship with Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore as a minor.

The Post found inconsistencies in the woman’s story.

After further investigation, the paper found a link between the woman and what they’re calling an “undercover sting operation.”

The organization, called Project Veritas, targets media organizations and journalists.

The nonprofit’s mission is to “investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud and other

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misconduct in both public and private institutions in order to achieve a more ethical and transparent society,” according to the Project Veritas website.

The Post is a credible news source with rigorous journalistic standards. They did what all good papers do: investigate and try to validate a source’s claims before publishing it.

The editors’ decision to report the attempt at spreading the fake story shows that fake news is a major issue, just like Trump tweeted.

This story demonstrates the importance of strong newspapers.

It’s an important lesson for

those, like many of us on staff, who grew up getting information about our world from Twitter and Facebook.

The difference between those sources and ones like The New York Times and the Washington Post is the level of professionalism, training and the ethical standards to which professional news organization should hold themselves.

We live in a world of 24hour news cycles, barrages of political commentators and social media articles that confirm rather than challenge personal biases.

Be mindful that there are three sides to every story: one

side, the other and the truth.

Seek unbiased sources and read all news stories with a critical eye.

Staff editorials officially reflect the views of the Vermont Cynic. Signed opinion pieces and columns do not necessarily do so.

The Cynic accepts letters in response to anything you see printed as well as any issues of interest in the community.

Please limit letters to 350 words. The Cynic reserves the right to edit letters for length and grammar. Please send letters to opinion@vtcynic.com.

Understanding net neutrality’s drawback

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he possibility of the Federal Communications Commission repealing net neutrality regulations elicited a wave of hysteria predicting the death of internet.

While there are many benefits to net neutrality along with the fact that the internet is functioning fine under the regulations, it is helpful to understand why some people think it is not a good idea.

Net neutrality is a policy that requires internet service providers to treat all web traffic neutrally, prohibiting them from speeding up, slowing down or blocking certain content.

It also prevents internet service providers from allowing companies to pay more money for faster speeds.

For example, Comcast cannot slow down, block or charge Netflix more money than it charges Facebook.

While most people support net neutrality for a variety of reasons, the concept has potential problems.

Paid prioritization, which is when an ISP allows a company to pay more money for faster speeds, could prove beneficial.

According to a Nov. 29 article in Quartz, economist Michael Katz at the University of California Berkeley said that allowing paid prioritization would let companies that

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want faster speeds pay a higher price, while companies that are satisfied with slower speeds could pay a lower price.

Large companies that pay for faster speeds, such as YouTube and Netflix, would offset the price of more basic plans, passing the savings onto consumers, said Katz.

An analogy he makes re-

garding the banning of paid prioritization is that it would be like prohibiting Amazon from offering faster or free shipping options than smaller companies that might not be able to afford to do so.

Many fear that without net neutrality regulations, ISPs will block and throttle internet access.

But according to Katz, competition would prevent that from happening on the basis of economic theory.

A company that better serves what the public wants would replace a company that engages in discriminatory practices.

Furthermore, in a Nov. 30 statement to tech magazine Gizmodo, Comcast said, “We won’t block, we won’t throttle, we won’t discriminate against lawful content.”

Internet service companies have asserted in the past that net neutrality regulations would stifle investment in infrastructure.

However, their financials as reported to the FCC show this has not happened since the regulations took effect in 2015, according to a Feb. 9, 2016 Consumerist article.

If the FCC moves forward with its plans to repeal net neutrality, there could potentially be benefits, but it could also harm the internet.

It could allowing larger companies to gain an advantage over smaller ones and allow ISPs to block or favor content of their choosing.

James Simpson is a junior political science major. He has been writing for the Cynic since 2016.

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How to succeed in final exams without really trying

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inals are back again, and you’re going to need every bit of help if you want to remain a respected finals-procrastinator.

That’s why I’m here to get you through your exams with these five easy tips: 1: Be a smart individual. Studies have found a direct correlation between intelligence and successfully procrastinating studying for finals.

So make sure that you have an IQ of at least 140 before you try to pass your classes with minimal effort.

If for some reason you find yourself just a few IQ points short of genius-level, try adopting a revolutionary ideology to mask your ignorance.

2: Be vocal. While some people may argue that attempting to wing your finals is an act of desperation, it is in fact a display of confidence, adaptability and willpower.

No one spends the night before finals cramming just to keep it to themselves; go brag about it!

Make sure all your friends know how difficult it was to put off studying until the last minute, only to work for 24 hours straight just to get a passing grade on your intro-level course.

3: Don’t start too early. Many beginners decide to start studying a couple nights before finals week to ease the workload.

Big mistake! Starting early signals to others that you have no social life and you feel insecure about passing the semester.

To acquire the proper look,

start cramming no earlier than the night before your first final at 9 p.m.

That way, you can still spend most of the day informing your friends how “you’re just gonna wing it” to make them hate you, yet still admire your inhuman abilities.

4: Drink coffee. Another unfortunate error commonly seen around this time of year is the consumption of beverages that aren’t coffee.

Coffee perfectly blends the image of “overworked student” with “classy individual.”

Energy drinks may provide more caffeine or sugar, but the aluminum cans totally disrupt the appearance of genius.

Tea might have the correct amount of sophistication, but it lacks the sense of urgency that is associated with finals.

Coffee, fulfilling all these requisites, should therefore be your beverage of choice.

5: Actually pass your exams. Winging your finals only to fail your class is simply embarrassing and makes you look like a slacker rather than a crafty student exploiting the system.

You don’t need to get an A, because that would make you a nerd. A simple C+ is gets the job done.

Remember, it’s not what you learned that matters, but how smart you were to begin with.

Good luck!

Henry Mitchell is a first-year political science major and professional procrastinator.

He has been writing for the Cynic since 2017.

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Continuing the conversation about UVM’s diversity & inclusivity Letter to the Editor

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n the past year, Wes Richter has used “racist and threatening language,” according to an Oct. 5 Seven Days article, and J. T. Reichhelm stole the Black Lives Matter flag, according to a Sept. 29 VTDigger article.

These were racist acts. Their implicit message was: UVM is not a school for black people.

They don’t belong here.

NoNames for Justice — a community of black, brown and white students — has organized to demand strong, honest steps forward, according to an Oct. 2 Burlington Free Press article.

Instead of taking meaningful action with these leaders, UVM has responded by lauding its current policies in a Nov. 3 letter to the editor written

by Thomas J. Gustafson, vice president for university relations and administration.

Compared to other universities, the administration here is impressive; they are responding and continuing the

conversation. “Good,” however, leaves room for “better.”

It is “okay to be white,” as the black-and-white posters around campus told us.

I’m feeling pretty okay as an Anglo-Saxon from Maine, but my skin is not the problem.

Silence is the problem.

It is not okay to be white and silent, white and passive or white and apathetic where racism is found.

It is “the appalling silence of the good people,” as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. put it, that allows bad things to happen. To be quiet is to be part of the problem.

Unfortunately, our campus has at least two monuments to silence. Guy W. Bailey and George Perkins have buildings named after them.

Their associate, Henry Perkins, championed Vermont’s eugenics. The University’s website has a “Vermont Eugenics: A Documentary History” page which owns up to Vermont’s obscure history of “forced sterilization of Americans.”

It explains that during that

time, those who were black, brown, disabled or otherwise were not welcome in Vermont or at UVM. Former University President Bailey allowed funding for The Eugenics Survey of Vermont and Perkins, former Dean of Arts and Sciences, regularly ate dinner with his son.

Neither of them stopped what was going on, though they could have.

At the very best, they were quiet men when speaking up mattered most. Despite that silence, we honor them.

Years later, our country is in the middle of a horrible crisis of courage.

People with evil ideas are holding power because of the appalling silence of good leaders, voters, students and parents. We haven’t learned from the past, it seems. It is not too late.

I support all of the demands of NoNames for Justice. Those I am passionate about are listed here: 1) Rename the buildings.

Students deserve to see the names of heroes where they go to learn and honesty about the mistakes of past leaders.

Name them after David Jamieson ‘91, an artist who spoke up to create diversity courses and died in 1992, a year after his graduation.

Or after Brooks McCabe ‘72, a UVM leader who wrote and organized against the horribly racist Kake Walk throughout the early 1970s.

Or after Bernie Sanders, a college kid who led a protest in 1962 against segregation at the University of Chicago, according to a May 2015 TIME article.

But whatever the alternatives, change the names.

2) Strengthen our diversity courses. We all ought to learn about the worst that can happen to people who are marginalized, silenced or ignored.

3) Fund the people who try to make a difference. This school is about to spend $85 million on a new sports complex, according to a Feb. 3 Sev-

en Days article.

Comparatively, the combined budget of all of UVM’s diversity clubs is under $75,000, roughly 0.01 percent of the complex’s cost. Our sports teams are fun, but they’re not out to change the world. Put money where it matters.

And to our administration: please reach out a few times every semester and have a meal with upset students.

We will have a very hard time understanding one another if we never talk outside of the opinion section.

This editorial is public because I feel that it must be public; it would be wonderful for leaders to speak over coffee afterward.

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UVM artist gets serious about music Bridget Higdon Assistant Arts Editor When sophomore Noah Schneidman isn’t busy double-majoring in philosophy and music technology, he makes and performs his own music under the stage name Full Walrus.

He describes his music as “melodic and reverby rock.”

“It’s me trying to emulate my favorite artists and doing a bad job, so it ends up being my own version,” Schneidman said.

The name Full Walrus was derived from Kevin Smith’s comedy horror film “Tusk,” the story of a man who is turned into a walrus, he said.

Schneidman, who can be recognized by his Harry Potter style circular glasses, has been making art for as long as he can remember.

“I’m from Woodstock, New York, so I’ve been interested in music since I was born,” he said.

At a battle of the bands competition, a 14-year-old Schneidman performed spoken word poetry over background noise – an act he thought was silly but realized people enjoyed.

“I realized then that even when I was not taking myself too seriously, I could still make an emotional impact,” Shneidman said.

Though Full Walrus has

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Full Walrus performs at Radio Bean Jan. 31. Full Walrus, who is sophomore Noah Schneidman, will perform at 7:15 p.m. Dec. 6 at ArtsRiot.

Bison, play with Full Walrus on quickly introduced me to evand Higher Ground. been writing and performing eryone you need to know in the recordings and performanc“You can also find us at your his own songs for two years, he es, Schneidman said. Slamin Burlington music business,” he local basement,” Schneidman had a difficult time breaking plays saxophone, Fagan plays said. said. out into the Burlington music the drums and Dressing plays Full Walrus has since perAlthough Schneidman has scene. the bass. formed with other Burlington previously released music – His demos were rough, and and UVM bands like Calvin “[Schneidman] brings the such as the project “Sleeping he couldn’t get people to take songs to the band and we just Coolidge, 2% and Bad Posture.

Tapes,” which Schneidman rethem seriously, Schneidman figure out everything from Schneidman plays guitar, corded during high school – he said. there,” Fagan said. “Also, the drums, bass and piano. is now working on his first seriFull Walrus was noticed shows are hella tight.”

“But I only play guitar well,” ous album, he said. by a booking agent while perIn the last few months, Full he said.

His music can be listened forming during the College Walrus has performed at many Sophomores Adam Slamin to on his Bandcamp page.

Battle of the Bands at ArtsRiot and Patrick Fagan, as well as seof Burlington’s top music venFull Walrus is performing last spring, Schneidman said. ues, such as ArtsRiot, Nectar’s nior K.C. Dressing of the band Dec. 6 at ArtsRiot.

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Burlington’s new flag contest winner Music majors showcase designed by brothers in seventh grade skills at year end recitals Allie O’Connor Staff Writer

Addie Beach Staff Writer

Burlington’s spirit, history and environment will soon be represented by a new city flag, courtesy of a local family.

The city of Burlington allocated $6,000 to create a new flag, which was proposed by Mayor Miro Weinberger and unanimously accepted by the city council January 2017.

A Burlington City Arts statement detailed the contest, noting that 138 possible designs for a new city flag were submitted.

Voting began Oct. 20 for the seven finalists whose designs were selected by a small resident-based committee. Ted Kaye, a renowned flag expert, oversaw the committee, according to the statement.

Burlington residents voted on a winner and, with nearly 1,500 votes cast, middle school students Owen and Lucas Marchessaults’ design received the highest score. Their design was announced Nov. 20 as the next city flag.

Owen and Lucas are twin brothers and seventh-grade students at Edmunds Middle School in Burlington.

The boys’ mother, Molly Abair, said the hardest part in the process of creating the flag with her sons was narrowing

Amidst mountains of exams and end-of-semester stress, students took to the stage in Southwick Hall last week to perform the final student recitals of the semester.

Keith Prescott, a first-year flutist, performed in the recital Nov. 30.

Both Prescott and first-year clarinetist Bailey Brown expressed a desire to raise awareness for the music department on campus, particularly in light of recent department cuts to classes and faculty.

“It lets people really get a hands-on experience of what students are doing,” Prescott said. “And maybe it could also help people see the value of a music curriculum.”

The recitals are a requirement for music majors enrolled in performance lesson classes MUL 134 and MUL 234, according to the music department website.

Each student participating in the recital performs one or two pieces either solo or with accompaniment, said Andrea Aquino, administrative assistant for the department of music and dance.

“It’s a good chance for them, especially new music majors or underclassmen, to get used to

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The new City of Burlington flag as designed by local middle schoolers Owen and Lucas Marchessault. The flag represent Vermont’s sky, snowy mountains, the Green Mountain State and the breakwater and local beauty of Lake Champlain. down which design they liked best.

“We had many flag designs drafted,” Abair said. “One depicted Church Street while another featured a maple leaf. It took a little time, but we agreed that the striped flag with two peaks was the one we all liked the best.”

The flag’s colors represent Vermont’s sky, snowy mountains, the Green Mountain State and the breakwater and local beauty of Lake Champlain, the Marchessault family said.

“The boys’ grandparents have a boat and often take us

for rides on Lake Champlain,” Abair said. “The inspiration for the layered colors, each representing a different aspect of the city, was the beautiful view of Burlington from Lake Champlain.”

The new flag will be raised at 4 p.m. Dec. 31 at First Night Burlington. The Marchessault family will receive a reward of $250, a one-year membership to BCA and the new city flag.

“We’ve been overwhelmingly impressed with this entire process and it reflects the best of Burlington and its citizens,” Abair said.

performing solo, performing on stage and developing their stage presence,” Aquino said.

Although they weren’t required to perform, his professor recommended one recital every semester for practice.

The performers aren’t the only ones who can benefit from the recitals, however.

They give students and faculty the opportunity to see a variety of performances, Aquino said. Audience members are treated to classical, jazz, voice and instrumental pieces, she said.

“It’s a nice way to see a scope of what our department does,” Aquino said.

Brown agreed, saying the recitals are a good chance to see what peers are doing.

“It might just be a good thing for non-majors to see what’s happening in the music department,” she said.

For anyone who missed the recitals, there will be plenty of other opportunities to catch one. The department holds between three and five every semester, each free and open to the public, Aquino said.

In particular, she encouraged students to come see the shows, mentioning that it’s a chance for them “to see the potential of what they can do” through the department.

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UVMtv hopes to get new studio in Taft Katie Brobst Assistant Life Editor There is one club on campus that cannot wait for the construction on UVM’s Taft building to be completed.

If UVMtv’s hope to be awarded a studio in the newly renovated Taft building comes true, it won’t be the first time the organization moves its headquarters.

Taft is located on the corner of Pearl Street and South Williams Street.

UVMtv has moved its headquarters from the basement of Coolidge Hall, to Billings Hall, a studio in Rowell Hall, the Davis Center, then back to Billings and now, the basement of Christie Wright Patterson, according to senior station manager Mattie Friberg.

The website states that UVMtv is “on-campus, closed circuit movie station.”

“We’re television by students for students,” Friberg said. “If there’s something you want to see made, you can come and make it.”

Friberg encourages students to examine the media they are already consuming, like popular BuzzFeed videos, and be inspired to create videos of their own, she said.

Student participation is paramount to the success and growth of UVMtv, said junior Luke Belleville, UVMtv public relations director.

“We want anyone, no matter what their experience level, to be able to come in and do what they want to do,” Belleville said.

However, students don’t

know about UVMtv because of the location of the studio, Friberg said.

“The biggest thing is our space. A lot of people don’t know about us because they don’t know where we are” Belleville said.

To get to the studio, you have to go down stairs, through a hallway, through the bike room where the hockey team keeps their gym bags, then through another door and finally a hallway.

“We’re chilling down here in this basement, which feels kind of symbolic because we’re not seen,” Friberg said.

Friberg is discussing another move for the organization into a studio space in Taft with Abigail McGowan, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

But until then, it’s difficult for UVMtv to make their presence known to a wider audience, she said.

While students can walk by or stop in at the Cynic or the WRUV station in the Davis Center, UVMtv does not have the same visibility, she said.

“There’s an in-person thing that you need to get people to understand your club,” Friberg said.

“Right now we basically only exist on the internet, almost as though this studio wasn’t here,” she said.

Despite their hidden nature, UVMtv is putting out seven shows.

“We’ve had a great influx of new students,” Friberg said. “A lot of credit goes to all the people who come in here every day and make a show.”

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Self-care products are the perfect gift Libby Camp Staff Writer Snow begins to fall, dry skin begins to crack and the time spent caring for your body after chilly walks to class becomes more difficult.

Not only does winter weather increased the need for self-care, it also marks gift-giving season with major holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

Thankfully, there are a host of beauty products that can help you keep up with self-care and find stocking stuffers.

Here’s a list of both conventional and all-natural supplies to keep you and your loved ones feeling and looking great this winter.

Skin care Lush: Kalamazoo $11.95 This fruity face scrub will take you on a tropical vacation even when you’re trudging through two feet of snow on the way to class.

Perfect for those with beards, this wash has almond oil, jojoba oil and cupuacu butter to keep your facial hair feeling extra soft.

Too Cool For School: Egg Mellow Cream $36 Winter in Vermont can get pretty dry, so keep moisturized with the Egg Mellow Cream from Too Cool For School.

It contains egg yolks and egg whites to keep skin feeling smooth.

Makeup ColourPop: Yes, Please! palette $16 ColourPop is a great bud-

get-beauty. The Yes, Please! palette contains 12 colors for just $16, a price that is almost unheard of in the beauty industry.

Fenty Beauty: Gloss Bomb $18 If you thought gloss was gone for good, think again. Rihanna’s new makeup brand Fenty Beauty released the Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer.

It’s making people rethink the matte lip trend. This versatile gloss is a shimmering rose nude and looks fantastic on every skin tone.

Josie Maran: Argan Enlightenment Illuminizer $26 This liquid highlighter is beautiful, buildable and gives anyone a natural golden glow.

Its champagne hue gives a healthy glow to your cheeks.

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Body Shea Moisture: Superfruit Body Scrub $11.49

This body and hand exfoliating scrub is perfect for massaging away dry skin. Ingredients like shea and mango butters and fruit extracts moisturize and revitalize the skin.

This product is used in the shower, by rubbing it over legs, arms and hands and letting the water wash away troublesome dry spots.

Lush: Volcano foot mask $13.95 Thick socks mean warm toes, but they also mean dry feet and boot smell. This foot mask has a pumice texture that exfoliates with papaya, lemon, tomatoes and potatoes to cleanse and deodorize.

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Facing the facts of food waste at the source Eco-Reps collect data and raise awareness about student waste Brenna Reagan Guest Columnist Students scraped forks across half-filled plates, emptying uneaten food into three black square holes of compost bins in the dining hall.

The students standing guard over this disposal were Eco-Reps working in Redstone Unlimited Dining Hall waste room, the hallway between its two main seating areas during the week of Oct. 9.

Eco-Reps are undergraduate leaders who foster environmental responsibility on campus, the Office of Sustainability website states.

Students shuffled about the room in a disordered stream until reaching this hub where conversations, laughter and pre-occupied gazes at the floor were interrupted by the three waste warriors.

“The average unlimited dining student wastes 1.77 ounces of food per meal, down from the 2012 average of 2.67 ounces.”

One by one, each student was asked by an Eco-Rep to separate their edible, non-edible and liquid waste into bins.

By 7 p.m. each night, the full bins weighed over 100 pounds, according to the UVM Dining website.

For four years, UVM Dining has teamed up with Eco-Reps and Waste Management to collect data on student waste in a study called Weigh the Waste, according to the website.

The average unlimited dining student wastes 1.77 ounces of food per meal, which reflects the waste of 537.26 gallons of virtual water, according to the 2017 Weigh the Waste

results.

Virtual water is the volume of freshwater it takes for food production, unlike the often negligible real content of water in the food according to VirtualWater.eu.

This figure has dropped since 2012 when the average unlimited dining student wasted 2.67 ounces of food per meal.

The production of these solid foods is equal to the waste of 1,012.9 gallons of virtual water according to the Office of Sustainability website.

In the past 10 years the study has observed a decrease in student food waste.

The decline of waste equates to saving 682.54 gallons of virtual water, 0.45 gallons of fossil fuels and 8.98 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per meal per unlimited dining student.

UVM’s dedication to composting and the Weigh the Waste program are a few examples of the efforts that led to this success, the UVM Dining website states.

UVM Dining also boasts a Food Recovery Verification, the website states.

A Food Recovery decal at the entrance of every dining hall marks UVM’s status as a location that sends surplus food to people instead of landfills, according to the website.

They divert excess food to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, donating approximately 15,000 pounds of food in the first year of the program, the website states.

UVM is also located in a state that is committed to environmental conservation.

According to the official Vermont state website, the Universal Recycling law passed in 2012.

The law bans the disposal of food scraps, leaf and yard debris and common recyclables like bottles and cans, the

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1) Sophomore Eco-Rep Alysa Kelly sorts student food waste in Redstone Dining Hall Oct. 10.

2) Sophomores Liz Mackin, Lucy McGrew and Alysa Kelly separate waste Oct. 10 as part of the ‘Weight the Waste’ program, helping students understand the impact of their waste. website states.

The Universal Recycling law attempts to change the fact that “more than half of what Vermonters throw away can be diverted from landfills,” the website states.

Sending food scraps to compost centers instead of landfills can save money for businesses, help feed hungry people and enrich Vermont soil, according to the website.

“If everyone in Vermont recycles just six things, all the time, we can achieve a forty percent recycling rate---keeping 100,000 tons of valuable material from being dumped,” the website states.

The collected data represents a drop in average student waste.

However, the study aims to make composting and food waste continued issues of concern on campus, according to the Eco-Reps mission statement.

They aim to “cultivate environmental responsibility by training student leaders to promote sustainable practices at the University and encourage environmentally responsible behaviors among peers,” the mission statement said.

Weigh the Waste allows the Eco-Reps to intervene with student waste right at the compost bin.

What students might not realize is that the composting process has negative effects on the environment as well.

Composting produces an

average impact of 7.07 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, 0.35 pounds of fossil fuels and 537.26 gallons of virtual water per meal, according to the Office of Sustainability website.

With waste in the spotlight of concern in the UVM community, the Eco-Reps work each semester to promote composting and the reduction of waste to their peers.

The Eco-Reps “want students to realize that even though they’re putting food in the compost bin, it’s still waste,” a UVM Communications article states.

Brenna Reagan is a junior writing manager for the UVM Eco-Reps.

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STEAMPUNK EXPO 2017

ALEK FLEURY/The Vermont Cynic Alek Fleury Staff Writer

Steampunk has been called strange, scary and weird.

And though Steampunk can be all of those things, people are attracted to it because of its mystery and artistic value.

The Steampunk Expo, organized by Jeffrey Folb of Vermont Gatherings, was a

place for Steampunk lovers to come and showcase their shared appreciation for art, literature, music and food.

The world of Steampunk - where a fantastical future and the Industrial revolution meet aesthetically - is as strange as it is beautiful.

The expo was held at the Sheraton Hotel in South Burlington Nov. 4 and 5.

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Junior forward steps up for the big games Locria Courtright Assistant Sports Editor A UVM women’s hockey player recently received an award from the Hockey East conference.

Junior forward Alyssa Gorecki was named Hockey East Player of the Week Nov. 13.

Gorecki received the award for her two goals in Vermont’s upset of reigning national champions No. 3 Clarkson University.

A native of Monee, Illinois, a town located 40 miles south of Chicago, Gorecki began playing hockey at the age of five, she said.

However, getting into hockey was not something she planned.

“It was actually not my idea to start hockey, but my younger brother wanted to try it, so my parents had me go with him,” Gorecki said.

“Little did they know that I would fall in love with it, so I guess you can say I owe my brother for playing hockey.”

That love, combined with her skills, would eventually take Gorecki to the U. S. national youth ranks.

In 2015 she suited up for the red, white and blue at the International Ice Hockey Federation’s U18 Women’s World Championships in Buffalo, New York.

She posted two goals and three assists in the tournament as the U.S. won gold.

One of her goals came in the gold medal game, which the U.S. won over archrival Canada in overtime.

She described playing in

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Junior forward Alyssa Gorecki scopes out a pass in a game against UNH Oct. 20. Gorecki was named Hockey East Player of the Week Nov. 13 after scoring two goals against defending national champions Clarkson University.

25-point sophomore season in every game, but there is someone of international hockey’s ice when it comes to working 2016-17, second on the team. thing about games where we biggest rivalries as “surreal.” hard,” Gorecki said. “I also ofGorecki took her play to can make a statement,” she “The entire experience of ten ask them if they have any another level in the playoffs, said. representing your country is questions to help clarify any posting six points in the quar“There is no doubt that pretty indescribable, and I am confusion that they might terfinals against Providence there is an extra gear we all very honored that I was fortuhave.”

College, a series Vermont won seem to find when it comes to nate enough to have that opGorecki is looking forward in three games. games against ranked teams as portunity,” Gorecki said. to the rest of the team’s season, She also scored the tying well as playoffs.”

Gorecki took her talents to she said. goal in the third period of the Gorecki currently leads the UVM for the 2015-16 academ“We have shown that we Hockey East semifinals against Catamounts in scoring with ic year. can compete with anyone, Boston College.

13 points. As an alternate capPlaying a top-six forward which makes me anxious to There is “something spetain, she helps the team’s many role, Gorecki posted 13 points see how things will go,” Goreccial” about these big games, younger players. in her debut season in Burlingki said.

Gorecki said.

“I have [lead] by leadton, tied for third on the team.

“I definitely look forward to ing by example on and off the She followed that up with a

Men’s basketball wins tournament in the Bahamas Aryanna Ramsaran Cynic Correspondent While most students headed home for Thanksgiving break, the Vermont men’s basketball team packed their bags for the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase in Nassau, Bahamas.

The tournament took place Nov. 17-19. The Catamounts played the Bradley University Braves in their first game.

The game was close but ended in Vermont’s favor with a score of 65-64.

Senior guard Trae BellHaynes scored 14 points and redshirt senior forward Payton Henson had nine rebounds, according to UVM athletics.

The Catamounts moved on to the semifinals the following day.

Vermont defeated the Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers by a score of 8067.

Redshirt junior guard Ernie Duncan scored 19 points in the game. With the win, Vermont secured a spot in the finals.

Their final game was played against the Northern Kentucky University Norse.

Another close game resulted in a win for the Catamounts

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The men’s basketball team huddles together during the game against Kentucky Nov. 12. The Catamounts are currently 6-2. the game and had 14 rebounds. and an overall win of the tourin the second half, according to Prior to the tournament, nament.

UVM athletics. the men’s last game was away Despite trailing by as many However, following the Nov. 12 against the University as 13 points in the second half, tournament, the Catamounts’ of Kentucky. Vermont lost 73the Catamounts would rally winning streak continued.

69. and defeat the Norse by a score At home, the team played Despite only scoring 24 of 66-64. against the University of Maine points in the first half, the CatSophomore forward Anthoat Fort Kent Nov. 22. The game amounts came back to score 45 ny Lamb scored 26 points in resulted in a 90-54 win.

Their next game against Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, Nov. 25 was also a very close game.

UVM held a one-point lead on the Bulldogs at halftime, and would hold on to win the game 79-73.

Lamb scored 22 points and had seven rebounds while Bell-Haynes had 10 assists, according to UVM athletics.

The team then traveled to Virginia where they played the University of Richmond Spiders Nov. 29.

The final score was 71-65 and was Vermont’s sixth win in a row.

Duncan scored 21 points, Henson had eight rebounds and Bell-Haynes had six assists, according to UVM athletics.

Vermont continues its span of away games in the week to come.

The team’s next game is Dec. 2 against Bucknell University.

They play again Dec. 5 against Marquette University and Dec. 9 against Northeastern University.

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Seniors tabbed to lead men’s lacrosse team Sabrina Hood Cynic Correspondent The UVM men’s lacrosse team has announced their captains for the spring season.

The team gave the most votes for senior midfielder Ian MacKay and senior defender James Leary to captain again.

Last season, the team had five captains, including MacKay and Leary.

The reduction from five captains to two will help get everyone on the same page easier, MacKay said.

The team leadership anticipates a stronger and more cohesive season, which begins in February.

Head coach Chris Feifs said he supports this pick because of what MacKay and Leary can bring to the team next season. “[Leary and MacKay] have both been leaders essentially their entire career at UVM,” Feifs said.

“They would do anything for their teammates and are selfless individuals who play hard consistently.”

This aligns with the goals that Feifs has for the team next season.

Developing a stronger culture with the program and creating more accountability are key to have better success next season, Feifs said.

In addition to their implementation of a stronger team dynamic, MacKay and Leary’s

PHIL CARRUTHERS/The Vermont Cynic Senior James Leary (middle) sets up on defense against a Hill Academy player Jan. 27 at Virtue Field. Leary, along with redshirt senior Ian MacKay, will be a team captain for the 2017-18 season.

Both Feifs and MacKay said prevalent this season. leadership next season will work and building team chem“it’s not always about what you benefit the team’s skills, Feifs istry in the fall.

“I’ve always considered myThey want to continue say, but how you say it,” when it self as someone who leads by said.

“Last year we had three de- building that chemistry and comes to leadership. example on the field by the way “Leadership is not always I play, bringing energy and effensive captains so the balance start implementing some of of offensive and defensive lead- the stick work systems in the leading by example,” Feifs said. fort every day,” MacKay said. spring, MacKay said.

“Sometimes you need to be voership wasn’t there,” Feifs said.

“Having said that, one thing “The offseason will be cru- cal and be comfortable with I want to work on is becoming “So now having one guy at each position and each having cial for us going home for win- confrontation. a more vocal leader on and off Both Leary and MacKay ar- the field.” one voice is going to help us be ter break and being sure we maintain all the gains that we en’t afraid to say stuff and conmore efficient.”

The first game of the season gratulate their teammates on is 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at Furman UniImprovements can be made made this fall,” Feifs said.

The team played a home their successes.” all over the field offensively and versity.

MacKay also elaborated on defensively, which this new scrimmage and two away The first home game of the leadership balance has started games at Union College in the the importance of communi- season is Mar. 10 against Sacred fall, according to UVM athlet- cation both on and off the field Heart University. to address in the off-season. and how this should be more The team worked on stick ics.

Men’s hockey scores young commitments for future Locria Courtright Assistant Sports Editor Two 15-year-old hockey players have announced their commitment to Vermont men’s hockey.

Defenseman Austin Cook announced his commitment Nov. 27, according to a tweet by his current team, Selects Hockey Academy at South Kent School in South Kent, Connecticut.

“Congratulations to U-15 defenseman Austin Cook on his commitment to @UVMmhockey,” the team stated in the tweet.

Cook, a native of West Berlin, New Jersey, has posted 13 points in 21 games so far this season, according to the South Kent School website.

Scouting service Neutral Zone rated Cook as a 3.75 star recruit out of a possible five stars. “[Cook] is a nimble, skilled defender,” Neutral Zone stated. “He plays sound positionally and with pace; [he] can move the puck.”

He earned a B- grade at the World Selects Invitational, where he played for East Coast Selects.

Forward Trevor Smith also announced his commitment to UVM via Twitter Nov. 22, according to Neutral Zone.

“Proud to announce I will be playing college hockey at the University of Vermont,” Smith stated in the tweet. “Thank you

to everyone who’s gotten me this far.”

Smith, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, plays for the U16 team of Skipjacks Hockey Club, a team competing in the U.S. Premier Hockey League’s U16 division out of York, Pennsylvania.

This season, Smith has posted 23 goals and 32 points in 13 games, leading the league in both categories, according to the U.S. Premier Hockey League website.

Hockey runs in Smith’s family; his father, Milt, played four seasons for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, according to Elite Prospects, an online hockey statistics resource.

Neutral Zone rated Smith as a 3.5 star recruit, according to their website. “[Smith] has great speed, skill and release,” Neutral Zone stated.

Smith participated in USA Hockey’s Boys U15 Development Camp in 2016, where he posted four points in three games, according to USA Hockey.

Smith will start at UVM for the 2020-21 season, while Cook will debut for 2021-22, according to College Hockey Inc. Vermont hockey recruits at a variety of ages.

Forward Anthony Cipollone committed at the age of 13 in 2015, according to Fox Sports.

Cipollone was the youngest player to ever verbally commit to a Division I hockey school,

PATRICK LANGLOIS/The Vermont Cynic The men’s hockey team faces off against Boston College Nov. 10. The Catamounts have recruited two 15-year-old players, Austin Cook and Trevor Smith. according to SB Nation College ter this season due to his age, 2016, according to EliteProsso he will likely join the Cata- pects, an online hockey reHockey. source.

Cipollone’s brother, 18-year- mounts for 2018-19.

College hockey teams have Wiesblatt, whose older old forward Joey, is also comanother opponent in recruit- brother Ocean is also a UVM mitted to UVM. He currently plays for the ment battles: the Canadian commit, signed with the Canadian Hockey League’s Calgary United States Hockey League’s Hockey League.

Because players in the Ca- Hitmen Oct. 28, forfeiting his Tri-City Storm and is slated to nadian Hockey League receive college eligibility. come to UVM next year.

UVM coaching staff cannot On the other end of the age a financial stipend, they are inspectrum, forward Nic Hamre eligible for NCAA competition, comment on recruits until they committed to UVM at the age as they are considered profes- have signed a National Letter of Intent and are admitted to the of 20, announcing his commit- sionals.

UVM recently lost a recruit University, according to UVM ment Nov. 20, according to the to the Canadian Hockey League athletics.

Alberta Junior Hockey League.

Hamre, who plays for the route.

Forward Orca Wiesblatt AJHL’s Brooks Bandits, will no longer have junior eligibility af- committed to UVM Oct. 10,

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Men’s basketball suffered a defeat at Bucknell University Dec. 2, snapping a six-game winning streak.

The host Bisons defeated the Catamounts 81-77.

Sophomore forward Anthony Lamb led the Catamounts

with 20 points.

Senior forward Payton Henson added 16.

The Cats are now 6-2.

Women’s basketball fell at home to Boston University Dec. 3.

The visiting Terriers defeated the Cat-

amounts 56-41 at Patrick Gymnasium.

Sophomore forward Hanna Crymble posted 21 points for the Catamounts

and added 6 rebounds.

Nia Irving led BU with 19 points.

The Cats are now 2-7.

Men’s hockey came away from a weekend trip to the University of Maine with one point.

On Friday, the

Vermont was deCatamounts rallied for a 2-2 tie, with feated 6-2 Saturday. sophomore forward Vermont is now Ross Colton scor- 4-10-2. ing two third-period goals.

Women’s hockey also came away from a trip to the University of Maine with a single point.

On Saturday, the

team was shut out 2-0 by the hosting Black Bears.

In Sunday’s battle, the teams skated to a 2-2 tie. Maine scored

the tying goal with less than five minutes to go.

Vermont is now 5-11-3.

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64-49 Men’s basketball at Bucknell

81-77 Men’s ice hockey at Maine

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Men’s basketball at Marquette Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.

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