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State of Addiction Legal injection sites put on hold Meg Trogolo Staff Writer A bill that would make it legal to inject heroin in certain places in Burlington has been tabled for 2018. The Vermont State Senate put aside the proposed legislation that would legalize these spaces — known as “safe injection sites” — and limit the drug-related charges that could be brought against people who use or work at them. Safe injection sites provide sterile syringes, have medical professionals on-scene and encourage users to take advantage of options for addiction treatment, according to the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse. Opioid abuse has impacted Vermont in recent years. More than 106 people died from drug related overdoses in 2016,
according to the Vermont Department of Health. The number of Vermont emergency room visits related to heroin in 2016 had grown to three and a half times what it had been in 2012. What many students don’t realize is that the opioid crisis has affected the UVM community in addition to the larger Vermont population, said Amy Boyd Austin, director for the Catamount Recovery Program. CRP is a program that helps UVM students recovering from substance addiction. UVM has had issues with opioid use. In 2009, then-junior Will Gates died of a heroin overdose. Heroin continues to plague Vermont residents in Chittenden County. Forty-eight percent of people treated for substance abuse in 2015 were treated for opioid-related issues in the county, according
to a health department report. “It’s time to tune in and recognize that our students need more help,” Austin said. “These are not moral failings. Substance abuse disorders are an illness and should be treated as an illness just like any other.” CRP has worked with the Center for Health and Wellbeing to make Narcan, a medication which counteracts the effects of opioid overdoses, available to students, Austin said. CHWB also refers students who have been in treatment for opioid abuse to CRP, which aids them in recovering, she said. State and local officials have been debating the possibility of safe injection sites for drug users since early 2017, said Sarah George, state attorney for Chittenden County.
Students mourn junior’s death Joey Waldinger Assistant News Editor Friends and coworkers gathered in the Livak ballroom Jan. 25 to celebrate the life of junior Nate Winschel. Winschel died at his home in Pittsburgh, PA on Jan. 6, according to a Jan. 9 email sent by Annie Stevens, vice provost for student affairs. Winschel was a junior anthropology major and worked in the Davis Center, a job that suited his caring, friendly demeanor, said Lina Balcom, assistant director for Davis Center Operations. When Winschel first started working at the Davis Center, he felt like somewhat of an outsider because he was the only first-year on staff. But he quickly became integral to the crew, beloved by all who worked there, Balcom said. Since he died, Davis Center staff has come “to share their experience about how great he was,” she said. Winschel stood up for what
he believed in, Balcom said. Once, a man at the Davis Center information desk was making lewd comments about women in the room, and Winschel refused to shrug off this behavior and sought Balcom’s help in handling the situation, she said. “Nate didn’t accept it, he challenged the man on his behavior,” Balcom said. When not working, Winschel could often be found playing basketball or watching documentaries. Watching Jeopardy was one of his passions, said senior Connor Demody, a friend of Winschel’s. “We’d be sitting there watching...and while the guy was reading the question, Nate would already know the answer,” Dermody said. Senior Camila Broccolo laughed while reminiscing on how she and Winschel would text each other about the cooking show Chopped. Though always in “a jolly mood,” Dermody said, Winschel was also very deep. “He was selfless, intelligent.
COURTESY/Vermont Department of Health Narcan, an anti-overdose drug. Student Health Services provides Narcan to community members for free and anonymous use. George organized a commission exploring the idea of safe injection sites for drug users in response to an increase in Vermont opioid-related deaths in 2016, she said. The commission found that the only safe injection site in North America — in Vancouver, Canada — has been operating
Nate Winschel in May 2014. Winschel died at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa Jan. 6.
He was like an old soul,” Broccolo said. Just about every conversation with Winschel was worthwhile, Dermody said. “He was just one of those people...to elicit a smile when you think of him,” Balcom said.
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Medical center will now offer elective abortions Kassondra Little Senior Staff Writer
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since 2003. It has recorded no overdose fatalities, George said. Medical professionals, law enforcement officers, representatives from Vermont CARES and Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform,
The University of Vermont Medical Center has begun offering elective abortions. The change is a reversal from the hospital’s 45-year policy of only providing abortions in cases of medical necessity, according to a Jan. 25 Burlington Free Press article. In September, the University of Vermont Medical Center voted to make elective abortions available. The policy includes the UVM Health Network facilities with the exception of Fanny Allen Campus in Colchester. This location is owned by Covenant Health, a Catholic health network. The Fanny Allen Campus will not offer elective abortion as it is against the Catholic faith, according to the Free Press article. Ellen Kane, spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, said she was
surprised at the lack of “public disclosure” surrounding the policy change. For 45 years, the UVM Medical Center only performed abortions when it was medically indicated, according to the article. The decision to change the policy was unanimous following the suggestion from UVM Medical Center staff, according to a Jan. 27 Rutland Herald article. The policy change was not publicly announced per the hospital policy, UVM Medical Center spokeswoman said to the Burlington Free Press. Junior Juls Sundberg said they are surprised that elective abortions haven’t always been offered at the medical center. “It’s a woman’s right to choose, and a hospital should be a place where women can safely elect to get an abortion. Cosmetic surgery is offer there, and that’s ‘elective’,” Sundberg said.
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Activists fight to keep F-35s from BTV skies Joey Waldinger Assistant News Editor A fight about the placement of fighter jets in Burlington arose between activists and political leaders. The controversy over the placement of F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport forced a Burlington City Council meeting to take place Jan. 29. The jets, which activist group Save Our Skies oppose, would replace the current F-16s. The council will decide if the issue should be on the Town Meeting Day ballot. Several Vermont politicians endorse basing the jets in Burlington, including Mayor Miro Weinberger, citing the continuation of the Vermont Air National Guard and the survival of approximately 1,000 jobs, Weinberger stated in a Jan. 25 email. The decision to choose Burlington was made through the Air National Guard, not at the local level, Weinberger stated. If the ballot item to keep the jets out of BTV were to pass, the “city would need to review and evaluate the implications” of this vote on the numerous contracts tied to the Air Force’s decision, Weinberger stated. He did not comment on whether the city would cancel the F-35 program.
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James Leas and other members of the ‘Save Our Skies’ movement meet Jan. 24 to discuss their plans prior to the Jan. 29 Burlington City Council meeting. The F-35 planes would replace the current F-16 jets at Burlington International Airport. come individuals living near prove insulation, air conditionMotivated by health risks the base, according to the Air ing and other measures, Weinposed by the planes, Save Our Force’s 2013 Environmental berger stated. Skies began organizing in 2009 Impact Statement. “The only solution to mainafter Burlington appeared on a Efforts have been taken to tain the health and safety of list of potential cities to house shield residents from the noise. our adults and children is to the planes, said James Marc The Federal Aviation Adcancel the F-35s,” Leas said. Leas, a patent lawyer and acministration has granted the Activists have been further tivist with Save Our Skies. airport $14.5 million to buy upset by a perceived unwillingNoise from the planes has homes from people most afness of political leaders to hear been associated with hearfected by the noise, and an adtheir complaints, said Rosanne ing loss, stress, sleep disturditional $450,000 to explore alGreco, a former Air Force colbance, heart attacks, hypertenternatives to home buyouts, onel and former chair of the sion, stroke and delayed readaccording to a February 2017 South Burlington City Council. ing and verbal comprehension, VT Digger article. “They would never meet according to a 2013 Burlington The airport is using a prowith those of us that had some Board of Health resolution. gram that minimizes noise concerns about the F-35 basThere would be dispropollution by using funds to iming,” Greco said. portionate effects on low inSafe Injections Cont. from page 1
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Some students at UVM may have to pay more for college due to a reform of the Higher Education Act that puts working families at a disadvantage.
Bill may increase college costs Emma Jarnagin Staff Writer A rewrite of the Higher Education Act threatens to make college more expensive for working families. On Dec. 1, 2017, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled H.R. 4508, a rewrite of the Higher Education Act. “This [legislation] is really about a disinvestment in America’s students and their success opportunities,” President Tom Sullivan stated in a Jan. 16 VT Digger Article. The new bill will favor people of higher incomes who are taking out loans to pay for school, according to a document created by the Committee on Education and Workforce Democrats. H.R.4508 would increase the percent of after-tax income used to repay student loans, install a minimum for monthly payments on loans and limit loan forgiveness, the document stated. This would make college
more expensive for working families, the committee stated. Working families are already unfairly targeted by the higher education system, sophomore Sam Moran said. “Making people pay more for a service that is so integral for their future not only seems unjust, but cruel and unnecessary,” she said. This would make low-income borrowers use more of their “take-home pay” on loan repayment, the committee stated. This will create more problems for families and students already struggling with student loan debt, the committee stated. Although the legislation nearly doubles the federal allocation for the Federal WorkStudy program, the bill eliminates all other campus-based aid programs. While many students make enrollment decisions based on advertising and recruiting efforts, colleges have been banned from paying any sort of commission or bonuses to em-
ployees based on enrollment since 1922, the committee stated. The bill creates loopholes, allowing institutions to eitherpay a third party based on the number of students the third party enrolls or to pay commissions to recruiters based on enrollment. By reducing how much money parents can take out for a loan, it becomes more expensive for students, stated Champlain College president Donald Lackman in the article. The bill bases loan forgiveness on the amount repaid, which places families that need more time to repay their loans at a disadvantage, the committee stated. It will take borrowers more time to reach loan forgiveness, stated the committee, which would have a unequal impact on low income individuals. “It could take a low-income borrower with just $30,000 in student loan debt 138 years in repayment before qualifying to have their loan forgiven,” the committee stated.
and people recovering from opioid addiction sat on the commission, George said. “I went into [researching safe injection sites] with a negative view and thought I was going to find all kinds of negative research on them,” she said. “Instead, I was struggling to find any negative aspects that appeared.” The research and data around safe injection sites is positive and shows that the sites save lives and get more people into recovery or services, George said. “It became a matter of abandoning my preconceived notions and focusing on what the research actually says,” she said. Thomas Anderson, Vermont public safety commissioner, said that he opposes the legislation. Facilitating the ongoing use of heroin through safe injection sites sends “the wrong message, at the wrong time, to the wrong people,” Anderson said in a Nov. 29 Burlington Free Press article. The Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police also released a statement opposing safe injection sites on the grounds that it would be bad public policy to support and normalize the use of opioids, according to a Nov. 29 Free Press article. Some proponents of safe injection sites, including George and UVM Police Chief Lianne Tuomey, argue that safe injection sites do not promote or facilitate drug use. Safe injection sites would
Burlington residents had the opportunity to debate the issue at various city council meetings in 2013, including a public forum which was attended by more than 400 people, Weinberger stated. “We even lost the vote on appeal,” Greco said, referring to a 2016 court case where she and other Chittenden County residents challenged the EIS findings. Now, Greco just wants the public to have a say in the matter, she said. “I think this decision was made a long time ago, and I have not yet heard a compelling reason to reopen it,” Weinberger said in a Jan.19 VT Digger article. “The F-35A is the future of the Air Force and important to the future of Vermont and to Vermont’s Air National Guard,” stated David Carle, spokesman for Sen. Patrick Leahy, in a Jan. 25 email. No matter what the City Council decides, Save Our Skies activists are determined to press on, Greco said. The city council’s failure to put the issue on the ballot would be a mistake, said Save Our Skies activist and UVM alum Julie Macuga ’17. “It would be denying people the right to speak about their own livelihoods,” she said. not promote addiction to opioids, George said. If opioid addiction is to be seen as a public health crisis, it has to be noted that people are partaking in illegal drug use alone in unsafe places, she said. “These individuals are already using drugs,” George said. “They’re not going there to try drugs. “They’re going there to be more responsible and safe so that they don’t die.” The misconception that safe injection sites support illegal drug use is only endangering the public and our first responders, Tuomey said. Tuomey supports the immunity legislation as a safety measure against the transmission of bloodborne diseases, she said. SGA President Chris Petrillo said opioid use is an issue that Vermont has struggled with for several years. “I think we’re all equally responsible to care for and solve this issue,” he said. “I think UVM should absolutely support [safe injection sites], and I think it would have a positive impact on the University.” Even if the UVM community does not need to utilize a potential injection site, supporting one would be important for the University, Petrillo said. SGA has been working with the CHWB to make recovery resources available to students, Petrillo said. “They’re Vermonters, too,” Petrillo said. “I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to take care of them.”
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hanks to Sen. Dick Sears, a bill legalizing safe injection sites is off the table for 2018. The bill would have legalized the creation of supervised spaces for people to legally use opioid drugs. Vermont legislature’s decision to put the proposal off will result in overdose deaths. The sites, which have been popular in European countries since 1986, are staffed by medical professionals who intervene if the drug user overdoses. The spaces offer clean needles and connect users with local recovery programs. While Sears and his committee think about injection sites, Vermonters die. If 2018 is anything like 2016, 112 people will die from opioid-related drug overdoses in Vermont — but it’s clear that the drug problem is worsening. Opioid-related deaths have risen nearly 130 percent since 2010. Within six months in 2016, the Vermont health department gave 4,000 doses of Narcan, an anti-overdose drug. The battle against opioids is on our campus, too. Last year, the Center for Health and Wellbeing announced Narcan would be available at Student Health Services on campus, no questions asked. We understand the difference between offering anti-overdose drugs and legaliz-
GENEVIEVE WINN ing illicit drug use in certain spaces. The latter is a lot more controversial. For those saying spaces normalize drug use, we say that their effectiveness have been proven. In a testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sarah Evans, former Vancouver-based injection site supervisor, said research shows no one has died from overdose at a safe injection site. Other opponents say that the sites only keep addicts alive. A valid concern, but Evans said that users who came to her injection site were twice as likely to get into detox and rehab as those who didn’t. And people who used the injection site were 35 percent less likely to die from an overdose. Because the Senate tabled the bill this year, that 35 percent won’t make it. We call on the Senate to legalize a bill that would sustain human life while we work towards a long-term solution.
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Drone warfare is unprincipled Simon Bupp-Chickering
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t 10:45 a.m. March 17, 2011 in North Waziristan, a northern region of Pakistan, the first of at least two drone missiles struck the target location, instantly killing everyone within it and sending their mutilated corpses flying. Blood and body parts scattered the ground as more hellfire missiles rained down, leaving in their wake a horrific scene of flame and gore, covered by the softly falling dust. The U.S. government claims drone warfare enables the “targeted killing of terrorists, with minimal downsides or collateral impacts,” according to James Cavallaro in Living Under Drones September 25, 2012. Except it wasn’t only terrorists those missiles killed. It was also 35 innocent civilians negotiating peace, according to a September 2012 Stanford Law article. The military decided to strike that meeting due to the presence of four Al Qaeda members. To kill four terrorists engaging in peaceful negotiations, the U.S. military murdered almost three dozen innocent civilians. This is not an isolated incident. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that 800 of the 2,436 terrorist kills
LUCAS HILTZ reported by the White House were actually civilian casualties. At least 150 were children. It is emblematic of a wider issue. The U.S. government’s lack of transparency, accountability and responsibility. The government has yet to provide any information on the decision-making process that goes into picking targets. These strikes constitute murder without trial or significant proof of guilt. At best, the U.S. government does not know who they’re killing, and at worst they are making a conscious decision to sacrifice disturbing numbers of civilians. Drone warfare also has a psychological impact on civilians. In a landmark 2012 study on the psychological effects of drone warfare on civilians performed by Stanford and NYU Law: psychologists and medical personnel interviewed 69 civilians affected by drone warfare in Pakistan.
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They identified constant fear, anxiety, PTSD and stress as being frequent psychological impairments due to the unpredictability and lack of control they have over the situation. Some people report hallucinating drones in nightmares and the fear of strikes prevents children from going to school and escaping poverty. University campuses have often been a catalyst for political change, and without transparency or accountability, the U.S. will continue to recklessly and callously destroy the communities of those we claim to protect. So I call on you, fellow students, to demand that the U.S. government end this campaign of terror on the innocent people of Pakistan. Simon Bupp-Chickering is a first-year neuroscience major. He has been writing for the Cynic since 2018.
he recent government shutdown was a Democrat-led stunt that prioritized the interests of illegal immigrants over the interests of American citizens. Senate Democrats filibustered the proposed government funding bill — which contained nothing they objected to — because it lacked protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, people who entered this country illegally as young children. That filibuster is why Republicans, who hold a 51-member majority, could not pass the bill themselves. Senate rules require 60 votes to break a filibuster. The bill could not be passed without Democratic support. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt) office emailed a statement to the Cynic included in a Jan. 22 article stating: “I am very disappointed that the Republicans chose to shutdown the government.” He then expressed a desire for Republicans to negotiate with Democrats. That statement is a total distortion of reality and is quite out of touch given that Sanders voted no on the funding bill that would have kept the government open. The fact of the matter is that Democrats chose to block government funding — which included funding for the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program — simply because the bill did not make DACA into law. DACA is widely supported among Americans, but shutting down the government to pass it gives the impression that the Democratic Party cares more about illegal immigrants than the American citizens who would be harmed by a shutdown This presumably led Sen. Chuck Schumer, (D-Ny), and a majority of Senate Democrats to vote yes on a funding bill to open the government, receiving nothing in exchange other than a promise from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky), to hold a future vote on DACA. Hopefully McConnell’s promise to hold a vote on DACA will come to fruition. Passing it would be a move supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans. But to hold government funding hostage over the issue of illegal immigration is shameful and indefensible.
James Simpson is a junior political science major. He has been writing for the Cynic since 2016.
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Dead Set concerts unite music and fanatics Addie Beach Assistant Arts Editor Men in biker vests and college students in flannel sit clustered on Nectar’s barstools. Neon disco balls flash gently. The smell of craft beer stings. It’s been 30 minutes of waiting and shouted small talk attempted over the sound check, but when the first guitar notes hit the amps, the energy comes in all the more fierce. Few can resist the call to flail arms, swing heads and scream joyfully. At Nectar’s bar and restaurant in downtown Burlington, Dead Set, a weekly Grateful Dead tribute, has been livening up Tuesday nights since 2013. The series boasts a wide range of guest performers, from members of Phish to Lady Gaga’s keyboardist, Brockett Parsons. Performers are encouraged not to perfectly mimic the Grateful Dead shows, and instead to play in “their own unique fashion but with unerring respect for that unmistakable Grateful Dead sound,” according to Nectar’s website. Dead Set will celebrate its fifth anniversary Feb. 6. Dead Set was initially inspired by Dead Sessions, a similar weekly jam band event that started in Burlington in 1998, Alex Budney, one of Nectar’s owners, said. Dead Sessions has since expanded across the Northeast, according to its website. Budney found mutual interest in a few musicians to create a local series, originally at Club Metronome. Dead Set was
born, he said. “It was kind of a perfect storm,” Budney said. “Something I’ve been trying to do for a while and just waiting for the right people to come about.” Zach Nugent was one of the original musicians behind Dead Set. A long-time Grateful Dead fan, he currently plays guitar for Melvin Seals & JGB, a band inspired by Grateful Dead lead singer Jerry Garcia. For Nugent, the series was a way to explore his passion for the band and fill a need in the Burlington music scene. “I wanted to bring a Grateful Dead product to town that we hadn’t seen yet,” he said. The series quickly became more popular than the founders had expected. “It was going to be this really relaxed thing, but it sold out right off the bat, and it became way more of a concert than we were expecting,” Nugent said. Budney said that while Dead Set hasn’t changed much from its beginnings, the endurance of the community and growing number of fans surprised him. “People tell me they’ve spent their entire college careers going to Dead Set,” Budney said. “It’s pretty wild.” Nugent said one of his favorite things about the Grateful Dead is the fans themselves. “I really love how this music brings together such a community from all walks of life,” he said. “You go to a Dead-style or Dead-themed show and see college students, dentists, grandmas.” Grateful Dead fans, aka “Deadheads,” have been a force in music fandom since the
1970s, according to a 2015 Time Magazine article. Today, the community includes everyone from Whoopi Goldberg to George R. R. Martin and has been the subject of multiple documentaries, the article stated. Although he doesn’t consider himself a “Deadhead,” senior Ryan McGee said he goes to Dead Set at least every other week. “It’s really the experience I am looking for when I go out,” he said. “You sing along as you want, dance as you want, and it’s all fine.” Dead Set shows, which are 18+, are every Tuesday at Nectar’s. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5.
PHIL CARRUTHERS/The Vermont Cynic Dead Set, a Grateful Dead tribute concert, occurs at Nectar’s Jan. 23. The group will celebrate its fifth anniversary in early February.
Warhol and class re-visited in professor’s new book Julia Nugent Staff Writer Museums, some say, is where art goes to die. Hung on white walls and viewed from afar, art can sometimes seem out of touch with everyday life. In his new book “Warhol’s Working Class,” UVM art history professor Anthony Grudin explores the ways in which Andy Warhol captured, redefined and sensationalized the American working class. He will discuss the book Jan. 31 at Phoenix Books in Burlington. At the event, Grudin will explain that “Warhol’s Working Class” is primarily a book about the ways in which Warhol and his work engaged questions of social class and cultural egalitarianism. “It’s my thesis in the book that Warhol and his work took up these questions in sophisticated and intense ways,” he siad. Grudin suggests that Warhol was more sophisticated than most of his peers, but that he was also deeply ambivalent. As an art historian, Grudin studies various artists, but the book focuses solely on the works of Warhol. “I was drawn to write the
book when I came across archival evidence,” Grudin said. Warhol’s most famous paintings, including those featuring Campbell’s Soup, were tied to the working class during their first years on exhibition, he said. This contradicted the conventional interpretation, which was that the subject matter was generically middle-class or “American.” Although Grudin’s classes at UVM just scratch the surface of Warhol and pop art, he attempts to touch on the book’s broader themes, these include social class, identity, sexuality and the tension between egalitarianism and hierarchy. “Warhol presented the idea that anyone is capable of being creative, anything is capable of being the subject of art and everyone is capable of appreciating art,” Grudin said. Todd Gross, the manager of Phoenix Books said he is excited to have Grudin visit the store. “We think giving folks a chance to meet, listen to and learn from authors is of supreme importance to a civil society and is one of the key reasons to support a local independent bookstore in your community,” Gross said.
Phoenix Books brings authors to Burlington from around the world, he said. “We also provide local authors with a platform to celebrate their achievements in front of their neighbors, friends and family,” Gross said. Grudin will speak about his book, “Warhol’s Working Class” Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at Phoenix Books. Tickets cost $3 and include a 5 percent discount off the book. Proceeds will go to Vermont Foodbank.
“Warhol’s Working Class” with Professor Grudin Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Phoenix Books, Burlington $3 tickets include 5% discount off the book Proceeds will go to Vermont Foodbank Photo courtesy of University of Chicago Press
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‘Call Me by Your Name’ transports audience Hunter McKenzie Arts Columnist
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am stumbling out of a movie theater, turning a line of dialogue from the film I’ve just seen around in my head, over and over: “Nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” In the process of trying to understand what it means, I’m met by brutal winter wind. I’m stunned, having half expected not to emerge into the dirty, cold Vermont evening, but instead the sunny countryside of northern Italy where “Call Me by Your Name” — the film this haunting line belongs to — takes place. A film of fruit, music, bodies, biking and dancing, “Call Me by Your Name” is both a stirring coming-of-age film and an engrossing gay love story that showcases the power of courage and kindness. “Call Me by Your Name” revolves around Elio Pearlman (Timothée Chalamet), a bright 17-year-old who spends the summer of 1983 reading and transcribing classical music in the countryside. When Elio’s father, an art history professor, invites Oliver (Armie Hammer), an American graduate student, to their villa, a deep affinity gives over to mutual desire, and a romance consumes Elio and Oliver. Directed by Luca Guadagnino, a master of lusty filmmaking, this work moves at a slow-burning pace that metic-
MEREDITH RATHBURN ulously develops the tension between Elio and Oliver. The result is a film so intimate and detailed it belongs to everyone who experiences it. James Ivory’s screenplay, faithful to the novel of the same name by Andre Aciman, is remarkable in its lack of any oppressive antagonist that stands in the way of Elio and Oliver. No love is punished, and for that alone it could be considered a rare accomplishment.
The film — down to it’s closing moments with that “weakest spot” line — lands in a bittersweet bliss, instead of coded tragedy. The acting is the highlight, especially that of the two leads. They were tasked with conveying the story’s gripping intimacy, and do so with a palpable desire present in every moment. Hammer is charming as Oliver, chiseled and warm, yet
somewhat detached as a New England intellectual. He plays the role with a hypnotizing air that invites both Elio and the audience to try and get past his mysterious, carefree persona. It is Chalamet, as Elio, who is the pulse of the movie, turning in a startling performance that captures the conflicted eagerness and overanalyzing yearning that comes with adolescence. Chalamet’s talent is clear-
est during a scene early in the film, when Elio watches Oliver dance at a discotheque. Among the music and colored lights, Elio sits and watches the object of his desire from afar with curiosity, longing and a soft and withering gaze. He takes a drag from his cigarette hungrily, self-consciously. Chalamet rawly displays this image of an intelligent boy who, for the first time, finds himself agitated and enamored by the presence of somebody else. Shot by cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, the film flourishes through its displays of glances and looks across spaces and touches, making the internal drama visual and cinematic. Wide shots of the Italian countryside and close-ups of the bodies that populate it are lush and overwhelmingly tactile: water clinging to skin, sun on eyelashes, fruit juice racing down hands. By the time the lights came back on in the theater, I realized I’d been transported, ripped from my seat and consumed by the world just as Elio was. At once detailed, sweeping, frank and sweet, “Call Me by Your Name” stays with you after it ends, like any good romance or summer might, playing over and over in your mind. Hunter McKenzie is a junior English major and avid movie-goer. He has been writing for the Cynic since January 2018.
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Community studio offers free classes Charlie Ross Cynic Correspondent One Burlington yoga studio is redefining charity by donating mental and physical health to the local community. Sangha Studios, with locations on Pine Street and North Winooski Ave., opened its doors to the public Jan. 20 to give back to locals with a day of complimentary classes. Sangha Studios is a nonprofit, donation-based yoga studio that aims to support the mental and physical health of the community. Saturday’s Open Studio event at Sangha offered free food, yoga and therapy. Each yoga teacher has a distinct approach to the craft that makes every class at Sangha unique, studio assistant Jessica Gutierrez said. One instructor, Caitlin Downey, practices the holistic healing art of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, which aims to deepen awareness and self-acceptance. Her techniques include gently guided body-based therapy exercises, in which students are asked to move in whatever way feels natural to them. Downey’s classes emphasize her belief in “radical ac-
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Sangha Studio hosts free yoga classes to the Burlington community, Jan. 20. The studio is donation-based, and aims to support the mental and physical health of the community.
ceptance,” or the ability “to just accept every single part of yourself: the parts that are messy, the parts that are shiny, the parts that you want to relegate to the back corner,” she said. Gutierrez described her thoughts on the event and the studio’s past year. “We had a really wonderful year,” she said, “We have been
Wine bar offers sips, swirls in South End Alexandra Shannon Staff Writer
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ith an elegant swish of a thin-stemmed glass, the wine’s scent floats into the air. And as long as it doesn’t “smell like a wet basement,” it’s a good wine. This proper swirling technique was one bit of wine knowledge I gained from my evening at Dedalus Wine Bar. Tucked away on artsy Pine Street, Dedalus is still unfamiliar to many UVM students. With so many craft breweries around, wine is not the first alcoholic beverage that pops into mind when thinking about Burlington. However, the indie wine selection Dedalus boasts complements its iconic counterparts like Citizen Cider, Switchback and Zero Gravity. There’s something tempting about getting cozy with wine on a raw winter night, but entering a wine bar as a college student is daunting. Stepping into Dedalus, the staff warmly received our small group. The building offers a chic warehouse vibe, filled with small, bright features like a beautifully tiled bar area and smooth, cool wooden tables. Elements like these transported customers to a hidden Barcelona vinoteca. We knew we wanted to order cheese and red wine, but we had no idea where to go from there. But, the beauty of a wine
bar is the guidance of a sommelier, a wine steward. Our somm, an enthusiastic young woman named Brittany Galbratih, guided us in ordering the perfect bottle. Though I studied abroad in Florence, Italy and took part in wine tastings there, I still feel like my wine wisdom is minimal at best. Our somm did not dwell on our unfamiliarity with wine, but instead educated us. She discussed types of grapes, regions famous for winemaking and various facts about the bottle. Besides drinking wine, we enjoyed a cheese board with English varieties that are handpicked by Dedalus’s cheesemonger each week. We were even surprised to hear that the chef had been informed it was our friend’s birthday and played Taylor Swift’s “22” on the speaker. The edible aspects were great, but one of our favorite parts was learning how to properly swirl our wine glasses. The glasses themselves were delicate Zaltos, an incredible step up from the Target glasses in our apartment. We could have stayed there all night, opening and closing the menu, ordering more $1 oysters and learning about the immense wine collection.
Alexandra Shannon is a senior public communications major. She has been writing for the Cynic since 2015.
growing tremendously. And we were able to put over $20,000 worth of yoga into the community for our yoga service programs.” After a year of hard work, Gutierrez explained the purpose of the weekend’s event as a sort of celebration. “Today is kind of our way of saying ‘thank you’ to our members and our community and
getting really excited about things that are happening in 2018,” Gutierrez said. The yoga service programs the studio offers help clients with traumatic brain injuries, cancer histories and addiction-related issues, Gutierrez sa One participant in Downey’s class, UVM employee Theresa Emery, spoke about
the effects of body-based therapies. “Body-based experiences for therapy are really great because they connect the mindbody channel, which when you have trauma is a lot of what’s missing,” she said. Emery recommends practicing therapy of this kind to anyone who is or was experiencing some kind of emotional stress. “It’s a great way to open people up to a deeper exploration of what’s been going on in their life,” Emery said. Sangha’s Open Studio addressed all ability and interest levels, said Saint Michael’s alumna Kaitlin Geary. “I’m trying to be more active, trying to be healthier,” she said. “This is a really calming way to work yourself back into being active. So, I think this was a happy medium.” The event ended with a “flow class” meant to align the body with the new moon and leave the participants with an open mind for the future. In a time of global and political uncertainty, there’s value in giving back to yourself and your community through something as incredible as yoga therapy, Emery said.
Marchers seek inspiration from youth Samantha Graham Cynic Correspondent
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ut where are all the people?” sophomore Rachel Zell asked as we turned off 89 to Montpelier. The sun couldn’t decide whether to leave the clouds, and slush puddled the sidewalk. Not the most favorable weather for a human rights march. After finding a parking spot, we walked toward the City Hall, the supposed starting point for the March for the Future. The march took place on Jan. 20, the one-year anniversary of both the inauguration of Donald Trump and the historic women’s march. Hosted by the political organization Rights and Democracy VT, the march began at 1 p.m. at City Hall and proceeded to the Statehouse lawn where speakers addressed the crowd. It centered on youth voices; those who will come of age in Trump’s America. “Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders. This generation is alive now, and we are taking action to make a better future,” the event’s mission statement stated. Finding the streets empty, we wondered if we had arrived on the right day. But then came the wave of people down Main Street. Our doubts disappeared. The crowd wore the pink cat-ear hats that have become the mark of the new feminist movement. People held signs in their
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Vermont residents gathered at the Vermont State House in Montpellier for the March for the Future Jan. 20. The march focused on young voices in the current political climate.
right hands and the hands of children in their left. “Show me what democracy looks like. This is what democracy looks like,” the group chanted. The March featured a series of speakers, including Muslim Girls Making Change, a Burlington slam poetry group of four high school students who use poetry to promote social justice. Their performance drew tears from many audience members.
The audience members also added incredible character to the event. Families brought their kids, posters and passion to the Vermont winter air to show how much America’s youth matter. “If you want to see the future, look down,” a poster said. Each family who urges us to look down is also urging us to look forward.
Samantha Graham is a sophomore studio art major and youth advocate.
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Celtics disturb the peace in the NBA Greg Mandozzi Sports Columnist
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Senior Trae Bell-Haynes drives to the rim against Albany Jan. 24. The Catamounts are 7-0 in conference play.
Basketball extends winning streak Curt Berry Staff Writer Ten months after the America East matchup when the Cats were crowned conference champions, the University at Albany returned to the Tom Brennan Court. The outcome was the same once again. Vermont emerged victorious and extended their winning streak to 10 games. The Cats pulled away with a 61-50 win against Albany. They improved to 7-0 in the conference and 17-5 on the season, as their opponent fell to 16-7 and 3-5 in conference play. Senior guard Trae BellHaynes sparked the team with 21 points and a dunk off of a steal, highlighting the team’s 25-8 run at the end of the second half. The game was part of the Rally Around Mental Health, an initiative founded by BellHaynes and senior swimmer Kelly Lennon to raise aware-
ness for mental health issues among student-athletes, according to UVM athletics. Redshirt sophomore guard Everett Duncan helped as well, fighting to grab 11 rebounds, seven offensive and finished with a double-double. Away from the game itself, a scary scene took place at Patrick Gymnasium. With 14:54 left in the first half, a fan collapsed and went into cardiac arrest. Both teams exited to the locker rooms, as medics rushed to the scene. The fan was taken out on a stretcher and into an ambulance. He survived and is in a stable condition. Both teams were struggling offensively for the first nine minutes of the first half. Albany lead at that point 15-9. The Cats then went on a 25-8 run to end the half. Ball Haynes had 13 of those 25 points, including a steal leading to a jam at the other end with 4:51 to play.
The second half started with a quiet Albany comeback, as they went on a 18-9 run. UVM led 45-41 with 7:23 to play in the game. David Nichols of Albany grabbed himself an offensive rebound, and put up a layup, making it only a one possession game. One possession later, redshirt junior guard Ernie Duncan sunk a three, giving the Cats a two-possession lead. With 39 seconds left in the game, Everett Duncan sealed the win. His brother, Ernie, dished it to him in the corner. He hit his three and extended the Cats win streak to six in a row. UVM held the Great Danes to just 50 points Wednesday night. This came from UVM’s six blocks, three steals and 25 defensive rebounds. “We are a blue collar team, and we pride ourselves on that,” senior forward Drew Urquhart said. “We’ve got a lot of
talent offensively, but we are a hard working defensive team.” Head coach John Becker shared his thoughts on the emergency earlier in the game. “It really puts things in perspective, and we are not as worried about ball screen coverage. We are talking about life and death,” he said. “It lightened things a bit and made us realize that hey, we’re able to play basketball here tonight. Let’s go out and enjoy it.” Everett Duncan had a huge game, securing the first double-double of his career. “It’s a huge game for us to play against rival Albany,” Duncan said. “They always seem to be a conference championship contender, and this got us ready for big playoff games.” The Cats hope to extend their win streak to eleven as they head out to Binghamton for a conference matchup Wednesday Jan. 31.
Senior forward excels in starting position Nickie Morris Staff Writer When sophomore forward Anthony Lamb was injured at the end of December, it looked like it was going to be a difficult season for Vermont basketball. Having been used mostly off the bench for his first three years at UVM, senior forward Drew Urquhart rose to the challenge and became a key member of a team in need. Urquhart, native of Vancouver, Canada, came to Vermont from the Canadian Junior Men’s National Basketball team in 2014. There, he competed in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship, where Canada won the silver medal, according to UVM athletics. Despite this important early international stage promoting his career, Urquhart said that he didn’t view the Canadian national team as special. “It was an honor to play for my country, but I looked at it as the same level of success as everyone else going into college. Everybody on this team has played at a high level,” he said. He is one of only two play-
ers in his class from Canada, the other being senior guard Trae Bell-Haynes. “Drew has done better each year he has gotten older, now doing an absolutely great job this season,” head coach John Becker said. Bell-Haynes said his teammate gets the job done. “He embodies the Vermont mindset whether playing or not,” he said. Urquhart was not a starter in his first three seasons, but still made appearances in over 30 games per year, according to UVM Athletics. Urquhart is a picture of calmness on the court, Becker said. “We clearly win with him. He’s gotten better the longer we’ve been together,” he said. Urquhart has started the last six games since the injury of sophomore forward Anthony Lamb, winning all six. Junior forward Samuel Dingba’s recent injury contributed to UVM’s reputation as an injury-plagued team, making healthy and productive players off the bench vital. “I would say the highlight
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Senior Drew Urquhart wins the tip off against Albany Jan.24. of my college career was March Madness last year,” Urquhart said. “That’s why most players come to a school this size, is to be in the championship.” In his most successful final season, Drew is looking ahead for more Catamount playoff success, particularly as UVM leads the America East Division once again with a 17-5
overall record, in addition to being a perfect 7-0 in conference play. After the season, Urquhart looks ahead to life with a Business Administration degree. “I am likely planning to go back to Vancouver, where it all started,” he said.
s the midway point in the NBA season approaches, I seem to be watching a story of two conferences. The Golden State Warriors have taken care of business out on the West Coast. With a 37-10 record, they look like the familiar high-flying team of the last few years. The star-studded Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs are still chasing the defending champs in the West. The Eastern Conference, however, hasn’t gone according to plan. It seemed like a lock for another Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers rematch in the finals, with Lebron James, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and Isaiah Thomas lining up for the Cavs. Evidently, winning isn’t that easy. The Boston Celtics lead in the east with a 35-14 record, shattering expectations. The Celtics made a big splash in the offseason, getting all-star point guard Kyrie Irving from the Cavs in exchange for Boston hero Isaiah Thomas. Former Utah Jazz star Gordon Hayward also moved to Boston, creating excitement for Celtics fans. Despite these signings, it is shocking how well the Celtics have played this season. They have overcome multiple obstacles: the trade to get Irving and the various signings made in the offseason meant a lot of change. Change alone can derail a team, but that hasn’t been the case in Boston. One problem the Celtics have had recently is scoring. Only Irving scored regularly. Five minutes into his Celtics career, Gordon Hayward, the likely second option to score, went down with one of the most gruesome injuries in recent memory. Just like that, the Celtics’ hopes were broken, along with Hayward’s leg. Despite this, Boston remains atop the Eastern Conference. The question remains whether a strong defense is enough to win a championship. Boston is ranked No. 1 in defensive efficiency, while Cleveland is No. 29. With the trade deadline looming, it is possible teams can still improve. Anthony Davis and Deandre Jordan headline the potential tradeable talent. The Celtics look like they’re on the rise — youthful and rejuvenated. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, look more like the 2011 All-Star team.
Greg Mandozzi is a junior business administration major and a Boston Celtics fan. He has been writing for the Cynic since spring 2017.
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Super Bowl LII: A story of two quarterbacks Will Santacroce Staff Writer
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he Super Bowl is less than a week away, and it is poised to be an excellent game. The two top-ranked teams in the NFC and AFC, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots, square off in Minneapolis. The Eagles had quite the season this year, largely due to their spectacular second-year quarterback Carson Wentz, until a torn ACL ended his season early. The backup, Nick Foles, was not expected to be able to keep the Eagles at their high level of play. Foles threw for 537 yards and five touchdowns over seven games. He also threw two interceptions and fumbled twice. This was a downgrade from Wentz, who went for over 3,000 yards and 33 touchdowns over 13 games. But Eagles fans never lost hope. “The Eagles offense is strong enough to make [Foles] look better,” first-year Andrew Gigler, an Eagles fan, said. This has shown to be true. The Eagles have only lost one out of their five games with Foles starting, including two playoff games. This comes from stars like receiver Alshon Jeffery and tight end Zach Ertz. Their ground game also plays a big role, headed by running back Legarrette Blount. This is Blount’s second straight trip to the Super Bowl, as he was on the Patriots last
GENEVIEVE WINN year. Blount has 766 yards this year and two touchdowns. Jay Ajayi acts as a complement back to Blount, and serves well with over 400 yards on the season. Ajayi was a member of the Miami Dolphins earlier this season, until he was traded after week eight of an unimpressive season. However, when Ajayi moved to Philadelphia, things changed. He rushed for the
same amount of yardage on half the number of attempts, and became a threat in the receiving game. Together, Ajayi and Blount create an intimidating backfield, which will be a crucially important part of the game on Sunday. “The Patriots have to stop the run if they want to win,” first-year Jack Spanierman, a Patriots fan, said. The Patriots also had a
standout year, with a regular season record of 13-3. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was a major contributor to the team’s success this season. With over 1,000 yards receiving and eight touchdowns, he was selected for the Pro Bowl. Yet, at the end of the first half of the AFC championship against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Gronkowski suffered a major hit to the head and got a
concussion. His injury status, which is now questionable, could have a major impact on the game. When speaking of the Patriots, it is impossible not to mention their quarterback, Tom Brady. Brady threw for over 4,500 yards and scored 32 touchdowns. He leads what sophomore Eagles fan Sean Quigley called “a strict offense that will be tough to beat.” Coaching wins and loses games, and the Super Bowl will be no different. This year, veteran head coach Bill Belichick will square up with second-year head coach Doug Pederson. Pederson has much faith in his team and stressed the importance of confidence. He does not want his players fearing the Patriots’ Super Bowl legacy. “My biggest focus with the team is: let’s just focus on today. If I make this all about them, we’re in trouble,” Pederson said in a Jan. 18 interview. During a Jan. 17 interview, Bill Belichick said “we try to go out there and score and keep the other team from scoring. That’s our goal every game.” Belichick was uncharacteristically open during his press conference. He gave a deep analysis of the Eagles, without ever losing his confidence.
Will Santacroce is a firstyear writer and a New England Patriots fan. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2017.