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Mayor seeks students’ support in downtown project By michelle phillips/Chloe choabol mphill15@uvm.edu/ chaobol@uvm.edu

Burlington’s mayor is seeking support from UVM students for renovations to downtown Burlington. Mayor Miro Weinberger addressed SGA Oct. 11 at its weekly meeting. Weinberger came to discuss this year’s referendum questions three and four, which concern the Burlington Town Center development project. “This is a great opportunity for the city to take control of our future,” Weinberger said. The project proposes changing the current Burlington Town Mall from an inside mall to an outside shopping center and extending Pine Street and St. Paul Street through it. The 2016 Burlington election ballot will include two questions that must be given a “yes” by voters for the project to move forward. “I personally believe that the proposed development project is a great idea,” first-year SGA Senator Reginah Mako said. “It will immensely benefit the Burlington community as a whole.” Question three will approve the zoning changes necessary for the development, which includes building offices and housing above BTC. If built, it will be the tallest building in

Renderings of the Burlington Town Center display plans for new downtown construction. Mayor Miro Weinberger has asked SGA to gather student support for the downtown development. Photo Courtesy of Seven Days

Burlington. Question four will allow tax-increment funding of the project. This means the city will use future tax revenue made from the Town Center to invest in the public infrastructure necessary to extend Pine and St. Paul Streets. “The money will be going toward building the new streets, planting trees, building sidewalks and storm water protection,” Weinberger said. “Your taxes are not going to be raised … and the money will not be going toward building the ofﬁces or retail space; it is strictly for the public infrastructure.” One SGA senator asked how parking downtown will be affected by the new housing and

retail space. “We’ve got some new parking planned,” Weinberger said, “but in our research we’ve found that even at the busiest times, there is still plenty of downtown parking in Burlington.” The mayor also expects there to be more alternative transportation as a result of the redevelopment. “We’re also really hoping this will be an opportunity to build more biking and walking infrastructure.” SGA Chair for the Committee on the Environment Will Corcoran saw environmental beneﬁts to the project. “The hope with the redevelopment is that sidewalks will be adequate enough and bike lanes

abundant enough so that less people will be driving into the downtown, lessening the [carbon dioxide] output of Burlington,” Corcoran said. Senators were also concerned about how the proposed housing would affect renting apartments in Burlington. “I think landlords might have to work a little harder to get lessees [because of the new housing] so they might lower prices or ﬁx up their properties,” Weinberger said. “It’s going to put some competitive pressure on landlords.” Before he left, Weinberger asked SGA to work with him to promote voting “yes” on questions three and four by possibly hosting an event for the UVM

community in the next few weeks. SGA President Jason Maulucci said he was in support of the development project. “I’m hoping the SGA as a whole will take up a resolution expressing its full support in the coming weeks,” Maulucci said. While the mayor has been seeking support for the renovations from students, a local organization has been campaigning against the project. In a Sept. 24 press release the Coalition for a Livable City announced their intent to petition the new zoning laws if passed by the council. The CLC is a local organization of Burlington residents who oppose rezoning. Genese Grill, a member of the CLC, expressed concerns over a possible rise in rent throughout the Burlington area as a result of the zoning changes, which he referred to as gentriﬁcation. “There is a strong sentiment about student housing in this town,” Grill said, “not because we don’t like students, but because students in downtown and throughout the city raise the rents for everybody else because they are able to pay more money often.”

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Students to examine white identity and race By olivia bowman obowman@uvm.edu

A retreat that caught international attention last year is being held again. Last year, UVM was put on an international stage after sending students on a weekend retreat to examine their white identity. Some students will take part in the third annual Examining White Identity Retreat at the Common Ground Retreat Center in Starksboro, Vt. Nov. 11-13. “No one asked for their identity; they cannot get rid of it. So you have to ask yourself how you become an agent of change,” Anne Valentine, one of the retreat’s facilitators, said. The University has been scrutinized by various media sources in the past for the retreat. Last year the retreat received backlash by national and international news outlets, according to a Dec. 22 Cynic article. It was criticized by Fox News as a “tool of shame,” the article stated. Leaders and students at the retreat said they disagree and think the retreat leads to progress in the communities they return to. “[The retreat is] not at all about guilt, shame or blame,” Valentine said. Junior Rachel Altman, who attended the retreat in 2015, said she experienced a variety

of emotions at the retreat, but it has made her better able to combat racism. “It is important to know that you may feel some guilt at this retreat, and that is perfectly normal,” Altman said, “but you must be constructive and move through the uncomfortableness of it.” The retreat is an afﬁnity space for white students, said Beverly Colston, director of the ALANA Student Center.

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No one asked for their identity; they cannot get rid of it ANNE VALENTINE RETREAT FACILITATOR

Affinity spaces, such as the one created during the retreat, are groups of people drawn together because of a shared social identity including race, gender and religion. The space allows for candid and necessary conversation, Colston said. Participants then bring knowledge of their identity as a result of these conversations back to their community. There are there are differing attitudes toward different types of affinity spaces, she said. “It seems that people are okay with affinity spaces in regards to gender, but as soon as it

becomes about race, it becomes an issue,” Colston said. “We need to end that.” The retreat allows white students to engage speciﬁcally in building a stronger and more inclusive campus community. “Racism is still present, and we are working on that,” she said. “We care about our white students and we want them to care about dismantling racism.” Students in attendance will be asked to answer questions about what it means to be white in America, the retreat’s website states. They will hopefully be able to build a network of peers, understand their racial identity, develop knowledge of systemic racial injustices and practice skills to interrupt the system, retreat organizer Troy Headrick said. “This is a voluntary retreat for students who self-identify as white to examine and discuss racial identity,” Colston said. “It came out of the ALANA center and is designed to parallel the center’s other retreats.” Altman said the retreat enabled her to understand how she showed up in a space as a white person. “I have learned to recognize when it is my responsibility to speak out about injustices when others cannot and actively use my [white] privilege for the beneﬁt of others,” she said.

Anne Valentine, a facilitator for the Examining White Privilege Retreat, speaks on the purpose of the retreat Oct. 14. MAX MCCURDY/ The Vermont Cynic

$500,000 donated to find new breast cancer therapy By craig pelsor cpelsor@uvm.edu

Half a million dollars have been donated to a UVM research team in the hopes of creating a therapy for a rare type of breast cancer. The Susan G. Koman foundation has awarded a UVM professor $500,000 for breast cancer research. Dr. Jason Stumpff and his research team have been given the money to continue their research toward treatment of triple negative breast cancer. This form of breast cancer only occurs in about 15 percent of those who develop the disease, but the effects are usually debilitating, Stumpff said. “Right now there are no approved, targeted therapies,” he said. There are 10 undergraduate research assistants and special-

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Dr. Jason Stumpff, a assistant professor of molecular physiology and biophysics at UVM, observes cancer cell division in his laboratory Oct. 14. Dr. Stumpff and his team received a grant of $500,000 to continue research on triple negative breast cancer. CRAIG PELSOR/The Vermont Cynic ists in the research team. There are also two breast cancer survivors and patient advocates with scientiﬁc experience who, as part of the team,

evaluate its progress. “Not only should we theoretically be able to treat formerly ‘untreatable’ cancer, but we can potentially start improving the

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quality of life for these patients as they go through treatment,” senior Dana Messinger, who works in the Stumpff Lab, said. This money is expected to

fund Stumpff’s research for the next three years, during which Stumpff said he hopes to ﬁnd an adequate method of treatment. “Three years is a really good amount of time to get things started,” he said, “though I’d estimate we’re at least 10 years out from turning this into anything to be used in patients.” Stumpff has been at UVM for the past ﬁve years. His lab focuses on the basic science of cell division, he said. “This is kind of a new direction for my lab in what we call ‘translational science,’” Stumpff said. The foundation has given about $33 million in this round of grants to labs this year, according to their website. It is estimated that there will be 246,660 new cases of breast cancer, the website states.

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Ben & Jerry’s takes a political stance By alexandra shannon amshanno@uvm.edu

Ice cream cones and voices were raised as Black Lives Matter supporters surrounded the front of Ben & Jerry’s on Church Street. Members of Black Lives Matter Vermont met outside of the scoop shop to show their solidarity for the company Saturday. Ben & Jerry’s announced their support for BLM and received opposition from the police organization Blue Lives Matter. The company is focused on solving systematic racism, it said in a company statement Oct. 7. In response to the statement, Blue Lives Matter asked all Americans to boycott the company, according to their website. “[Our goal is to] honor and recognize the actions of law enforcement to strengthen the public support,” the Blue Lives Matter website states. Ben & Jerry’s emphasized that their position is not anti-police, but is rather about racial equity and black lives, according to their statement. “This is not about demonizing police ofﬁcers,” said Chris Miller, Ben & Jerrys’ activism manager. “This is about acknowledging the fact that there is systemic racism that exists

in our country. And unless we can acknowledge that, we can’t overcome it.” Black Lives Matter Vermont decided to rally outside of Ben & Jerry’s after they heard that Blue Lives Matter was protesting the company, said Ebony Nyoni, the Vermont chapter’s president and cofounder. “Recently, we noticed that an organization called Blue Lives Matter wanted to protest Ben & Jerry’s for supporting Black Lives Matter, and that’s when we decided to take a stance,” Nyoni said. The event was organized on Facebook by the Black Lives Matter Vermont chapter, she said. Supporters of the movement held Black Lives Matter signs and wore black to show their solidarity. The crowd was ﬁlled with families, students and Ben & Jerry’s workers. UVM seniors Jessie Gustafson, Phoebe Gunther-Mohr and Eve Drum attended the event after they heard about it on Facebook and through friends, they said. “I think it’s really important,” Gunther-Mohr said. “I think Vermont talks the talk a lot and I don’t think we really do engage with it that much because there’s really not a lot of disparity in Vermont, but there obviously is some. It’s a very white place with a lot of privi-

Black Lives Matter supporters gather outside of Ben & Jerry’s on Church Street Oct. 15. Ben & Jerry’s recently announced that they publicly support the Black Lives Matter movement. SABRINA HOOD/ The Vermont Cynic

lege and a lot that’s not really being investigated.” This was not the ﬁrst BLM event the students had attended, they said. “I’ve gone to a few other events on campus,” Drum said. “I went to the blackout a few weeks ago on campus and I’ve been to a couple of other marches in the past year.” Over ﬁve people spoke in front of the crowd. They ex-

Report shows drug use decline By colin bushweller cjbushwe@uvm.edu

Reports of drug and alcohol violations are on the decline at UVM. UVM’s annual Clery Report, published Sept. 28, cites evidence that shows drug and alcohol violations are on the decline when compared to years prior. The Clery Report requires all colleges and universities that participate in federal ﬁnancial aid programs to retain and reveal information about crime that takes place on and near their respective campuses. Professor of English Susan Marie Harrington said she believes violations are on the decline, but is still skeptical of what the data is actually reporting. “I’ve heard [Annie Stevens] report statistics that UVM students have higher national rates of alcohol and drug use,” Harrington said. However, she said she’s “not sure if it’s actual use... or rates of getting in trouble for it.” First-year Aidan Delaney said he thinks drinking at UVM is less of an issue than at other universities. “I’ve visited different colleges; mainly, I’ve visited a friend at University of Massachusetts,” Delaney said. “It feels like, [when] compared to other New England schools, it’s lower [here].” Sophomore Alyssa Zamjohn also said she believes drinking has gone down during her time at UVM.

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682 318 2013 However, “the places you live in change how you see it,” Zamjohn said. Sophomore Yonatan Kulessa, an RA, said drinking is a chronic activity at UVM. “It’s something that goes down every single weekend,” Kulessa said. Although, he also made it clear that drinking may be dependent on where you live on campus. “[It’s] not common in wellness programs, just dorms,” Kulessa said. “It’s the most common thing we have to deal with. If there’s an instance that comes up while on duty, it’s either alcohol or weed.” Junior Erin Poll said she doesn’t believe UVM has a drinking problem. “Literally every college has a drinking problem,” Poll said. “The drinking culture [at UVM] is different because there aren’t

2015 many 18+ places to go out to.” “Here,” she said, “the idea of going out on the weekend is more about going to a party than it is going downtown.” Sophomore Samantha Sullivan says she hasn’t seen any decrease during her time. “I haven’t really noticed a difference,” Sullivan said. “It has stayed the same; there’s not a big party culture.” In addition to this, she said drinking at UVM is more of a small group activity rather than a large one. Possessing and consuming alcohol on UVM campus is prohibited even if the student is 21 years old, according to UVM’s Alcohol and Drug Policy. This rule was made to comply with the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989, according to UVM’s policy.

pressed their concerns and desires and were met with clapping, chanting and words of support. It was reinforced that the issue of racial inequality is one that is not “right or left,” but one that is morally unjust, participant Mark Hughes said. “It is not a right issue or a left issue, it is a right issue or a wrong issue,” Hughes said. “It is not a Republican issue or

a Democratic issue, it is a right or a wrong issue. It it is a moral issue, it is disgusting.” A rally was recently held on campus titled UVM Blackout Sept. 28. Students and faculty gathered by the Davis Center to show support for the movement.

ResLife announces dorm space for upperclassmen STAFF REPORT Upperclassmen may soon have an easier time ﬁnding housing. ResLife announced there will be more room for upperclassmen to live on-campus in the 2017-2018 academic year due to the completed construction of the ﬁrst-year residence hall in August 2017, an Oct. 12 email to students stated. Additionally, ResLife will no longer be housing students at 326 Quarry Hill and at the Sheraton, according to the email. “As you know, we demolished a set of residence halls, so that took away a lot of on-campus housing . . .it was harder for juniors and seniors to live on campus,” said Joseph Russell, associate director of ResLife. The announcement was made now to reach students before they commit to off-campus housing, Russell said. “We know between now and January, students will be looking for housing for next year,” he said. ResLife wants to make sure students are aware of the availability of space and know they have this option, Russell said. “So for our current sophomores we’ll likely see a continued residence on campus,” he said. It wouldn’t be unreasonable to see between 200-300 additional upperclassmen remaining on campus because of open

space, Russell said. “If you’re making a decision to come back to a residence hall, that means you liked that community,” he said. “I’m excited about that because it means living on-campus is a good experience for these people.” Senior Darnell Holmes said it’s great that there is more space for upperclassmen. “That would be wonderful [because] they pushed us off campus since they tore down the ‘shoeboxes,’” Holmes said. The Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dorms, often referred to as “shoeboxes” due to their shape and size, were torn down May 2015. Before the dorms were demolished, roughly 500 students not required to live on campus, such as juniors, seniors and transfers students, were living in dorms, stated Kim Parker, associate director of administrative services for ResLife, in an Oct. 16 email. “I wasn’t supposed to be in [the] Living/Learning Center, but I fought for it because I couldn’t live off campus,” Holmes said. “We went to ResLife and it was either let us [live] on campus or we can’t come back [to UVM].” The new vacancy for upperclassmen will be helpful to those who have trouble ﬁnding housing, he said.

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SGA outlines resolution on syllabi By kelsey neubauer kaneubau@uvm.edu

Students have added their voice to faculty contract negotiations this year. A resolution passed by SGA Oct. 2 outlines undergraduates’ expectations for an upcoming bargaining agreement between the University and United Academics, the faculty union. SGA believes the expectation must be explicitly written into a contract in order for the policy to be upheld, SGA President Jason Maulucci said. “It is our role to represent what is best for students, and what is best for students is what is best for the University,” Maulucci said. United Academics was not available to comment at this time. Under the resolution, SGA states it expects there to be explicit language on the timing that syllabi are released, more professional development opportunities and a call for extended office hours. The expectations set forth in the resolution are a way to hold faculty accountable for responsibilities outlined in federal higher education policy. As of right now, there is no University document that does this, Maulucci said. Extended course description and access to syllabi at the time of registration have been policies SGA has been attempting to enforce for over 20 years, he said.

Guest professor gives lecture on negative effects of cannabis use by brandon arcari barcari@uvm.edu

SGA President Jason Maulucci and Vice President Tyler Davis sit in their office Oct. 2015. SGA has proposed a new resolution outlining expectations for the upcoming SGA and the faculty union bargaining agreement. RYAN THORNTON/The Vermont Cynic In each of UVM’s peer colleges and universities, they should hold faculty accountable for releasing syllabi and other course information, the resolution states. This gives students the ability to plan out finances or decide not to take a course, Maulucci said. Sophomore Molly Keenan said she is happy SGA took this step. “I think it’s great that SGA is taking the initiative,” Keenan said. “If I am paying this money

for an education, I want to know what I need for the class so I am not spending so much money.” McKayla Kingsbury, a continuing education student, said she is excited. “If you don’t get the help you need, you’re not going to succeed,” Kingsbury said. During the last collective bargaining negotiations in January 2014, SGA voiced concerns with portions of the negotiations, according to a Feb. 2, 2014 Cynic article. SGA released a statement

in February of that year stating they did not support UA nor an increase in pay because it would increase undergraduate tuition, the article states. “These are several items that we believe would benefit not just students, but the entire University,” the resolution states. The bargaining negotiations will begin in spring 2017, according to a Sept. 6 Cynic article.

Cannabis use may be more harmful to students than previously thought, according to one health expert. Amelia Arria, an associate professor in the department of behavioral and community health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, gave a talk in Williams Hall Oct. 13 discussing the impact of cannabis use on student success. In her presentation, Arria described the negative effects of cannabis use on students both during and after college. Using Vermont-specific research, Arria discussed the dangers not only of what the impacts of cannabis are on students’ futures, but the dangerous rise in the belief cannabis use is harmless. Arria noted a connection between cannabis use and prescription drug abuse. Administrators should focus on countering the idea that cannabis is safe, she said. Interventions with students shouldn’t be seen or act as punishments, but rather to be intended to help set them back on track. “[The lecture] was a clear sort of perspective, looking at peer-reviewed public health literature,” medical student Catherine Antley said.

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Slade students to relocate downtown BY hannah carpino hcarpino@UVM.EDU

The meeting on Hungerford for Slade’s off-campus housing began atypically; before introductions - name, pronouns, years you’ve lived in Slade, spirit vegetable - students joined hands, enjoying a moment of complete quiet, peace and togetherness. The goal of the meeting: “To figure out what Slade’s going to look like next year,” junior Halsey Payne said, “one step of many.” “Right now we’re looking for [two] houses,” sophomore Kiki Kane Owens said. “We think one would be too small for all that we’re trying to accomplish.” “I’m here looking for communal space, a sweet kitchen, a yard,” junior Sarah Feigelman said. “Also, ideally, I’m looking for a music space. I think it’s important to have place for musical growth and activity.” The group shared their visions of the following years and what they had loved about Slade in the past, like mismatched silverware and family meals, as well as what they could do to help the movement. Ousted from their long-time home on 420 South Prospect St. in 2015, the program moved to on-campus housing in Trinity campus’s Cottages for the 20152016 school year. This effectively made them part of UVM’s housing structure, which includes a meal

Members of the Slade community meet together Oct. 5 to discuss what they are looking for in a new house. Slade was moved to Trinity campus for the 2015-2016 school year. OLIVER POMAZI/The Vermont Cynic plan, age limits for who could live on campus and ResLife’s conditions. “Save Slade” was a movement ignited by these changes that fought to preserve what made their structure so unique. Once unbound by a meal plan, Slade originally had members contribute money to buy food from local farmers, creating a bond with local, sustainable agriculture. Once they moved to the cottages, the University proposed that students go on the meal plan, giving up the autonomy they had living off-campus in the original Slade Hall.

While Slade’s campaign was effective and found a compromise with ResLife, the co-op is looking for more of a permanent solution, one with the same independence Slade once enjoyed. “Slade thrives by being unique and being an outlier,” Payne said, “and we need something that’s structured and can last. This is our 46th year, and we’re hoping for another 50. We want to build a lasting institution.” Payne, an environmental studies major, is making this his culminating project, one that brings together academia and a cause dear to him.

Guiding the meeting and conversation, he spoke with a certainty that reflected deep care, with other Sladers there referring to him as “Dad” nearly as often as his name. “The University offered us 420 South Prospect back possibly by next year. We decided not to take that,” Payne said. “It comes with the meal plan, and we’d have to be part of the wellness program. So we decided to move off campus, get exemptions for freshmen and sophomores to live with us, modeled after fraternities and sororities, and get exempted from the meal plan by doing that.”

He also spoke to a much larger idea: “I think we’ll incorporate as a non-profit, or maybe a socially-oriented for-profit,” he said. The goals and visions talked about for Slade were boundless. Leases were discussed as well as, location and the possibility of a garden; a future. The energy and determination grew as the evening passed. “We have a lot to figure out, and it’s going to be so fun,” Owens said in regards to the next chapter of Slade.

Mental illness: a silent struggle for students BY Renee willard rewillar@UVM.EDU

The National Alliance for Mental Illness has declared the first week of October “Mental Health Awareness Week.” The week is dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental illnesses, and it’s especially important for the one out of four college students who will be diagnosed with a mental illness this year, according to NAMI’s website. Mental illness may seem to be an issue only for those who are diagnosed, but is in fact much larger. Seventy-five percent of students with a mental illness never seek help, according to the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Many students consider college to be one of the most challenging and stressful periods of their life. A 2014 Psychology Today article stated that, in college, “when we look at lifestyle habits—like eating patterns, sexual activity, sleeping and drinking— we see evidence of markedly increasing maladaptive patterns.” Mark Reck, interim coordinator of the Mind-Body Wellness program at UVM, explained in a March 2016 USA Today College article that, “Col-

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An estimated 26 percent of Americans ages 18 and older, or about 1 in 4, adults live with a diagnosable mental health disorder. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among college students, claiming the lives of 1,100 students each year. Almost one third of all college students report having felt so deINFO FROM ACTIVEMINDS pressed that they had trouble functioning. MARISSA LANOFF lege students have the opportunity to cultivate the capacity to manage these transitional responsibilities during a sensitive period in their brain development.” According to NAMI, it’s vital to talk about what comes from these problems because if it is never discussed, the students who are suffering will feel as though they cannot come forward. Of the students who drop out because of their mental illness, 45 percent never sought help for their illness, according to the site.

What should UVM students do about their mental health? A good first step is to address the problem before it starts. Living Well in the Davis Center features a number of programs and activities, including yoga, meditation and massages meant to alleviate stress and promote a better mental state. In a March 2016 USA Today College article, Diana Winston, director of Mindfulness Education at the University of California Los Angeles Mindful Awareness Research Center, explained that “Many college stu-

dents are suffering from anxiety and depression … mindfulness can particularly help people to work with difficult thoughts and emotions.” The LivingWell page states, “We are dedicated to a holistic approach in supporting the needs of students in their pursuit of creating and maintaining a healthy, well balanced lifestyle.” LivingWell’s featured events and workshops can be found on the UVM BORED website. If you enter college with a pre-existing mental illness and

that illness becomes too difficult to manage on your own, the next step at UVM is Cousnseling and Psychiatry Services, known as CAPS. CAPS has three levels of support: Non Urgents, which involves setting up long-term treatment options and discussing a problem that is not immediate; Urgent, a situation where a same-day appointment can be scheduled; and Life Threatening: a situation where emergency services are called.

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SGA reflects on Black Lives Matter by Greta bjornson gabjorns@UVM.EDU

In one week, UVM received media attention from FOX News, the Huffington Post, Breitbart News Network and the Washington Post, just to name a few. The decision by SGA to put the Black Lives Matter flag next to the American flag outside the Davis Center sparked national conversation, and also prompted plenty of controversy on campus, all of which SGA had to respond to firsthand. SGA President Jason Maulucci fielded countless calls in the week following the BLM movement and demonstration at UVM. “I did receive very nasty messages, and even threats, from people around the country, which, of course, was hard,” Maulucci said. Those who objected to the BLM flag said it professed the University’s support for a “hate group.” One commentator on UVM’s Instagram page wrote, “Not at all surprised that UVM would condone this racist organization which promotes the murder of white people and police officers.” Another commentator found it wrong for a public university to show support for BLM. “I happen to agree with BLM but this is not right. It’s equivalent to flying a Republican flag on campus,” they wrote. “BLM is an independent political organization … The SGA should be ashamed of themselves.” Despite the backlash, Maulucci found the student body reaction to be a positive one.

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Jason Maulucci in his office. The SGA has come under criticism by outside sources over their support of the Black Lives Matter movement. PHIL CARRUTHERS/The Vermont Cynic “The general reaction from UVM, I thought, was very supportive, as exemplified by the peaceful demonstration that took place late that Monday afternoon,” he said. “I think UVM students understand that there is a serious problem in this country surrounding racial inequality and that you cannot solve a problem unless you first recognize that

there is one.” Despite student support for the flag, it was stolen soon after it went up. However, Pat Brown, director of Student Life, and his wife quickly created a replacement. Maulucci expressed disappointment at the theft, but explained “it underscored the necessity of having [the flag] up in the first place” and that he was

“incredibly proud to know Pat Brown” following the event. Although it was a difﬁcult week for SGA following the BLM reaction, Maulucci was quick to put the situation in perspective. “It was nothing compared to the injustices that millions of Americans have to go through each and every day simply because of the color of their skin,” he said.

A pizza made from fresh, local ingredients COFISHER@UVM. EDU

his week’s basket from the Intervale Food Hub brought together butternut squash, zesty arugula and sweet yellow onions. And I brought them even closer atop a whole wheat crust. Easy to assemble, fast to cook and great to feed a group

or for leftovers, homemade pizza is one of my favorite go-to meals.

Ingredients

-Pizza dough (wholewheat) -1 medium yellow onion, sliced -1/2 butternut squash, seeds removed and cut into cubes

-1 cup arugula -1/2 cup fontina cheese -1 ball mozzarella cheese -Cooking spray -Olive oil -Salt and pepper

directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease a large baking sheet. In a medium pan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil until medium-hot. Add sliced onion and cook for

10-15 minutes until caramelized (noted by browning). While onions caramelize, cube up the squash and season with salt and pepper. Knead out the dough into desired shape and place on baking sheet. Once onions are cooked, spread them over the pizza dough. Next, sprinkle the dough with fontina cheese and squash. Top with chunks of mozzarella. Bake for 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted and dough is fully cooked. Remove from oven and top with arugula. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Intervale Food Hub delivers local food subscriptions to campus, making it easy to support Vermont farmers and food makers, and eat fresh, healthy food all semester. There is still space available to join for the College Fall season. To learn more or sign up, visit intervalefoodhub.com/college–fall.

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A History major tries on Virology HCOLVIN@UVM.EDU

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Charlotte Fisher is a senior nutrition and food sciences major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2013.

’m deﬁnitely not a scientist. Like deﬁnitely not. I don’t dislike it necessarily, but I’m also not a huge fan of it. So why I decided going to MMG 225: Eukaryotic Virology at 8:30 a.m. on a Tuesday would be a good idea is beyond me. But I did it. And I didn’t hate it, to be honest. I even recognized some of the words. We were talking about retrovirus replication. You know, taking single stranded RNA and making it into double stranded DNA. There was a transfer RNA primer, an adapter molecule, that allowed DNA polymerase to transcribe the RNA into DNA. The only thing that was missing was the mitochondria, also known as the powerhouse of the cell. What up, high school biology?

The only thing that was missing was the mitochondia, also known as the powerhouse of the cell. What up, high school biology?

We even went over a little bit of history! Did you know that retroviruses were ﬁrst discovered in 1911 when Peyton Rous found a tumor in one chicken that he found could be transmitted to other chickens? I won’t lie, I was deﬁnitely on a science high after the class. I was convinced that I could become a scientist right then and there. I mean, I’m basically an expert at watching some retrovirus diagrams replicate, so how much harder could it be to actually do it? But as I slowly come down from the high, I realize that my future as a scientist is pretty limited. Plus, I like talking about the things long-dead people experienced too much to just give up being a historian. Eukaryotic Virology wasn’t terrible. It was actually kind of fun. And even though I love saying the word pipette, history will always be my baby. And abandoning her now will be too sad for both me and my parents’ wallet.

Hunter Colvin is a senior history major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2015.

ARTS

UVM expands outdoor sculpture collection By maddy freitas-pimentel mmfreita@uvm.edu

UVM faculty are working together in order to incorporate art into the daily lives of students. The project to expand UVM’s outdoor sculpture collection is an initiative of University President Tom Sullivan, who is working together with Janie Cohen, director of the Fleming Museum, as well as art department faculty. The project will be completed in spring 2017, Cohen said. Sullivan was previously provost at the University of Minnesota, she said, which has an expansive outdoor sculpture collection. “He saw what this could do for a campus,” Cohen said. “It’s a way of beautifying.” UVM has had a public art collection since the 19th century, but is currently adding some more contemporary works. “When you go to a museum you’re expecting to see artwork,” she said, “but when you encounter it outdoors when you’re least expecting, it can be a really wonderful experience. There is kind of a surprise element to it.” There are already several new pieces by UVM alumni and parents installed around campus. Some are gifts and some are temporary loans, Cohen said. “We want an aesthetically and conceptually diverse group

that will create different experiences for people,” she said. “Unlocked” by Christopher Curtis ‘77, located on the Waterman green, was installed over the summer. The piece is a granite boulder with a puzzle piece cut into it. “Students have already been seen sitting and studying together around this piece which makes us very happy,” Cohen said. “It’s in a beautiful, protected area with trees all around it.” The most recently installed piece is “Sparkle Pony” by Kat Clear ’01, which is an artificial topiary version of a My Little Pony rocking horse. It is located on the green between the Bailey/Howe Library and the Davis Center. It doesn’t rock, but the artist intended for people to sit on it, she said. The new works have already sparked some students’ imaginations. “I want to sit on it,” sophomore Caroline Sheehan said. “It reminds me of a topiary in a palace.” In front of the Davis Center is “Flukes” by Gordon Gund, the father of a UVM student. The piece represents the concave and convex sections of a whale’s tale. Cohen and Sullivan are currently working with artist Lars Fisk to borrow a work by him for three years. Lars is the artist who created “Barn Ball”, located in the Fleming’s main lobby.

“Flukes,” an art installation by Gordon Gund, sits in front of the Davis Center. The piece, along with others that have appeared around campus, are a part of UVM’s plan to incorporate art into the daily 76985 lives of students. PHIL CARRUTHERS/The Vermont Cynic

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his year’s FallFest delivered the hype and mayhem hip-hop-hungry students have been long waiting to receive from UVM Program Board. Vince Staples is an emerging rapper characterized by West Coast Crip roots and a cool attitude with a streak of unapologetic gooﬁness. Staples wrote on Twitter, “I get mad cause the world don’t understand me. That’s the price I had to pay for this rap game.” However, his humor is not present in the music. Instead, Staples is worldwary and jaded beyond assimilation. In confrontational storytelling of his Long Beach, California background, the music is vivid in description and hard-hitting through minimal production. The duality is ever-present in unrelenting lyrical ﬂows over distinctly ominous beats. Absent in Staples is the self-conscious strain of a rap messiah, as seen in Kendrick Lamar. Staples is a lone wolf in the California gangster rap revival. Outspoken and political, the weathered player in violence stakes his own position in illustrating the systemic balance of social disharmony. “Who’s the activist and who’s the devil’s advocate?” Staples asks on his latest EP, “Prima Donna.” As Staples told the Guardian, “I have to be a ‘conscious rapper,’ or a ‘gangster rapper’

when I’m neither. I don’t really care to be a rapper – I’d rather just be myself.” A large audience showed up Friday night to see Staples as he is and witness the whole experience of his snarling, crawling clean beats and character intrigue. Staples set the stage for the night with the ﬁrst of many driving and entrancing hooks: “On three let’s jump off the roof,” before segwaying into the hook that repeats, “Lift Me Up.” A song featuring A$AP Rocky asks of life, “is it real? / Real militant, once you get addicted to it.” Staples’ songs are infectious, autobiographical interpretations of his life and context. The accompanying visuals to the show provided imagery for the universal pressures and aspirations in society. Footage contained pop culture references and oldschool American families enjoying generic happiness and success. The only visual that truly referenced Staples’ home was a sign for Long Beach swaying in the background for the entirety of “Norf Norf.” The crowd was an uncomfortable mass of pushing, sweating students. The sound was low, but the nuances of Staples’ performance were not lost. The night was overwhelmingly artful and rewarding for fans, who were thrilled to see the rapper in Patrick Gym.

Outspoken and political, the weathered player in violence stakes his own position in illustrating the systematic balance of social disharmony

Bridget Dorsey is a sophomore environmental studies major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2016.

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ARTS

Quartet to share love with Burlington By adam mitrani amitrani@uvm.edu

Hailing from many musical backgrounds, one band aims to create a message of peace, love and unity through their music. The Nth Power, a jazz-funkgospel-soul hybrid, is coming to ArtsRiot Oct. 20. The band will be touring their latest album, “To Be Free: Live.’’ The band, formed in New Orleans in 2012, consists of lead singer and guitarist Nick Casserino, drummer Nikki Glaspie, bassist Nate Edgar and keyboard player Courtney J’Mell Smith. The quartet comes from a range of diverse musical backgrounds, races and creeds, according to their website. While Glaspie toured with Beyonce, Edgar comes from a reggae background and Smith brings soul to the group. Casserino worked with hip-hop artist Big Daddy Kane, and is a native Vermonter born in Middlebury. The Nth Power wants their music to have a positive spiritual impact on listeners. “We like to call it spirit music,” Casserino said. “Lyrically we’re trying to have more of a spiritual message of love and healing and coming together as one and making the world a better place.” Working with four capable vocalists and writers can be both a blessing and a curse. “It’s funny, in a democratic situation you gotta hear everybody out,” he said. “Sometimes that can feel constricting, but

Jazz-funk-gospel-soul hybrid band, The Nth Power is pictured. The group was formed in New Orleans and features four artists of diverse backgrounds. The band will perform at Arts Riot in Burlington Oct. 20. Photo Courtesy of Mason Jar Media when all our powers are combined, the end product is better.” As an artist, Casserino said he has an obligation to use his voice to make a difference in the world. “There’s a lot of terrible shit going on in our country,” he said. “I live in New York; there’s a lot of tension, a lot of real bad shit. I have a microphone – I

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OPINION

S TA F F E D I T O R I A L

Efforts to renovate downtown to all outdoor shopping

recently proposed project aims to transform the Burlington Town Mall from an inside mall to an outside shopping center, extending Pine St. and St. Paul St. through it. The proposal is most certainly positive, not only for the town of Burlington as a whole, but for our University. The re-zoning proposal will also allow for the redevelopment of land between Bank Street and Cherry Street, and for the building height to be raised 14 stories, but to not exceed 160 feet, according to city documents. Included in the development are units of housing reserved for Champlain students. This is just one example of the importance of the project, due to the fact that it will play an integral role in providing more options for students living off-campus. In addition to the increase in housing opportunities, the redevelopment would play an important role in growing Vermont’s economy and bringing

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jobs back to Burlington. As students, and members of both the UVM and Burlington communities, we urge you ﬁrst off, to go and vote in the election fastly approaching Nov. 8. Second, if you’re registered to vote in Burlington, vote “yes” to questions three and four on

the local election ballot to move this project forward. The Cynic commends SGA for holding a forum for Mayor Miro Weinberger to speak on this project, and urges them to pass a resolution in support of it. It’s time to let our voices as

students be heard, and take control of the city we have the privilege to call home. Staff editorials officially reflect the views of the Vermont Cynic. Signed opinion pieces and columns do not necessarily do so. these actions are into

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KIDS THESE DAYS

On-campus housing to fix Burlington’s ‘get off my lawn’ mentality Michael Swain MSWAIN@UVM. EDU

here are no parties here!” my neighbor yelled at my friend on the first day of school last year, assuming she was a first-year walking around to find parties. “I’m just looking for my friend!” she yelled back at him and scurried up the apartment stairs. This was the closest thing to “get off my lawn” I’d ever heard in real life, especially considering the same neighbors frequently discuss new ways of preventing kids from trampling their manicured sidewalk-gardens. Similarly, a retired friend of mine who lives downtown tells me he frequently reports noise violations just so the police have statistics on neighborhood disturbances. No matter what they do, the problem doesn’t go away; “It’s the moving groups of people that are the worst,” he said. Yet another adult friend wishes students would move out of town so he could afford to move into a place downtown closer to his workplace. Although I enjoy the accommodations of downtown living, I frequently find myself agreeing with these neighbors and friends. Maybe UVM students should not be allowed to live downtown at all. There is no doubt that incredible obstacles stand in the way of moving off-campus students out of the city and onto campus, but nevertheless, please dilly-dally with me through a stream of could-be machinations.

ELISE MITCHELL

Let’s ﬁrst visit the moves that other universities have taken to relieve their neighboring cities of the student burden, and the beneﬁts that have resulted from these changes. Take, for example, the University of Washington, which occupies a huge campus north of Seattle, famous for its spring cherry blossoms, not to mention quality of education. Their campus didn’t always looks the way it does now. In 1895, UW was moved to its current campus outside of the city to get away from the “evils of city life,” according to UW’s campus web timeline. Prior to the switch, the university occupied 10 acres inside what is now an over 650,000 person city. UW still owns that city land, which is now some of the most valuable property in the city, all because the darn kids didn’t spoil it. If UW stayed put, it may have been more like Boston University, to use a familiar exam-

ple. Boston is approximately the same size as Seattle, and the BU and UW campuses were around the same size when established, according to BU’s campus history on their website. Another, perhaps more familiar example to East-coast types, is Columbia University, which moved a total of three times. Columbia’s last move was from 49th Street in the center of Manhattan to a beautiful campus uptown, according to Columbia’s webpage. It’s hard to say what would have happened if Columbia hadn’t moved, but it’s safe to say their previous location wouldn’t have become the same shopping and theatre metropolis we are all familiar with. Excuse me if these cities seem far-off considering they are far larger the Burlington, but recall that when UW decided to ditch the evils of city life, the population of Seattle was the same as Burlington is today, according to the U.S. Census

Bureau. According to U.S. News rankings, only half of UVM student currently live in on-campus organized housing. Thus, the University could not accommodate them all if they were forced to live on-campus. What I want to know is, what might happen should the University suddenly have the option of making the radical changes these other colleges made, and decided to force all students out of Burlington entirely? The most tangible result is that rent would decrease signiﬁcantly, especially as short-term demand for housing decreases when students suddenly move out of town and property owners need to ﬁll apartments. Fewer students off-campus allow for more working professionals in town, who in turn would both take better care of their apartments and demand more from their property owners. If all this happened, it could

lead to a better downtown district that is better kept and more desirable for working adults. On the student side of things, forcing all students to live on-campus would reposition the center of student life at UVM, rather than having a ﬁssure between lower-class students on-campus and upper-class students, many of whom live off-campus. These fantasies bring a whole new meaning to the words “get off my lawn” and are unlikely to be realized in our days here. But in the meantime, when you’re partying downtown, skateboarding late into the night or disturbing your neighbors, please lend a little more credence to what they need out of our city in light of the radical changes other universities have made. Michael Swain is a senior economics and English major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2016.

OPINION

Try relieving college stress with music lily spechler

us to switch from one task to the next. T-Pain, however, has full faith that you can switch from one task to the next seamlessly: “Now let me see that booty work, booty work, booty boo boo booty work left cheek, right cheek, left cheek, right cheek.” -“Booty Work (One Cheek at a Time),” T-Pain. You’re so right, T-pain. Just focus on one thing at a time!

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here’s no doubt that college can be a stressful place. Especially during midterms. And finals. And most days in between. Advice on how to deal with that stress comes at you from everywhere and everyone. Take a hike. Bang out some asanas. Run. Drink. Sleep. But I have found the best way for me to de-stress from the study grind is music therapy. Kanye West agrees. “I liberate minds with my music,” West said. “That’s more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.” I know what you’re thinking: how am I supposed to find the right music? From Beethoven to Yo Gotti, there’s so much out there. With so many talented musicians, finding the right fit for your problems is certainly a daunting task. Don’t worry, that’s what I’m here for. I have compiled a list of songs that can help you cope with a number of typical college situations. I lost my keys again! We’ve all been here. It can be so frustrating. But instead of banging your head against a wall, try tuning to DJ Khaled! DJ Khaled will remind you that: “I got them keys, keys, keys I got them keys, keys keys I got them keys, keys, keys I got them keys, keys, keys”

I’m having trouble making new friends!

GENEVIEVE WINN

-“I got them Keys,” DJ Khaled feat. Jay Z and Future. What a relief! DJ Khaled, you da best! Thank you for helping me find my keys. Hopefully I don’t lose “anotha one!” My sleep schedule is so off! No worries. If you’re lost about the appropriate amount of sleep to get in a night, Future is here to guide you. “Smoke the first 48 hours, grind 22 and sleep 2 hours, put 24’s on the new Audi” -Future, “F*ck Up Some Commas” You’re so right, Future. Mod-

eling my sleep schedule after Future has not only helped me excel in school, but has genuinely improved my overall health. I have no idea what to do with my life! This is a problem all to familiar to college kids, especially those in their senior year. Luckily, artists like Young Thug remind us that money making is possible. Young Thug wants you to know: “I make a lot of money I make a lot of money I make a lot of money

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Coalition for a Livable City

ear Editor,

The Coalition for a Livable City, feeling the Bern and armed with a positive message of a Better Town Center, faces a true David and Diana versus Goliath battle to defeat the two November ballot items: the Sinex zoning amendment and $22 million project tax increment financing funds. The Coalition, gratified by Mayor Miro Weinberger’s action to place the project zoning amendment to avoid facing Burlington, is facing a Coalition-led citizen planned petition to that end. The Coalition now undertakes an uphill battle, outmatched by the money of multi-millionaire Sinex and some business interests directly benefiting as well as Mayor Weinberger’s political operation. Private interests hired the high-powered Montpelier lobbyist firm helping to push the

radical zoning changes. One expects continued private closed-door private campaigning for the Sinex ballot items. Contrast this with thousands of hours already contributed by ordinary Burlington residents who attended countless meetings, studied quietly and worked together in a cause for a Better Town Center. A Better Town Center means ﬁve to 10 stories for increased affordable family and senior housing, lower parking provision and green space and energy efﬁciencies. All this would be consistent with our consensus PlanBTV. The Coalition for a Livable City follows the footsteps of its most famous Mayor and stared a “Fund Me” Kickstarter over the weekend ( gofundme. com/2s35vrw ) so the people can make small contributions to take on Wall Street and the City’s establishment. And yes, there may well be a bake sale or two!

All to help us to realize what we all share, the desire for a human scale mixed-use Mall redevelopment consistent with our Plan BTV vision, an ageless development like Church Street itself we can all be proud of! While secret money propelled some pro-Sinex activities, the Coalition continues to account for and report in the sunlight all its expenditures and contributors under State law where anyone can see them. Yes, it is a David and Diana versus Goliath as the Coalition for a Livable City goes forth during the next few weeks to the Nov. 8 election to slay Wall Street’s private-equity-billions dragon with “no” votes on the zoning amendment and $22 million TIF! Yours truly, Tony Redington Member of the Coalition for a Livable City

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I make a lot of money I make a lot of money I make a lot of money I make a lot of money I make a lot of money I make a lot of money.” - “Make a Lot,” Young Thug So eloquently put! Thanks Young Thug! Although not many people are as poetically gifted as Young Thug, his music sure is an inspiration. I’m having trouble multi-tasking! It’s so difﬁcult when we have to focus on more than one thing. College is constantly demanding

Where am I supposed to meet all the nice boys? This can be an incredibly stressful situation. Thank god people like Yo Gotti are here to guide us. Yo Gotti has some major intel as to where it “goes down.” According to him, “It goes down in the DM (it go down) it go down in the DM (it go down, it go... down) It goes down in the DM (it go down) it go down in the DM (it go down, it go... down)” -”Down in the DM,” Yo Gotti See? It’s not that hard. Just be yourself in the DM! Music is more than just sound. Music is a tool to help you connect with your innermost soul and overcome some truly stressful situations. I look up to these artists as philosophers and teachers, and I know that they can teach you, too.

Lily Spechler is a senior natural resources major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2016.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

How to nail an interview.

ear Editor,

So, you’re considering a big career move: finding a job in a brand new industry. It can certainly seem daunting, especially when you have less-than-sufficient experience. What should a job-seeker do in this situation? Some words of advice: 1. Target an entry-level position. If you’ve never held a job in your desired field, target an entry-level position. Imagine landing a job you weren’t qualified for - you’d be frustrated and your employers would be disappointed that you failed to meet their expectations. Don’t oversell your abilities stay humble. If you have trouble landing an mid-level position - say, a seat in the Statehouse don’t aim higher (for Governor, or Senate), but instead manage your expectations and target a more reasonable starting point. 2. Sell yourself! Don’t attack others. When interviewing for a new position, you may be tempted to justify your lack of experience

to prospective employers. Still, avoid going negative - never bash other candidates for the position. If you can’t highlight what you’ve accomplished in the past, be prepared to offer a clear picture of how your employer would beneﬁt by bringing you aboard. It won’t do you any good to say you’d simply be “better” than the other guy – especially when the other candidates have a wealth of experience. 3. Study up. Be prepared to discuss your new industry -- the problems you see and solutions you’ll propose. Understand how systems work, how relationships are developed and how things get accomplished. Can you articulate the duties and responsibilities of the position you’ve targeted? Can you develop clear plans of action to tackle relevant issues? If not, consider waiting for the next hiring cycle. Sincerely, Frances Workman President, UVM College Democrats

OPINION

Day in the life of a Chipotle employee Makayla Salas

MSALAS@UVM. EDU

he life of a Chipotle employee is a complicated one.

On Job Duties: Not only do you have to be a food industry worker, but an esteemed brand manager, avid stock-market follower and adamant solver of foodborne illnesses. Customers ask you uncomfortable questions about Chipotle’s reputation, if business is down and what initiatives are being taken against E. Coli. First of all, Brian, I have literally no clue. Second of all, you’re still here eating your chicken burrito, so does it really matter? On Size Matters: For some reason, lots of guys want to claim they’re making you roll “probably the biggest

burrito you’ve ever had to roll.” Is this a weird form of overcompensation? On Courtesy: Every third customer is on their phone, and they don’t say, “hold on one second, Jim, I’m ordering at Chipotle.” Instead, they hold up the line that is literally out the door by taking ﬁve minutes to even look at you once it’s their turn, and another 10 to try to poorly sign-language every item they want to you, in a way deaf people would not endorse. On Rice Colors: Sometimes, when you ask if they want white or brown rice, they’ll actually ask you which one is the white rice. This is a real conversation I had to have, several times a month. I think about 13 percent of Chipotle customers are color-blind in a way science has never had to previously consider.

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On Other Things People Want: · Fried rice, aka brown rice. By the way, what ethnicity of food do you think burritos fall under? · “Some of this,” as they reach their hand over the sneeze-guard, actually touching the food. I don’t even know how that’s physically possible, but now we have to throw it out because you probably have pneumonia or lice or something.

· “The regular meat.” What exactly constitutes as ‘regular’…? · Cookies. And I can’t even make fun of this guy because he was 20-something and really, really, really, really hopeful that I would say we had them. To his dismay, we do not sell cookies. · A recycling bin. When you don’t have one, they say they “don’t know if they like that… hmm” and that they “might have to stop eating here…” (and that would just be so horrible).

On Guacamole: You’re required to ask if it’s okay that guac costs extra, which means customers are required to make passive aggressive jokes about it, like you’re the one who made the price, “It’s not ok that it’s extra, but I guess I’ll still have it, haha!” A real gem is that one time, someone just responded with, “I’m rich.” Wow. You have a whole $2.07 after tax to spend on guacamole. Hello, Bill Gates. And even though some lady is teaching her kid to walk by putting his bare feet on top of every table (Every. Single. Table.), and even though someone just came back with a half-eaten burrito asking you to re-wrap it, you still have to say, “Welcome to Chipotle!” cheerily when people walk in. And the cashier continues with, “The exit’s right behind you,” every time. Makayla Salas is a ﬁrst-year psychology major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2016.

Trump supporters looking to repeal 19th Amendment Gaetano martello GMARTELL@UVM.EDU

his election just continues to surprise me. A new trend among Trump supporters has begun, and it is no surprise to me that it happens to be concurrent with Trump’s current series of losses in most polls. According to RealClearPolitics, Trump is losing in every swing state, polls after the second debate say he lost and the current outpouring of past evidence of Trump’s sexual exploits and abusive comments about women have essentially lost the election for him. He is losing because of his long history of tumultuous and (at best) questionable relationships with women. This is why Hillary Clinton is winning the female vote by a historic margin. It might be women and African-American voters who save this election. Anyway, Trump, as well as his supporters, have been breaking down over this, as they tend to have an aversion to losing. The fact that they actually are losing seems to be sending them into a complete meltdown, and the situation has actually devolved to the point that Trump’s supporters are considering repealing the 19th amendment. Yes, you read that right. Trump supporters have been rallying to repeal women’s suffrage to allow Trump to get elected. Now, I think it would be degrading to our readers to explain what is wrong with this. I’m going to assume that anyone with a brain can recognize the unethical nature of this proposal. Rather, I’d like to comment on what this says about Donald

Trump’s base. Every time the crazy and bombastic nature of his supporters is brought up, someone inevitably says that it isn’t Trump’s fault. This can easily be refuted. For starters, Trump has prompted his supporters to be violent at his rallies earlier this year and late last year. At one point during his rally in Iowa, he told his supporters to “knock the hell out of them” in reference to any protesters, even offering to pay his supporters’ legal fees. The ones who received the worst treatment happened to be people of color. It isn’t far-fetched to suggest that Trump had a perverted enjoyment of the chaos that ensued at his rallies. This alone should be troubling. However, even if he never explicitly told his supporters to commit violence against dissenters -- he did -- it should say something about this presidential candidate that his supporters are such a rabid and aggressive group. They seem to operate as a sort of cult, loyal to Trump through anything he does even though he doesn’t have any coherent policy, or any sign of intelligence for that matter. At a Mike Pence speech, one supporter threatened to revolt if Trump lost, and to Pence’s credit, he responded “There is a revolution coming Nov. 8.” At least Trump’s running mate is somewhat sensible. But I ask you: What does it say about a candidate that his base of voters aim to repeal the 19th amendment after tapes of him bragging about sexually assaulting women are revealed? Most politicians would have had their careers utterly destroyed by making much tamer comments about women, but instead of shock and outrage, his dumber supporters instead moved to stop women from being able to vote in the ﬁrst place.

This should be very disturbing to you for a few reasons. 1. It shows that Trump voters are willing to stick with him no matter what he does. In his own words, “I could go to 5th avenue and shoot someone and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” This, he’s right about. He has incurred ﬁerce loyalty across the Republican base.

2. This loyalty and drive to get Trump elected displays a severe lack of empathy for those who have not subscribed to Trump’s movement. These people are willing to step over half of the population to achieve their goal. I ﬁnd this to be eerily similar to how Trump made his name in business. This week, we have seen

more evidence for why Trump supporters are unempathetic, anti-intellectual and cultlike. The fact that they relate to Trump so closely should be a red ﬂag for Trump himself. They truly are a basket of deplorables. Gaetano Martello is a junior political science major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2014.

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Men’s soccer continues losing streak By LOCRIa courtright ccourtri@uvm.edu

Catamount men’s soccer fell to the University of Hartford 1-0 at Virtue Field on Saturday. The loss extended the Catamounts’ losing streak to three games. The lone goal of the game came late in the second half, after the Catamounts cleared a Hartford throw-in. Hartford substitute Quenton Swift fired a shot from the edge of the 18-yard box past first-year goalkeeper Aron Runarsson. The Cats were on the front foot for most of the game, outshooting the Hawks 20-8 and earning nine corner kicks to Hartford’s two. All 10 of UVM’s shots on target were met with a save from Hartford goalkeeper Jimmy Slayton, while the Hawks had three shots on goal. After starting 8-1-0, the Catamounts have slumped to 1-4-1, including three conference losses to the University at Albany, the No.18 University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Saturday’s defeat to Hartford. “It’s tough,” head coach Jesse Cormier said. “We’re definitely slumping, and we’re slumping at the wrong time,” he said. “The big thing is, at the end of the day, we have to work harder, stay united and find answers. Hopefully we can by the time the season is over.” Cormier said he believes the slump has occurred because other teams have found ways to counter the Cats’ tactics. “I think what’s happened is teams have adapted to how we play,” he said. “Every team we’ve played the last two to three weeks has played in a pretty deep position defensively and tried to hit us on the break. We haven’t really problem-solved well enough to

deal with a team that really sits deep and defends, and we’re not making teams pay for sitting back. They’re functioning, and they’re finding success.” Cormier pinpointed the chemistry of the attack as a problem, as well as set pieces. “Our attack wasn’t really cohesive and wasn’t what it needed to be on the night,” Cormier said. “And we can definitely make some improvements there. And I think we can make improvements in terms of our set plays. I thought our defending and our attacking set plays were not up to the standards.” The Cats have lost back-toback games that were decided

in the final 10 minutes of play, something Cormier said he knows his team needs to work on. “We haven’t found a way to really put together 90 minutes of competitive, high-level quality,” he said. Vermont falls to 9-5-1 on the season — 1-3-0 in America East — and goes on the road for the next two weeks. The Cats will visit the Binghamton University Bearcats Oct. 22 and the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers Oct. 29 before finishing the regular season at home against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats Nov. 2.

Top: Senior Stefan Lamanna battles a Hartford player for the ball. Bottom: Sophomore Arthur Bacquet controls the ball against Hartford Oct. 15. PHIL CARRUTHERS/The Vermont Cynic

Women’s basketball coach prepares for first season By savannah nesbitt stnesbit@uvm.edu

Women’s basketball has a new head coach for the upcoming season. Chris Day, who was hired in May, is the eighth head coach in the history of the program, according to UVM athletics. He will be replacing Lori Gear McBride, who coached the Catamounts for the past six seasons. Day is a native of Pennsylvania and a 1997 graduate of West Chester University. Though this is his first head coaching position at the Division I level, Day has had past coaching experience. Prior to coming to UVM, Day was an assistant coach for the women’s basketball team at the University of Pennsylvania. He was there for three seasons and helped lead the program to an Ivy League Championship in both 2014 and 2016. With Day’s guidance, the Quakers earned a spot in the NCAA

Chris Day

Women’s Basketball Head Coach Photo courtesy of UVM Athletics

tournament for both of those seasons as well. During his time at the University of Pennsylvania, the team was 67-21 and won a school record of 24 games. Before assisting at UPenn, Day spent one season with Indiana University. During his time there as an

associate head coach, the program achieved twice as many conference wins as the previous season. Day spent his longest coaching term as an assistant at Saint Joseph’s University. He spent seven years with the program and helped them to a 128-94 record during that time. Day not only has coaching experience, but recruiting experience as well. In 2013 he was able to sign the nation’s leading high school scorer for Indiana. While at UPenn, he recruited nine All-Ivy League selections and two players who were selected as Ivy Player of the Year. Day also scouted two current UVM players, sophomores forward Lauren Handy and guard Haley Robertson, while working for other programs. Day feels UVM will be a great fit for him because of its similarity to UPenn, he said. “The academics at UVM and

the type of kids I can recruit are very similar to [UPenn],” he said, “so when Jeff Schulman called me, it seemed like a perfect match.” Day said he is also inspired to change the program’s culture at UVM. “One thing I want to change is the practice environment,” he said. “We get music going because I’m an energetic person, and I don’t want these kids to dread coming into the gym.” Day said he hopes a lively and fun practice environment will translate into on-court success. However, he also acknowledged there will be an adjustment period for the organization and that success on the court be not come right away. “For the first year, we aren’t going to put a number of wins on this program,” Day said. “Right now the culture, the environment and the foundation is being set, but the vision is that

in year three, we’ll be playing for an America East title.” Despite the adjustment period, Day said the team can still make a splash this season and expects their strong front court to be a key reason for this. “We’ve got three bigs who can shoot from outside,” he said, “which makes it tough for the defense to guard us. We also have great depth in the backcourt, so I’m excited to see where this season takes us.” Handy is very excited about what the future holds with Day at the helm. “It’s been refreshing for the program,” she said. “[Day] has an insane amount of energy, and I think that’s what we needed. Having him and his entire coaching staff here is tremendous for the program, and we love him a lot.” The Catamounts’ first action will be an exhibition game against St. Michael’s College at home Nov. 5.

SPORTS

Men’s basketball gains a local player By zach falls zfalls@uvm.edu

Ben Shungu, a first-year recruit from Burlington, joins the basketball team as a guard for the 2016-2017 season. Shungu has been two-time Vermont player of the year at Rice Memorial High School. PHIL CARRUTERS/The Vermont Cynic

Fantasy football outlooks and picks for week seven By nick sullivan nssulliv@uvm.edu

WHO I LIKE QB, Matthew Stafford (DET) – I had Stafford as my sleeper last week, and to no surprise, he delivered. With no depth in the backfield, the Detroit offense has been playing primarily in the air, and a matchup against the Washington Redskins’ injury-plagued pass rush is favorable. RB, LeSean McCoy (BUF) – Shady McCoy went off on San Francisco, led by his former coach Chip Kelly, last weekend. McCoy continues to be the focal point of Buffalo’s offense, and he’s a really great start against the mediocre Miami Dolphins this weekend.

MY WAIVER WIRE PICKS TE, Hunter Henry (SD) – I was hesitant about Henry’s production when Antonio Gates returned, but that hasn’t seemed to make a difference. The rookie owned in 49 percent of leagues has scored three touchdowns in three games, and will look to continue the streak against Atlanta.

WR, Cameron Meredith (CHI) – Since Kevin White was placed on the season-ending IR, Meredith has accrued over 140 yards and a touchdown. He’s only owned in 33 percent of leagues, and looks to continue to strive on an offense that throws the ball 40 times per game.

This year, a highly touted first-year men’s basketball player is the buzz around campus due to his Vermont roots. Ben Shungu, a 6-foot-2-inch guard, grew up locally in Burlington. “I have a lot of support everywhere I go,” Shungu said. “Playing in front of your hometown, representing your community and state--it’s special.” The youngest of five boys, Shungu comes from a family of basketball players, although his father played soccer as a child growing up in the Congo. He idolized Allen Iverson, former all-star Philadelphia 76ers point guard when he was younger, according to Shungu. Shungu gained his love of basketball from his older brothers and started playing when he was in the first grade. “I decided I wanted to do basketball all the time,” Shungu said. “It was just my favorite thing to do, even if it was just shooting a sock into a basket.” He attended Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington. There, he played four years of varsity basketball under coach Paul Pecor. “Ben is one of those special players,” Pecor said. “He will do whatever it takes to win on any given night.” “If we needed him to score, he would score. If we needed him to lock down their star player, he would defend. If we needed him to distribute the ball, he

would pass.” During his high school career, Shungu helped lead the Green Knights to state championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015, according to the Vermont Principals’ Association. In his senior season, Shungu averaged 21.9 points per game, according to UVM athletics. Despite these basketball accomplishments, Shungu works just as hard off the court as he does on it, according to Pecor.

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Playing in front of your hometown, representing your community and state--it’s special. BEN SHUNGU FIRST-YEAR

“Ben is one of those kids that gets it,” Pecor said. “He knows that the NBA isn’t his future and he works hard in the classroom.” Pecor went on to praise Shungu’s effort in general, saying he is constantly working hard to improve his game and academics. UVM men’s basketball head coach John Becker had nothing but great things to say about Shungu. “I followed him throughout his high school career,” Becker said. “He is a very impressive athlete who attacks and finishes at the rim.” Becker also added how impressed he was with Shungu’s

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WHO I DON'T LIKE WR, Kenny Britt (LA) – Don’t even think about starting Kenny Britt. One multi-score game this season does not justify a reason to start a player who took six weeks to find the end zone. QB, Brock Osweiler (HOU) – Somebody explain to me why the Texans are paying Osweiler $72 million for the way he’s played this season. He hasn’t thrown more than two touchdowns in a game, and playing Denver this weekend won’t be a walk in the park. TE, Coby Fleener (NO) – Fleener might have three touchdowns through three games, but his involvement and shares of pass attempts fluctuates and makes him a highly risky flex. Look elsewhere if you can.

overall character, agreeing with Pecor’s words about his ability to do whatever it takes to win. Current captain and teammate senior guard/forward Kurt Steidl also praised the first-year guard for his talents on the court and overall character. “[Shungu] is a funny guy off the court,” Steidl said. “He plays really hard, and always is trying to do the right thing.”. If there were any concerns about how Shungu’s talents would transfer to the Division 1 level, they were quickly put to rest. “He’s adjusted well so far,” Steidl said. “I think he is going to be a really good player here.” Shungu said he has had to adjust to the significant difference in competition between high school basketball in Vermont and the collegiate level. “Growing up in Vermont, the competition isn’t as high,” he said. “The skill required here … it’s a whole other level.” The team as a whole has high hopes of raising another conference championship trophy come mid-March. From the looks of it, what once was a team that suffered a narrow defeat to Stony Brook University last March is poised to make a statement in the America East this winter. Men’s basketball tips off their season Nov. 12 in Hamden, Connecticut as they take on Quinnipiac University in a non-conference showdown. In addition to Shungu, Rice High School has produced other basketball players in the past.

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n the modern game of professional baseball, managers have a plethora of statistics on which to base late-game matchups. Sometimes, as this year’s postseason has proven, it is often best for managers not to strictly adhere to these statistics and sacred baseball tradition, but instead to take a more unconventional approach. Simply put, managers have found the most success this postseason by letting their best pitchers pitch as often as possible and regardless of both matchups and conventional baseball wisdom. Take the Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, who have ridden the best pitcher on the planet to the National League Championship Series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts elected to start threetime Cy Young award-winner and 2014 MVP-winner Clayton Kershaw on short rest in game four of the team’s opening series against the Washington Nationals. Although Kershaw did not win the game like he did in game one of the series, there is no one else that should have been on the mound for the team with their season on the line. Kershaw pitched well enough and the Dodgers ended up winning the game, forcing a decisive game ﬁve that would decide the fate of the team’s

season. Again, with the season on the line, Roberts elected to bring in Kershaw when it mattered most in game ﬁve. Despite the fact that Kershaw had pitched on short rest just two days earlier, Roberts bucked conventional baseball wisdom and brought in Kershaw to shut the door on the Nationals’ season. In doing so, Roberts sent a message loud and clear: if you are going to beat us, you are going to have to beat our best pitcher.

bringing the score to 4-1 at the end of the seventh inning. Despite a commendable push at the end of the game, the Nationals lost 4-3 and their season came to an end. The question that should be asked is why Baker elected to bring in a bundle of no-name relievers instead of leaving in his ace, and $210 million man Max Scherzer. Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona has adopted a similar strategy to Roberts in his use of star reliever Andrew Miller.

The results have been clear this year: when the lights shine brightest, don't overthink things. On the other side of the spectrum, Nationals manager Dusty Baker elected to “play the matchups” in game five of the series instead of putting faith in his best pitcher. In the top of the seventh inning, the Nationals found themselves up 1-0 with their best pitcher, Max Scherzer, on top of his game. However, on the first pitch of the inning, Scherzer gave up a home run to power hitting outfielder Joc Pederson, and just like that, the game was tied. Instead of letting his ace resume his dominance of the Dodgers, Dusty Baker pulled Scherzer out of the game, setting the stage for a bullpen meltdown. The Nationals would go on to use five pitchers that inning and give up three more runs,

Instead of using Miller for one shutdown inning as is typical for late game relievers, Francona used Miller for nearly two innings in each of the ﬁrst two games of the American League Championship Series. The results were astonishing, as Miller struck out almost every hitter he faced. Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter, on the other hand, did not even use his star reliever Zach Britton in the Orioles’ wild card playoff loss to the Blue Jays, a decision that many critics say doomed the team. The results have been clear this year: when the lights shine brightest, don’t overthink things. Just give it to your stud. Jack Estrin is a junior sociology and economics major. He has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2014.

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LAST WEEK

3-2

Field Hockey vs California Orono, ME Oct. 15

2-2

1-0

Men’s Soccer vs Hartford HOME Oct. 15

3-0

Women’s Hockey at Robert Morris

Women’s Soccer at Albany

Moon Township, PA Oct. 16

Albany, NY Oct. 16

THIS WEEK Women's Soccer vs Hartford

Men’s Hockey at Nebraska-Omaha

HOME Oct. 20 7 p.m.

Omaha, NE Oct. 20 8 p.m.

Field Hockey at New Hampshire

Women’s Hockey at St. Lawrence

Durham, NH Oct. 21 3 p.m.

Canton, NY Oct. 21 7 p.m.

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RECORDS Men’s Soccer 9-5-1 Women’s Soccer 6-6-3 Field Hockey 7-8

Men’s Hockey 1-1 Women’s Hockey 2-1-1

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