Two UVM students are running to represent Burlington city council.

Senior Carmen Scoles was nominated to represent the East District of Burling-ton Jan. 11.

Scoles, the Democratic candidate, is running against UVM assistant library professor, Selene Colburn to represent the voting district, or Ward.

The East District includes both Wards 1 and 8, which are predominantly inhabited by UVM students, in addition to non-students.

“We’re such a big population of Bur-lington, like 10,000 students, it kind of makes sense that we should have some say in city council,” sophomore Abby Holmquist said. “I think it’s great that students will have some representation now.”

“The East District is approximately 70 percent on-campus students, and they PDNH�XS�PXFK�RI� WKH�R ��FDPSXV�SRSX�lation in the ward as well,” said Kesha Ram, a 2008 alumna and state represen-tative serving Burlington’s Hill Section.

The new East District was created on 'HF����������DQG�ZLOO�JR�LQWR�H �HFW�DV�RI�the March 3 election.

The ward aims to strengthen the re-lationship between students and non-students and have both parties’ concerns heard, Ram said.

“Students are an important part of our city’s cultural and economic fabric.

The more engaged they are, the more likely that they will have a voice in the is-VXHV�WKDW�D �HFW�WKHP�´�5DP�VDLG�

Scoles, who was nominated for the position by Ram, started seeing a rela-tionship between community service and public service when she arrived at WKH�8QLYHUVLW\�GXULQJ�WKH�IDOO�RI�KHU�¿�UVW��year.

“I believe that representing a ward is the highest form of serving your commu-nity, and I love this community; I have the time, I have the energy and I have the support,” Scoles said.

She said people, including herself,

talk about the government and the things they dislike about it.

She wants to move from this state of inaction, and implement the changes people want to see.

With the new position and the new place in her life, Scoles said she has the DELOLW\�WR�VHH�WKLQJV�IURP�D�GL �HUHQW�OLJKW��

“The new place that I’m at [in life] is going to be helpful and vital in the com-bination of these two wards coming to-gether as one district,” Scoles said.

Junior Brock Gibian is running for the new Ward 8 city council position in the March 3 election.

Gibian is from Ithaca, New York.“It’s a city very similar to Burlington

in that they are both academically and environmentally focused,” Gibian said.

He was a member of student coun-cil at his high school for all four years and served as vice president his last two years, he said.

“There are a lot of lessons and experi-ences I learned in Ithaca that I felt like I could bring to Burlington,” Gibian said. “I wanted to go somewhere where I felt comfortable, and Burlington was that place.”

Gibian is currently pursuing a dual degree in economics and mathematics.

“I originally started out as a business major, but I didn’t see the business major having sustainability or the environment in any sort of factor,” Gibian said.

He served as vice president of stan-GDUGV�DQG�¿�QDQFH�IURP�6HSWHPEHU������to May 2014 on the UVM Interfraternity Council, he said. He also served as an SGA senator on the Finance Committee.

“I consider politics to really be civic engagement,” Gibian said. “I don’t con-sider myself running for a political po-sition. I consider myself running for a public service position.”

Gibian’s only opponent is UVM alumni Adam Roof, class of 2011, Gibian said. Roof was a member of the men’s ice hockey club team while at UVM, accord-ing to the ice hockey club team website.

“I realized that there is a true commu-nication breakdown [between] students and the city,” Gibian said.

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Another winless weekendPrior to their game against

Providence College Dec. 29, the men’s hockey team was ranked ninth in the nation.

The Cats fell to the Friars 3-0, and since the loss have cap-tured one win over their last six games.

Before the loss to Providence in December, the Cats were rid-ing a seven game winning streak DQG� À�RDWLQJ� DWRS� WKH� +RFNH\�East standings.

Currently, Vermont is UDQNHG�¿�IWK�LQ�+RFNH\�(DVW�DQG�No. 15 in the national standings after two tough losses versus No. 3 Boston University.

“It’s tough to be on a losing skid right now,” Head Coach Kevin Sneddon said. “But I think RXU�MRE�DV�D�FRDFKLQJ�VWD � � LV�WR�VWD\�SRVLWLYH��¿�JKW� WKURXJK� WKLV�adversity knowing that in the long run it’s going to strengthen us.”

While Sneddon remains pos-itive, UVM has a tough schedule ahead.

The Cats’ next game is an non-conference match versus Penn State at the Wells Fargo Center Jan. 31. The Cats will

¿�QLVK� WKH� VHDVRQ� ZLWK� IRXU�Hockey East series against the University of New Hampshire, No. 14 Boston College, No. 19 Merrimack College and No. 10 UMass-Lowell.

Despite the recent losses, Sneddon said if they play as they did against BU for the rest of the season they will “win a lot of hockey games.”

“We’ll turn the tide,” Sned-don said. “There are too many good hockey players and charac-ters in that room for us not to.”

7KH�¿�UVW�RI�WKH�WZR�FRQWHVWV�KDG� VHQLRU� JRDOLH� %URG\� +R ��man starting in goal for the Cats.

Three straight Terrier goals OHDG�WR�6QHGGRQ�UHPRYLQJ�+R ��man and replacing him with sophomore Mike Santaguida.

Despite a late surge by UVM the nation’s point leader and top �����1+/�GUDIW�SURVSHFW��¿�UVW�year Jack Eichel, added to the Terrier’s lead after an empty-net goal leaving BU with a 4-2 win.

Game two started with an DQQRXQFHPHQW�WKDW�JRDOLH�+R ��man would not be dressing due to a suspension for “violating team values and expectations,” Sneddon said.

Santaguida got the start in-stead, and ended the game with 34 saves.

Both sides had their share of scoring opportunities.

The game was sent to over-time where Eichel scored the game-winner with two minutes left to play, giving BU a 2-1 win.

Five out of the Cats’ last six goals have come on the power-

play. “We’ve been snake-bitten a

little bit with putting the puck in the back of the net,” Sneddon said.

In their last seven games, the Cats have been outscored 22-8.

“As of late I feel the team

hasn’t been scoring enough, but we have been in each game and that’s good to see,” sophomore Shane Hickey said. “We will be a real contender in both Hockey East and the NCAA tournament if we get in.”

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Students campaign for council election

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After two losses to BU, Cats continue to fall in national rankings

Students may have no-ticed “asbestos” warning signs around the Hills building.

There are obvious signs of construction in addition to the signs.

Caution tape and plastic sheeting could be seen near the signs in Hills building.

The construction area is not EORFNHG� R�� DQG� VWXGHQWV� KDYH�been passing through like usual.

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nity that it’s nothing to worry about.

Sophomore Michaela Paul is uneasy about the signs.

“It is concerning, because it [asbestos] is a health hazard,” Paul said.

She hopes that the issue will be resolved soon to protect stu-GHQWV� DQG� VWD� IURP� SRWHQWLDO�danger, she said.

“A pipe burst in the build-ing over break, and repairs are FXUUHQWO\� LQ� SURJUHVV�´� RFLDOV�from the Physical Plant said.

Junior Jamie Gates said he’ll be sure to scope out the Hills

building in the near future.“Asbestos sucks, it should

not even be a problem. They VKRXOG� KDYH� ¿JXUHG� WKLV� RXW�years ago,” he said.

Sophomore Meghan Carlyle said that she’s noticed the signs.

“It kind of freaked me out a little bit,” she said.

“It’s something that the Uni-versity should take care of, and I trust that they will,” sophomore Jackson Batchelder said.

The signs have been re-moved as of Jan. 26.

UVM has just received The Community Engagement Cer-WL¿FDWLRQ� IURP� WKH� &DUQHJLH�Foundation.

7KLV� FHUWL¿FDWLRQ� DVVXUHV�WKDW�³890�KDV�D�VLJQL¿FDQW�DQG�institutionalized local, national and global commitment to com-munity engagement through re-ciprocal partnerships that ben-H¿W� ERWK� FRPPXQLW\� SDUWQHUV�DQG� IDFXOW\�� VWXGHQWV� DQG� VWD �at the university,” according to the Jan. 14 press release.

“We’re very pleased to have received this important and prestigious designation,” Presi-dent Tom Sullivan according to the press release.

“As a land-grant research in-

stitution, we are committed to our mission of public service.”

“It makes sense that UVM would get this award and it shows how much they care about engagement learning,” senior Owen Parr said.

UVM has a big focus on uni-versity and community partner-ships as well as service learning.

In academic service learning, “students work with community partners within credit-bearing courses, so that students apply the skills of their disciplines to real-world problems to both deepen their learning and ben-H¿W� FRPPXQLW\� SDUWQHUV�´� DF-FRUGLQJ�WR�WKH�2FH�RI�&RPPX-nity-University Partnerships & Service Learning website.

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launched in 2006, and in that ¿UVW� \HDU� LW� ZDV� DZDUGHG� WR�UVM.

The University was one of only 76 schools to receive both academic engagement and com-PXQLW\� SDUWLFLSDWLRQ� FHUWL¿FD-tions.

“Not only is UVM providing its students with a great educa-tion, but they’re also sending out citizens who understand and appreciate the importance that comes from being an active and compassionate member within the larger community,” junior Lizzie Leonard said.

The Carnegie Founda-tion has now combined the two awards, and the University was given one this year.

The foundation does not rely on public national data, but

rather “institutions participate voluntarily by submitting mate-rials describing the nature and extent of their engagement with their communities,” according to the press release.

Susan Munkres, the director of UVM’s Community-Universi-ty Partnerships & Service Learn-LQJ�RFH��VSHDUKHDGHG�WKH�SUR-cess and had some things to say about the importance of the University’s practices, accord-ing to the press release. Munkres named a few other things that were important to WKH�FHUWL¿FDWLRQ��

“the integration of strong service learning courses into a wide range of departments and UVM students’ commitment to service.”

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UVM police services re-ceived a report of a burglary IURP� WKH� ¿UVW� ÀRRU� RI� :LQJ�Hall.

Police found an unlocked window with the screen on the ground. An Xbox and video games were stolen from the dorm room. No suspects have been named.

8:59 p.m. Students in Converse Hall

reported suspicions that a stu-dent in the hall was in posses-sion of weapons.

:KHQ�RFHUV��ZHQW�WR�PHHW�the student, they found the stu-dent had a walking cane with a taser on the end, which violates university policy. No weapons or replicas of weapons are per-mitted inside student residence halls, according to the policy.

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Jan. 1611:13 a.m.

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Nothing had been taken from the room, and nobody ap-pears to have entered into the room.

Jan. 172:33 a.m.

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SGA updates

7KH�ÀRRU�RSHQHG�XS�WR�SXE-lic forum at the Jan. 20 Student Government Association sen-ate meeting, beginning with se-nior Carmen Scoles and junior Brock Gibian.

Scoles and Gibian are run-ning for the Burlington city council after both recently won Democratic backing, Scoles said.

Scoles is running for the East District position, which combines Ward 1 and Ward 8. Gibian is running for the Ward 8 position.

The election for city coun-cil is March 3, during Spring Break. Scoles and Gibian dis-cussed during public forum how they have been trying to get students to register for ab-sentee ballots due to the calen-GDU�FRQÀLFW�

The South Burlington Blood Drive Team was also listed un-der public forum in the agenda, but didn’t make an appearance.

There was no new business, old business or urgent business listed on the agenda or dis-cussed during the meeting.

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“I think that student rep-UHVHQWDWLRQ�ZRXOG�¿[� WKDW�´�KH�said.

There are many issues he said he cares about, but that is what really made him want to run for the position.

“I felt like I could actually change something,” Gibian said.

“I felt like this isn’t federal politics where it’s gridlocked; this is local politics where I can change something and someone can actually feel that change,” he said.

The March 3 election is dur-ing UVM’s Spring Break, ac-cording to the UVM academic calendar.

Students will be able to get a IRUP�WR�¿OO�RXW�DQ�DEVHQWHH�EDO-lot, he said.

“The situation that I’m in - I’m going to take advantage of it and get out the vote,” Gibian said.

Scoles and Gibian have been going to various club meetings and trying to get the word out about registering to vote and getting an absentee ballot, Gib-ian said.

Life

Black and White

Declining gas prices may be giving drivers around the country a reason to cel-ebrate, but Vermont seems to be a bit behind.

Average gas prices in Ver-mont are the sixth highest in the U.S., with a current aver-age of $2.385 per gallon, ac-cording to GasBuddy.com.

In contrast, the American Automobile Association’s national average is $2.038 per gallon.

But UVM students aren’t complaining.

“The gas prices are won-derfully low,” senior Sienna Searles said.

/RZHU�SULFHV�PD\�EHQH¿W�UVM students, faculty and VWD� ZKR� FRPPXWH� RU� VWX-dents hitting the slopes this season.

“I drive a lot locally for my job and the lower gas prices KDYH� GH¿QLWHO\� KHOSHG� PH�save money,” senior Emma Flaherty said.

While gas prices in Bur-lington may be higher than in other places, they are still much lower than they were.

In 2008, the highest price recorded was $4.12 per gal-lon, according to GasBuddy.com.

Gas costs on average $1.11 less per gallon than last year, according to the web-site.

“Our 2015 gas price fore-cast reveals a yearly national average far lower than what we saw [in 2014],” said Gas-Buddy’s senior petroleum analyst, Patrick DeHaan.

GasBuddy predicts that prices could fall below $2 per gallon this year, according to a recent email from the com-pany.

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Ingredients• 1 cup pre-chopped

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• 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic

• 1 1/4 pounds ground turkey

• 1 tablespoon chili powder

• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

• 2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

• 1 (19-ounce) can can-nellini beans, rinsed and drained

• 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, un-drained

• 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh ciantro

• 6 lime wedges

PreparationHeat a large saucepan

over medium heat. Add the onion, poblano pepper, gar-lic and turkey; cook for 6 minutes or until the turkey is done, stirring frequently to crumble the ingredients.

Stir in chili powder, to-mato paste, oregano, cum-in, salt, pepper, cannellini beans, tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

Serve with lime wedges.

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Health CornerA superbowl of chili

Novelist hails Dr. KingUVM welcomed Miami

University alumni, novelist and reporter for The Wash-ington Post, Wil Haygood Jan. 21.

Haygood was this year’s keynote speaker for UVM’s Martin Luther King Jr. cel-ebrations.

“His speech was funny, riveting and moving all to-gether,” sophomore Chloe

Danahy said. Haygood is the New York

Times best-selling author of “The Butler: A Witness to History.”

He was also the associate producer of the award-win-ning motion picture “The %XWOHU�´� WKH�¿OP�DGDSWDWLRQ�of his novel, according to the American Program Bureau website.

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one from the pre-segre-gation era to see how the [potential] election of an African-American would af-fect them,” he said. “I was looking for a gardener from the White House, or a dish-washer or even a butler from that time period.”

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After various phone calls and questioning, Haygood said he managed to get a tip about a former White House butler, Eugene Allen.

“Martin Luther King once said, ‘If a man is called a [dishwasher], he should be the best [dishwasher] that he can possibly be,’ and I got to meet that very dish-washer from Scottsville, Vir-ginia,” Haygood said.

Sophomore Elizabeth Rummel said she found Al-len’s story to be “ unique, extremely powerful … espe-FLDOO\�WR�KHDU�¿UVWKDQG�´

Growing up during a time of Southern segregation, Al-len worked as a dishwasher, ¿UVW�DW�D�9LUJLQLD�UHVRUW�DQG�then at a Washington, D.C. country club, Haygood said.

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Allen worked with eight U.S. presidents, beginning with President Harry S. Tru-man.

Before Allen’s death in 2010, he was invited to Pres-ident Barack Obama’s inau-guration where he told Hay-good, “When I worked in the White House, you didn’t even dream that you could have a dream like this.”

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UVM welcomed Miami University alumni, novelist and reporter for The Wash-ington Post, Wil Haygood Jan. 21.

Haygood was this year’s keynote speaker for UVM’s Martin Luther King Jr. cel-ebrations.

“His speech was funny, riveting and moving all to-gether,” sophomore Chloe

Danahy said. Haygood is the New York

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VICTORIA CASSAR The Vermont CynicLeft: Wil Haygood, author of “The Butler: A Witness to History”, gives a speech. Top: Speech attendees listen to Haygood speak Jan. 20 in Ira Allen Chapel. Above: Rev. Leroy Dixon and Barbara Criss perform.

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,UNSPZO�SLJ[\YLY�YL�LJ[Z�VU�^VYR� A songwriter, literary

theorist and UVM graduate with a 4.2 out of 5 on rate-myprofessors.com, English lecturer Sean Witters shared his thoughts on music, pro-fessorship and lobster ther-midor.

Vermont Cynic: When did you know you wanted to be an English professor?

Sean Witters: Probably my sophomore year in col-lege.

I realized that I was taking a lot of English classes and beginning to feel a deep con-nection to it.

VC: What is your favorite part of the job?

SW: Working with stu-dents.

VC: If you could be any-thing other than a university professor, what would you be?

SW: A novelist, but I re-alized I’m not a novelist. My mind doesn’t work the way theirs do.

I would either want to be participating in important social change or be in a high-ly successful and lucrative art rock band.

VC: If you could be any musical instrument, what would you be?

SW: I would want to be an

instrument that could gen-erate sound on its own that involves chaos. I guess that’s why I like the guitar. Maybe I would be a 1960s Jazzmas-ter that had been played for a very long time.

VC: How has the study of theory and literature impact-ed the way you look at life?

SW: Literary theory par-ticularly has changed how I think about the very phe-nomenon of knowledge.

Seeing language in a way that is fresh and strange, as a way of recovering perception, recovering consciousness, that’s important to me.

It’s changed how I think about the individual and the human subject.

VC: If you had to choose D� ¿�UVW� ODQJXDJH� RWKHU� WKDQ�English what would it be?

SW: I think I’d want to speak Japanese for no par-ticular reason other than that I want to go to Japan.

VC: How has UVM changed since you were here?

SW: I miss the Dairy Bar. The Davis Center is now on top of it, but it was a student run place where they served ice cream and sandwiches and the milk came from UVM’s own farm.

We should bring the Dairy Bar back.

VC: Is there a particular food everyone should try?

SW: Lobster thermidor aux crevettes served in the Provençale manner with shallots and aubergines, JDUQLVKHG� ZLWK� WUX ��H� SkWp��brandy and a fried egg and spam.

VC: What are you most proud of?

SW: Aside from my chil-dren and family, profession-ally I’m most proud of the fact that I won the Kroepsch-Maurice Award because it comes from nominations by my students and peers.

VC: What are you current-ly working on?

SW: I’m writing an essay for a collection my friend in Germany is putting together on literary American writers and the marketplace.

VC: What’s better for writ-ing: a typewriter or tablet?

SW: Microsoft word, on a computer, full screen mode.

FREDDY MORIN The Vermont CynicDr. Sean Witters speaks about his work and life Jan. 23 in the John F. Dewey Lounge in Old Mill Hall. Outside of the classroom, Witters fronts the Burlington-based art rock band named Invisible Homes.

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Tricks and tips for your psych game

It’s the beginning of the semester, and you’re looking for it to go well. Lucky for you, psychology could hold the key to your social suc-cess, and this is the perfect time to try out these life tips. Results may vary.

FOOT LANGUAGE

The way a person’s feet are facing can say a lot about how into the conversation they are.

For example, if one foot is facing towards you, but the other is facing towards the door, they may be trying to make an exit.

The feet directly show what the person is focused on in that moment, accord-ing to lifebuzz.com.

“I think people say a lot of things and they are not as perceptive of their own ac-tions as they think they are, but their body language will always say more than they UHDOL]H�´� ¿�UVW�\HDU� $QGUHZ�Wilson said.

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If you’re looking to spice WKLQJV�XS�RQ�D�¿�UVW�GDWH��WDNH�them somewhere that will get their heart beating with adrenaline. It could be any-thing from a scary movie to rock climbing.

In a tricky and slightly deceitful way, the false attri-bution of arousal makes the other person think that you are the cause of their good time, rather than the excit-ing activity.

THE NAME GAME

One of the simplest things you can do to improve your friendship with some-one is to use their name in conversation.

People love to hear their name, and it helps solidify trust within the relation-ships. By adding in the other person’s name at the end of a sentence, you are showing that you are entirely focused on that person and the inter-action you are having.

“Saying someone’s name when you are talking to them shows them that you are di-UHFWO\� WDONLQJ� WR� WKHP�´�¿�UVW�-year Ellen Atkinson said. “Eye contact is also impor-tant.”

STRICTLY BUSINESS

Have you ever gotten

what you wanted by asking for something smaller and PRUH�DWWDLQDEOH�¿�UVW"��

The “foot-in-the-door” phenomenon can help make the transition from a small favor to what you’re really looking for.

Alternatively, with the “door-in-the-face” technique you can go in the exact oppo-site route and ask for some-thing completely ridiculous, making what you really want look easy and simple in com-parison.

At the end of the day, you should just try being a good person in order to get what you want, but there is no harm in trying these life tips alongside that.

Like Maya Angelou, the famous African-American poet and award winning au-thor, once said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

0DULVVD�/DQR � �LV�D�¿�UVW�\HDU�Psychology major. She has been writing for the Cynic since fall 2014.

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ARTSWhere in the world is Jenke Arts

The Living/Learning area was revamped with a new mural that features shades of blues and an array of feathers.

Alumna Sarah Ruther-ford, an artist based out of New York, painted the mu-ral.

“I think it’s an upgrade from the old [mural],” ju-nior Alex Perkins said. “It makes that whole area look nicer, [there are] too many brick and concrete spots [on campus] where there could be student art.”

Rutherford said she got her start “by working as a waitress in New York City and sometimes would draw on their chalkboard.”

Noticed for her chalk drawings, Rutherford was hired to illustrate a cook-book. “It did really well and

soon enough I got a call from Esquire magazine” she said.

Rutherford has made murals for art shows, carni-vals and music festivals such as The Hudson Project and Bonnaroo.

³7KLV� EXVLQHVV� LV� GH¿-nitely not the right decision for everybody,” Rutherford said. “You need to do every-thing and anything if you want to succeed.”

Junior Elizabeth Callah-an said she liked the old mu-ral but “people can connect to [this painting] in their own way”

“Diversity and indepen-dence are things that I have gotten from this painting,” Callahan said.

“You have to put yourself in an uncomfortable posi-tion in this business,” Ruth-erford said. “That way you can learn how to develop your own artistic voice.”

Many local artists once had a place to create and thrive. But that space seems to have disappeared.

Last October, the space in 19 Church St. ceased to be known as Jenke Arts. How-ever, it has become some-thing new.

In 2011, Tommy Alex-ander came up with Jenke Arts, an artist’s collective to support and give back to Burlington’s creative-types.

Matt Mantone became involved with the project and the two leased a space on Church Street. They renovated it to be a record-ing studio and eventually a dance studio.

“It just started as an idea,” Alexander said. “Then LW� WRRN� RQ� GLHUHQW� IRUPV�throughout the couple years.”

Jenke Arts existed for about two years, mostly helping musicians record al-bums for little to no charge DQG� RHULQJ� XS� VSDFH� WR�many artists.

However, Alexander knew he didn’t plan to stay in Burlington and left this

fall for Oregon to focus on his music.

“I built [Jenke Arts] knowing that I might not necessarily always be there to enjoy it,” he said.

Alexander hoped the community would continue to use the space.

“It’s a good lesson - just doing something because it’s awesome, not because you expect anything in re-turn,” Alexander said.

Now, the space is run by Mantone, who renamed it Swan Dojo.

“Tommy and I sort of completed as far as we were going to go together,” Man-tone said. “Since then we’ve made a lot of changes to this space.”

Mantone has added dif-ferent features to the space such as more space for the-ater acts. He said he has plans to install theater light-ing, stained glass windows and water features.

Swan Dojo is a place for DOO�GLHUHQW�IRUPV�RI�DUW�DQG�movement.

“The idea expanded from just recording studio to community center,” Man-tone said.

In Burlington winters, Swan Dojo is “a place thats full of intentional positiv-

ity,” Mantone said. Swan Dojo isn’t very well

known though. “It’s been building its momentum waiting for that perfect mo-ment to emerge,” Mantone said.

Alexander said Jenke is still alive as a community in Burlington and at the Friendly Gathering music festival where Jenke runs a stage.

Alexander said he has “dreams to be able to really OHW�WKH�QRQ�SUR¿W�DUW�FROOHF-tive grow ... I really want to be able to help Vermont art-ists.”

OLIVER POMAZI The Vermont CynicSwan Dojo production manager Jennifer Giammanco is pictured Jan. 25 in Swan Dojo on Church St. Formerly known as Jenke Arts, the studio name was changed about three months ago to the Swan Dojo.

0ROO\�'XAssistant Arts Editor

Painting the walls

Since their 2011 debut, this indie-folk-pop group has been enchanting audi-ences with their upbeat en-ergy and unique mixture of sounds.

Wild Child played a sold-out show at Higher Ground Jan. 23 as a part of their 2015 winter tour.

Lead vocalists and Texas natives Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins met in 2009 while touring with another band, The Migrant.Since the release of their independent debut album “Pillow Talk” in 2011, the band has experienced a whirlwind of success.

They were named Best Folk Act and Best Indie Band at the 2013 Austin Music Awards and have performed at big-name mu-sic festivals such as South E\�6RXWKZHVW�DQG�)LUHÀ\�LQ�Texas.

“I couldn’t stop smil-ing,” sophomore Vanessa Calu said. “Their music just makes me so happy.”

The crowd erupted as the quirky clan stepped onto the stage. The mem-bers dressed casually and wore tribal-esque streaks of green marker on their faces. They played in the Show-case lounge, which fostered an intimate atmosphere be-tween the performers and

the audience.“Make some mother-

fucking noise!” Beggins and Wilson yelled as they kicked R�WKH�QLJKW�

Their songs varied from heavy-rhythmed rustic dance anthems to melodic and sentimental ballads.

The audience would re-spond accordingly, danc-

ing energetically to upbeat songs like “The Runaround” and swaying quietly to softer ballads like “Bridges Burning.”

The show was full of charming surprises, like a funky number accompanied by an impromptu striptease by Beggins and songs from an upcoming album to be

Arts review: Wild Child

Rafael SantosCynic Correspondant

Cara Zhuang6WD�:ULWHU

ERIN LUCEY The Vermont CynicMusician Sadie Wolfe of the indie-pop band Wild Child plays the electric cello during their performance Jan. 23 at Higher Ground.

PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA BARKERAlumna Sarah Rutherford poses within an installation at her most recent show “Nesting” at 1975 Gallery in Rochester, New York.

ARTS6 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015

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Festival sounds and vibes have been promised at Higher Ground this Feb 4.

Alex Botwin started his third tour as Paper Dai-mond this week.

“The production we’re bringing and the sound ... it feels crazy,” Botwin said.

Only four years after re-OHDVLQJ� KLV� ¿UVW� DOEXP� DV�Paper Diamond, Botwin has become a big name at mu-sic festivals, bringing new sounds to each show.

Botwin has been a musi-cian almost all his life.

“I started playing music when I was 4,” he said.“I played violin [and later] keyboard, bass, and drums

when I was 12.” He hasn’t always been

a solo musician, however. Many might know Botwin from the Pnuma Trio, a band he was in before focus-ing on Paper Diamond.

Botwin said “nothing’s

really changed...I’m just not playing with other musi-cians.”

For Botwin, “the music LV�¿UVW�DQG�HYHU\WKLQJ�HOVH�LV�secondary,” he said. There isn’t a single moment when he isn’t thinking about mu-

sic. “I turn on music when I

¿UVW� JHW� XS� LQ� WKH�PRUQLQJ�[to] get inspired,” Botwin said.

Fans can expect each VKRZ� WR� EH� YHU\� GLHUHQW�from the last. The show is

“improvised every night” Botwin said.

On top of that, Botwin plays works-in-progress at shows. “I want to know how people are going to react to it,” he said.

Botwin said what keeps his music fresh and excit-ing is that, “I’m just search-ing for that sound [and] I just want to share that with people.”

Botwin said he is excited to come back to Burlington, HVSHFLDOO\� EHFDXVH�KLV� ³¿UVW�tattoo ever, [he] got in Burl-ington.” Apparently this is a ritual for Botwin.

“I’ve been collecting tat-WRRV� IURP� DOO� P\� GLHUHQW�tour spots,” he said.

Burlington fans are in for “a crazy night,” Botwin said. “I’ve got a ton of new mu-sic ... it’s a culmination of a years long work.” However, “it’s not all about ‘turning up’,” Botwin said. He re-cently launched a website called raingang.com.

“I haven’t really used my voice as Paper Diamond [yet],” Botwin said. The website is meant to be a place to share the more se-rious “messages and ideas and concepts,” he said.

Botwin hopes his shows and the new “raingang” will inspire others. “Music has the power to make change,” he said.

Paper Diamond swings back to Burly

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAPER DIAMONDAlex Botwin, an electronic music producer from Colorado better known as Paper Diamond, is pictured. His current 2015 tour is his third tour under the stage name Paper Diamond. Over the years he has performed his upbeat party music at summer festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo.

The production we’re bringing and the sound

... it feels crazy.

Alex Botwin

0ROO\�'XAssistant Arts Editor

Cee Lo Green has called

Joe Driscoll “the gangsta

with an iron lung.” Sekou

Kouyate has been hailed

as the Jimi Hendrix of the

kora, a West African harp.

Together, these musi-

cians have travelled the

world for the last two years

creating what Driscoll calls

“West African music meet-

ing the reggae and hip-hop

of New York.”

Joe Driscoll and Sekou

Kouyate will perform at

ArtsRiot with Barika Jan.

30.

As the tour heads to Ver-

mont next week, Driscoll

said they’re excited to be vis-

iting the home of their label,

Cumbancha, which is based

in Charlotte, Vermont.

For two people who tour

the world together and don’t

speak the same language,

becoming friends was sur-

prisingly easy, Driscoll said.

Driscoll even cites the

ODQJXDJH� EDUULHU� DV� EHQH¿-

cial to the duo’s songwriting

process.

“Sometimes there’s a

tendency in music to over-

discuss, and that really isn’t

an option here. We kept it

simple, and that’s actually

been a great, refreshing ad-

vantage,” Driscoll said.

In the end, it all comes

back to the music.

“We’re both hugely pas-

sionate about the same

kinds of music: Bob Marley,

Damien Marley, Nas. We

share the same lifestyle: get-

WLQJ� R� RQ� WKDW� H[SHULHQFH�of rocking to big crowds,”

Driscoll said.

Driscoll said touring

with Kouyate is “where I’ve

always wanted to be. We’ve

been on the road with this

project now for 10 months

of the last year. The back of

the van is home.”

The duo’s debut album

“Faya” was released Feb. 18

2014.

The two are set to start

recording their sophomore

album this February.

“It’s a one-of-a-kind en-

ergy-packed show,” Driscoll

VDLG�� ³,W¶V� GH¿QLWHO\� VRPH-

thing to experience live.”

Band plays with ‘Faya’Sarah Stickle

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PHOTO COURTESY OF RENE SCHONENBURGSekou Kouyate (left) and Joe Driscoll are pictured above. The duo de-scribes their sound as a fusion of West African music, reggae and New York hip-hop. They will be headlining a performance at ArtsRiot! Jan. 30.

The Machine rocks out

A cover band with world

tour experience is returning

to Vermont.

The Machine is set to play

music for “one of our most

highly anticipated crowds,”

said Tahrah Cohen, drum-

mer in the group.

“The Machine was the

only Pink Floyd cover band

around, really, and because

we were so good we quickly

became very popular,” Co-

hen said.

The group began coming

to Vermont in the early ‘90s,

and has been playing at

Higher Ground for a num-

ber of years.

The Machine “loves Ver-

mont — it’s gorgeous and

the people are amazing,

cool, and energetic.” Cohen

said. “The crowd is really on

your side,”

The other members in-

FOXGH�$GDP�0LQNR�RQ�EDVV�

and vocals, Scott Chasolen

on keyboard and vocals,

and Ryan Ball on guitar and

vocals. Cohen is the only

founding member who is

still in the band.

Their style is a “jam-y

kind of Pink Floyd band, like

the original, and very im-

provisational,” Cohen said.

The members all write

their own music on the side

and are involved in other

bands.

Ball is a recording studio

engineer, Chasolen has his

own band with original mu-

VLF� DQG�0LQNR� DQG�&RKHQ�are also involved with other

bands.

“Music isn’t a hobby, it’s

what we all do,” Cohen said.

“Each performance is

GLHUHQW�� DQG�� EHFDXVH� ZH�change band members every

so often, the music is always

evolving,” Cohen said.

The band always makes

a point to play a myriad of

songs.

Katie Lazarus6WD�:ULWHU

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MACHINEMembers of the Pink Floyd cover band The Machine perform. The group has been playing shows in Vermont since the early 1990’s.

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ENTERPRISEOut-of-state, out of mind

How a barely-known law makes out-of-state tuition two and a half times higher

Sierra Connell is attend-ing her second semester at UVM as an out-of-stater. She’s at her “number one school.” She’s volunteer-ing, playing � ute in concert band, spending her nights going to music events and hanging out with friends.

Now, she’s leaving.Before she graduat-

ed high school, her father passed away and her mother became too injured to work. Without � nancial support, she took out $18,000 in stu-dent loans for her � rst year. She doesn’t want to graduate with $100,000 in debt, she said.

“It’s not like my family [is full of] drug addicts. � ere’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to go to the school I want to go to,” Connell said.

Former student Aiden Holwerda was a biochem-istry major, who frequently spent his weekends skiing with friends at Jay Peak and Stowe.

Now he works at a brick-yard and attends commu-nity college near Wycko� , New Jersey, his hometown.

He was aware of UVM’s cost as an out-of-state stu-dent, he said, but didn’t un-derstand the magnitude of the situation until it was too late. To attend a second year, he would’ve had to take out a $30,000 loan.

“I ended up not feel-ing comfortable with it, so I ended up coming home, with hopes to � nd a cheaper way to get through school,” he said.

Out-of-state tuition at UVM is the fourth highest in the country, according to U.S. News and World Re-port.

Contributing to the high tuition cost is a bare-ly-known state law called the “40 percent rule.”

� e law limits in-state tu-ition to 40 percent of out-of-state tuition. In other words, out-of-state tuition must be two and a half times more than in-state. Vermont was then supposed to provide money to UVM to make up

for the discount. � e 40 per-cent rule is speci� c to UVM.

Over the 56 years that this rule has been in place, this has not happened. Now out-of-state students are paying for it.

“UNSUSTAINABLE”

In 2012, Gov. Peter Shumlin ordered the crea-

tion of an advisory report on the state’s relationship with UVM. � e report gave 12 recommendations; one of these was to change the 40 percent rule.

“It is imperative that the 40 percent rule be modi� ed or the future viability of the university is in jeopardy,” the report stated.

� e advisory board could not identify another public college or university in the U.S. which had any similar rules.

Holwerda believes that the fact UVM has to charge out-of-state students two

It is imperative that the 40 per-cent rule be modified or the fu-ture viability of the university is in jeopardy.

2012 report to Gov. Shumlin

and a half times more to do this is “absurd.” In order to attend a second year, Hol-werda needed to take out a $30,000 loan.

“If [the money situation] worked out I would have been able to stay. However, I’m home now and I’ve just got to make the most of my scenario,” he said.

� e 40 percent rule caused out-of-state funding to make up the di� erence and this situation is “un-sustainable,” according to Shumlin’s 2012 report.

Since the creation of the law, state funding going to the UVM general fund budget decreased from al-most 60 percent of the fund to a little under 14 percent this year, according to data given by Richard Cate, vice president of � nance and treasurer of UVM.

While one must recog-nize “how small Vermont is,” the university does wish they could receive more funding, said Cate.

“� e bottom line is tu-ition is higher because the amount of money we get from the state is less,” he said.

A LAW FORGOTTEN

When the state made the law, they put a “placehold-er for a percentage,” with-out “debate or re� ection on its meaning or its conse-quence,” President Tom Sul-livan said.

“� e history is that the 40 percent rule was literally not debated in the legisla-ture when it went into e� ect in [1959],” Sullivan said.

Sullivan then went on to detail a legislative vanishing act: the second sentence of the law, which ensured the state ful� lled their side of the deal, was cut out.

“For some reason, the second sentence got taken out a year or two a� er, with virtually no one paying at-tention,” Sullivan said.

“We’re going down the road with both wheels on, and all of the sudden one is taken o� ,” he said, “You need both pieces.”

Rep. Peter Fagan, vice chair of the House Appro-priations Committee, has an idea of why it is that Ver-mont lawmakers don’t know much about the rule.

“We’re not looking back at how did this evolve over time,” Fagan said. “We’re just looking to see what is the law as it’s currently de-picted. Going back in time like that is something that I doubt very few people will do.”

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“ We’re going

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and then all of the sudden one is taken

off...you need both pieces.

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ABBY HOLMQUIST, Cynic CorrespondentState funding (in thousands of dollars) and the UVM General Fund Budget, 1949-2015. Data was collected from the UVM Sourcebook and Richard Cate, vice president of fi nance and treasurer.

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By Keely Agan

Don’t ride the bus.Walking rather than taking the bus to every class is

a mindless way to stay a little more active this winter. However, you don’t have to risk frostbite on days

when it’s 5 below zero. Try getting off one stop ear-lier to get a little more walking in than you normally would.

“Don’t ride the bus, it’s not that cold. You’ll be fine,” sophomore Jake Saccoccio said.

Take the stairs instead of the

elevator.Another easy change you can make this winter is

to take the stairs. While it might not seem like this simple change

will make that much of an impact, it has been proven that people who make active lifestyle changes like taking the stairs tend to have lower body weight, ac-cording to helpguide.org.

Walking up to your fourth floor dorm room a cou-ple times each day adds up quickly. It’s like a gym session without leaving your building.

Most people’s strive to stay active and healthy, but finding time and motivation to do it in the midst of a freezing Vermont winter can be tough. Here are some easy ways to stay active that won’t force you to slog to the gym or go running in the freezing cold.

Join a club.If you are looking for a way to stay active that doesn’t

feel like actual exercise, join a club or play an intramural sport. With a wide variety of clubs and at least three in-tramurals offered each season, there’s something here for everyone.

If you’re having fun, staying active and healthy during winter won’t feel like such a burden.“I joined a fraternity and I believe that keeps me active all throughout the year. We do a lot of fun stuff,” sophomore Fernando Jimenez said. Ski or snowboard.

You’re going to school in Vermont, one of the best states for skiing and snowboarding. Even if you are just a beginner, it isn’t too hard to tag along with one of the groups that go up to the mountain every week-end.

Not only are skiing and snowboarding famous pastimes here in Vermont, but it’s always a fun way to add some activity into the weekend days.

“Skiing is a great way to build a social circle and stay in shape. Being on the ski team is awesome be-cause I have an awesome group of friends on and off the slopes,” sophomore Kelly Glander said.

Mix it up with a dorm workout.

No matter how close you are to the gym, some Vermont winter days are so brutal that the walk feels 20 times harder than it already is.

Luckily, technology has provided tons of workout apps that are fantastic and are suitable for many fit-ness levels.

So when the roommate has gone to class, whip out your phone or laptop and have an intense yoga ses-sion in your own room. It’ll even be warm and free of judgmental eyes.

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The human appendix is the classic example of a vestigial organ. It doesn’t really do any-thing, hundreds of people die a year from them exploding and millions of dollars are spent on surgeries to remove it.

Unfortunately, we are all born with these vestigial organs. In Vermont, we have a vestigial law.

Turn two pages back and you’ll reading an account of Ver-mont’s archaic and defi cient “40 percent rule.”

The rule binds the hands of our administration and empties the wallets of our out-of-state peers. Legislators have all but forgotten about it and it is cost-ing us, the students, millions upon millions.

The 40 percent rule was a law passed in 1959. The law caps in-state tuition at 40 percent of out-of-state tuition, eff ectively more than doubling out-of-state tuition.

UVM is the only school in the country to have such a restric-tion.

The artifi cial diff erence was supposed to have been subsi-

dized by the state legislature, but never was. When almost 60 percent of our general fund came from the state, we were in the clear.

Now, as we hover around 14 percent from state funding, we should all be scratching our heads.

What’s more, the 40 percent rule originally had a state funding requirement attached to the law, a requirement that was inexpli-cably removed two years after the law was put on the books.

What you’re left with is the fourth highest out-of-state tu-ition in the country.

Students at UVM are starting to notice. We’ve collected numer-ous accounts of such students who are forced to leave their dream school for another univer-sity. Some have not returned to school at all.

The Cynic stands fi rmly against the 40 percent rule. We call upon our legislators to take steps to stand on the side of rea-son and take steps to fi x this.

They either need to make good on their more than half a century old pledge to subsidize out-of-state tuition or simply re-peal the law.

We hope you stand with us.

The challenge of the 21st century is the issue of climate change.

We are at a crossroads. On one road, the path is

clear, as it has been the course we have been on: destabilized weather, runaway inequality and militarized “democracies.”

On the second road, on the path not yet explored, the ground is blurry, the horizon not yet visible. It’s a trail that we build as we travel.

We have been unable to de-cide which path to take for far too long.

In order to address an issue that is global in scope, the solu-tions must also be global.

When we see photographs of Mother Earth from space, it becomes abundantly clear: We only have one home and we are only separated by the borders of our minds.

At the root of this issue is how we decide to power our economy: fossil fuels or renew-able energy.

Do we continue promoting unlimited economic growth in the name of “progress” or do we change our track to create an

economy that is sustainable?When the economy is nour-

ished by petroleum, oil and gas, power is centralized in the hands of those who control these re-sources — electrical power plants (justifi ed as “natural monopo-lies”), dictators sitting on oceans of black gold and contractors that exploit our environment for their gain.

Yet, when the economy is fu-eled by solar power, wind energy and geothermal heat, authority is in the hands of local commu-nities.

Should we be surprised then, that the opponents of this power shift are primarily fossil fuel pro-ducers?

Indeed, climate change will require global change.

But a more perfect challenge to unite humanity could not be asked for.

Climate change will demand a restructuring of society.

From how economics is taught and how business is con-ducted, to how we measure prog-ress and how we produce objects, everything will have to change.

We have been given one of the most powerful tools in hu-man history for this transition: the internet.

The internet connects the world in ways no empire has ever been able to do.

The internet understands ev-ery language, accepts every cul-ture and equalizes even the most

disenfranchised. But the internet is under at-

tack by the very forces that are standing in the way of human progress.

In addition, within our life-time we will see the collapse of the language barrier, as English becomes the language spoken by the majority of the world.

English is also a gender-neutral language. A chair is chair and not a male or female object, which could increase gender equality.

What will be able to separate us when we can all communicate face-to-face or through the inter-net?

Climate change will chal-lenge us, requiring us to alter our economy, change our behavior and improve our relationships with one another.

But for every great challenge, there comes an even greater re-ward.

The phrase “think globally, act locally” could very well em-body the journey we must em-bark on.

So we stand, looking at which path to follow.

For every action that we take is a step toward the world we want to live in.

Remove 40 percent

Kevin Santamaria is a senior economics and political science double major. He has been writ-ing for the Cynic since fall 2011.

Letter to the editor

A uniting challengeKevinSantamaria

Dear Editor,

In this past week’s issue, Vox: Voices for Planned Par-enthood at UVM was dismayed to see an insert from the pro-life group Vermont Right to Life. If the Cynic wishes to uphold credibility as a news source, they must exercise discretion and verify that their advertisements refl ect reputa-ble organizations and accurate information. To accept money for ad space while turning a blind eye to the people pay-ing for it is irresponsible and harmful to all of their readers. Vermont Right to Life spreads pro-life propaganda rooted in medical misin-formation and fanaticism. Organizations like this feed lies to communities, coerc-ing students into their clinics with promises of “pregnancy counseling” without ever men-tioning abortion or the health risks of pregnancy. Patients are then bombarded with shame, guilt and inaccurate medical information during what could be an individual’s most vulner-able moments. We are disap-pointed in the Cynic: while they are willing to condemn other religious fanatics on campus (Read: Jesus lady), yet are complicit in distributing these attested fl iers if it pays for advertising. Why is it that each year, the Student Activities fest al-lows CareNet and Birthright, Catholic pro-life organizations, to table among all other the “women’s wellness” groups without any indication that these are evangelical Christian plugs? It’s one thing for these organizations to uphold this facade, but it’s another thing entirely when UVM represen-tatives like the Cynic help these organizations to seep into our community without any critical attention to their motives. We understand that the Cynic wants provide equal say from politically divergent groups. But promoting plural political perspectives is diff er-ent than cashing checks from organizations like Vermont Right To Life, who will not respect a woman’s choice to have an abortion. And while it’s shameful that in 2015 we’re still debating the effi cacy of legislating and policing wom-en’s bodies and reproductive choices, perhaps next time if the Cynic chooses to distribute anti-choice organizations’ lit-erature, they won’t do so with bogus information, alongside of ignoring the fact allowing these advertisements into our school paper is, in fact, politi-cal and refl ects poorly on their journalistic integrity.

Sincerely, Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood at UVM

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0HQ¶V�KRFNH\�JRW�R � � WR�RQH�of the strongest starts in pro-gram history this year, but has since been on a losing skid. Head Coach Kevin Sneddon discussed this year’s squad and some of his personal history.

The Vermont Cynic: What are your general thoughts on the season and how do you hope to respond to the recent downslide?

Head Coach Kevin Sneddon: We’ve had a very good season to date which has made us a contender for championships. We’ve had some tough times as of late, but I fully expect that will only make us stronger head-ing into the stretch run when it matters most. The character in our locker room is outstand-ing, led by [senior] captain Mike Paliotta. When you have great people to work with, you can get through the tough stretches to-gether.

VC: What players have really impressed you this season and who is under-appreciated from a fan’s perspective

KS: Our most improved player to date has been Dan Sen-kbeil. He plays his role very well

and is extremely professional in HYHU\WKLQJ� KH� GRHV� RQ� DQG� R ��the ice. I also think we’ve had most players contribute in dif-ferent ways throughout the sea-son. We are not a team full of superstars, but collectively we are tough to play against be-cause of our depth.

VC: Shifting over to you per-sonally now, where are you from and what kind of hockey culture were you around growing up?

KS: I am from Burlington, Ontario in Canada and I grew up around the game as my dad [Bob Sneddon] played profes-sional hockey until I was 8 years old.

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KS: I was lost after my play-ing career ended due to injuries. I met with Coach Bill Cleary (my Harvard coach) and he thought I should attend the national coaches convention. When I did, I realized it was something I wanted to do for a few years...22 years later.

VC: Who has made the big-gest impact on your hockey ca-reer and coaching career?

KS: Cleary and Ronn To-massoni were excellent col-lege coaches and I learned a lot about the game from them.

In 2006 the Burlington Parks Department realized it was time for a bigger and better skate park at the Burlington wa-terfront, according to burling-tonvt.gov.

The previous skatepark, now completely torn up and excavat-ed, was built over 10 years ago.

Heavy use and Vermont weather made it unsuitable for safe skating.

As part of the city’s new Waterfront Access North rede-velopment project, a state-of-the-art skatepark is being put in right where the old one used to be.

“I’m really looking forward to the park and the fact that it’s fully concrete,” junior Jordan Mureta said. “It’s going to be one of the best skate parks in the whole state, and the fact that ,� OLYH�¿�YH�PLQXWHV�DZD\�IURP�LW�really excites me.”

At a budgeted cost of $1.4 million, according to the web-site, skaters from far and wide will have the chance to to skate while enjoying views of Lake Champlain.

The project began back in August, after being approved by voters on Town Meeting Day.

This project has been in dis-cussion for about six years now, with numerous complications arising since then, according to the website.

The visible construction

zones at the waterfront shows that progress is being made. This is especially exciting for skaters like Mureta, who said he’s been waiting for this park to open for a while.

The new park is going to spur economic growth accord-ing to the website, as there are three skate shops within just a few miles of the park itself.

There are about three to four thousand people of all ages who skateboard, BMX and roller-blade in the city of Burlington, according to burlingtonvt.gov.

The new park was designed

by Grindline Skateparks, a Seat-tle-based company specializing in the design and construction of premium skate parks.

The park plans include many unique features, designed to ap-peal to those new to the sport and those with a higher level of skill so it’s enjoyable for all ages.

“It’s the scale of the park that is going to attract skaters from all around,” Brendan Fos-ter, the owner of Maven skate shop in downtown Burlington, said. “Skaters might not travel to skate a bowl, a street course, a mini ramp, etc. Skaters are go-

ing to travel to a park that has all of these elements in one place.”

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“This new park will un-doubtedly be one of the best, if not the best, skatepark in all of New England,” Foster said.

“It’s the scale of the park that is going to attract skaters from all around,” Foster said. “Skat-ers might not travel to skate a bowl, a street course, a mini ramp, etc. Skaters are going to travel to a park that has all of these elements in one place.”

Maven will be holding events this spring to raise awareness for the park. The projected grand opening is spring 2016.

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With the departure of key starting seniors from last year’s squad, sopho-more guard Dre Wills has stepped up his game to smooth the program’s tran-sition.

Recruited by former Vermont As-sistant Coach Chris Markwood, Wills said it was a no-brainer for him to at-tend UVM.

“Chris came to Indiana and watched a few AAU games of mine and showed a lot of interest in me, and once I saw the campus I knew I wanted to be here,” Wills said.

He has quickly improved his game to become perhaps the best overall player on the team, Head Coach John Becker said.

“He’s got that swagger. He’s just tough, he’s the kind of guy you can win a championship with because he has no fear.” Becker said, according to onebid-wonders.com.

Standing at only 6 feet 1 inch, Wills, who leads the team in rebounds per game at 5.2, has a surprising ability to grab boards over taller opponents.

“He wants to defend the best play-er or have the ball in his hands in the ELJJHVW�PRPHQWV�´�¿�UVW�\HDU�7UDH�%HOO�Haynes said, according to the website.

Wills is considered one of the best defenders in the America East Confer-ence and is a contender for Defensive Player of the Year, he averages 2.1 steals and one block per game.

“I want to try and win American East Defensive Player of the Year,” Wills said. “I believe that’s the stron-gest facet of my game.”

Wills holds high expectations for himself and his teammates each game.

“We expect to compete for the America East title and be in the NCAA tournament every year,” Wills said. “Even though we’re young, we still feel like we’re one of the best teams in the league.”

Besides his internal motivation, Wills attributes his passion to the school and the fans who come out to every game.

“We have a great academic school and our fans are second to none here. ,� GH¿�QLWHO\� ORYH� EHLQJ� D� SDUW� RI� WKLV�school and team,” Wills said.

The Catamounts next play at 7 p.m. Jan. 28. at Patrick Gym when they host the University of Albany, who currently sit atop the America East Standings ahead of the second place Catamounts.

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First-year Sydney Smith scored 14 points in her fourth UVM game last week against the University of Maryland, Balti-more County.

Before coming the UVM, Smith was captain of her high school team her ju-nior and senior year.

“My sophomore year and junior year we went downstate and got second place, which was really cool, especially my sophomore year because we were kind of like the underdogs,” Smith said. “No one really took us seriously until we got out there and beat a lot of good opponents and made a name for ourselves, and we did the same thing our junior year.”

Smith became interested in bas-ketball in middle school, and chose to

pursue it seriously early on.“ I spent hours and hours, almost ev-

ery single day, trying to get as good as I possibly can, and now I’m lucky enough to be playing for a college that I love, with coaches and a team that I love,” she said.

Since coming to UVM, Smith has no-ticed her playing style develop, particu-larly her defensive skills.

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Since arriving at UVM, she said she has been able to appreciate the people and the environment.

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She also enjoys the classes that she has taken since enrolling last semester. “It’s demanding and it’s challenging, which is exactly what I look for in academics.”

Smith has two main role models: Dal-las Mavericks point guard Rajon Rondo, who “really does it all,” and her father.

“I really look up to my dad,” Smith said. “We are very alike, and he’s always looked out for me. It really plays a vital role in where I am today.”

Smith remembers her greatest tri-umphs as a basketball player as the mo-ments in which her team exceeded the expectations of the people around her. She loves being an underdog.

“In high school, we beat the number one team in the state two years in a row to go to the championship game,” she said. “It’s really awesome. People can think you’re an underdog, and it doesn’t have to be true. Basketball is a sport where anything can happen.”

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