Fall 2012 Issue 3

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C YNIC THE VERMONT

SULLIVAN OUTLINES GOALS

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UVM CRIBS: REDSTONE APARTMENTS

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STUDENTS CATCH THE CAT$CRATCH FEVER?

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ART HOP FASHION SHOW

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Bailey/Howe’s going cashless

VT. SHARES WINDJAMMER TITLE WITH UNH

No coins to print, copy

By Lauren Giery Cynic Correspondent With cash and coins no longer needed, library printers now rely on another kind of currency: Cat$cratch. As of this August, the only means of paying for printing and copying at either the Bailey/ Howe or Dana Medical Library is by UVM’s prepaid debit account for students. The sudden switch comes down to the fact that neither library had enough staff members to handle the staggering amounts of cash coming in, said Angus Robertson, director of access services at Bailey/Howe Library. “It’s a problem for us to be handling such a fortune of cash,” Robertson said. “The staff was constantly handling money — we had to make the change.” Previously, cash and coins had been, without a doubt, the most popular means of paying for printing, copying and scanning by students in the UVM libraries, he said. Both libraries’ staff found itself in need of a cash handling system that is amenable to the best practices possible for the libraries, Robertson said. It costs students $3 to add money onto their Cat$cratch at a $20 minimum; however, students and library-goers can also purchase a generic CATcard from a machine at the front of the li-

brary, Robertson said. These one-use CATcards cost only a dollar and give students the full dollar of printing, he said. In the past, these cards cost $5 for just $3 of printing.

“The staff was constantly handling money. We had to make the change.” Angus Robertson Bailey/Howe library staff The libraries have also lowered the cost of black and white printing or copying from 10 cents a page to only 5 cents and have made scanning free of charge, making the UVM libraries home to the cheapest printing and copying in the Burlington area, Robertson said. Junior Colin Bradley is an upperclassmen with neither Cat$cratch nor points and said this has deterred him from using the library as a resource. “I don’t even print here anySee CATSCRATCH on page 4

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MICHAEL CHAUCER-TORELLO The Vermont Cynic

Junior midfielder Jonny Bonner defends the ball from a Niagara player in their double-overtime tie with the Purple Eagles Sept. 9. Vermont won one other game and was named co-champions of the Windjammer Classic with New Hampshire. They are currently in fifth place of America East.

Cook not cooked by small fire By Becky Hayes News Editor UVM’s CatAlert system warned students of a fire caused by a minor electrical fire that evacuated Cook Physical Sci-

ence building at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 12, officials said. “No one was hurt,” said Sgt. Jim Phelps of UVM Police Services. “They aired on the side of caution, pulled the fire alarm

JONATHAN POLSON The Vermont Cynic

Burlington Police investigate: Two victims of theft downtown

and called Burlington Fire Department.” About 100 students crowded around the evacuated building and said they did not know what was going on. Five minutes after the CatAlert was sent campus-wide, everyone was allowed back inside the building and a new alert told the community that the fire had been put out. Junior Scott Scribi said he thought it was reasonable for the University to send out an alert because the system does not warn students often, but he also believed the incident wasn’t going to be a big deal. “I was a little surprised, but not that concerned or anything because there was a similar alert last year and it didn’t turn out to be anything,” Scribi said.

By Becky Hayes News Editor An unidentified male approached two victims in the College and South Williams Street area at 2 a.m. Sept. 8 and demanded their property, according to a UVM crime advisory report. “No weapons were displayed and no one was injured,” the report stated. The Burlington Police Department is actively investigating this incident by searching for the suspect, described as white with a thin build, approximately 5-foot-6-inches and wearing a baggy black sweatshirt. UVM police take the opportunity to encourage students to

Students evacuate the Cook Physical Science building as firetrucks arrive to campus due to a minor electrical fire Sept. 12.

NEWS 1-5 Vermont Yankee remains hot topic

ARTS 6-7 Ceramic masterpieces on display

LIFE 9-10 — Buff up your gym tactics

DISTRACTIONS Transportation and travel crossword

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OPINION 12-13 We all need computer etiquette

stay safe by traveling in groups, stay in well-lit areas and always be aware of their surroundings. With this being the fourth crime report in two weeks, some students, like first-year Nina Ferrari, have found the news kind of interesting. “I have always been told Burlington is a safe place,” Ferrari said. “But I am not too worried.” Burlington police request that if anyone has information on this case, please call 6582700. More crime in our weekly Crime Log on page 2

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