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Basement Medicine

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Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

Dan and Willy Lindner with  Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing

Stearns hosts Vermont Bluegrass legends

Max Van Wie November 27, 2013

Stearns Performance Space was home to an interesting night of Bluegrass originals and traditional music Wednesday, Nov. 13. Opening the show, Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing mixed their distinctly...

Professor of Fine Arts Susan Calza

Susan Calza on art, Nepal, and heaven’s buffet

November 27, 2013

A Johnson State College professor for of 21 years, Susan Calza, talks about her art, life, and her future.  At the end of the spring semester she will be retiring to focus on her personal art and travel....

The author's soon-to-be demolished Reuben

Red Onion sandwiches hit the spot

Ben Simone November 27, 2013

On a cold November evening on Church Street in Burlington, my companion and I stood gazing at the gleaming red neon onion in the window just above a rack of bread loaves.   It looked warm and inviting,...

An Ashley Shotwell installation at the Julian Scott gallery

Exhibit showcases three BFA students

Brock Bill November 27, 2013

Ira Musty, Ashley Shotwell, and Brittany Daniels are students pursuing bachelor of fine arts degrees and have been working towards their final B.F.A. exhibits since they arrived at JSC. On Nov. 13, 2013,...

College to offer new accounting program

College to offer new accounting program

Kayla Friedrich November 27, 2013

In response to changes in the Vermont certified public accountant (CPA) exam requirements, Henrique Cezar, professor of business and economics at JSC, created the new certificate of proficiency in Accounting...

SGA President Nasser Abdel-Fatah

SGA struggles with sharply reduced budget

Josh Lemay November 27, 2013

The JSC Student Government Association began the current academic year with a sharply reduced budget, down by nearly a third from those in recent years. The current budget of $40,000 is $20,000 less...

What you get depends on who you are

Oxfam Hunger Banquet spotlights global hunger

November 27, 2013

  The issue of global hunger and poverty was brought to the Johnson State College campus on Thursday Nov. 14 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet hosted by the SERVE office in coordination with Arthur Hall...

Women earn 9th place at NAC Championships

November 20, 2013

Johnson State placed 9th in the 2013 Women’s Cross Country Championship at Quarry Road Park hosted by Thomas College on Sunday afternoon. New England College took top honors, winning the event for the...

Blood Drive yields over 100 pints

Deb Bouton November 14, 2013

  On Thursday, Oct. 24, Johnson State College hosted its annual fall American Red Cross Blood Drive. Students, staff, faculty and community members combined for 122 appointments that produced...

New course to focus on climate change

Kayla Friedrich November 14, 2013

  The impact of global increases of carbon dioxide due to fossil fuel use, and increases of methane and nitrous oxide due to agriculture is the primary factor that many scientists believe could...

Nash Garceau surveys the terrain park

Work begins on terrain park rehab

Max van Wie November 14, 2013

The snowboard park is undergoing significant renovations in preparation for winter with the Ski and Ride Club using money raised from the October Fest RailJam to help fund excavations in the park. Preliminary...

Editorial: GNH

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2013

  I just read a scary thing. At this rate, the number of Americans out of work will surpass the number of employed Americans in four years. Four years. Our labor-force participation rate is...

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