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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

A note from the Editor…

Sam Hartley April 14, 2016

I recently read an extraordinary article entitled “I am on the Kill List. This is what it feels like to be hunted by drones.” It was published in The Independent, a British newspaper, and was written...

Jay remains open until further notice

Most ski areas closed

Rusty Freeman April 14, 2016

As many embrace spring and all the things that come with it, such as rain, warmer temperatures, and the melting snow, skiers and snowboarders on the East Coast prepare to say goodbye to their season. However,...

Women’s lacrosse earns first win of the season

Women’s lacrosse earns first win of the season

Elaine Harvey April 14, 2016

Maine Maritime Academy women’s lacrosse fell to Johnson State College on Saturday afternoon 12-9 in North Atlantic Conference action. The win marks the Badgers’ first win of the 2016 campaign. The...

Pilgrims take twinbill from Badgers

Pilgrims take twinbill from Badgers

Elaine Harvey April 14, 2016

New England College softball opened up North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play with two victories over Johnson State Saturday afternoon, beating the Badgers 7-2 in game one and winning game two 7-1. With...

Pilgrims earn 25-4 win over Badgers

Pilgrims earn 25-4 win over Badgers

Elaine Harvey April 14, 2016

The Johnson State men’s lacrosse team fell to New England College 25-4 on Tuesday afternoon at Minaert Field. With the win, the Pilgrims advance to 7-6 overall and 4-0 in the North Atlantic Conference....

Tombstones and other grave concerns

Tombstones and other grave concerns

Hunter Mallette April 14, 2016

Tracey Crocker, a sophomore at Johnson State College, is majoring in English with minors in Literature and Creative Writing. Originally from St. Albans, Vermont, Crocker was immersed in fine arts in high...

A hoppin’ new tale from Disney

A hoppin’ new tale from Disney

Cayla Fronhofer April 14, 2016

It’s a dog eat dog world, but in Disney’s newest animated feature, that dog would be arrested by a rabbit for the crime. Directed by Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph”) and Byron Howard (“Tangled,”...

Martin de Gues manipulates the projection

JSC Fellow blends art and technology

Hunter Mallette April 14, 2016

Dickie Cox, an inter-media artist from New Jersey, was selected from a Fellowship program established by retired college president Barabara Murphy. After staying for a week, he presented his exhibit “Layers,...

Mayday Parade

A night of throwback pop-rock

Jacob Greenia April 14, 2016

Nostalgia buzzed through Burlington’s Higher Ground Ballroom on Tuesday, March 22 as co-headliners The Maine and Mayday Parade helped their devoted fan bases reminisce on the asymmetrical haircuts and...

“Fuller House” tramples memory of its predecessor

Kate Abdel-Fatah April 14, 2016

On Feb 26, the Tanner house was filled once again when Netflix, the popular television show and movie streaming site, released a spin-off of the 1990s’ hit sitcom “Full House” with most of the original...

X marks the spot

X marks the spot

Jacob Greenia April 14, 2016

Born from the lyrics of the 1981 song by hardcore punk band Minor Threat, “Straight Edge,” the straight edge movement arose in unison with the punk scene as a drug and alcohol-free counterculture....

Graffiti in a Portland alleyway

Pissed off in Portland

Hunter Mallette April 14, 2016

I held my legs tightly together as I speed-walked down Fore Street in Portland, Maine. My foremost concern in this foreign city was, “Where am I gonna pee?” Portland has no public bathrooms, something...

Mud season madness

Mud season madness

Ian Major April 14, 2016

Many northern New Englanders refer to it as the fifth season. No, it’s not embedded somewhere in the bipolar winter that we have had, but it does follow in Old Man Winter’s footsteps, waiting patiently...

What goes around, comes around

What goes around, comes around

Cayla Fronhofer April 14, 2016

Tucked into the right-hand corner when you first walk into the Burlington Town Center is a sight unlike anything else in the area: a collection of booth-style tables arranged for easy access to the small...

Adam Barry

The pot pioneer

Tom O’Leary April 14, 2016

Hidden among the suburbs in the outskirts of Denver, Colorado stands a former Raytheon missile construction facility, complete with missile silos and underground passageways. Instead of weapons of mass...

Shannon Carruthers

Shannon’s second career

Rusty Freeman April 14, 2016

A familiar and beloved figure on campus, Shannon Carruthers, formerly BFA student Scott Carruther’s guide dog, recently had to retire because of her age — she will be 11 in May. She’s not going...

Eugene D. Sapadin

New scholarship honors former professor

Ian Major April 14, 2016

A new scholarship for humanities students is soon to be offered at Johnson State College. The Vermont State Colleges board of trustees recently created and approved the Eugene D. Sapadin Memorial Scholarship...

Public safety officer promoted to full time

Avery Bliss April 14, 2016

Following the departure of one of its officers, the Johnson State College Public Safety office searched for a new full time officer and found that person within their existing staff. After months of...

Mariah Burnett talks with a boss

Fine dining and career advice

Avery Bliss April 14, 2016

Approximately 50 people milled about the Stearns Hall performance space, each clutching a bingo sheet filled with question starters so that the attendants of the Dinner with the Boss event might get to...

Jared Carter

Ellsworth lecture places thawing US-Cuba relationship in context

Jacob Greenia April 14, 2016

On Wednesday evening, March 23, in Bentley Hall, Room 207, Associate Professor at Vermont Law School Jared Carter stopped by Johnson State College for the 32nd annual Robert A. Ellsworth lecture, explaining...

New Fu Lin’s: Best bet for Chinese food in Morrisville

New Fu Lin’s: Best bet for Chinese food in Morrisville

Briana Morin April 14, 2016

I have loved Chinese food for as long as I can remember. It has always been my first choice of food when eating out, and I never turn down an invitation to go out for Chinese. So when my friend asked me...

Mary Alice McKenzie

Commencement speaker selected

Avery Bliss and Deb Bouton April 14, 2016

Mary Alice McKenzie, the executive director of the Boys and Girls Club in Burlington, Vermont, has been selected to speak at commencement on May 14. McKenzie was chosen by a committee of staff, faculty,...

Dave Bergh

Bergh’s last day at JSC: June 30

Briana Morin April 14, 2016

David Bergh, dean of student life and college relations, will be leaving his position at JSC on June 30. He has accepted another position at Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York. Bergh has been...

Elaine Harvey

Harvey departs for Wellesley

Tom O’Leary April 14, 2016

Johnson State College Assistant Athletics Director for Internal and External Communications Elaine Harvey will be departing on April 22, 2016 and moving back to her home state of Massachusetts to accept...

Jeb Spaulding

Johnson to join Vermont Tech and Lyndon in “Connected Classroom” endeavor

Sam Hartley April 14, 2016

Johnson State will join Vermont Tech and Lyndon State as the latest VSC school to implement what VSC Chancellor Jeb Spaulding calls a “connected classroom.” The classroom, which is projected to...

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