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Basement Medicine

Cody Logan (front) in JSC’s production of “Much Ado About Nothing”

The play’s the thing

Patrick Bell December 13, 2017

Cody Logan is a JSC senior majoring in musical theater. He has appeared in many JSC productions, including “Grease,” “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “Cabaret.” Why do you snap instead...

Tom O'Leary

Tomfoolery

Tom O’Leary December 13, 2017

As the 2017 National Football League (NFL) season enters its final month, the ever-shifting playoff picture has begun to solidify. For those of you who tend to follow professional football peripherally,...

Mikayla Hodge with Kevin O’Reilly and Jackie Brock Hodge

LSC women’s basketball player makes 1,000-point mark

Emma Quinn December 13, 2017

Editor’s Note: Emma is an Electronic Journalism Arts student at Lyndon State College. This article is part of a collaboration with Basement Medicine to better represent our unified community. Over...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-down

Patrick Bell December 13, 2017

Twenty-six games into the season, the Boston Celtics have become the best team in the NBA. They are 22-4, sitting atop the Eastern Conference, and are poised to continue winning at a remarkable rate for...

Marquon Wynn

Marqwon for the Wynn

Tom O’Leary December 13, 2017

Fortunately for JSC, Marqwon Wynn, a senior guard for the Johnson State College (JSC) Men’s Basketball Team, has found a real sense of family in Vermont, far from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. Although...

How to play with cats: the art of heavy petting

How to play with cats: the art of heavy petting

Emily Clark December 13, 2017

I walked into my friend’s apartment with the goal of preparing crepes on a Sunday morning, green cast iron crepe pan in my backpack and a jug of milk in my hand. I was greeted with the smell of fresh...

Zach Higley rides at Smugglers’ Notch

Early season ski and ride conditions looking good

Madison Doucette December 13, 2017

Vermont skiing is almost in full swing. With mountain after mountain opening for the season all across Vermont, some even pushing up their opening dates at the last minute, it’s time to look at some...

Truth telling in Tennessee

Truth telling in Tennessee

Jacob Greenia December 13, 2017

Tucked away in the rolling hills and forested mountains of Tennessee’s Monroe County, Tellico Plains, borders North Carolina and resembles some of Vermont’s most scenic qualities, only with warmer...

Butt out

Butt out

Kylie Brown December 13, 2017

Smoking is a choice, quitting is an even better one. With the upcoming smoking ban on the Johnson State College campus, cigarette smokers might want to consider a few methods to help quit smoking. For...

“Florida Project” has soul

“Florida Project” has soul

Ryan Thompson December 13, 2017

The comedy-drama “The Florida Project” shows the viewer what it’s like to live in a motel just outside of Disney World and why the happiest place on Earth may actually not be all that happy. The...

Muhammad Ali

“The Opulence of Integrity” lives up to its name

Kylie Brown December 13, 2017

Muhammad Ali said, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” and that’s exactly what the Opulence of Integrity did. On Thursday, Nov. 30, choreographer Christal Brown’s INSPIRIT dance company...

Charles L. Mee, “Big Love” playwright

“Big Love” coming to Dibden

Nellie Tamboe December 13, 2017

“Big Love,” a play about feminism, patriarchy, sexuality and acceptance, is coming to the Dibden Stage next semester. The script, written by Charles L. Mee, is based on the ancient Greek play “The...

“The Punisher” packs a serious punch

“The Punisher” packs a serious punch

Tom O’Leary December 13, 2017

The highly anticipated Marvel series “The Punisher” made its debut on Netflix on Nov. 17 as the streaming service released the inaugural season simultaneously, as is their custom. “The Punisher”...

Survival of “The Forest”

Survival of “The Forest”

Richard Ahlgrim December 13, 2017

The upcoming survival horror game “The Forest” can best be described as the pinnacle of the survival genre, certainly a new level reached by producer Endnight Games. Survival TV star Eric Leblanc...

How to save the Democratic party

How to save the Democratic party

Bernie Sanders December 13, 2017

Donald Trump’s presidency represents an unprecedented crisis for our country. His campaign, and now his White House, seek to divide us using racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia and xenophobia. His...

The solution to opioid epidemic is not what you think

Dr. Rick Barnett December 13, 2017

This commentary is by Dr. Rick Barnett, a clinical psychologist and addiction specialist in private practice in Stowe who founded Carter Inc. to expand addiction-related resources in Vermont. He is legislative...

A note from the Editor…

Cayla Fronhofer December 13, 2017

The end of the year is, once again, nearly upon us. Around this time last year, many people were looking back on the events of 2016 with horror, proclaiming it to be one of the worst years in recent...

iWOW coming to JSC

Shannon Rooney December 13, 2017

iWOW, otherwise known as Incubator Without Walls, is an existing program at Lyndon State College for students looking to gain experience, money and or credits through practical application involving work...

Henrique Cazar

Business department trip to India set for May

Jacob Greenia December 13, 2017

Business Practice and Civic Engagement (BUS-3125-J01) is set for its launch in spring of 2017. The class will culminate in a trip to India a day after commencement on May 19 through May 30 and fulfills...

Cecilia North

Last supper for JSC winter grads

Nellie Tamboe December 13, 2017

The end of this semester also marks the end of a college career for some Johnson State College students. On Dec. 20, the school will be hosting its annual commencement dinner for the August and December...

Lauren Philie

Giving Tuesday results best of any year yet

Patrick Bell December 13, 2017

Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, raised just under $13,000 in the course of a day’s work. Donations came from students, faculty and alumni to meet the goal set by the campaign managers, Mary Fafard, the alumni...

John O’Meara

Starstruck in Bentley 207

Nellie Tamboe December 13, 2017

John O’Meara, physics professor and department chair at St. Michael’s College, is unsurprisingly smarter than I am. In fact, he is so much smarter that when I sat in on his lecture for the Environmental...

How does net neutrality affect you?

How does net neutrality affect you?

Madison Doucette December 13, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote on Dec. 14 to dismantle net neutrality rules created in 2015. These rules, established by the Obama administration, were set up to create an...

Robert Gervais

IT department staffing changes and upcoming update to Moodle

Jacob Greenia December 13, 2017

JSC and LSC’s newly unified Information Technology (IT) department has undergone several changes since the spring ’17 semester as former Coordinator of Instructional Technology Robert Gervais has assumed...

Diving for the good stuff

Confessions of a dumpster diver

Richard Ahlgrim December 13, 2017

Editor’s Note: Basement Medicine does not condone or suggest dumpster diving. If you are desperately in need of food, please consider options like JSC’s weekly student food pantry or the local Johnson...

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