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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

She’s for the birds

She’s for the birds

May 9, 2019

Hannah Miller is an assistant professor of Education at NVU-Johnson. What’s your biggest passion? School. I talk about school all the time. I have been in a school every year of my life since age three....

Athletic banquet looks back on year of Johnson athletics

Athletic banquet looks back on year of Johnson athletics

Patrick Bell May 9, 2019

The NVU-Johnson 2018-2019 sports season officially came to a close with the annual athletic banquet. Held each year in Carter Gym in SHAPE, it is a way for the athletic department to honor teams and student-athletes...

Women’s track and field concludes season at Regis College

NVU-J Athletics May 9, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s track and field team competed at the North Atlantic Conference Track and Field championship hosted at Regis College on April 27 and 28. The Badgers finished...

Men’s track and field participates at NAC championship

NVU-J Athletics May 9, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s track and field team competed at the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Track and Field championship hosted at Regis College on April 27 and 28. The Great Northeast...

Men’s golf finishes second

NVU-J Athletics May 9, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s golf team took second place overall in the SUNY Adirondack College Golf Invitational. Senior Austin Walters earned medalist honors shooting a tournament...

Cruz set to make immediate impact for men’s soccer

NVU-J Athletics May 9, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s soccer team and Head Coach Shane Bufano have tabbed another commitment for the 2019 season. The most recent commitment for the Northern Vermont University-Johnson...

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell May 9, 2019

The NBA awards are always a hot topic to discuss with people who cover and follow the league. This year, we have had some great award races and so I am going to give my picks. The Rookie of the Year award...

It is a glorious thing to watch“Pirates”

Magnificent Schmidl May 9, 2019

April 25-28, NVU Johnson’s theatre department put on the comic opera "Pirates of Penzance," directed by Erik Kroncke, a vocal teacher here at NVU-Johnson. I went to the first performance on Thursday,...

Writer’s club: an informal workshop for one and all

Writer’s club: an informal workshop for one and all

Ciarra Annis May 9, 2019

It is Wednesday at 7 p.m. and one by one, students shuffle into Wiley Library and Learning Center room 214. As more and more people enter, the mood lightens and soon jokes are flying. It is a slow day...

Coming back to Minecraft

Coming back to Minecraft

Ciarra Annis May 9, 2019

I never thought I would be playing this game again, not in 2019 and not when I have a game library that is collecting cobwebs. Its graphics aren’t that appealing to me, there’s no story and no end...

Father John Misty back with his fourth studio album

Father John Misty back with his fourth studio album

Patrick Bell May 9, 2019

"God’s Favorite Customer" is the fourth album by indie singer/songwriter Father John Misty. Released in 2018, it was received well by critics and fans alike but wasn’t nominated for any big awards. I...

SGA wraps up the year with the Student Association Banquet

Robert Ferullo May 9, 2019

As the end of the semester draws near, and we raise the mighty sword of knowledge against the evils that are our final exams, it is time yet again to give thanks to those who help make our campus here...

Seana Speaks: self-care and self-reflection after winter

Seana Rowell May 9, 2019

We’ve made it through winter! Stop, take a deep breath and enjoy some sun. Then, get ready for the big push of the semester. If you’re like most people I’ve talked to lately, you probably have more...

A note from the Editor…

Rebecca Flieder May 9, 2019

I went to Vermont Vaudeville’s new show, "Cream of the Crop," on Friday, May 3, and it left me thinking in a way I didn’t expect. If you’re unfamiliar with Vermont Vaudeville, you should know that...

Welch heading to Norwich University

Welch heading to Norwich University

Magnificent Schmidl May 9, 2019

Chair of Environmental and Health Sciences department Amy Welch will be leaving at the end of the semester for a position at Norwich University. Welch came to the US from England in 2006 after completing...

$3 Million budget increase passes House, stalls in Senate

$3 Million budget increase passes House, stalls in Senate

Rebecca Repeta May 9, 2019

After years of fighting for additional state funding, a substantial budget increase to the Vermont State College System (VSCS) seemed likely after the House passed a $3 million increase, only to be rejected...

Environmental, Health Sciences Dept to change direction

Environmental, Health Sciences Dept to change direction

Rebecca Flieder, Editor-In-Chief May 9, 2019

The NVU-Johnson Environmental and Health Sciences department is quickly losing professors left and right. Dr. Bob Genter retired after the 2018 Fall semester, followed by Professors Karen Uhlendorf and...

Outdoor Ed. program undergoes major overhaul

Outdoor Ed. program undergoes major overhaul

Magnificent Schmidl May 9, 2019

Next semester, there will be some big changes coming to the Outdoor Education department on both NVU Johnson and Lyndon campuses. The new program will be called "Outdoor Education Leadership and Tourism."...

John Miller retires to focus on personal projects

John Miller retires to focus on personal projects

May 9, 2019

John Miller is ending his time at NVU-Johnson this semester, halfway through what was originally planned to be a two-year phase-out into retirement after 16 years at NVU. Miller is a professor of photography...

Confusion surrounds “resource deselection” process at Willey

Confusion surrounds “resource deselection” process at Willey

Rebecca Flieder May 9, 2019

Weeding is a long-held practice of gardeners and librarians alike. Out with the unwanted and in with the blooms. In libraries, weeding is the process of vetting books for eventual discard or disuse. Normally,...

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