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Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

Andromeda/Selkie/Self Portrait II

Artist explores metaphors of self

Hunter Mallette October 31, 2016

Lorna Dielentheis, originally hailing from Minnesota, brings her unique illustrative style to Burlington. Dielentheis’ love of fairytales and mythology shows through her illustrations, self-portraits...

“Boats” by Elizabeth Bunsen

Art Hop celebrates artistic diversity in Burlington

Nimue Washburn September 22, 2016

Burlington’s artistic community came together once again this year with the 24th annual South End Art Hop. Local gallery showings, live performers, games, food, and people with a passion for the arts...

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FPS, team play, character: This game has it all

Cayla Fronhofer September 22, 2016

“Overwatch: soldiers, scientists, adventurers, oddities . . . guardians who secured global peace for a generation.” Blizzard Entertainment, creator of World of Warcraft, Diablo, and Starcraft, released...

Stanley Weber as Shadow Walker

Netflix, do thine worst

Avery Bliss September 22, 2016

Some movies are like a train wreck: so horrible to watch, and yet you can’t seem to look away. And one of the best examples of this type of movie is “Sword of Vengeance,” which hails from the darkest...

Hunter enjoys her companion’s meal

Mexican for less

Hunter Mallette September 22, 2016

Sadly, Vermont has a small selection of authentic Mexican restaurants, with the abundance being in Burlington. While going on my hunt for Mexican food, I particularly wanted fare that came with sides and...

A hearty, home-style meal at Dream Cafe

A hearty, home-style meal at Dream Cafe

Agathe Fredette September 22, 2016

Nestled on Main Street in Johnson is an unimposing white building with a dark blue sign hanging out front, painted with puffy white clouds and the name of the establishment: The Dream Café. Opened earlier...

New Glass Animals album

New Glass Animals album

Richard Ahlgrim September 8, 2016

The genre-bending R&B quartet Glass Animals have finally released their sophomore album, “How to be a Human Being,” on Aug. 26, almost unnoticed. Glass Animals was formed in 2012 in Oxford, England...

“Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging”

“Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging”

Avery Bliss September 8, 2016

Are you looking for a book that deals with issues you normally wouldn’t think about? How about heart-wrenching personal tales? If so, then “Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging” by Sebastian Junger...

“A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding” a swift, solid, haunting read

“A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding” a swift, solid, haunting read

Lisa Kent September 8, 2016

The United States dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki, Japan on August 6, 1945. There are still survivors of that terrible day, and their children and grandchildren continue to suffer genetically and emotionally...

The bar of Pork and Pickle BBQ

Pork and Pickle pickins’

Richard Ahlgrim September 8, 2016

Nuzzled between a gluten-free bakery and another small shop in Essex Junction is a delectable new farm-to-table restaurant known as Pork and Pickles BBQ. In June, Chris Simard, former ecological agriculture...

PoGo is sticking around

PoGo is sticking around

Cayla Fronhofer September 8, 2016

The beginning of a new semester always brings changes to the campus. Sometimes they come in the form of renovated sidewalks, sometimes in changes of staff or faculty, and sometimes when hordes of Pokèmon...

Cody Logan leads Sit Down, Youre Rockin the Boat

An iconic musical comes to Dibden

Cayla Fronhofer May 5, 2016

For their final play of the year, the cast and crew of Dibden brought to life the 1950 musical “Guys and Dolls.” The play’s main story follows a cast of characters living in New York City during...

“Concussion” details NFL’s dodgy record on head injuries

“Concussion” details NFL’s dodgy record on head injuries

Jacob Greenia May 5, 2016

How do you piss off a sporting and media titan such as the National Football League? Well, you shoot a mainstream biographical sports drama detailing the league’s history with denying ties between...

Mina Ganguly-Kiefner

BFA students present evocative exhibit

Hunter Mallette May 5, 2016

Mina Ganguly-Kiefner, Kim Anetsburger, Dylan Dalmata, and Randa Morris gathered in the Julian Scott Memorial gallery to present their BFA theses surrounding the themes off body positivity, self-worth,...

Artist at center

“No Sight Required” for this BFA show

Rusty Freeman May 5, 2016

On Thursday, April 14, Scott Caruthers’ artwork, along with multiple other JSC students’, were open for viewing in the Dibden gallery for their BFA shows. Scott’s show was titled, “No Sight...

Book explores the issue of public shaming

Book explores the issue of public shaming

Lisa Kent May 5, 2016

Think of your worst most private moment. The one that if it were ever exposed to the world, you’d die. Imagine that moment is suddenly plastered over social media, and now you’re left to figure out...

Kyle Betournay

Kyle Betournay discusses music and upcoming EP

Jacob Greenia May 5, 2016

Uncoiling a thick mess of cables snaking around his feet to plug in his microphone, electric acoustic guitar, and amplifier to his looping station equipment, dirty blonde-haired, blue-eyed Kyle Betournay...

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...

Makeup is his medium

Makeup is his medium

Hunter Mallette March 25, 2016

Zachary Bakos, a 20-something and usually-barefoot boy, is a studio art major at Johnson State College. His medium of choice? Makeup. Originally from West Hartford, Vermont, he spends a lot of time...

Tonight Alive breaks into a new style

Tonight Alive breaks into a new style

Jacob Greenia March 25, 2016

It can be a bold move for an artist to alter the sound that helped establish their career. However, on their third release, “Limitless,” Australian rock quintet Tonight Alive had the make-or-break...

“To the Moon”: indie game with big heart

“To the Moon”: indie game with big heart

Alteira Greene March 25, 2016

What is the first thing that comes to mind when someone says the words “video game”? Probably a popular game like “Call of Duty” or maybe a controversial one like “Grand Theft Auto”? The last...

L to R: Molly Burnett, Thomas Gunn, Rachael Garnjost, Cody Logan, Shawn Weibel, Athena Furioni, Joshua Baughn

A Wilde and earnest night of comedy in Dibden

Cayla Fronhofer March 25, 2016

The auditorium was filled with music reminiscent of the pre-dance socializing scenes found in Jane Austen films. The set, waiting on the stage for the actors to fill it with life, matched this theme, with...

Deadpool: Not your average superhero movie

Cayla Fronhofer March 10, 2016

When the opening title of a movie informs you that it is “Some Douchebag’s Film” and that it stars “God’s Perfect Idiot,” you know it’s not going to be your typical theater experience. “Deadpool”...

Jessie Warren

JSC alumna exhibits artwork

Hunter Mallette March 10, 2016

Jessie Warren, a local Johnson State College alumna of 2014, is exhibiting “Living,” her first art show post-graduation at Johnson’s Dream Café from Feb. 17-March 17. As a self-proclaimed documentary...

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Music duo Del and Dawg perform bluegrass classics

Max Van Wie March 10, 2016

With the Flynn Theater filled to the last seat by eager bluegrass fans, David “Dawg” Grisman and Del McCoury took the stage Feb. 26 for a two-set duo performance. The physical contrast between...

Thomas Gunn as Orpheus

“Eurydice” re-imagines Greek tragedy

Cayla Fronhofer February 18, 2016

Sitting in a place normally off limits to the audience, we wait for the show to begin. The lights cast the stage in blue and yellow hues, and the sounds of nature and flowing water fill the air around...

The Campbell Brothers bring sacred steel to Dibden stage

The Campbell Brothers bring sacred steel to Dibden stage

Jacob Greenia February 18, 2016

A lively crowd poured into Dibden Center for the Arts on Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, for an inspired celebration of gospel and blues music, courtesy of sacred steel ensemble, The Campbell Brothers. Far...

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