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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

VSC Chancellor Jeb Spaulding addresses JSC students at a unification Q&A session on August 30, 2017

Board of trustees to vote on Johnson-Lyndon unification proposal

Sam Hartley September 8, 2016

On Sept. 29, the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) board of trustees will vote on a proposal to merge Johnson State and Lyndon State into a single, unified college. The potential merger is being described...

Jo Ann Lamore

JSC launches new summer program

Tom O'Leary May 5, 2016

This summer, Johnson State College will be offering a series of workshops called “Summer Shorts” for the first time. The workshops, most of which take place on the JSC campus, will be taught by...

Richard Simmons

Simmons retires

Agathe Fredette May 5, 2016

Richard Simmons, after 14 years of working in the Vermont school system and four years of working as the learning specialist at Johnson State College, will be officially retiring on May 31. “It’s...

Staci Born

The Born legacy

Sam Hartley May 5, 2016

Johnson State will soon be bidding assistant professor Staci Born farewell. Born has worked in the Department of Behavioral Sciences, teaching within both the graduate counseling program and the undergraduate...

Skylar Kergil

Skylar Kergil talks transgender activism, music

Jacob Greenia May 5, 2016

An eager crowd gathered on Thursday, April 14, to see award-winning transgender activist, musician, and YouTube personality Skylar Kergil speak and perform an acoustic set in Bentley Hall, Room 207. First-year...

Peace Officer exposes police brutality

“Peace Officer” exposes police brutality

Hunter Mallette May 5, 2016

Four chairs are on the stage of the theater in Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, as David Bergh, dean of student life and college relations, holds the microphone. The theater is packed and ready for...

Marcus Pizer

Ally dinner promotes openness

Jacob Greenia May 5, 2016

With a limited number of reserved seats left for the 22nd annual Ally Dinner at Johnson State College on Wednesday, April 13, students, faculty, and special guests trickled into Stearns Performance Space...

L to R: Shavonna Bent, Renee Bonneau, Carol Hassan

Badger Alternative Breaks celebrates Earth Week

Hunter Mallette May 5, 2016

Who doesn't like free Ben and Jerry's? Badger Alternative Break wanted a sweet reward for those who participated in the events of the Earth Week kick-off day: Friday, April 15, 2016. Johnson State...

Greg Eckman

Inter-department staff shuffle

Avery Bliss May 5, 2016

After 10 years at Johnson State College in various departments, Greg Eckman is the new assistant athletic director for student development. Eckman started at JSC as the men’s assistant basketball...

Doing it in the dark

Doing it in the dark

Avery Bliss May 5, 2016

Over the past few weeks, in an effort to reduce energy consumption at Johnson State College, students in the residence halls were encouraged to “Do it in the Dark.” Do It in the Dark was a competition...

Andrew Lafrenz

JSC alum recruited for new sports management position

Tom O'Leary May 5, 2016

What began as a failed search for a new faculty member of the Business and Economics Department at Johnson State College has shifted into the hiring of a new staff member to serve as the Coordinator of...

Angelou is focus of Women’s Center book discussion

Agathe Fredette May 5, 2016

Located inside Dewey Hall, the Johnson State College Women’s Center is a welcoming resource for students not only seeking personal help, advice, and resources related to women’s health issues, but...

The meeting at the Johnson Municipal Building

Johnson town government seeks community involvement to address economic woes

Sam Hartley May 5, 2016

A joint meeting of the Johnson town select board, school board, village trustees, planning commission and Johnson Works was held on Tuesday, April 26, at the Johnson Municipal Building to cooperatively...

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...

Timothy Kenny

Timothy Kenny: stranger in strange lands

Ian Major March 25, 2016

Author Tim Kenny spoke to Johnson State College students on March 9 about the work he has done throughout his life. Kenny has been involved in some form of journalistic field for 40 years. Kenny is...

Renowned rock climber speaks at JSC

Renowned rock climber speaks at JSC

Hunter Mallette March 25, 2016

Brad Moskowitz, an outdoor education professor at Johnson State College, proudly announced, on March 5, Creative Audience guest speaker: Majka Burhardt, a professional climber, published author, film-maker,...

The Acropolis

Europe’s living classroom

Agathe Fredette March 25, 2016

From Jan. 19 to Jan. 28, 30 students from Johnson State College, Lyndon State College, and Vermont Technical College traveled to Italy and Greece as part of an immersive history course titled “Global...

A yen for Japanese

A yen for Japanese

Ian Major March 25, 2016

Sitting right in the heart of Jay, Vermont is one of a handful of ramen shops in the state: Miso Hungry Authentic Japanese Ramen. Miso Hungry is owned and operated by Jordan Antonucci and Momoko “Momo”...

Internship Fair set for March 31

Rusty Freeman March 25, 2016

On Thursday, March 31, JSC will host its annual career and internship fair in SHAPE from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. According to Beth Walsh, career development coordinator, the fair provides an opportunity...

Tom Fondakowski

DAC seeks student input

Avery Bliss March 25, 2016

On Tuesday, March 15, the Johnson State College Dining Advisory Committee sat down to discuss the current state of the dining experience in both the Common Grounds Café and the Stearns Dining Hall. Tom...

Rachele Funk and Alyssa August win big

JSC community gets its groove on at the 39th annual Casino Night

Cayla Fronhofer March 25, 2016

On Friday, March 11, the doors of the Stearns Dining Hall opened at 8:00 p.m. to welcome the JSC community to the 39th Annual Casino Night for a groovy evening of eating, dancing, and gambling. The...

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