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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

Commencement speaker for 2015: Camille Holmes

A prominent advocate for civil rights and racial justice will be this year’s keynote commencement speaker. Camille Holmes is the director of leadership and racial equity at the National Legal Aid...

Simone named VSC Student Trustee

Marilyn Tagliavia, Managing editor May 7, 2015

For the second year in a row, a Johnson State College student has been named Student Trustee for the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees. Current Student Government Association President and Politcal...

Politics club expands social sciences at JSC

Marilyn Tagliavia April 23, 2015

The desire for lengthy political discussions and passion for expanding the social sciences at JSC has led to the creation of a politics club on campus. Co-founded by current SGA President Benjamin Simone...

President Barbara Murphy

President Barbara Murphy looks beyond June

Kayla Friedrich April 23, 2015

After 14 years as president of Johnson State College and 32 years of service to the Vermont higher education system, Barbara Murphy will retire on June 30. A celebration of her career is scheduled for...

Laundry contract on the line

Laundry contract on the line

Marilyn Tagliavia April 23, 2015

Johnson State College’s laundry contract with Automatic Laundry will run out at the end of this semester, which means that the school is facing a “new spin on campus laundry,” as described by bidder...

Isaac Eddy

New theater hire a member of Blue Man Group

Kayla Friedrich April 23, 2015

Isaac Eddy, a 1997 graduate of Randolph Union High School and a member of the Blue Man Group has been hired to teach as associate professor in the Johnson State College theater department for a 1-year...

Youngs “Memorial Arc”

Ian Major April 23, 2015

Speaking at the annual Ellsworth Trust lecture on Thursday Apr. 2, University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor James Young spoke movingly of connections between memorials, collective memory, and history. For...

Nicole Menard

New RAs announced

Briana Morin April 23, 2015

Following the firing of two residence assistants in March and the resignation of a third, Residence Life held interviews and hired new RAs for the vacant positions: Nicole Menard, Ally Bruckner, and Zachary...

Writing Proficiency Exam rates hit new high

Basement Medicine Staff April 23, 2015

This spring’s Writing Proficiency Exam had a pass rate of 77 percent,  which according to exam coordinator Associate Professor of Writing and Literature Tyrone Shaw, is a record. “We found the...

Kemal Onor

Club formed to combat harassment

Briana Morin April 23, 2015

A problem that constantly plagues schools, homes and workplaces around the world is that of bullying and sexual harassment. With Johnson State College’s new club, SASH (Students Against Sexual Harassment...

Grant to help revamp cross-country trails

Grant to help revamp cross-country trails

Jeffrey Barr April 23, 2015

The cross-country trails at JSC are about to receive an upgrade thanks to a grant from the Vermont State Colleges.  This summer eight fitness stations will be added to the cross-country trail system currently...

Student arrested for misdemeanor

Kayla Friedrich April 23, 2015

A Johnson State College student was taken into custody Thursday morning at the Willey Library and Learning Center for failure to appear in court earlier this month on an alleged misdemeanor charge in Chittenden...

Marina Turco

Raised beds to grow community

Marilyn Tagliavia, Managing editor March 26, 2015

A renovated garden space for the residents of the Johnson State College apartments is the focus of a collaborative project between the Student Government Association and the Green Solutions club. SGA...

Bedford film explores parenting while incarcerated

“Bedford” film explores parenting while incarcerated

Ian Major, Staff reporter March 26, 2015

Just imagine what it would be like being a parent and not being able to see your children every day. “Mothers of Bedford” follows five women, Melissa, Tanika, Mona, Rosa, and Anneathia over the course...

Arthur Hall residents make cents

Marilyn Tagliavia, Managing editor March 26, 2015

For the second consecutive year, a Johnson State College residence hall is participating in a penny war to raise money for charity. Residents of Arthur Hall are competing between floors not only for...

Casino Night shuffles the deck for United Way

Casino Night shuffles the deck for United Way

Jeffrey Barr March 26, 2015

On Friday, March 20, Johnson State College hosted its 38th Annual Casino Night to raise money for United Way of Lamoille County. An offical tally of the money raised for United Way was unavailable at presstime. The...

Dr. Leslie Johnson is moving on to work for the state of Vermont.

Leslie Johnson joins Behavioral Sciences Dept.

Briana Morin, Staff reporter March 26, 2015

The Behavioral Sciences department’s search for a new tenure-track professor has ended successfully. Leslie Johnson, who has a Ph.D. in general/experimental psychology from UVM will join the department...

Pools grand re-opening makes a splash

Pool’s grand re-opening makes a splash

Jeffrey Barr, Photo editor March 26, 2015

The drought is over! After being closed for more than four months, the pool at Johnson State College has finally reopened its doors, and more than 50 people from JSC and the surrounding community were...

SGA approves ALANA and SASH

Ian Major March 26, 2015

During the recent Student Government Association meeting at Johnson State College a variety of topics were brought up for discussion along with the approval of two clubs. ALANA (African Latino Asian...

AV crew members Nathaniel Garland, Heather St. Arnault and Brady McNeil

Dibden’s AV crew: lots of work, little glory

Briana Morin, Staff Writer March 26, 2015

Everyone knows what happens on the stage during a performance. What few people are aware of is what happens behind the scenes. The Dibden audio-visual (AV) crew has duties that go unseen by most people,...

Barbara Molloy

College mourns loss of longtime printmaking instructor

Basement Medicine Staff March 26, 2015

Barbara Molloy, who taught printmaking, design and drawing to both undergraduate and graduate students  at Johnson State College for 24 years, died March 16. In a letter to the college community, JSC...

Allaire receives Freda Hebb Award

Allaire receives Freda Hebb Award

Marilyn Tagliavia March 26, 2015

The Johnson State College mailroom is the place where home life connects with school for students, and the woman behind this resource has received the highest of honors possible for a JSC staff member...

Longtin to exit stage right after 30 years at JSC

Longtin to exit stage right after 30 years at JSC

Kayla Friedrich, Editor-in-chief March 26, 2015

After four years of thinking about retiring, Professor of Performing Arts Russ Longtin has decided it is time, but it won’t be the last Johnson State sees of him. Longtin was asked to come back to...

Michael Piechak

Gov. Shumlin appoints VSC board of trustee members

Merdith Andrews March 12, 2015

On March 4, Governor Shumlin made some changes to the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees; reappointing Linda Milne of Montpelier, and appointing Michael Pieciak of Winooski and Churchill Hindes of...

Jeb Spaulding

VSC board of trustees approves 2-year tuition plan

Kayla Friedrich, Editor March 12, 2015

The VSC board of trustees agreed to a two-year tuition plan on Feb. 19, which includes a 4 percent increase for in-state students and a 5 percent increase for out-of-state and graduate students for the...

Union Bank

New fund helps defray internship expenses

Ian Major, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

Thanks to a $3,000 donation from Union Bank, a new fund has been established to help support students participating in internships with area businesses and other organizations. The Internship Support Fund...

David Plazek

Criminal justice concentration approved

Briana Morin, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

It’s official: as of February, the criminal justice concentration program has been approved for JSC’s curriculum. The option to pursue the path of criminal justice will exist within two majors:...

Game room upgrade pondered

Briana Morin, Staff Writer March 12, 2015

For the first time since it was created, the game room on the first floor of Stearns is going to be revamped. On Feb 18, Jacob Rogenski, member of the SGA and leader of the game room project, held a...

James Young

Ellsworth Lecture set for April 2

Basement Medicine Staff March 12, 2015

James Young, Distinguished University Professor of English and Judaic Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will present Johnson State College’s 31st annual Ellsworth Lecture at 7 p.m....

Pool to re-open March 16

Pool to re-open March 16

Marilyn Tagliavia, Managing Editor March 12, 2015

Johnson State College’s swimming pool will reopen on March 16 after approximately 4 months of downtime, with a reopening celebration scheduled for March 21. The six-lane, 25 yard pool closed on Nov....

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