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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

The gates are open!

Smugglers Notch opens to a powder blessing

Kevin Tierney December 4, 2014

Saturday was the start of the winter season at Smugglers Notch, and this opening day was different than usual. Opening day at a ski resort is something special for skiers and riders, its the first experience...

Jessie Warren and Prof. Sean Clute

Culture-shockingly nice: one professor, two students and art in Dubai

Travis LeClair December 4, 2014

Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Sean Clute and two JSC students flew 26 hours to attend the International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA) in Dubai from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8. Accompanying Clute on...

Alyson Finn

Alyson Finn scholarship established to honor JSC alumna

Briana Morin December 3, 2014

A scholarship has been established to honor a JSC graduate who passed away in a car accident on Oct. 14. Alyson Finn, a 2013 JSC graduate, made a lasting impact on campus as the founder and former captain...

Nothing ever is, Anne!

College to cut cable in dorms

Marilyn Tagliavia December 3, 2014

Johnson State College plans to eliminate cable access in individual residence hall rooms beginning in fall 2015, a move that will save the college approximately $50,000 annually. The decision was reached...

Chancellor Tim Donovan moves on after 38 years in the VSC system

Lindsay Brown December 3, 2014

After 38 years dedicated towards advancing the Vermont State College system, Chancellor Tim Donovan will retire at the end of this semester. Donovan was born and raised in rural Iowa doing farm work...

The S.H.A.P.E. pool: destined for closure?

Pool saved: funds secured to replace climate control system

Emma Landry November 15, 2014

After months of speculation and the possibility of the Johnson State College pool closing for good, the college announced Friday, Nov. 14 that its pool would remain open but would need to close temporarily...

Students witness domestic violence incident

Tom Benton November 15, 2014

A young man and his girlfriend were involved in a domestic violence altercation outside the Stearns Dining Hall on Nov. 11. Witnesses described the young man shoving his girlfriend against the wall repeatedly...

Tom Paine

Acclaimed fiction writer to read Nov. 18

CW November 12, 2014

Author Tom Paine will continue this fall’s Author Series as its penultimate reader when he visits campus on Nov. 18. Paine, a finalist for the National Magazine Award, is a widely published fiction...

Give blood, give life

JSC blood drive yields 115 pints from 130 donors

Chelsea Bingham November 12, 2014

JSC’s Oct. 23 American Red Cross Blood Drive in SHAPE yielded 115 pints from 130 donors, continuing the college’s tradition of giving blood. The disparity between donors and yield partially reflected...

Sara Kinerson

National Student Exchange offers opportunities

Kristiona Fields November 12, 2014

The National Student Exchange (NSE) is a program at Johnson State College allowing undergraduate students to study for a semester or a year at another NSE-member college or university. Other NSE colleges...

JSC students suffer migraines

Mary Fafard November 12, 2014

They can be debilitating, disruptive, and just miserably painful.  They are also relatively common among college students, 10 percent of whom suffer from migraines, according to the National Institutes...

Lovin’ Cup’s new owner brings gradual changes

Lovin’ Cup’s new owner brings gradual changes

Kevin Tierney November 12, 2014

The exterior of the building complements the grey, damp, and gloomy skies above.  If you have not already been to the Lovin’ Cup, finding it may present a challenge. The large old house is home to a...

Old School on the shelves

College will no longer maintain VCRs

Kayla Norton November 12, 2014

Citing evolving technology and obsolescence, the Information and Technology Services Department has recently decided to stop supporting the VCRs among the classrooms and Stearns Cinema on campus. Professors...

President Barbara Murphy

Murphy: college can celebrate progress despite challenges

Meredith Andrews November 12, 2014

Speaking  to a crowded room of students, faculty, and community members on Nov. 3 in Stearns Performance Space,  JSC President Barbara Murphy delivered her last State of the College address, highlighting...

Tia Drake

JSC senior named Vt. director of Future Business Leaders

Ian Major October 30, 2014

JSC senior Tia Drake has been named the executive director of the Vermont Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Drake is a business major with a minor in psychology. She has already...

Dave Bergh

Sexual harassment policy updated

Tom Benton October 30, 2014

Policy 311, the Vermont State Colleges’ harassment policy, has existed for years. Now it has a counterpart: Policy 311-A, which concerns “sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.” “It’s...

The JSC Pool

Committee seeks bucks for JSC pool

Emma Landry October 30, 2014

Is the JSC pool really closing? Rumors have been rampant since a budget shortfall was announced last spring, including one that the pool would close at the end of September. The pool will now remain...

Alyson Finn

Finn’s life celebrated in Sunday ceremony

Marilyn Tagliavia October 30, 2014

JSC alumni, students, administration, staff, friends and family gathered on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the JSC rugby field for a memorial service for Alyson Finn, a 2013 JSC graduate who passed away as the result...

Gleaning in Vermont

SERVE local enjoys busy fall

Maya Viens October 30, 2014

SERVE Local has continued its program of providing local volunteer opportunities throughout the semester. These opportunities include helping to clean up the Lamoille River, working with the Vermont Food...

Wouldnt you want to visit?

Costa Rica trip set for April break

Marilyn Tagliavia October 30, 2014

Costa Rica’s “safe and friendly community,” as described by Johnson State College Business professor Todd Comen, will be welcoming JSC students for the fifth time during April break of 2015. For...

Linda Hancock

Love N’ Liquor highlights awareness

Briana Morin October 30, 2014

Linda Hancock, nationally known speaker and a nurse at Virginia Commonwealth University, provided a fitting introduction to Alcohol Awareness Week Thursday evening, Oct. 16, in Bentley 207 with her creative...

Members of JSCs mountain bike club

Mtn. bikers ride past the bumps and berms

Max Van Wie October 30, 2014

The difference between planning and execution is vast. It is the unforeseen event frequently transforming into the unforgettable memory that makes mountain biking much more than simply peddling through...

Solar installation nears completion

FairPoint Communications strike will delay solar hook-up

Lindsay Brown October 30, 2014

The installation of a one acre, 150 kWh solar panel array near the main entrance to the college is expected to be completed by the end of October, and connected to the Town of Johnson Water and Light Department...

President Barbara Murphy

Murphy authorizes three new faculty searches

Meredith Andrews October 30, 2014

Johnson State College President Barbara Murphy has authorized new faculty searches for three departments: Education, Behavioral Sciences and Performing Arts. The Behavioral Sciences and Education searches...

VSC Chancellor Tim Donovan and trustee Lynn Dickinson

Presidential search officially launched

Tom Benton October 30, 2014

The Presidential Search Committee met Oct. 27, in the 1867 Room at Dewey Hall. The committee is tasked with selecting JSC President Barbara Murphy’s successor; she is stepping down after 14 years as...

Jerome Jerry Diamond

Diamond tapped to lead presidential search committee

Tom Benton October 19, 2014

Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees Chair Martha O’Connor has chosen M. Jerome “Jerry” Diamond to head the search committee for the next Johnson State College president. Barbara Murphy, who...

Kaja Tretjak

Criminal justice program in the works

Kristiona Fields October 19, 2014

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology & Sociology Kaja Tretjak, Associate Professor of Humanities David Plazek and Professor of Behavioral Sciences Susan Green are creating a criminal justice...

Deb Bouton, in the process of moving

Moving mania strikes Martinetti

Meredith Andrews October 19, 2014

Dewey and Martinetti offices are changing in the upcoming months.Dean of Administration Sharron Scott says offices are going to be moved between buildings, in an effort to congregate related offices. The...

Author Tori Murden McClure

Common Book author explains how she stays afloat

Briana Morin October 19, 2014

Confined to the cramped glass cabin of a rowboat in the middle of the ocean, a hurricane churning and tossing you about in the water, your boat constantly being submerged beneath the monstrous waves. It’s...

Slaimen named Student Trustee

Meredith Andrews October 19, 2014

JSC junior Alyssa Slaimen has been named the Student Trustee for the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees. The student trustee’s job is to attend all Board of Trustee meetings and bring a student’s...

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