“I want to make sure that everyone here knows that this show is completely real. It’s not magic, not an illusion, and not a con,” he said. “I’ll be using a set of skills that I have been trained...

Johnson State College raised $700 for United Way of Lamoille County during the 37th Annual Casino Night on Friday, March 14. The theme for the night was “The Great Gatsby,” and students donned their...

The Vermont Legislature has just passed a bill that will help the state have an even more diversified energy mix. The Senate, following a successful passing in the House, on a vote of 136 to 8, unanimously...

Dear Editor, As a member of the community, I was in attendance at the recent showing of Hungry Heart, the documentary bringing to light the problem of opiate addiction in Vermont. The movie brings to...

At the beginning of the 2014 legislative session, Governor Peter Shumlin focused his entire State of the State address on opiate addiction in Vermont. In his speech he talked of the movie “The Hungry...

Gifted and persistent authors Jessica Hendry Nelson and Jacob White will team up to deliver the second reading for JSC’s Spring Author Series. The two will read in Stearns Performance Space on Thursday,...

Many of the Vermont snowmobile trails scattered across the state can go unnoticed, yet amongst Vermonters, snowmobiling is a part of North Country tradition. With heavy snowfall, Vermont has offered close...

Kicking off the JSC Spring Author Series, award-winning writer David Huddle presented a trifecta of poetry, nonfiction and fiction, as he explored themes such as badassery, death, music, family, Alzheimer’s...

A booming laugh echoes throughout Dewey Hall, delightfully cheerful for a gray, snowy day. It’s as if the winter blues, which claim so many good moods and bubbling personalities in Vermont, could never...

Once a year, Johnson State College administration hosts a night of food and networking, inviting successful alumni to share insight and advice with soon-to-be graduates. The Stearns Performance Space was...

Each year, the SERVE program creates three volunteer projects for JSC students during the winter break, taking them as far away as South America or just a few states away. Signing up while only knowing...

Two professors in the Environmental and Health Sciences department at Johnson State College will be able to continue their research projects this year with the help of a 1-year grant awarded to each by...

One of the biggest changes for Sodexo going into the New Year is the expansion of the community meal program to a weekly event. Previously, the meal was served at the United Church of Johnson every other...

During the week of February break, the bathrooms on the third floor of Martinetti changed from unisex to male and female designated. The bathrooms switched due to a combination of input from students...

“This is fantastic,” said JSC student Richard Davis, as he shoveled yet another plateful into his mouth. “I would pay money, real money, for this.” The afternoon began with Chef Bozidar Marin...

Martinetti Hall residents haven’t been sleeping tight. They’ve felt the bed bug’s bite. Bed bugs have made Martinetti home over the past two semesters, snacking on multiple JSC students. Chelsea...

Students, staff, and faculty discussed ways to increase enrollment and pressure the Vermont Legislature as solutions to Johnson State College’s budget shortfalls, by promoting connectedness between all...

The Environmental and Health Sciences department at Johnson State College will offer two new programs for the fall 2014 semester. The first of these programs will see the health sciences teaming up...

In personal communications, Johnson State College President Barbara Murphy wrote some thoughts on the hard decision to raise tuition: "It is hard to take pleasure in voting an increase in tuition for...

“So basically if you are four years in debt you are paying $80,000 in debt,” Ben Watson, a Johnson State College senior, said Wednesday, Feb. 19, voicing the frustration of many students. “Here we...

At the Vermont State College board of trustees meeting Thursday, Feb. 20, trustees approved a 3 percent tuition increase for the 2014-2015 academic year, rejecting a recommendation from its own Finance...

“The board had a good and healthy discourse on this important subject… and the outcome was fully considered,” said Tim Donovan, the Chancellor of Vermont State Colleges about the board of trustee’s...

At the Feb. 20 meeting, the VSC board of trustees rejected its finance committee’s recommendation to freeze tuition for the next year. One thing was agreed upon across the board at the board of trustees...

Reflecting changes within disciplines and input from the admissions department, Johnson State College will launch a number of new programs, some as early as next fall, according to Dean of Academic Affairs...

With the recent storms dropping a few feet of fresh snow over the Johnson community, the Ski and Ride Club has been pumping up its efforts to fix up the Johnson Terrain Park, fundraise for its events and...

The Renegade Writers’ Collective burst onto the Burlington arts scene in summer 2013 with a mission to enrich the Vermont community via readings, personal coaching and espousing the positive power and...

"People always ask me, ‘Joe, when did you first know you were gay?’ Like I have a special gay day, or something," said Lyndon State College President Joe Bertolino. "Happy gay day to me, happy gay...

Joanne St. Lewis, a distinguished lawyer and law professor at the University of Ottawa, gave a talk titled "Race Relations in Canada & the United States: Comparisons of the North American Black Experience"...