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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

 Professor Henrique Cezar of the business and economics department at Johnson State College

Business and Economics dept. redesigning major

Josh Lemay February 15, 2014

The Business and Economics Department at Johnson State College is undergoing an overhaul that will take effect sometime in the next few academic semesters. The new model will allow for a more dynamic...

Margo Warden

College seeks to solve retention riddle

Kayla Friedrich February 6, 2014

Johnson State College’s administration, staff, and faculty are working to raise the current retention rate of 63 percent between first and second-year students, which is below the average among the state...

Dan Regan

JSC launches search for eight new faculty

Josh LeMay February 6, 2014

A plan to fill eight new full-time faculty positions is now underway at Johnson State College. This extensive process began last semester with the chairs of each department consulting with their colleagues...

Tom Fondakowski

State investigation clears Sodexo of sick-day policy illegality

Kayla Friedrich February 6, 2014

Sodexo Food Service at Johnson State College has been investigated by the state after a former employee testified before the Senate Economic Development Committee that the company’s sick-day policy...

Veronika Scott

Commencement speaker to continue Detroit theme

Max Van Wie February 6, 2014

The Johnson State College graduates of the 2014 spring semester will be met with graduation commencement speaker, Veronika Scott. Scott, a College of Creative Studies Product Design graduate and social...

Beth Walsh

Walsh tapped as new career development coordinator

Ben Simone February 6, 2014

Johnson State College’s new career development coordinator, Beth Walsh, is trying to get more students focused on their career development and plans after college. To that end, she has begun initiating...

Chris Ferguson

Bye, Hub; Hi, Downtown Pizzeria and Pub

Max Van Wie February 6, 2014

Local bar and restaurant, the Hub, has been sold and is under the new ownership. Chris Ferguson, the former manager of The Hub, and Allison Tafuri will  be the managers of the restaurant. Ferguson...

Sara Kinerson

College welcomes 30 spring transfer students

Ben Simone February 6, 2014

This semester Johnson State College is welcoming 30 transfer students from across the Vermont and out of state. “We certainly have worked hard on the support end to improve what kinds of support and...

Professor of Behavioral Sciences Gina Mireault

Mireault suggests students speed date–sort of

Ben Simone February 6, 2014

Get lost. Speed date. Be a baby. Such was the advice Professor of Behavioral Sciences Gina Mirault offered on Wednesday, Jan. 22, in her talk titled “Where are you now? and other (Dis) orienting Questions.” Margo...

Bill Stenger

Northeast Kingdom development project: is there a role for JSC?

Colin Santee February 6, 2014

It is not often that the president of a ski resort has a profound impact on higher education, however just the opposite is the case of Bill Stenger and Jay Peak Resort. Stenger has been leading a widespread...

SGA looks to a packed spring agenda

Josh LeMay February 6, 2014

The first meeting of the spring semester saw the Student Government Association discussing student petitions, club fairs, and Casino Night on Wednesday, Jan. 22. The next big project the SGA will undertake...

Job Heintz, speaking in the Stearns Performance Space

Himalayan Cataract Project opening eyes

Victoria Greenia February 6, 2014

“Be willing to take advantage of opportunities you might not think is in the area of where you are going,” Job Heintz, Vermont lawyer and chief executive officer of the Himalaya Cataract Project, said...

David Huddle

Acclaimed author is visiting writer for spring term

Deb Bouton February 6, 2014

Award-winning author David Huddle will spend the 2014 spring semester at Johnson State College, where he will serve as visiting writer and a teacher and mentor to students in the college’s B.F.A. degree...

This could be you!

JSC “Hunger Games” to benefit Nicaragua trip

Lindsay Brown December 10, 2013

Johnson students will have the opportunity to become tributes in the campus arena during the “Hunger Games” game which will be hitting campus on Monday Dec. 9 as a fundraiser for SERVE. The game...

SGA pushes petition drive to drop student loan interest rates to 1 percent

Josh LeMay December 10, 2013

The start of a Vermont State Colleges Student Association petition to reduce the interest on student loans was the main topic of discussion at the Nov. 20 meeting of the Student Government Association....

A moment in Reel Rock 8

Reel Rock 8 tour features thrills and chills, but too little of each

Luca Kueshguerian December 10, 2013

The Reel Rock 8 tour, featuring world-class climbers sending cutting-edge rock climbs, showcased Friday night, Nov. 15, sponsored by the Outing Club. The film was divided into four sections: The first...

JSC expenses, FY 2013

JSC’s $30 million budget: where the money comes from, where it goes

Ben Simone December 10, 2013

Thirty million dollars seems like a lot. Until you start spending it. According to the JSC 2013 budget report, the college has a budget of almost $30 million. So, where does the money come from? Although...

Writing Proficiency Exam pass rate hits record high

Mariah Howland December 8, 2013

The Writing Proficiency Exam pass results have come in at a record high this semester with a 79 percent pass rate. Writing and Literature Professor Tyrone Shaw, the exam coordinator believes the improved...

Film highlights a national scourge

Film highlights a national scourge

Travis LeClair December 5, 2013

Students, faculty, and community members were gathered in Bentley 207 to watch the 2012 documentary “A Place at the Table,” which explored in depth the problem of food insufficiency in America.  Nearly...

Salvation Farms founder wages battle against hunger in Vermont

Salvation Farms founder wages battle against hunger in Vermont

Travis LeClair December 5, 2013

The issue of global hunger and poverty was brought to the Johnson State College campus on Thursday Nov. 14 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet hosted by the SERVE office in coordination with Arthur Hall Advisor...

Volunteers deliver Thanksgiving food baskets

College and Sodexo put together 50 Thanksgiving baskets for local food shelf

Kayla Friedrich November 27, 2013

Johnson State College joined forces with Johnson Food Shelf and the neighboring communities the week before Thanksgiving to help feed hungry families. The holiday season often brings awareness of...

College to offer new accounting program

College to offer new accounting program

Kayla Friedrich November 27, 2013

In response to changes in the Vermont certified public accountant (CPA) exam requirements, Henrique Cezar, professor of business and economics at JSC, created the new certificate of proficiency in Accounting...

SGA President Nasser Abdel-Fatah

SGA struggles with sharply reduced budget

Josh Lemay November 27, 2013

The JSC Student Government Association began the current academic year with a sharply reduced budget, down by nearly a third from those in recent years. The current budget of $40,000 is $20,000 less...

R.A.D. offers women reasonable self-defense tactics

R.A.D. offers women reasonable self-defense tactics

Victoria Greenia November 27, 2013

Johnson State College teamed up with Lamoille County Special Investigation Unit to hold two days of Rape Aggression Defense sessions Nov. 16-17. The self-defense program was opened to any female in the...

What you get depends on who you are

Oxfam Hunger Banquet spotlights global hunger

November 27, 2013

  The issue of global hunger and poverty was brought to the Johnson State College campus on Thursday Nov. 14 with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet hosted by the SERVE office in coordination with Arthur Hall...

Former Vermont Governor Kunin

Former Vermont Governor Kunin: “I don’t know how to retire.”

Victoria Greenia November 27, 2013

  Leader. Motivator. Advocate. Steward. Feminist. Public servant. These words and many more shot out of the projector and onto the photographs displayed at the far end of the room. The room was full...

Norm McElvany retires after 22 years at JSC

Norm McElvany retires after 22 years at JSC

Story and photo by Victoria Greenia November 27, 2013

  Norm McElvany sits behind his desk, glasses perched on his nose as he talks. Although he hasn’t found any lost national artifacts (that he disclosed) or has been chased by violent cult members...

Barbara Murphy

Murphy authorizes five full-time faculty replacements, announces $1 million bequest

Kayla Friedrich November 17, 2013

  During her annual State of the College conversation on Nov. 4, JSC President Barbara Murphy discussed the continuing decline in enrollment, presented an overview of the college’s progress...

Jamey Ventura

Athletic & Recreation dept. to launch capital funding campaign

Josh LeMay November 16, 2013

  The Athletics and Recreation Department at JSC is starting to move forward on a large scale five year plan to upgrade and enhance many aspects of sports and recreation on campus. “We...

Blood Drive yields over 100 pints

Deb Bouton November 14, 2013

  On Thursday, Oct. 24, Johnson State College hosted its annual fall American Red Cross Blood Drive. Students, staff, faculty and community members combined for 122 appointments that produced...

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