"Rather enjoyed the John Gardner thrillers... he has a very sophisticated style, yes, I like that... rather like Agatha Christie doing 007, ‘ey, old chap?” As I struggled to open my...

I had a toothache from my molar to my cerebellum. What I mean is the sheer thought of teeth was the same kind of infuriating ache I got when I remembered those lovely, happy girls I didn’t date in high...

A new record might have been set for student attendance at a Creative Audience event. Director of First-Year Experience Margo Warden said multiple times how surprised she was at the turnout to see Jay...

Thinking of getting a tattoo? Before you do, hear from JSC students who are already inked. Spend 15 minutes looking around campus and it is clear: people here aren’t afraid of the tattoo needle. Artwork...

Compas de Nicaragua, meaning Friends of Nicaragua, is a dancing group with a compelling story. Named Las Hijas de Maiz, the Daughters of the Corn, the dancers are six young women from the settlement of...

 Mike Dolan of Elmore, Vt., had a problem this summer that many students can relate to; car issues. Unlike most people, however, his vehicle woes ran up to $10,500 – not for a new one, but to repair...

You see it at every game. You see it on posters. You see it on t-shirts and hoodies. The Badger  has been with JSC for many years and is now forever tied to the college. But how did the badger become...

JSC’s director of Dibden Jan Herder had a revelation late last winter as he thought about the Mini Maker Faire that Vermont would be holding in 2013: He and his technical theater students at JSC are...

Jeff Angione’s brain is a turntable. He’s the circulation coordinator in the Willey Library. He also oversees JSC’s radio station, WJSC. Some might say he’s responsible for its resurrection. Before...

  The best picture to accompany an article on Charlie LeDuff would have been when he was standing beside the podium on Dibden Stage, one hand on the crotch of his jeans as he gently caressed his...

With winter months approaching, the JSC community will be seeing fewer feet and more boots, but that doesn’t change the fact there’s a section of the student population that believes less is more in...

Scott Carruthers has become a familiar sight, sitting on the cement steps in front of the WLLC with his seeing eye dog, Shannon. A pair of sunglasses rests on his nose and at his side a cane; two things...

Johnson State College is known for creating educators who then work within the local communities. There’s a nostalgia to the image of a young woman (74 percent of our teachers are female according to...

As a private dick I’ve had to look into a lot of unpleasant things, but one thing I’ve never gotten sick of looking into is open mouths. So it was a pleasant surprise when my degree in dentistry finally...

I stopped wondering how normal people celebrate their birthday when I stopped believing there were normal people. It came late, long after I’d stopped believing there was a Tooth Fairy. Santa Claus,...

Eileen McKusick from Johnson would be the first one to tell you that she’s her worst critic: "Fifteen years ago if I were to have met myself, I would have been very skeptical of a person says she heals...

Some people like it: You walk up to the counter, your fingers clean and your nails intact. You describe what you need, let’s say a, “throw-out fork for a ’71, CJ-5 Jeep.” They argue with you for...

A sweet country melody about the rolling hills of Vermont wound its way down Main Street in Hyde Park on a sunny Sunday morning, and this means that Brunch with Sound is in full swing at the Sweet Crunch...

Tis’ the season to be bombarded by “Moms kick butt!” greeting cards in the grocery store, for television ads to be popping up with young children giving their mothers a new pair of heart shaped diamond...

"You don’t have to saaaay you love me/Just be close at haaand/You don’t have to staaaaay forever/I will understaaand." The singer is a fifty-something guy with a t-shirt that shows off his beer gut,...

Johnson student Crystal Kessler does not have the appearance of a martial artist; she is a small, light-framed woman who likes to wear the heavy coat her boyfriend gave her. That she’s been a member...

  It seems every time I visit Church Street there’s something new that catches my eye, or the store I’m looking for has moved, at the least. Burlington never disappoints. It was a nippy, but not...

The restaurant was filled with bodies. The employees were dragging tables and chairs out from the front of the bar, attempting to make a little more standing room for the people who were packed in along...

"Take everything out of your pockets and hold your hands in the air." It doesn’t sound like the start of a promising night for concertgoers heading into the 1st Bank Arena outside Denver, Colorado,...

The pungent smell of yeast and the earthy scent of hops alert your senses as soon as you cross the threshold of this Morrisville brewery. The bar, which currently features eight beers on tap, is shaped...

Here’s the scene: There’s a body on the side of the road in southern Vermont. Maybe alive, maybe dead, but no one cares. They just drive on past, and if they take their eyes off the road to glance...

The New Mexican mountains had all the jagged curvatures of a lie-detector test, and in the sunset on the other side I saw truth. Time to stop slacking in Sante Fe, put on my slacks and head back to the...