Duck. Dodge. Weave. Let’s keep this civil. Slide. Evade. Lie. Can we pretend this is normal?
For 90 minutes on the evening of Oct. 7, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence, two veteran politicians,...
Hello again my fellow punk scientists!
Last week was a wild ride down the rabbit hole of genetic engineering, focusing on the newest tool in that arsenal called CRISPR/Cas9.
Within a few days of publishing...
Our mini-break will be here before we know it. We’ll get a couple days off, and then it will be Halloween, and then the real spookfest starts on November 3rd.
If you’ve already voted, I commend your...
Welcome back my fellow punk scientists!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could change your body to give yourself a different hair type or eye color? Maybe you’ve even thought about...
Greetings NVU-Johnson community members and Basement Medicine readers,
I would like to thank Tyrone Shaw, Marcus Allen, and Basement Medicine for drawing attention to a special facility on our beautiful...
I would like to take this time to sincerely apologize to all of the readers of this paper and the entire staff of the Willey Library.
In my recent piece about the library’s changes for COVID-19 there...
After taking the Writing Proficiency Exam freshman year and watching friends anxiously prepare every single semester since, I’ve come to one conclusion: the WPE as a graduation standard should not exist.
A...
Welcome back my fellow punk scientists!
Last week, we looked into the tiny world of human microbiomes and their wide-ranging effects on our body’s ability to stay healthy. This time around, we’re...
The Wellness Center remains more committed than ever to supporting our new and returning students during these challenging times.
We recognize that students may be struggling right now with anxiety, grief,...
The smell of saltwater brings me back to fun-filled days on the beach and warm, balmy breezes at night. The ocean represents many things to me. My family spent summers at the Jersey shore, and I made a...
I have good news to share. Yesterday, [Sept. 11] the Vermont House announced a state budget that includes a historic $56.8M for the Vermont State College System. This amount includes annual base funding,...
I was standing in my living room at 11 p.m. one evening two weeks into school, standing in front of my partner on the couch. We’d both been chipping away at the unending cascade of schoolwork for what...
Welcome back my fellow punk scientists! It’s been some time since we’ve gone down the various rabbit holes that exist in the world of science and society. In our first three installments of this column,...
This issue of Basement Medicine is an important one, and I think its existence represents a lot of what makes this campus so special: resilience.
It has been 178 days since this campus shut down in March....
My last semester was supposed to be lots of fun. As an art major, I was supposed to make some of my best work in my printmaking class. I was supposed to enjoy my well-earned New York City art tour during...
Welcome back my fellow punk scientists! This time around I thought I would delve a little deeper into the bottomless pool that is sex and pornography and discuss some of the cultural aspects of sex as...
It is commonly known that college students often struggle with the affordability of necessary expenses such as food. For those who face food insecurity or just need an extra meal, each week at Northern...
Attention all NVU-Johnson students! What are you doing on the night of Friday, March 20? The only right answer is coming to the NVU -Johnson Student Government’s 43rd Annual Casino Night!
What is...
Bon Jovi said it best, you guys. We really are halfway there. The end of the semester is nigh... I hope, at least, we’re not living on a prayer.
Jokes aside, these are intersting times we live in,...
I hope you can tell by now that talking about “belonging” makes my tail wag like a lab puppy waiting for treats. I care about it because it is a fundamental factor in helping students get their degrees....
Northern Vermont University had a reception at the Vermont Statehouse the afternoon of Feb. 26. During the two-hour event, there was a light flow of bodies filtering through the doors, but the majority...
The Community Meal, which is held in the United Church of Johnson, provides the people of Johnson not only with a home-cooked meal, but also with a safe space to gather and form connections. Last month,...
My name is Luke Buglion-Gluck. I am a senator on NVU-J’s Student Government Association. This is my first year in this position and so far it’s been pretty cool. Lots happens within the walls of the...
On Feb. 4, the President’s Student Advisory Council held its first meeting of the semester.
We welcomed Tom Fondakowski to discuss an issue that was brought up last semester concerning food accessibility...
Welcome back, my fellow punk scientists! This week I have a special topic to bring to your attention, one that is probably both incredibly relatable and also incredibly awkward all at the same time. I...
In the last “Notes on Belonging” column, I encouraged our campus to engage in small acts geared towards fostering a sense of belonging at Northern Vermont University. I’m curious, how did that go?...
On a particularly busy day last week, I was driving into Morrisville when I spotted a peculiar sight. Just beyond the roundabout next to the Charlmont, a tire was crossing the road all by its lonesome.
I...
Students of the Northern Vermont University – Johnson student body, may I have your attention. The NVU – Johnson Student Government is gearing up to host our 43rd annual Casino Night on Friday, March...
Throughout my time here at SERVE, I have had the honor of working with several different organizations alongside my coworkers, peers and staff alike. My current position as a community leader allows me...
I moved a lot growing up. I was scooped up and dropped into seven new schools in 12 years. I got to know people in different states and became proficient at the “new kid” routine. I always felt like...
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