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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

Punk Science: Let’s talk about porn

Punk Science: Let’s talk about porn

Opal Savoy, Student February 20, 2020

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...

Elaine Harvey

Notes on Belonging

Elaine Harvey, Contributor February 20, 2020

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?...

A note from the Editor…

Rebecca Flieder, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2020

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...

Get ready for Casino Night with SGA

Jesse Streeter, Student February 10, 2020

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...

Feelin’ real about Meals on Wheels

Patrick Regels, Student February 10, 2020

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...

Notes on belonging

February 10, 2020

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...

A note from the Editor…

Rebecca Flieder, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2020

Welcome back to Johnson, everyone! I am thrilled to announce a couple of new things coming to Basement Medicine this semester. First, I urge you to check out our new columnists on pages 5 and 7. Returning...

Punk Science

Punk Science

Opal Savoy, Student February 6, 2020

Everyone can probably relate to having a hero in their field of interest, whether it’s an athlete who plays competitive sports or a musician or vocalist who spins lyrics and melody into song. For most...

PSAC talks parking

PSAC talks parking

Adriana Eldred, Photo & Web Editor February 6, 2020

Welcome back to a new semester! I can confidently say for everyone on the President’s Student Advisory Council that we are excited to be back on campus and ready to tackle our agenda. At our last...

Opinion: it’s a kangaroo court

Harry Abramsohn, Student February 6, 2020

Democracy took another step into the darkness. I am not a particularly political person. I have my biases, and occasionally I even tell others my opinion, but I do not make an effort to have them known...

Seana Speaks: I am not a victim

Seana Speaks: I am not a victim

Seana Speaks December 12, 2019

It’s time to write an article. It’s time to write an article and it’s my job to do it. It’s my job to do it, and there are people who think that I am the best person for this job. There are people...

An open letter from President Elaine Collins

An open letter from President Elaine Collins

Elaine Collins, NVU President December 12, 2019

To the students of NVU: As the President of Northern Vermont University, I want to be crystal clear that the administration, faculty, and staff of NVU are dedicated and committed to you. I am uplifted...

Thank you: Veteran’s Day Dinner a resounding success

Tammy Carter, NVU Staff December 12, 2019

I would like to take a moment out of everyone’s busy schedule to acknowledge the wonderful group of people that make up Sodexo on the NVU-Johnson campus. If it was not for them and their commitment to...

“The View From Somewhere” and aspiring for better journalism

“The View From Somewhere” and aspiring for better journalism

Ari Erlbaum, Staff Reporter December 12, 2019

Over the summer I was an assistant at a weeklong beginner radio documentary intensive. Students came from across the country and converged on Durham, North Carolina to work in pairs on a three to six minute...

A note from the Editor…

Rebecca Flieder, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2019

To everyone who read my editorial from last issue, thank you. Thank you for your comments, your shares and your stories. I am so glad to be surrounded by a community of people that have started to speak...

Free books!

Free books!

Jesse Streeter November 21, 2019

Looking to hunker down on a long winter’s evening with a good book? Need something that can stimulate your mind or take you to a new universe? Want to learn more about your field of study outside of...

President’s Student Advisory Council introduction

President’s Student Advisory Council introduction

Adriana Eldred November 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University – Johnson President’s Student Advisory Council held its first meeting of the semester on Nov 12. In the previous few weeks, Michele Whitmore recruited students to be...

VSCS Chancellor Jeb Spaulding responds

Jeb Spaulding, VSCS Chancellor November 21, 2019

I appreciate the chance to comment briefly on the recent Basement Medicine article, “NVU Community Signs Petition Calling For More Funding.” Thanks very much to the Vermont State Employees Association...

Where is our shade?

Where is our shade?

Rebecca Flieder November 21, 2019

It has become increasingly more frustrating to “go along with the flow” during unification. Last week, at her State of the University address, President Collins showed the crowd all kinds of improvements...

Combating the mid-semester slump

Combating the mid-semester slump

Allison Irons, Staff Reporter November 7, 2019

There are only five weeks left of the semester, and this is the time for the mid-semester slump. The turmoil of studying and preparing for hard midterms puts students under copious amounts of stress and...

The Blood Drive recap

Heleigh West November 7, 2019

Every semester Northern Vermont University-Johnson holds a blood drive. These events, coordinated by the SERVE Office and run by the Red Cross bring people together to give the gift of life to those who...

SGA goes D&D

Robert Ferullo, Student November 7, 2019

My dear comrades... Day 17 has passed. We have nearly run out of rations as we continue to ride onwards, far from the office we call home. Many loved ones have we left behind, but we must venture further...

Seana Speaks: How to help

Seana Speaks: How to help

November 7, 2019

Some of you have not yet had a personal experience with mental illness. Others of you may never have that experience. However, statistics say that one in five U.S. adults will face a diagnosable mental...

A note from the Editor…

Rebecca Flieder, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2019

For a dollar, you can plant a tree in a place that counts. It started with a challenge: YouTuber MrBeast started a campaign to donate to plant 20 million trees by Jan 1, 2020. The money goes directly to...

Amber Follansbee volunteers at SERVE

SERVE Sept, Oct. recap

Haleigh West, Contributor October 24, 2019

For the past month and a half, the SERVE Office has been planning and sending out SERVE Local trips in Lamoille County to support our community non-profits. Each trip is focused on direct service and bringing...

Seana Speaks: Addiction, 10 months in the making

Seana Speaks: Addiction, 10 months in the making

Seana Speaks, Contributor October 24, 2019

It took cocaine less than a year to ruin my life. From the first line to the time I found myself alone, unemployed and unemployable, pacing a near empty apartment trying to choose between taking to the...

A note from the Editor…

Rebecca Flieder, Editor-in-Chief October 24, 2019

First, I would like to issue a correction from our last issue. In an article about the tuition increases, I incorrectly stated that last May, the Board of Trustees had said that tuition would only be increasing...

The question of economics

Ari Erlbaum, Staff Reporter October 3, 2019

Economics is generally taught as an objective, non-political science. It’s not. This spring I took an economics course through NVU Online. This particular class stuck pretty closely to a mainstream...

Adriana Eldred leans on one of VEC's EVs.

Co-ops are cool: an internship reflection

October 3, 2019

As I searched last spring for a college internship, let’s just say an electric co-op (gasp!) was not on the top of my list. I pictured working in cool marketing firms with bean bag chairs in conference...

Stressed out?  Campus resources for all

Stressed out? Campus resources for all

Seana Rowell, Contributor October 3, 2019

Look at us go friends! It feels like we’ve only just arrived at campus and here we are: packing a bag to head home for a week. We’re a third of the way through the first semester. If history has taught...

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