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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
With the first couple weeks of the new school year behind us, it’s almost time for clubs to start recruitment again. SGA is proud to announce that it’s the perfect time to get out there and become...
This is what I wanted to say in the beginning, before we had some frustration with the White Paper. Now that the Board of Trustees has committed to listening, I think we can redo our introductions.
You...
High levels of stress and overwhelm are the hallmarks of the collegiate student. Our professors warn us to stay ahead of our work because if we’re not feeling it now, we soon will be.
We start each...
Are you interested in getting involved in a leadership role on campus? Do you have ideas for change, but you just aren’t sure how to make them happen? Join the NVU – Johnson Student Government today...
I seem to say this a lot, but NVU, we need to talk.
I wrote another editorial last week welcoming our new students. While I would love to talk their ears off about NVU and how much Basement Medicine...
As the end of the semester draws near, and we raise the mighty sword of knowledge against the evils that are our final exams, it is time yet again to give thanks to those who help make our campus here...
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