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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

Words of Wellness: The Fall of Autumn

Cynthia Hennard October 30, 2014

“In the beginning there was nothing. God said, “Let there be light!” And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.” - Ellen DeGeneres “An age is called...

Was this you last night? Drop the Hair of the Dog and read on.

Words of Wellness: Why Is Alcohol Binging Such A Big Deal?

Cynthia Hennard October 19, 2014

In honor of Alcohol Awareness week and inspired by the Vermont Conference on Addictive Disorders that I recently attended, I thought I’d take a closer look at Alcohol Issues, particularly for those typical...

Editorial

Tom Benton September 24, 2014

Special mention of the article at the top of page 12, about a JSC student fighting leukemia. The student’s name is Scott Prescott. His family has created a fundraising page at gofundme.com. It’d be...

In defense of identity

Meredith Andrews September 24, 2014

I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve actually heard a character on TV or in a movie refer to themselves as bisexual. A huge stigma in the media exists when it comes to using that...

Theyre waiting

Putting the “Green” back into “Green Mountains”

Jeffrey Barr September 24, 2014

Recycling is easy enough to do when it comes to aluminum cans, plastic bottles or yesterday's newspaper, but how can you properly dispose of hazardous waste? That's where the Lamoille Regional Solid...

Uh-Oh

Words of Wellness: Procrastination

Cynthia Hennard September 24, 2014

Procrastination is one of the most stressful maladaptive strategies in life. Yes, we need to stay on top of our readings and assignments, work, friends, families, laundry and lives, but sometimes it all...

Senator Bernie Sanders

Time for a carbon tax!

Senator Bernie Sanders September 18, 2014

The following is an excerpt. The scientific community is clear: Global warming is real and it is caused by human activity. In terms of droughts, heat waves, floods, forest fires, disease, rising sea...

The question is: Good or bad?

Words of Wellness: Is change good?

These first few weeks on campus are sure to be interesting times. They might be the best ever or just OK or no big deal and for others it may be feeling unsettling, daunting or like a huge adjustment to...

Thank you, Kind Sir

Victoria Greenia May 8, 2014

I fell into love with a man a few nights ago and got a chocolate bar out of it –53% cocoa with pistachios and hot peppers, wrapped with a picture of Grace Potter. While I am neither a fan of chocolate...

S.H.A.P.E. pool closing would be a sad loss to the community

Katie Black May 8, 2014

I am a huge advocate for keeping the Johnson State College pool running. I am willing to organize fund raising and contribute my effort to keep the pool running. As an Alumni of JSC, I used the pool for...

Editorial

Thomas Benton May 8, 2014

This is the end. End of the semester. The psychotically erratic weather helped masked its end, but it’s over. End of my tenure as Basement Medicine editor. Thanks for reading. End...

A Note Before the Trustee Vote

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2014

Depending on when you read this, the Board of Trustees will vote or voted on a tuition increase for the Vermont State Colleges on Feb. 20. A trustees’ committee recommended that tuition stay the same...

Boffo Internet

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2014

What a surprise that the Bible was correct in its fingering Y2K as the End. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have indeed been riding, although not as much as they once did, since they’re in their...

A Band-Aid on a gaping wound

A Band-Aid on a gaping wound

Tyrone Shaw February 6, 2014

Editor’s note: The following commentary was originally published in Vt. Digger on Jan. 21. It’s been reprinted here due to its relevance, despite the protests of its author, stemming from his active...

Whats that, tummy?  I need to... ohhh...

Words of Wellness: If your body could talk…

Lori Koshowski December 10, 2013

We’ve all heard the old adage ‘you are what you eat’, but have you ever stopped to think exactly how true that is? Put simply, healthy eating is the key to wellbeing. We all have up to 100 trillion...

Editorial: GNH

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief November 14, 2013

  I just read a scary thing. At this rate, the number of Americans out of work will surpass the number of employed Americans in four years. Four years. Our labor-force participation rate is...

Breeeeeeeathe.

Words of Wellness: Focusing on the body to manage stress

Cynthia Hennard, Counseling Center Director November 14, 2013

  Most of you probably already know that some stress is good. We need to activate some alertness and vigilance to function at our best. Stress activates the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)...

Constructive living

Words of Wellness: Constructive living

Cynthia Hennard, Counseling Center Director October 17, 2013

Constructive Living Quotes: You don't need to fight your fears or discover hidden ones. Fear of flying is no reason to avoid air travel. For all your dreams you are what you do. Feelings fade...

Editorial: regarding the government shutdown

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2013

I’ve heard a lot about how the government shutdown could have been avoided if Republicans just accepted that Obamacare’s here, it’s too late, and I’ve heard the Republicans say that if the Democrats...

Editorial

Tom Benton September 25, 2013

First I’d like to say you’re a beautiful audience, you three who read my editorials. This may be my last. I’m afraid I’ll be assassinated over my obnoxiously and gracelessly satiric VSO critique,...

This fall runner makes his personal health Priority One!

Stay Healthy as the Weather Changes

Lori Koshowski September 25, 2013

In Vermont, we are so lucky to have extremely vibrant seasons. Fall turns out to be one of my favorites. I love all the beautiful harvest colors and the specific fragrant smells that it brings. Fall, of...

Editorial

Tom Benton September 11, 2013

The legendary pool shark Don Eaton pointed out to me that the Associated Press has been running stories regarding a potential U.S. military strike on Syria with headlines like "U.S. Faces Opposition in...

Words of Wellness

Words of Wellness

Cynthia Hennard, JSC counseling center director September 11, 2013

These first few weeks on campus are sure to be interesting times. They might be the best ever or just OK or no big deal. Other weeks maybe unsettling, daunting or just feel like a big adjustment to deal...

Editorial

Tom Benton May 3, 2013

A quick note on the passing of Karleigh Baumann. I wasn’t close with Karleigh. She was a friend of my friends. She was around, I was around. We drank and laughed in the same company. She was quiet and...

A straight look at TILT

A straight look at TILT

Justin Little May 3, 2013

The Texas Information Literacy Tutorial, or TILT, is a general education requirement at Johnson State College that happens to be the absolute last thing on the average student’s mind. “It’s on...

You have the right to remain silent – right?

You have the right to remain silent – right?

Phil O'Neil May 3, 2013

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to an attorney and to have an attorney present during any questioning....

April Showers Bring May Flowers: A rhyme by T. F. Benton

Tom Benton April 18, 2013

April has the highest suicide rate Of any month in this state. It’s hard to imagine anything being great After six months bleak as slate. Then there were the bombs in Boston Which were so awful...

Yoga: Fight stress and find serenity

Lori Koshowski April 18, 2013

Your mobile phone is ringing, you have a paper due and a test to study for, you feel deprived of sleep, your neck and back are aching from long hours spent in classes and studying, you have the "sniffles"...

Is It OK to Cry?

Is It OK to Cry?

It’s not just men that get the message that it is weak to cry. Plenty of women are stoics as well. There are plenty of situations when we’d really rather not burst into tears. It seems out of control...

Editorial

Thomas Benton March 28, 2013

  , too late. There’s a theory that no one reads these editorials. (It’s mine.) Maybe it’s because many of them are haphazard word floods undammed by deadline. Too little, too late.T Maybe no...

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