Words of Wellness: outdoor therapy, nature’s cure
February 20, 2018
Filed under Commentary, Forum, Opinion, Words of Wellness
Recent studies show that being outside has both positive psychological and physiological benefits. Ecotherapy (also known as green therapy, nature therapy, and earth-centered therapy) is contact with nature and is a powerful new kind of therapy. It has been found to be just as effective against depression...
Vermont State Colleges System Delivering Entrepreneurs and Workers
Chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges System Jeb Spaulding
February 8, 2018
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The Vermont State Colleges System (VSCS) is a major workforce pipeline delivering entrepreneurs and workers to power our state’s economy. As a system, Castleton University, Community College of Vermont, Northern Vermont University – Johnson and Lyndon, and Vermont Technical College annually confer...
Words of Wellness: the connection between trauma and addiction
February 8, 2018
Filed under Commentary, Forum
Addiction is a disease with several causal factors – genetics, environment, personal behavior, and experience, in the form of trauma. The relationship between trauma and substance abuse is complicated and closely intertwined. In other words, the road between the two goes both ways, and the negative...
Strategic Plan must address IT deficiencies
Thomas O'Leary, -Editor-in-Chief
February 8, 2018
Filed under Commentary, Editorials, Forum
With the spring 2018 semester officially in session, we are now a mere four months away from Johnson State College (JSC) and Lyndon State College (LSC) officially merging under the umbrella of Northern Vermont University (NVU). Regardless of whether you are students, faculty, staff, or administrators,...
A message from Student Trustee Benjamin Simone
February 4, 2016
Filed under Commentary, Forum
Hi, how’s it going? I’d like to introduce myself to you readers today, my name is Benjamin Simone, and in a few weeks, myself and 12 other members of the VSC Board of Trustees are going to decide on whether or not to raise your tuition. Now that I’ve got your attention, let me properly introduce mys...
Tolerance is not enough: addressing LGBT life on campus
February 4, 2016
Filed under Commentary, Forum
Certainly, Johnson State has made some progress as far as the state of life for the LGBT community goes. There is now an LGBT oriented club on campus; a discussion was raised a year ago about how essential it is to keep the current gender neutral bathrooms on campus—as well as adding a few if poss...
Thank you, Kind Sir
May 8, 2014
Filed under Commentary
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 nor the singer, the bar, more than half eaten, lays on the front passenger seat in my car as though...
A Band-Aid on a gaping wound
February 6, 2014
Filed under Commentary, Forum
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 involvement with Basement Medicine. Relevance is relevance. Gov. Shumlin’s latest budget is by ma...
You have the right to remain silent – right?
May 3, 2013
Filed under Commentary
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. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be provided for you at the government’s expense. Boston...
We must not balance the budget on poor, elderly
March 28, 2013
Filed under Commentary
In the spirit of Sen. Sanders’ recent JSC Student Town Meeting, we reprint the Senator’s recent op-ed, which discusses many of the points he raised during the Student Town Meeting. The Democrats won a major victory on Election Day. Despite dozens of billionaires spendin...
CATFISH:”Fifty Shades” Are Us?
February 7, 2013
Filed under Commentary, Forum
Unless you’re Amish, or live in a cave, you have probably heard of "Fifty Shades of Grey." Many of you have read it and maybe you have even read it secretly in that barn or cave. Set largely in Seattle, it is the first installment in a trilogy that traces the relationship between a virgin college gra...
Silenced Voices loud and clear
December 6, 2012
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As I entered Bentley 207 to witness “Silenced Voices” on Nov. 14, I didn’t know what to expect. Living in Vermont I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of the migrant workers who traveled here from Mexico to work on our dairy farms. What I didn’t realize was the level of fear that these...
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