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Basement Medicine

The student-run community news site of Vermont State University - Johnson

Basement Medicine

Men’s volleyball wins first game in program history

NVU-J Athletics March 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s volleyball team captured their first victory versus the Lynx of Lesley University on Saturday, March 16. The Badgers forced the Lynx to a fifth and final...

John Folsom named NAC player of the week

NVU-J Athletics March 21, 2019

John Folsom of the Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s tennis team was named the North Atlantic Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week on Monday, March 11. John Folsom (Califon, N.J.) was...

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell March 21, 2019

I’m trying something new today. I’m going to write about Major League Soccer, specifically the New England Revolution. I’ve been a fan of soccer since the late 2000s. I didn’t really follow...

Lyndon handed down sanctions by NCAA

Lyndon handed down sanctions by NCAA

Patrick Bell March 21, 2019

In a Feb. 26 email to the NVU community, NVU President Elaine Collins announced that Northern Vermont University-Lyndon received the final decision of the NCAA Division III Committee on infractions regarding...

UMPI Owls beat men’s basketball

NVU-J Athletics February 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s basketball team fell to the University of Maine Presque Isle Owls at home on Feb. 9, by a score of 76-75. It was Senior Day, as Co-Captains Vernon Slater...

Men’s basketball falls to NVU-Lyndon in President’s Cup challenge

NVU-J Athletics February 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s basketball team fell to Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in a men’s President’s Cup Challenge match up by a score of 105-93 on Feb. 13. The Badgers...

Hornets top Badgers in NAC play

NVU-J Athletics February 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s basketball team concluded the 2018-2019 season with a loss to Northern Vermont University-in an NVU Presidents Cup Challenge matchup on Feb. 13. The Badgers...

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell February 21, 2019

I was ecstatic when the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl 53, or as many people like to call it, “the most boring Super Bowl of all time.” For me, being a Patriots...

Men’s volleyball fall vs. Bison

NVU-J Athletics February 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s volleyball team dropped their first match of the day to Nichols College by a score of 3-0 on Feb. 16. The Badgers fell by scores of 25-7, 25-7 and 25-11...

Badgers fall to Southern Vermont in tri-match finale

NVU-J Athletics February 21, 2019

The Northern Vermont University- Johnson men’s volleyball team fell in the second of two matches on Feb. 16. Southern Vermont College took the match by a score of 3-1. Both teams seemed evenly matched...

Emily Marshall

Softball heading in new direction under new head coach

Patrick Bell February 21, 2019

There is still snow on the ground, but spring softball is in the air once again under first-year head coach Stacey Fox. Fox, a former Division I softball catcher and assistant for the University of Rhode...

Tyhee Taylor

President’s Cup at halfway point in annual competition

Patrick Bell February 8, 2019

Yet another innovation sparked by the creation of Northern Vermont University is the President’s Cup challenge, which is now at the halfway point in the yearly competition between the NVU Johnson and...

Women’s basketball drops conference game to Mariners

NVU-Athletics February 8, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s basketball team faced off in their second conference game of the weekend. Maine Maritime Academy pulled away by a score of 66-27. The Badgers were led...

Badgers take first set, but eventually fall to Pratt

NVU-Athletics February 8, 2019

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s volleyball team won their first set of the inagural season as they beat Pratt 25-17, but the Badgers eventually fell in the match losing 3-1. The Badgers...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell February 8, 2019

The NBA is absolutely bananas right now and I love it. There is absolutely no dull moment for the league. There is always something happening that is newsworthy, and right now, the biggest news in the...

Tomfoolery

Tomfoolery

Tom O'Leary December 14, 2018

Over the past several years, the National Football League (NFL) has supposedly made numerous changes to their policies regarding the handling of instances of domestic violence involving their employees....

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell December 14, 2018

The NBA has been weird this year with teams not living up to the hype, players blowing away their expectations, strange storylines and everything in between. Let’s start with my favorite team in the...

SUNY-Delhi joins the NAC

SUNY-Delhi joins the NAC

Patrick Bell December 14, 2018

State University of New York-Delhi was named the ninth member of the North Atlantic Conference, starting in 2019-2020. Delhi joins the NAC along with Northern Vermont University-Johnson, NVU-Lyndon, SUNY...

Tomfoolery

Tomfoolery

Tom O'Leary December 6, 2018

For the last 13 years, the NFC East division has been the definition of parity in the National Football League (NFL), as it hasn’t had a repeat winner during that stretch. However, heading into the 2018-2019...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell December 6, 2018

Over the weekend, I watched the most recent ESPN 30 for 30, a documentary series that covers a wide range of sports stories. This particular story was about the life and death of Junior Seau, a defensive...

North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year Keven John

John named NAC Coach of the Year

Patrick Bell December 6, 2018

In his first season as head coach of the women’s volleyball program at NVU-J, Keven John was named North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year. He inherited a program that hadn’t won a game in their...

Tomfoolery

Tomfoolery

Tom O'Leary November 9, 2018

Traditionally in professional sports, a team can never have too much talent. Acquiring and developing as much talent as possible is essentially the primary directive for roster construction. But can a...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell November 9, 2018

As the Los Angeles Clippers took the floor against the Denver Nuggets to start the season, it was the first time they had played a game without star players Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan...

Men’s basketball has high hopes for success

Chad Copeland October 25, 2018

The Northern Vermont University-Johnson men’s basketball team has a new look for the 2018-2019 season. The Badgers have 11 new faces on this year’s roster with seven returning players. The Badgers...

Badger Briefs

NVU-J Athletics October 2, 2018

Badgers XC competes in Vermont State Meet LYNDONVILLE,Vt.- The Northern Vermont-Johnson men’s cross-country team competed in the Vermont State Meet on Saturday morning hosted by Northern Vermont University-Lyndon. Kenneth...

Patrick Bell

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell October 2, 2018

It’s the month of October, and that means the NBA season is right around the corner. I’m excited for this season for many reasons, so I’ll take the time in this column to discuss them. Let’s...

Michele Whitmore

Whitmore taking on new role as men’s tennis coach

Patrick Bell October 2, 2018

Used to wearing multiple hats, Associate Dean of Students Michele Whitmore has donned yet another: she is now the men’s tennis team head coach. Whitmore isn’t new to the tennis scene. She has been...

Greg Eckman

Eckman hired as new associate athletics director

Patrick Bell October 2, 2018

Greg Eckman has been promoted to associate athletic director of athletics at NVU-J. “Greg Eckman has earned this opportunity,” said Associate Dean of Athletics and Recreation Jamey Ventura. “Greg...

Badger Briefs

NVU-J Athletics September 18, 2018

Johnson Leads Age Division at Inaugural Triathlon Race SOUTH BERWICK, ME — The Northern Vermont University-Johnson women’s triathlon team soared at the Pumpkinman Triathlon on September 8th and 9th...

Nikola Knapova

New coach Keven John setting up volleyball for success

Patrick Bell September 18, 2018

Volleyball is growing at a rapid pace at NVU-Johnson. New this year to campus is men’s volleyball. It’s a sport, described by many, that is growing quickly at the high school and collegiate level.Vermont...

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