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Basement Medicine

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Growing Up Multi-Ethnic

Sage As8bakw Selec and Jill Pressman March 28, 2024

In our modern-day society, especially with the invention of the internet, connecting with people from across the globe and cultures has never been easier and more accessible. However, before our time,...

March madness? You bet!

March madness? You bet!

Russ Weis March 27, 2024

Happy spring! There are those who feel that the end of March is the best time to be a sports fan in the U.S., and I would be hard-pressed to disagree with them. This is because the NCAA College Basketball...

Going D-Town

Going D-Town

Dayne Bell March 27, 2024

Editor’s Note: I can confidently say that Dan Towner is one of the best professors I’ve had in the three years I’ve been on the Johnson campus. No piece I could write could completely give him the...

McClelland Hall is the subject of speculation regarding federal funds to
convert a Johnson campus building to housing for older Vermonters.

A Sanders Spring Surprise

Russ Weis, Staff Writer March 26, 2024

On Monday, March 18, Bernie Sanders’ office announced that the senator had secured more than $42.5 million in federal funding to support 36 Vermont projects that address critical needs across the state....

Reawakening (The Pre-Coffee Monologue & Others)

Reawakening (“The Pre-Coffee Monologue” & Others)

Heike Chaney, Staff Writer March 26, 2024

What does it mean to not overthink? Or, to reconcile. To forgive and soothe remnant after remnant of the human psyche. Affirmation, re-evaluation, and everything in between is all it takes. The following...

Harambee: It’s all coming together

Dayne Bell March 26, 2024

No, it’s not a joke. This upcoming April 1, the VTSU Johnson campus will host its first ever “Harambee,” an event dedicated to holding open space for students to communicate their issues and needs...

Johnson Students for Model UN

Sage As8bakw Selec March 26, 2024

On February 15, a group of excited students from a relatively unknown state university in Vermont drove down to Boston, Mass. Their goal? To participate in the annual Harvard National Model United Nations,...

Back Left: Prof. Dave Plazek.
Middle row from the left: Amina Mishkat, Steldie Mabiala, Adiance Cheromiah, Kaitlyn Stone, Camille Jackson, Will Stevens, Griffin Bell, Setty Provencher.
Front row from the left: Emerson Bemis, Maria Mesquita, Daniel Sorano.

VTSU students rep. Zambia at Model UN conference

Camille Jackson March 26, 2024

Editor’s Note: This piece was published originally in Castleton Spartan. “Zambia is present and voting,” Vermont State University students said during each committee session as country roll call...

Student Court: What you need to know

Student Court: What you need to know

Evan Coleman March 26, 2024

Editor’s note: This piece was published originally on Lyndon’s ‘‘The Critic.’ See the online version at nvulyndoncritic.com for links to relevant resources. There have been many new topics...

Blessings in disguise

Destiny Herron March 26, 2024

It all happened when I was about 13 years old. It was close to midnight, and I was soundlessly sleeping along with my two younger sisters. Then, one of them shook me awake while saying, “Destiny, wake...

Greg Matses has been teaching the Funk Fusion ensemble on campus since around 2010.

Johnson’s own rock guy

Sage As8bakw Selec March 26, 2024

Greg Matses, part-time music professor at the Johnson-VTSU campus, has been working here for over 22 years. His first professional gigs were in Massachusetts over 50 years ago, where he grew up. He’s...

Dr Todd E Pressman, PhD

Deconstructing Anxiety: An interview with the author

Jill Pressman March 26, 2024

Author’s note: Hi! My name is Jill Pressman, Dr. Todd Pressman is in fact my father. We have a very close relationship, which is what made this interview possible. Anxiety can be scary and hard to...

Join Together With The Band

Join Together With The Band

Russ Weis and Destiny Herron March 26, 2024

On a recent Wednesday evening, an eclectic mix of people, bearing instrument cases of all shapes and sizes, could be seen entering Dibden Performing Arts Center and making their way up to the stage. These...

How to cultivate a COVID-free campus

Heike Chaney March 26, 2024

It’s no secret, at the peak of March 2020, we feared for the worst in our overall ways of living and being. Despite the fact that we had hope in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, its clear spread remains...

Emoji Nightmare & Roblin Bettis

They Better Work!

Heike Chaney March 26, 2024

Why else would we all not want to give a rousing “Okay, queen”? For students who have seen Emoji Nightmare, one of Vermont’s leading drag queens, perform the previous school year, who would have...

From front to back: (left to right) Electra, Rusty, Greaseball, CB, Pearl & Dinah

Debunked Starlight!

Heike Chaney March 26, 2024

If your knees go weak for musicals that move beyond the average theatre kid’s expectation, Starlight Express is an 80’s roller-disco-operetta of a musical that will achieve such through far from simple...

Major Specifics: Details on Optimization 2.0

Basement Medicine Staff November 8, 2023

Education Since Optimization 2.0 was proposed on Oct. 2 and 3, students and faculty have been unsure about what will happen to their majors and jobs. Which majors being cut? Which majors be moved to different...

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