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Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

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Art At The Julian Scott Memorial Gallery

Dayne Bell, Staff Reporter October 11, 2023

You may have seen the flyers around the Johnson campus halls, advertising the various exhibits to be shown in the Julian Scott Memorial Gallery (JSMG) this semester. Those who have visited the Dibden building...

Snuffy’s Trail was formerly an official trail that connected Smugglers’ Notch and Stowe Mountain Resort ski areas.

Resorts withdraw connector lift proposal

Aaron Calvin, Staff Writer for “News and Citizen” October 11, 2023

After fierce opposition from the Agency of Natural Resources, the gondola-style connector lift that Smugglers’ Notch Resort and Stowe Mountain Resort hoped to develop has been put on indefinite pause. The...

New energy at campus radio station WJSC

New energy at campus radio station WJSC

Jo Cutler, Staff Writer October 11, 2023

Last year, Vermont State University-Johnson almost lost its campus radio station. This was not due to the merger of the state colleges, but a lack of student participation. Compared to the previous school...

Optimization 2.0: what you need to know

Optimization 2.0: what you need to know

Dayne Bell October 11, 2023

On Oct. 2 and 3, students and staff at VTSU received emails on behalf of Interim President Mike Smith, introducing a draft of Smith’s Optimization 2.0 Report. The 32-page draft details the process and...

News from VTSU is disheartening

News from VTSU is disheartening

Dan Noyes March 14, 2023

The news of moving to an all-digital library and changes to the sports programs at Northern Vermont University-Johnson is disheartening. Making sure the state college system is relevant, thriving and adequately...

Ally Hufner

It’s been a mixed season

Commentary by Ally Hufner February 12, 2023

Editor’s note: Ally Hefner is the new sports broadcasting intern at Northern Vermont University Johnson and will be joining the Basement Medicine staff as sports editor. She is also a part of the Badgers...

Swift's Record Day vinyls

A vinyl celebration

Alli McLaughlin March 18, 2022

Before the age of Spotify and Apple Music, and even predating the era of CD’s and cassettes, the only way to listen to an album in your home was to spin a record on a turntable. In 2007, a collection...

Kaitlyn Shaw

Shaw-king!

Ari Erlbaum, Staff Reporter December 12, 2019

Katelyn Shaw is a theater major at NVU Johnson. She answered each (often already weird) question with about five different answers that spiraled off in completely unpredictable directions. We covered a...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor December 12, 2019

The New England Patriots currently have a record of 10-2 and are one of the top teams in the NFL. Despite this, many believe that the Patriots have lost their appeal for favorites to win the Super Bowl...

A note from the Editor: Vote!

Tom O’Leary October 29, 2018

    I’ve never before said this to anyone in my life, but please, for the love of our country, vote in the Nov. 6 midterm elections. I implore you. When you hear or read a political analyst...

Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Reiber swears in Governor Shumlin

Vt. Chief Justice speaks to politics class

Ian Major December 8, 2016

Vermont’s Supreme Court Chief Justice, Paul Reiber, visited JSC on Nov. 10 for a round robin discussion with Professor Bill Doyle’s American Politics and Government class.   After 30 years...

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich November 12, 2015

This week, the Basement Medicine staff investigated the price of text books, and why class materials seem to be such a burden on a large number of the students on campus. What they found was that students...

Food a fun way to learn about sex?

Food a fun way to learn about sex?

Sam Hartley November 3, 2015

Snacks and sex. Cuisine and coitus. Food and *******. We don’t normally think of one as informing us about the other, but Jay Friedman, the creator of “Sexy Feast,” begs to differ. Friedman—who...

The bare facts about VAC modeling

Hunter Mallette September 29, 2015

Take it off. Take it all off and earn $15.00 an hour in the process. As the posters around campus featuring strategically placed fig leaves note, the Visual Arts Center is seeking versatile models...

Fall’s common read: pencils and dreams

Kayla Friedrich, Editor-in-chief May 7, 2015

In its ninth year, the Common Book program will give JSC’s incoming freshman a look at how to turn their biggest dreams into reality. A committee of staff, faculty, and a one student selected “The...

An afternoon of gratitude

Kayla Friedrich, Editor-in-chief May 7, 2015

A celebration of the leadership of Barbara E. Murphy was held on April 28, 2015 as a forum to say thank you and goodbye to the retiring Johnson State president of 14 years. To kick off the event, local...

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