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Basement Medicine

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Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

Why you are wrong about corsets

Sage Mkazas Selec December 10, 2023

So you’ve probably heard about corsets and how much of a torture device they are. How they hurt and made women faint from tight lacing. How they caused horrible illnesses and rearranged bones and bodies. Well,...

Aesthetic Spotlights!

Heike Chaney December 10, 2023

What fashion do we see at VTSU-Johnson? When we take glances at our friends, colleagues, and (sometimes) our professors, there is a clear diversity of styles that we enjoy and that make us feel like our...

How to Find Your Personal Style

Jo Cutler December 10, 2023

Are you new to fashion and are struggling to find your personal style? Do you have no idea where to start or what to look for? Finding your personal style can be challenging, so here is a step-by-step...

Let’s All Embrace Sustainable Fashion!

Mik Crane December 10, 2023

"Fast fashion," a fairly new term, is one we hear tossed around a lot but its lighthearted title undermines the fact that it has some of the worst environmental impacts of our time. It is fueled by big...

Abigail Synnestvedt

Devotions in Dibden

Jo Cutler December 10, 2023

On Nov. 15, Abigail Synnestvedt, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) student at VTSU-Johnson, presented her paintings at the Julian Scott Gallery. Her collection, titled “Devotions,” included 20 five-by-seven...

WENDELL & WILD - Kat (voiced by Lyric Ross). Cr: Netflix © 2022

“My demons have names.”

Dayne Bell November 8, 2023

Do you love Halloween classics like ParaNorman and Corpse Bride? Are you looking for a new animated film to enjoy? Released in 2022, Netflix’s Wendell and Wild is a horror comedy that wrenches the heart...

Trying henna in her hair

Trying henna in her hair

Magnificent Schmidl, Staff Reporter April 10, 2020

Three days into social distancing from COVID-19 I started to go a little crazy. I had nothing new to do, was sick of watching Netflix and playing video games, and needed a bit of change in my life. Although...

Kissing ass and taking names: a foolproof guide

Kissing ass and taking names: a foolproof guide

Adriana Eldred, Photo & Web Editor October 24, 2019

If you’re like me, you already dread showing up to class and being subjected to the downward-turned nose and jaded stare of your professor, never mind the radical thought of ever approaching them with...

An Ashley Shotwell installation at the Julian Scott gallery

Exhibit showcases three BFA students

Brock Bill November 27, 2013

Ira Musty, Ashley Shotwell, and Brittany Daniels are students pursuing bachelor of fine arts degrees and have been working towards their final B.F.A. exhibits since they arrived at JSC. On Nov. 13, 2013,...

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra in action

Vermont Symphony Orchestra: they’re good at what they do

Tom Benton September 25, 2013

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra kicked off its Made in Vermont Music Festival at JSC on Friday night, Sept. 20, the first night of JSC’s Alumni/Parents Weekend. Alumni and parents are certainly their...

Seven Stories of sound, all of them loud

Seven Stories of sound, all of them loud

Tom Benton, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2012

Seven Stories violently assaulted my eardrums when they played Dibden on March 2. They did so with plenty enough aptitude for me to pass up pressing charges, but whether they deserved criminal charges...

A tale of passion, faith and f-bombs

A tale of passion, faith and f-bombs

Ben Algar, Web Editor February 16, 2012

Horror movie tropes come in many forms. Be it a lustful vampire, a dream-leeching murderer or a psychopathic killer, Hollywood has been able to chill audiences with anything. However, in recent years producers...

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