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Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

Hoochie culture and sexual agency  for Black women

Hoochie culture and sexual agency for Black women

Dayne Bell December 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the third issue of the blog Black Talk: A Zine. Do you remember when WAP was released? Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B had the internet reeling in 2020 when they debuted the chart-topping...

Jill Pressman's take on the very real sasquatch

Sasquatch, myth or great ape?

Jill Pressman December 10, 2024

Have you ever wondered if Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, was real? Yes, I know I sound crazy. I don’t blame you for thinking that. Not everyone believes in Bigfoot, and why should you? There’s no...

What’s up Gaymers: Night in the Woods

What’s up Gaymers: Night in the Woods

Wilbur Hayes December 10, 2024

Night in the Woods is an adventure game set in a fictional town called Possum Springs. For a fictional town, it feels especially real for a native Vermonter. It’s your average small town, populated with...

“Afro” as a prefix: Black goths, punks, and other sub-cultural communities

“Afro” as a prefix: Black goths, punks, and other sub-cultural communities

Dayne Bell October 29, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the second issue of the blog Black Talk: A Zine.   Because of their connections with social justice and political leftness, goth, punk, and other “alternative” subcultures...

The cookout: what it is and  why you’re not invited

The cookout: what it is and why you’re not invited

Dayne Bell September 24, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the first issue of the blog Black Talk: A Zine. If you’re Black, you’ve been to a cookout. In REAL LIFE, cookouts are social gatherings that we (Black people)* hold to...

Ally Hufner

It’s a raw deal

Commentary by Ally Hufner March 14, 2023

VTSU President Parwinder Grewal and his administration have decided that we as a sports community are not good enough anymore. What does that mean exactly? It means that they are kicking us out of...

Kyle Gagnon

Over/Under

Kyle Gagnon November 14, 2022

Late 1979, England. Mike Score and his new band practice regularly above his hair salon in Liverpool. Slowly, they build momentum with a series of successful singles and national television appearances....

Kyle Gagnon

Over/Under

Kyle Gagnon October 25, 2022

The leaves are dying and sports are coming back, baby! We’ve already had over a month to lose money on soccer and football, and soon the NBA will be here to completely clean us out. Fall is a special...

Kyle Gagnon

Over/Under

Kyle Gagnon May 4, 2022

The dark times cometh. The long summer months where seasonal depression falters but the gambling slate lies empty have arrived. I don’t really bet on baseball and the WNBA is still, shamefully, under-broadcasted...

Kyle Gagnon

Over/Under

Kyle Gagnon April 14, 2022

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The NBA playoffs are set to kick off this weekend, and to say that there is an electric charge in the atmosphere would be an understatement. My time spent...

Kyle Gagnon

Over/Under

Kyle Gagnon March 24, 2022

We’re betting on NASCAR now, friends! The world is burning, so we might as well shake things up a bit. My associates and I have tuned in to the last four races and I personally have yet to miss a...

Go team!

OVER/UNDER: Come on Burnley!

Kyle Gagnon February 21, 2022

Do you like Premier League soccer? I sure as hell do. Since 2008 I have been admiring the skill and talent of the players in the English Premier League. From top to bottom, the league is objectively loaded...

Kyle Gagnon

Over/Under

Kyle Gagnon, Sports Editor November 18, 2021

As sports editor for Basement Medicine, I have been tasked with providing a sports column for our wonderful little paper. I am a huge sports fan. The sports I follow vary seasonally but also annually,...

The Svalbard Seed Vault

Punk Science: world’s seediest hotel

Opal Savoy, Editor in Chief November 18, 2021

Hello again, fellow punk scientists. It is finally time to cover one of the largest scientific issues that we are confronting this century. That issue is, of course, climate change. The trouble with...

Ally-Oop!

Ally-Oop!

Allison Irons, Staff Reporter May 3, 2021

The United States National Women’s Soccer Team has set off on a victorious season. The team is the hopeful winner at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the She Believes Cup in February. This...

Ally-Oop!

Ally-Oop!

Allison Irons, Staff Reporter March 18, 2021

The Connecticut Huskies are finally back on top after returning to the Big East Conference for the first time since 2012. Selection Sunday for the NCAA tournament on March 14 will determine if both teams...

Ally-Oop!

Ally-Oop!

Allison Irons, Staff Reporter November 28, 2020

My time as a Division III athlete has been both rewarding and heartbreaking. I have had the opportunity to play for two separate colleges during my collegiate career. While studying journalism, I have...

Ally-Oop!

Ally-Oop!

Allison Irons, Staff Reporter November 13, 2020

The Los Angeles Dodgers were crowned World Series Champions this year. This was their first win since 1988 and their seventh overall, while The Tampa Bay Rays have never won a World Series. This season...

Chad Copeland

Coalition of Minority Student Athletes advocates for student-athletes of color

Chad Copeland October 26, 2020

With all the issues of racism raised in 2020, a group of Black student-athletes from NVU-Johnson have come together out of a desire to ignite change at the college and Lamoille community. The Coalition...

Ally-Oop! Tennis

Ally-Oop! Tennis

Allison Irons, Sports Editor September 22, 2020

The 140th US Open was held in a “bubble” this year, the first time in the competition’s history. This was to use to stop the spread of COVID-19 while players spent their time at the USTA Billie Jean...

Ally-Oop! MLB during COVID

Ally-Oop! MLB during COVID

Allison Irons, Sports Editor September 15, 2020

The MLB is halfway through its shortened season due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks when the season was put on hold and later continued. As an...

The author on the tennis court

Life as a DIII athlete is rewarding, exhausting

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor May 3, 2020

Life as a Division III student-athlete is demanding. Athletics has become a large part of my college career, but it’s also been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. When I enrolled at...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor April 13, 2020

Well folks, he actually did it. Tom Brady is a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, announcing to his fans and teammates that he would leave the New England Patriots after 20 seasons with the team. A couple weeks...

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

The Boston Celtics have had quite the steady season so far. And if you ask any Celtics fan, that could probably be one of the biggest things that they were hoping for this year. The last two years have...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, is officially a football bachelor. The Patriots had a disappointing season. They started hot, winning their first eight games, but their offense...

Jesse Streeter

Men’s volleyball second season underway

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

In their sophomore season as a program, the men’s volleyball team is back and hitting again with some new and familiar faces under second-year head coach Keven John. There is reason for optimism and...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor November 7, 2019

Recently, I’ve been heavily invested in the ESPN+ production “Peyton’s Places,” which stars future hall of fame quarterback Peyton Manning. This year is the NFL’s 100th year of existence as...

The Pat-Down

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell, Sports Editor October 24, 2019

The NBA season isn’t back just yet, but it is approaching fast and I am excited to see what the season has in store. This season will be an interesting one for sure as the landscape of the league...

Patrick Bell himself

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell September 20, 2019

Ever since former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski retired from the game of football at the end of last season at age 29, people have speculated that he might return at some point this season. During...

The Pat-Down

Patrick Bell May 9, 2019

The NBA awards are always a hot topic to discuss with people who cover and follow the league. This year, we have had some great award races and so I am going to give my picks. The Rookie of the Year award...

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