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Basement Medicine

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

Basement Medicine

Things to do: The Johnson Jubilee

Dayne Bell November 14, 2024

Santa Claus is coming to town for the Johnson Holiday Jubilee!  If this is the first you’re hearing about this Johnson tradition, here’s what have organizers have to say:  “The Johnson...

A Letter to the Author…

Cohen Repaci November 5, 2024

Dear Cohen Repaci, I really enjoyed your article, and it gave me many laughs. I am a born and raised Vermonter that grew up in the northeast kingdom of Vermont. I cannot imagine what it was like to live...

Johnson Athletic Snapshots with Joshua Beckett

Rookie of the week, Basketball Snapshots, Winter sports

Joshua Beckett October 29, 2024

Photos by Faith Benjamin   Winter Sports Preview This upcoming winter sports season, Johnson Athletics decided to add Indoor Track & Field to their sports lineup. This has created...

Laura Roald and her dog Maple!

The Roald Less Taken

Wilbur Hayes October 29, 2024

Laura Roald is a part-time faculty member for the Performance Arts & Technology program at VTSU-Johnson. Where did you grow up? I grew up in a town about the size of Burlington, comparatively,...

A hallway but there is No One watching you.

Art Tips 666: How to Draw Spooky Shit

Sage Mkazas Selec October 29, 2024

You are sitting in your room, alone. It’s dark outside, and there is no sound besides the whispers of the wind. You are on your website/app of choice, eyes glazed over as you mindlessly scroll. It doesn’t...

Mischief Night flight

Amy Kolb Noyes October 29, 2024

This story occurred one Halloween eve; a night they call “Mischief Night,” I do believe. It happened to children just ‘bout your age. Their names, I recall, were Parsley and Sage. Parsley was...

Dissociation/Dissassociation

Dayne Bell October 29, 2024

There’s a kind of silence that comes over the mind, After not enough rest, or too much, After a time of heaviness or wander, When the business is replaced with roaring Like an old, yellowing fan...

Coffee line

Alana Lewis October 29, 2024

I’m not sure if I even have $7 to my name, but I find myself waiting in line nonetheless. It’s an integral part of my day to spend money I may or may not possess, on a sweet little treat, to feed dopamine,...

Repaci holding up a hotdog!

Repaci’s Dawg review #32

Cohen Repaci October 29, 2024

Hi, all! My name’s Cohen Repaci and I review hot dogs! I started this phenomenon in September of 2023 and it’s been a personality trait ever since. It brings me, and others, a wide amount of joy to...

Mrs. Mould’s neighborhood

Mrs. Mould’s neighborhood

Wilbur Hayes October 29, 2024

Since the release of Optimization 2.0 and the subsequent departure of Isaac Eddy at the end of the last academic year, the future of the Polaris Performance Company seemed bleak. Nevermore, the company’s...

Shahqia Cross, owner of Rainbow Te on Johnson’s Main Street

Bubble tea 4 the people

Jill Pressman and Heike Chaney October 29, 2024

After having served the Portland, Oregon area, Shahqia Cross, owner of a blissful haven of an herbal tea house known as Rainbow Te, has opened up shop on Johnson’s Main Street. The business website’s...

Wilbur Hayes as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

All things Rocky Horror!

Heike Chaney October 29, 2024

Look up at the comically large floating red lips! It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s a science fiction double feature! On October 18, VTSU-Johnson’s SGA partnered with the Campus Activities Board...

“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...

Shane's Final Message

Shane Stacey leaves big shoes to fill

Dayne Bell October 29, 2024

This past Friday Johnson said goodbye to Shane Stacey, who shamelessly left the Johnson campus for better opportunities across the state, leaving a six-foot-five (and a half) hole in our hearts. In his...

A seance with Emily

A seance with Emily

Wilbur Hayes October 29, 2024

On a quiet road in Stowe, there lies a bridge. It is known to some as the Gold Brook Covered Bridge, but to most it goes by one name: “Emily’s Bridge.” What was once a bridge for horse and buggy...

A series of fliers and posters from the VCPL conference.

Finding Solidarity for Palestine in Vermont

Sage Mkazas Selec October 29, 2024

It’s been a year since the revolt (or attack, depending on who you ask) on October 7th. Since then, much has happened to the people of Gaza and Occupied Palestine. From the International Court of Justice...

Burgeoning documentary club

Jill Pressman October 29, 2024

New club alert: For any students interested in documentary production, journalism, film, or media, the documentary club is currently looking for members. The club needs at least three members and a faculty...

Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon, VTSU’s New Chief Diversity Officer

A chance for change: VTSU hires new Chief Diversity Officer

Basement Medicine Staff October 29, 2024

This week, Vermont State University welcomed Paul Suk-Hyun Yoon to the community, serving as the new Chief Diversity Officer. Yoon’s professional history includes 18 years of experience in education,...

Senators South, one of the residence halls on the Johnson Campus.

Johnson’s breaking down

Dayne Bell October 29, 2024

This fall 2024 semester began with a new energy. VTSU Johnson saw an increase in enrollment, making the campus seem almost as lively as it had been in the past. Students settled in as the summer heat slowly...

Johnson art auction returns

Johnson art auction returns

Raymonda Parchment October 29, 2024

Calling all artists! From December 3 to December 16, the annual student art auction will be held in Dewey Hall. Senior Hannah Jenkins, a studio arts major, who is organizing the event, said this year will...

The 2nd Floor computer lab in the Willey Learning Center

VTSU technology requirement explained

Dayne Bell October 29, 2024

Since its transition into a hybrid institution, Vermont State University has been re-evaluating all resources available to students, typically looking to digitize in order to make them more accessible...

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...

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