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

Basement Medicine

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in Chief

Kayla served as a general assignment reporter and photographer for the spring 2013 semester.  She returned for the Fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters as photo editor, and in the spring and fall 2015 semesters, Kayla served as Editor-in-chief before graduating in December.

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Elaine Collins during her first year as president of then Johnson State College

[Photo] President Collins to resign, interim chosen by VSCS Board of Trustees

Soleil Devyn Borthwick
May 23, 2021
Robert Gervais

[Photo] A vision for connected classrooms

Ian Major
February 2, 2017
Sawyer Alberi

[Photo] Our click is our vote: Alberi talks media, gender, society

Cayla Fronhofer
September 22, 2016

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich
December 17, 2015
Professor of Writing and Literature Tyrone Shaw

[Photo] Forever 5?

Marilyn Tagliavia
December 17, 2015
The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who greeted people at Maple Addictions

Johnson Holiday Jubilee fosters a community

Kayla Friedrich
December 17, 2015
H.A. Manosh Corporation drilled the well at the center

Water crisis averted

Kayla Friedrich
December 17, 2015
President Elaine Collins

State of the college:

Kayla Friedrich
November 12, 2015

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich
November 12, 2015

School Street/ College Hill Road Project:

Kayla Friedrich
November 12, 2015

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich
November 3, 2015
Patchworks Place needs new location to open this year

Patchworks Place needs new location to open this year

Kayla Friedrich
November 3, 2015
Karen Madden

[Photo] Emergency fund helps students

Sam Hartley
October 19, 2015

A note from the Editor

Kayla Friedrich
October 19, 2015
Tibetans sit outside a monastery to eat their lunch, and the animals gather around

Tibet

Kayla Friedrich
October 19, 2015
Yuuka Kaneko

Yuuka Kaneko

Kayla Friedrich
October 19, 2015
Where your student activity fee goes

Where your student activity fee goes

Kayla Friedrich
September 29, 2015
Shap

[Photo] Shap Smith’s delicate dance with Shumlin’s shadow

Sam Hartley
September 29, 2015

A note from the Editor

Kayla Friedrich
September 29, 2015
The Badger and his adoring fans

[Photo] Alumni Reunion and homecoming:

Avery Bliss, Alumni Development and Relations office and Mariah Howland
September 29, 2015
Sidewalk work to begin in October

Sidewalk work to begin in October

Kayla Friedrich
September 29, 2015

Warming shelter awaiting permits in Mo’Ville

Kayla Friedrich
September 29, 2015

A note from the Editor…

Kayla Friedrich
September 16, 2015
Trio receives 5-year grant

Trio receives 5-year grant

Kayla Friedrich
September 16, 2015
Hastings retires from Village of Johnson positions, but he’ll be back

Hastings retires from Village of Johnson positions, but he’ll be back

Kayla Friedrich
September 16, 2015

Revitalizing downtown

Kayla Friedrich
September 16, 2015
Progress is slow

New Subway opening in Johnson

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in Chief
September 16, 2015
Antique cars are everywhere in Havana, Cuba

[Photo] Class to visit Cuba

Sam Hartley, Staff Writer
September 16, 2015
A new president at the helm

A new president at the helm

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in chief
September 16, 2015

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich
May 7, 2015
Barbara Murphy and her grandson, Tate

An afternoon of gratitude

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in Chief
May 7, 2015
Howrigan apologizes, censorship unintended

Howrigan apologizes, censorship unintended

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

Fall’s common read: pencils and dreams

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

An afternoon of gratitude

Kayla Friedrich, Editor-in-chief
May 7, 2015
President Barbara Murphy

President Barbara Murphy looks beyond June

Kayla Friedrich
April 23, 2015
Isaac Eddy

New theater hire a member of Blue Man Group

Kayla Friedrich
April 23, 2015

A note from the Editor: Stress

Kayla Friedrich
April 23, 2015

Student arrested for misdemeanor

Kayla Friedrich
April 23, 2015

A note from the Editor

Kayla Friedrich
March 26, 2015
Linda Milne

Editor’s note

Kayla Friedrich
March 26, 2015
Professor Russ Longtin: JSC’s Lion in Winter

Professor Russ Longtin: JSC’s Lion in Winter

Kayla Friedrich
March 26, 2015
Longtin to exit stage right after 30 years at JSC

Longtin to exit stage right after 30 years at JSC

Kayla Friedrich, Editor-in-chief
March 26, 2015
Jeb Spaulding

VSC board of trustees approves 2-year tuition plan

Kayla Friedrich, Editor
March 12, 2015

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich, Editor
March 12, 2015
Sharron Scott

From dean of administration to costume designer

Kayla Friedrich, Editor
March 11, 2015
Margo Warden

Faculty/staff reading initiative focuses on retention

Kayla Friedrich, Editor
February 18, 2015

A word on education and childcare

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in Chief
February 18, 2015
FT;silver;KF

[Photo] Romancing the past

Gabriella Fecher
February 18, 2015
Jeb Spaulding

[Photo] A chat with VSC Chancellor Jeb Spaulding

Meredith Andrews, Staff Writer
February 10, 2015

A note from the editor

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in Chief
February 10, 2015
Student Researcher Heather Murphy

[Photo] JSC research groups attend conferences nationwide

Marilyn Tagliavia, Managing Editor
February 10, 2015
Dr. Eric Becher

Becher’s main goal: raising revenue

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in chief
February 10, 2015
President Elaine Collins

Collins focuses on student empowerment

Kayla Friedrich, Editor in chief
February 10, 2015
Dr. Kelly

[Photo] It’s official: Search narrows to Collins and Kelly

Marilyn Tagliavia, Managing Editor
February 10, 2015
Liz Beatty-Owens

[Photo] Student Union offers students voice

Chelsea Bingham
October 19, 2014
Liz Dolci

[Photo] Dolci and students study asbestos mine site, present at conference

Travis LeClair
October 19, 2014
JSC vacancy announcements in the Willey Library & Learning Center foyer.

JSC’s financial woes lead to staff job eliminations and hour reductions

Kayla Friedrich and Victoria Greenia
May 17, 2014
“Do you want a novio Cubano?”

[Photo] Cuban men put the art back in flirting

Victoria Greenia
May 8, 2014
A kitten in Central Havana

The strays of Cuba

Kayla Friedrich
May 8, 2014
Cajun’s frog leg dinner

Cajun’s Snack Bar bringing Louisianna to the Green Mountains

Kayla Friedrich
May 8, 2014
Brown and Senesac in a moment of passion

“Amadeus” keeps the wolf gang of sudden complications at bay

Kayla Friedrich
May 8, 2014
Sara Kinerson

Finish in 4 initiative should speed path to graduation

Kayla Friedrich
May 8, 2014
David Cavanagh and his wife, Sharon Webster

[Photo] David Cavanagh retires after 23 years of service at JSC

Josh Lemay
May 8, 2014
Lindsay Brown immersed in an art installation at the Havana Museum of Fine Arts

[Photo] Cuba: Not everything makes sense, but it is absolutely beautiful

Victoria Greenia
April 24, 2014
The coastal city of Lima, Peru

Student trip to Peru offers opportunities for cultural exploration

Kayla Friedrich
April 24, 2014
Budget shortfalls cause concern

Budget shortfalls cause concern

Kayla Friedrich
April 24, 2014
Liz-Dolci-2

Science grants offer research experience opportunities

Kayla Friedrich
March 27, 2014
Liz Beatty-Owens

[Photo] “Some call me a troublemaker.”

Victoria Greenia
March 27, 2014
This year’s relay theme is the Olympics

[Photo] Relay for Life running this May

Josh Lemay
March 27, 2014
Paul Ramsey gets the crowd going.

Hypnotist mesmerizes

Kayla Friedrich, Kayla Friedrich
March 27, 2014
A dancer in the midst of Double Vision

[Photo] Double Vision at JSC requires a double take

Thomas Benton
March 27, 2014
Carolyn D'Luz

The depths of D’Luz

Kayla Friedrich
March 27, 2014
Edelweiss owner Ken Schlegel

[Photo] Edelweiss is delicious for you and your best friend

Max Van Wie
March 15, 2014
The "Expose" poster

Students expose the NSA, on-stage

Kayla Friedrich
March 15, 2014
Johnson State College President Barbara Murphy

Taskforce to look at budget woes

Kayla Friedrich
March 15, 2014
The Vermont State Colleges' board of trustees vote on whether to increase or freeze tuition at the trustee meeting Feb. 20 in Stearns Performance Space.

VSC board of trustees approves 1-year, 3 percent tuition hike

Kayla Friedrich
February 21, 2014
VSC Chancellor Tim Donovan

[Photo] VSC chancellor says tuition hike supports quality education

Victoria Greenia
February 20, 2014
Chair of the Finance and Facilities Committee Martha O’Conner delivers the resolution to review and approve the 2014-2015 academic year tuition and fees at the VSC board of trustees meeting on Feb. 20.

VSC board of trustees votes down tuition freeze 8-5

Kayla Friedrich, Staff Reporter
February 20, 2014
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