Alexandre Strokanov is a Professor of History and Global Studies on the VTSU Lyndon and Johnson campuses. Where did you grow up? Well, I grew up in a town called Tchaikovsky. It is a new town ...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/features/2024/09/24/the-great-dissident/
Editors Note: This piece originally published on Castleton Spartan. When Vermont State University administration announced their plan for an all-digital library in Spring ‘23, many students and...
Many of us know that most visual art has its superhuman power to sympathize with the highs and lows of giving yourself for your loved ones – be it through tranquil canoeing expeditions, or quie...
Two years before I had the thought to apply to, what was, NVU-Johnson, I created a playlist: “If I Stay Here, I Can’t Grow”; songs that had fleeting mention about leaving home found their w...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/campus-community/2024/09/24/flatlanders-guide-to-f-ass-johnson-vt/
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 t...
Editor’s Note: As of Sept. 23, chalk has been banned from the Johnson Campus. It all started at a bonfire. The Johnson Campus Activity Board held a wonderful hangout event on the Quad, complete...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/top-stories/2024/09/24/from-the-editor-2/
Earlier this semester, it was announced that former Interim president David Bergh will go on to continue his leadership work as the new President of Vermont State University. Bergh has been leadi...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/campus-community/2024/09/24/bergh-reactins/
I’m new here, but I’m not. I began my college education at Castleton University. I was privileged to experience campus life prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which effectively en...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/campus-community/2024/09/24/administrative-waffling/
Soccer, volleyball, and golf – these topics are currently exciting the Johnson community. Especially Women’s Soccer. After having a successful start to the season, everyone is wondering what ...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/sports/2024/09/23/womens-soccer-upping-the-norm/
I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! How’s it going? I hope the summer treated you well, I know it did for me So yeah, let’s begin Part 5 of Art Tips! What to talk about, what to talk about… It’s fun...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/arts-entertainment/2024/09/23/art-tips-part-5/
As the fall semester kicks into gear, VTSU Johnson’s Unity association has introduced new leadership. Unity is a safe group for LGBTQIA+ students to connect on the VTSU Johnson campus. The Unit...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/campus-community/2024/09/23/new-year-new-unity/
Artist Statement Dayne’s writing focuses on detailing his own feelings and emotions while expanding on the impulsive and intrusive thoughts that occur while they’re happening. He hopes to pus...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/top-stories/2024/09/23/art-attack-2/
Artist Statement Set in Downtown Portland, Maine, the plot of CIVIL BLOOD centers on young college theatre girl, Hannah Channing, who desperately attempts to find her way out of, or survive, t...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/top-stories/2024/09/23/art-attack/
Editor’s Note: This piece has been reprinted from ‘Castleton Spartan.’ In a world where AI can write your essay and answer all your quiz questions, students are left wondering: Where’s...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/campus-community/2024/09/23/ai-wheres-the-line/
Have you ever needed food or clothes but didn’t have the money to pay for it? Many college students struggle with this. According to a survey conducted by Ohio State University, seven out of 10...
https://www.basementmedicine.org/campus-community/2024/09/23/badger-boutique/