By: Jibril Howard
- Construction of new office spaces is underway in the Sports and Recreation Center (SRC). According to Andrew Wu, Director of Athletics, the new offices will accommodate coaches Steve Moyer of Women’s Tennis and Erika Moyer of Strength and Conditioning. The new offices will also provide a space for Head Athletic Trainer Conor Trainor to conduct private, medical conversations. The construction will be primarily funded through revenue from turf field rentals.
- The golf teams have acquired a new simulator for use in practice. The simulator, located in the former racquetball court on the bottom floor of the SRC, was installed following discussions between Andrew Wu and golf team Coach Hunter Brown who stated:
“…[We] talked about the fact that any time the golfers wanted to train/practice, they had to drive up to our home course, Hillendale. This wasn’t ideal for [several] reasons – it takes a lot of time, is weather dependent, and doesn’t help golf student-athletes feel they have a place on campus.”
The installation of the new golf simulator is envisioned to be first step in a larger process of renovating the racquetball court into a campus space for the golf teams. The purchase of the simulator and the renovation is funded through the golf team fundraising efforts.
- On Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13, the Goucher Dance Program performed the Shape and Sound Goucher Repertory Dance Ensemble in the Kraushaar Auditorium. The spring program featured four works, “Lux Aurumque,” “The Last to Forgive,” “Vibrations Witnessed,” and “Symphonie Dramatique.” Senior Meitav Vilensky ‘19 who participated in this year’s performance described the purpose and styles of the ensemble:
“There’s a Goucher Repertory Ensemble Concert each semester, which features four works, two from faculty members and two guest artists. For the artist in residence, we typically bring in one ballet choreographer and one modern choreographer…This past performance, the guest ballet choreographer, Durante Verzola, was quite traditional. The faculty wanted to bring in someone who could challenge the dancers in a technical manner. The guest modern choreographer, Loni Landon, went the more contemporary route, not relying on any codified movement style to dictate her work…Elizabeth Ahearn and Linda Garofalo were the faculty choreographers. Professor Ahearn teaches ballet and set a ballet work that had a nice traditional movement vocabulary as its basis but included nuances and embellishments that were more contemporary. Professor Garofalo teaches the Graham modern technique and her piece was very reflective of this.”
In an email exchange with the Quindecim, Vilensky was wistful about her experiences, as a graduating senior, dancing in the ensemble. She expressed:
“This was my last main stage piece performing with Goucher Dance before I graduate and one of my favorites… [The performance] was certainly bittersweet because I knew it was my last time performing as an undergrad. But this was one of my favorite shows that I’ve been a part of at Goucher and the feedback that was received on this show supported that.”
- In Equestrian News, senior Wren Wakeman ‘19 and junior Cherise Madrid ’20 will be going to Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Nationals on Friday, May 3 through Sunday, May 5. This comes after the equestrian team placed third at IHSA Zones 3 Finals at the Barracks at University of Virginia. Sophomore Irene Powlick ’21 will be attending the IHSA Metropolitan Equitation Invitational at Longines Masters, New York on Friday, April 26.
