The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Month: November 2018

DeltaRune Review

DeltaRune is one of those games that I would recommend even if you aren’t a gamer in any sense of the word. As someone who finds video games to be often more expensive than they are worth and would rather…

Halloween (1978) vs Halloween (2018)

Horror is a genre full of killers, but the real killer is familiarity. Over the past thirty years, we’ve seen Michael Myers, the terror at the center of the Halloween franchise, unsheathe his knife and kill in ten movies. Ten…

Should Goucher Be Political?

The question of whether Goucher, or any other private university, should take political stances is especially pressing in this era of deep political division across the nation. Some clear parameters need to be established prior to opening up the question….

Thinking of Studying Abroad? Read this.

Studying abroad is an important part of your education here at Goucher. Despite the fact that everyone does it, studying abroad often comes with a lot of questions. From “Where should I study abroad?” to “How do I choose a…

Welcome to the Mother City   

South Africa was never somewhere I had on my travel list. It wasn’t somewhere I always dreamed of going or even a place I knew much about. And that’s exactly why I went. I was craving something different, something unexpected….

Restroom Review – Dorsey Center First Floor (Aka the Post Office Bathroom)

By now, I feel like most people have something of a grasp on what I look for in a bathroom. If you don’t, they are as follows: Privacy: Can I be alone?   Hours: When is this bathroom open? Cleanliness:…

Space Log Day 223

Good morning. Last night, I found out something potentially life-changing. Remember how I said that Jake seemed to be semi-regularly stealing from Mr. B, and how Mr. B seemed to be hiding something from me when I visited his office…

Interview with David Heffer About Recent Hate Crime

The following is the transcript of an email interview between Neve Levinson and David Heffer, the Director of Public Safety. The responses were received after the publication deadline for the previous article about the most recent hate crime on campus….

Hate Crime on Campus

On November 14 at 8:56 a.m., Javaunte Neumann, ‘20, posted a screenshot of a Snapchat he received from a friend to the Class of 2020 Facebook page. The Snapchat was captioned, “Cops knocked on my door. Someone wrote on the…