The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Month: December 2018

Two New Programs Approved By Faculty

The faculty met on December 10th in order to finish its business for the semester. The only item on the agenda was to answer the question: will we create new programs at Goucher College? As per Parliamentary procedure, this business…

Student Representatives of Presidential Search Committee Conduct Listening Session

Student Representatives of the Presidential Search Committee Marissa de La Viez and Josiah Meekins, both class of 2019, conducted a listening session during the evening of Sunday, December 9th. The session was open to any student who wanted to share…

Arrest Made for Campus Hate Crimes

On the morning of November 29th, the second hate crime of the semester was found in the second floor bathroom of Jeffrey. President Bowen, Deans Coker and Johnson, and Director of Public Safety David Heffer infomed the student body of…

Visiting Dublin, Ireland? 5 things You Must Do

With sweeping landscapes of lush, green grass mixed in with the lively energy of a big city, Dublin, Ireland is a must-see when traveling Europe. I had dreamed of visiting Ireland for as long as I could remember, so while…

Presidential Search Committee Formed

On Tuesday, November 27th, Board of Trustees Chair Ruth Shapiro Lenrow (‘74) announced to students, faculty, and staff through an Office of Communications email blast that a Presidential Search Committee had been formed. The committee will ultimately be responsible for…

President Bowen Announces Departure

On October 19, the Goucher student body received an email from the chair of the Board of Trustees, Ruth Shapiro Lenrow, class of 1974. In the email, Lenrow informed the student body of President Bowen’s decision “that he will be…

Being Boxed In

These past few years have seen such an unprecedented growth of anti-semitism across the world. To say that Pittsburg was the start is to ignore the hate that has been manifesting itself since the election of our current president. Anti-semitism…

Space Log Day 250

Today we got our final message from The Department. It came through right in the middle of our weekly U.S. History lesson. For once, class was actually interesting — Kennedy had just gotten shot in the head, and the communications…

Restroom Review – Stimson Dining Hall Bathroom

I suppose it’s a bit redundant to call it the “Stimson Dining Hall bathroom” because Stimson is no longer a dining hall. In my defense, this whole review is kind of redundant as we don’t really know the future of…

“Ninth month, feels like june,” your goose coat, fixed-gear bike stops. What’s under that skin?   Covertly shielding tampon squeezes, oozes through. Do you see me bleed?   Burnt leaves, frosted pond. Bill flaps, splash; platypus sinks… is it you…