The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Year: 2018

In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Marianne Githens

In late February, Goucher received the sad news that Professor Emerita Marianne Githens had passed away. She was 83 years old. Professor Githens was born in New York City and raised in Long Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts…

PUBLIC SAFETY BLOTTER

The Quindecim is granted access to information about violations of the Goucher College Code of Conduct and Academic Honor code. The information is compiled by Andrew Wu, Goucher’s Associate Dean of Students for Student Development. This report is comprised of incidents…

Spin Bikeshare Comes to Goucher

What’s orange, has two wheels, a couple gears, and makes me think of popsicles and summertime? That’s right. I’m talking about those neon bikes we’ve all seen around campus. They showed up sometime within the past few months, and everytime…

Restore the Night: Events

Events Friday: To begin the campaign, a resource fair was held on Friday, which included off-campus organizations with resources for survivors, allies, and information on how to get involved. Friday night’s event was similar to the original Take Back the…

Goucher Students Organize Restore the Night

Restore the Night is a weeklong campaign of events and workshops that intend to raise awareness, create a sense of solidarity, and ultimately put an end to sexual and gender-based violence. While this campaign’s ideology is derived from the worldwide…

Goucher Ranks High in Percentage of Students with Mental Health Conditions

    In the 2016-2017 school year, for the first time, Goucher administered a Healthy Minds Study, an annual web-based survey that specifically examines mental health and the use of mental health services on college campuses nationwide. 49% of Goucher…

El colonialismo benevolente: la manifestación estadounidense del racismo y el sexismo

Al final de la guerra hispano-americana en 1898, Cuba finalmente pudo cortar sus lazos con su poder colonial, España. Aunque el país finalmente se había librado de su enemigo duradero, otro estaba intentando lentamente reemplazar ese poder. Los Estados Unidos…

Charm City Stories Releases First Publication

Baltimore’s New Student Art and Literary Magazine of Mental and Physical Health Debuts You know an event is a success when there are more people than chairs. On Friday, April 6th, Charm City Stories, Baltimore’s first student literary and art…

Club Chat: Veritas – Philosophy Club

This week, I got the chance to talk to Veritas – Goucher’s philosophy club. I spoke with Dustin Taylor (‘18) President of Veritas and Antonia Pettit (‘20) Treasurer of the organization. What are the goals of your organization? DT: We…

Goucher High Tide 2018

An Insider Look at the High Tide Ultimate Frisbee Tournament So I don’t know how the rest of Goucher students spent their spring break, but I was fortunate enough to spend my spring break in sunny South Carolina for the…