The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Year: 2018

Events in Baltimore (February 16th-March 2nd)

February 16 4 Hours of Funk** at The Windup Space BEYONCE VS RIHANNA DANCE PARTY at Ottobar IT’S UNVALENTINE’S DAY! DANCE PARTY* at Metro Gallery Caz Gardiner w/ The Flying Faders, Suburban Hi Fi at Sidebar Shellshag w/ Bigmouth, the…

Frisbee Golf at Goucher

Do you know where to find Goucher’s Frisbee Golf course on campus? Did you know that Goucher actually has a Frisbee Golf course? Do you know what Frisbee Golf is? Frisbee golf (officially called disc golf) is a sport that…

Evictions in Baltimore City: Why We Should Care

As a student at Goucher College, living in a county outside of Baltimore city proper, I want to take the time to address a very important issue that affects residents of the city and should be of concern to students…

America’s Math Problem

Last Friday, the U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget deal in the early hours of the morning, which was subsequently signed by President Donald Trump. The budget will increase federal spending by close to $300 billion over the course of…

The Shape of Water (2017): A Review

Yes, I am aware that this is a review of a movie that is over a month old. Yes, I am aware that I have missed the zeitgeist of this movie by many weeks. And yes, I am aware that…

Freshmen Perspectives: Homesickness

As you, a first-year, enter your first spring semester of college after a month-and-a-half long winter break, a familiar wave of discomfort and longing for home may wash over you. This unease and anxiety can be summed up in one…

Club Chat – Economic Education Club

Even at a small school like Goucher, there can be dozens of clubs active at any given time. Every semester, organizations are created and disbanded in the blink of an eye. How is someone supposed to keep track of it…

From CDO to CEO: The CDO Rebrands

We all know that room at the end of that hallway in Van Meter. The one that has lights around the door and doughnuts on Fridays. It’s the Career Development Office, a.k.a. the CDO. However, on January 29, 2018, during…

Possible Rise in First-Year Transfers

When a high school senior commits to a college or university, they must be absolutely sure that the institution is their dream school, right? It is as if there is a universal expectation for high school seniors to have this…

Single City: The Price of Living Alone

Starting in the Fall 2018 term, Residential Life has predicted that there will be around 90 new singles on campus. This would effectively convert every double room in Stimson into a single. While Stimson isn’t known as a glamorous place…