The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Year: 2018

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…

Lounging with the CEO’s Career Mentors While Writing Resumes and Cover Letters

Every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m., the Career Education Office’s two Career Mentors transform the couches by the laptop kiosk on the third floor of the Athenaeum into a dedicated work space for students to come work on specific career-minded tasks….

Hidden Places on Campus

We all have places around campus that we enjoy to hide out in and be by ourselves. Many times, I don’t like to share where I am with friends when I’m in one of my hidden places, usually because I…

The Mary Gaitskill Reading: Navigating the Twisted

On Tuesday, October 16 at 8 p.m., renowned writer Mary Gaitskill stood on the stage of the Hyman Forum behind a wooden podium and read aloud a portion of her short story, “The Acceptance Journey,” to a crowd of Goucher…