Stalled at Parkside
While the train is stalled at Parkside Avenue, a toddler clambers onto the row seating his weary mother sinking onto the bench next to him. He stands, two feet tall, and looks out the window He says, Everything looks so…
Crunch Time in the English Premier League
It’s that time of year: when winter gives way to spring, professors start to speak vaguely of impending midterms, and when the European soccer leagues reach their respective climaxes. Across Europe, the race to become league champion is either cooling…
The 2019 Oscars: or, An Exercise in Cinematic Cowardice
(Photo credit: https://www.okayplayer.com/culture/green-book-wikipedia-page-sabotaged-after-oscars-win.html) The Oscars getting it wrong – hilariously, spectacularly, unfathomably wrong – is nothing new. Hell, it’s practically a tradition in of itself. Much as I love Rocky, I’ll be the first to admit that it beating out Taxi…
Winners Announced for Book Collecting Contest
On Thursday, March 7, the 2019 winners of the Betty Applestein-Sweren Book Collecting Contest were announced at a celebration hosted by the Sweren family. This year, two first and two second place winners were selected, alongside an honourable mention. Although…
The Goucher Advantage
The Career Education Office, more commonly known as the CEO here at Goucher, has started a program titled “The Goucher Advantage,” which began with this year’s first-years. The Goucher Advantage “makes career education a central element of each student’s experience,…
People of Color Disproportionately Affected by Climate Change
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana. The horrific hurricane killed at least 1,833 people and annihilated homes, schools, stores, and more. The residents located near this tragedy were people of color who lived in low level areas….