The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Month: September 2024

EAR BUDS: Summer Rewind

Hi, we’re Tess and Aniya, and we KNOW the marriage rumors are flying around campus yet again, however they’re still not true. What is true is that we’re ear buds and we’re BACK at Goucher for another semester full of…

New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Roy Belfield

“What really made Goucher feel right was that it came after me,” says Dr. Roy Belfield. Dr. Belfield joined Goucher this fall as an Associate Professor of Music and the director of choir and orchestra on campus. “It’s good to…

A New Queer Horror Novel for the Fall: Compound Fracture

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White is one of the most unhinged horror novels that you will ever read. I enjoyed this book thoroughly and deem it as a must-read for this coming fall.  When a young socialist trans teen…

Minecraft Releases Movie Teaser to Public Backlash

Fans are not enthusiastic about the trailer for the new live-action Minecraft movie, but will their criticism make a difference? Warner Bros released a teaser for Minecraft’s new live action movie on YouTub. Many reactions to the video centered around…

Banned Buddy-Swipes: Buffoonery

Early this semester, a sign was placed in Mary Fisher Dining Hall and in the Student Market alerting students that meal swipes are meant only to be used for the student who is swiping. This meant that swiping a meal…

Introducing Goucher’s New Professors

Before kicking off the 2024 Fall Semester, Goucher welcomes new faculty members to new positions on August 12th. Each professor has brought a wide range of academic disciplines, research, and teaching expertise in areas such as business, environmental science, history,…

I’ll Do It Tomorrow: A Fitting Start for the Season

The fall exhibition season for Goucher kicked off last Thursday, September 19th, with the opening of two exhibitions in both Rosenberg and Silber Art Galleries, as well as the Bond Exhibition Window. I’ll Do It Tomorrow, currently in the Silber…

Summer Recap: Artscape 2024 In Photos

Hosted by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) and has entered its 40th season, Artscape 2024 – heralded as one of the largest free arts festival in the United States of America – was held on August…

Taming Adaptation: Tips from an Under-qualified Fan

Growing up Demi-God Think of a story, any story that you love to revisit over and over. The one that you return to when you need to fill your belly. Now imagine someone gave you thousands of dollars and told…

 Insectoid Invasion on Goucher’s Campus

Goucher has a problem. Well, it has many problems, but there’s one in particular that I want to talk about in this article: spotted lanternflies. Now if you’ve been on this campus for more than 5 seconds, you’ve surely seen…