The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Month: February 2025

In The Spotlight: Honoring Black Dance at Goucher

The relationship between Black History and dance is rooted in resilience, expression, andcultural preservation. Black Africans carried their native dances to North, Central, and SouthAmerica, as well as the Caribbean, during the Transatlantic slave trade in the 1500s. Dancebecame a…

Forgotten Students: The Commuter’s Struggle

When I first started my journey as a commuter student at Goucher, I was excited to have the freedoms that come with living off campus while still experiencing the community advertised at Goucher. Goucher had been advertised to me as…

Dickin’ Around: An Investigation of the Penis Drawing

Two circles and an elongated u-shape, maybe even line detail for hair and a sag if you’re more artistic—a universal image for people when they’re left with a whiteboard marker in an unattended classroom. The most popular graffiti image: the…

Ear Buds: Black History Edition

Hello! It’s just Aniya for this special edition of Ear Buds – this month we’re celebrating Black musical history by looking at all the accomplishments that Black creatives have had over the years in every genre. This is by no…

Rainbows at Goucher

As I walked up the front stairs of Van Meter on Friday February 14th, 2025, I took in the many beautiful rainbows that naturally form there. Some were faded, others bright and proud. Some were broken, some solid. Most were…