The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Jibril Howard

Reflecting on the 2021 Summer Season

…I mean, did we even have a summer movie season? Things are still so goddamn weird; theaters were technically open, and blockbusters were technically shown in them, but there was still such a Twilight Zone-y vibe to everything. Everything that…

Goucher Reacts to the 2020 Presidential Election

By Jibril Howard ’22 Three days on from the 2020 Presidential Election and it’s only just now that the picture becomes clearer on who will be elected President of the United States. At the time of writing, the Democratic nominee,…

An Interview with Juan Hernandez

Conducted by Jibril Howard ’22 In an August 28th email to the Goucher Community, Kent announced the appointment of Juan Hernandez as the new Associate Dean of Student of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion & Title IX. This mouthful of a…

We Need to Rethink GSG Senate

If you’re a politically- or activist-minded first-year student arriving at Goucher, there aren’t very many obvious ways to get engaged. You barely know anybody beyond your immediate group of friends, you’re just starting to know a few professors, and the…

Outside the Goucher Bubble: A Collection of US and World News

US News On October 9th, President Donald Trump blocked US Ambassador to the European Union Gordan Sondland from providing testimony to the House impeachment inquiry investigating his July 25th phone call to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. The impeachment inquiry, conducted…

Inside the Bubble: A Collection of Goucher News

  A much-loved member of the Goucher community, David Heffer announced his resignation as Director of Public Safety to purse a job opportunity in another state. Arriving from George Washington University in Washington D.C. in 2015, Heffer has since cultivated…

What’s up with the President? Part II of II: An Interview with New Goucher College President

This is the second part of an interview conducted on September 18th with new Goucher College President Kent Devereaux. This part, conducted alongside Quindecim Editor-in-Chief Neve Levinson, covers questions ranging from concerns about Kent’s previous tenure as president of New…

Mixed Reaction to Changes in Mary Fisher Breakfast

Returning students were met with a surprise on the first day of classes: the weekday breakfast period of last semester in the upstairs Dining Hall of Mary Fisher had been replaced in favor of scaled-back pre-prepared options available through the…

Quindecim News Roundup

  Changes have been made to the breakfast at Mary Fisher Dining Hall. The updated changes to the dining hall cut a two-hour sit-down breakfast period and replaced it with a 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM schedule during which hot…

Goucher Women’s Tennis Team Aiming High in the Landmark Conference Playoffs

By: Jibril Howard These are exciting times for the Goucher women’s tennis team. For the first time in six years, the team will compete in the Landmark Conference playoffs beginning with a match at Moravian College. The team’s run to…