The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Rory Sweeting

Author Margaret Atwood Shares Her Wit And Wisdom With The Goucher Community

On Friday, April 12, Goucher held the 2024 Meyerhoff Lecture, hosted by esteemed Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Atwood has written over fifty works, but is most famous as the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, a seminal piece of dystopian literature…

Former White House Reporter Yamiche Alcindor Gives Lecture To Commemorate The End Of Black History Month

“In today’s ever-changing political landscape, Yamiche Alcindor has become a go-to voice for covering issues that affect Democrats and Republicans alike.” Jasmine Lee, Vice President for Equity and Inclusive Excellence Those were the opening remarks given by Jasmine Lee, Vice…

Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller Headlines Women In Leadership Panel

On March 6, 2024, Goucher hosted the Myra Berman Kurtz ’66 Seminar Women In Leadership Panel Discussion in the Hyman Forum, kicking off a month of programming for Women’s History Month. The event was semi-formal, with a wide variety of…

Gophers on the Campaign Trail: A Profile of the Upcoming Presidential Candidates

Within just a couple of weeks, Goucher will be electing a new president for the Student Government Association (SGA). The SGA, which essentially functions as a middleman between administration and the student population, has seen a great amount of turnover…

Goucher Students Weigh In On Concerns Over Campus Safety Communications

As the year progresses, one of several concerns raised by Goucher students has been the speed and urgency at which the Office of Campus Safety communicates issues to students. These concerns range from Campus Safety not addressing serious issues that…

Gopher Hole Opening Pushed Back to Fall 2023

After several years of on and off repairs, the Gopher Hole, a room in the lower levels of Mary Fisher once used as an unofficial student hangout space, is nearly ready to reopen to student use.  According to their now-defunct…

Goucher To Hold First Gala Since 2019

After a three-year-long absence, the Goucher community is once again holding its annual Gala, this year with an Enchanted Forest theme. A tradition dating back to the 1980s, the event has not been held since the 2019-20 school year due…

Goucher’s Transition To Workday Is Met With Cautious Optimism

Goucher’s long-awaited transition to Workday has finally arrived. After more than a year of planning and a veritable deluge of emails hyping it up, Goucher’s Workday system officially launched on April 3. According to Associate VP for Information Technology Rob…

Goucher Enrollment Slowly But Surely Recovers From Pandemic-Era Low Point

Like many other small liberal arts schools, Goucher has been suffering a notable decline in enrollment over the past few years. Much of this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused a significant decline in college enrollment overall, and…

First Floor Windows on Stimson Boarded Up, Presaging Goucher’s Plan for Building

As Goucher’s student body returned from winter break, some began noticing that most of the windows of the long-vacant Stimson Hall had been boarded up. This sudden care seemingly ran counter to Goucher’s policy of maintaining but not using the…