The Quindecim

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The Quindecim

A Call from the Baltimore Sun Guild

On Monday afternoon (the 28th of October, 2024), members of the Sun Guild – the union of staff in the Baltimore Sun – announced to the public the news of the complete dissolution of the Features department of the newspaper….

Percy Jackson Season One Review: Different… but Not All Bad

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, also known as PJO, was one of my favorites as a young fantasy reader. A new spin on old myths centered in the US, it had all the right beats for young me: kids going…

Goucher Radio Ep. 1: Pineapple V. Pizza

A freshman organizes a protest and counter-protest over pineapple on pizza to illustrate administrative deadlock. Reporting by Olivia Barnes, ’27

Opinion: The Q, The Election, and You

Dear Reader, While major papers like The Washington Post, USA today, and more neglect to endorse a presidential candidate, many of us in the Goucher community cannot afford to remain silent.  In America, so much about the future of our…

Goucher’s “Rocky Horror” Tradition: What to Expect

Imagine a night where costumes are as wild as the energy in the room, where audiences shout, laugh, and sing along. Each Halloween, The Rocky Horror Picture Show comes alive on campus, inviting students into a world of comedy, horror,…

Should Goucher Require a Course on Satire?

The Goucher community should seriously consider requiring every Goucher student and administrator to take a course on satire as an art form and type of societal/political commentary.  In our modern, hyper-political, online, art filled, interconnected world, there is more than…

The Kratz Center Welcomes Taylor Byas: Crafting Poems About Home

Goucher’s Kratz Writing Center had the honor and privilege to have poet and essayist Taylor Byas as part of the fall 2024 Blueprint Reading Series on October 14th. She presented her poetry book, I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times….

Retiring Cum Laude: Goucher and Edenwald

In September of 2024, Goucher College announced a plan to create a University Retirement Community (URC) with Edenwald Senior Living. While there are still many unknowns about this project, recent town hall meetings and Goucher website updates have helped clarify…

How Science Taught Leonardo How to Paint: Interviewing Francesca Fiorani

It is guaranteed that when talking about the Renaissance period, the name Leonardo da Vinci will appear. Though he has only a handful of paintings to his name (art historians have only found 15 paintings that can be attributed to…

Addressing Aversions to Ancient Aliens

Earlier this semester, Goucher announced a partnership with our neighbors at Edenwald senior living, with the intent to construct an Undergraduate Retirement Community (URC) on leased Goucher land.  In this edition, we have a wonderful piece discussing the nuts and…