The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Arts

Goucher Style: Nashalia Ferrara

Annie Schwartz, Arts & Entertainment Editor Who: Nashalia Ferrara, Senior, Communications Major AS: Nashalia, the first time we met in Zurawick’s COM 242 class you were wearing these really cool booties that had zippers on the edges. Do you still…

Garrison Keillor Visits Goucher

Erika DiPasquale, Associate Editor March 5th, 2017 On Monday, February 20th, Kraushaar Auditorium was filled to capacity for the sold out Garrison Keillor Event. The master storyteller was the first performer of “The Power of Storytelling” themed-semester event series, which…

Who Gets to Be a Jazz Musician?

Katie Van Note, Staff Writer March 5th, 2017 What does a stereotypical American jazz musician look like? This is the question Naomi Moon Siegel asked that prompted conversation in Jeffrey Chapell’s jazz ensemble class last Tuesday, February 21st. Siegel is…

Mothpuppy!

Nashalia Ferrara, Editor-in-Chief March 5th, 2017 Morgan Murphy ‘18 is one of my favorite people, and I might be a little bit biased because she also happens to be one of my great friends. Last week, we sat down in…

Black Lindy Matters

Katie Van Note, Staff Writer February 25th, 2017 “There is something going on in our culture today; it’s being lost.” This is what Breai Mason-Campbell said in a recent phone conversation. Breai is an African American activist in Baltimore, MD who…

Oscar Predictions

Teegan Macleod, Staff Writer February 25th, 2017 This year’s Oscars boasts a great deal of talent.  It has been a few years since I’ve had so many favorites and many have been nominated for multiple awards. However, at the end of…

Goucher Style: Haley Rice

Annie Schwartz, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 25th, 2017 Who: Haley Rice, Senior, Socialogy Major Annie Schwartz: Describe your style. Haley Rice: I like to wear mostly black and neutral colors with a small pop of red (or sometimes burgundy). I…

Book Review: The Memory Book

Erika DiPasquale, Associate Editor February 25th, 2017 Lara Avery’s The Memory Book is the next The Fault in Our Stars and the Young Adult equivalent of Still Alice. Upon being diagnosed with Niemann-Pick Type C, a genetic degenerative disease that causes…

Book Review: “Ember in Ashes” by Sabaa Tahir

Erika DiPasquale, Associate Editor February 15th, 2017 In Sabaa Tahir’s fantasy world of An Ember in the Ashes, Martials train as ruthless Masks at Blackcliff Academy to protect the Empire, and all other races are subjugated to their rule, including the…

Goucher Style: Wonde Pawlose

Annie Schwartz, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 15th, 2017 Who:Wonde Pawlose, Sophomore, International Relations Major AS: What are you wearing today? Wonde Pawlose: “I am wearing a pant and sweater and a shirt and shoes” AS: Who do you think is…