The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Fiction

BRUNCH NEVER BEEN SO FINE

Bacon, toast, biscuits and sausage. They don’t thrill me like you do.   Soggy surface jiggles on my fork’s tip. You may moan and groan about the shriveled yolk But I attack my prey of yellow sponge with my drooling…

I AWAIT YOU

I glance up the stairs Are you busy today? I need me a plate of your sweet embrace   I await YOU.   I creep in line for your irresistible spice Will you give me a chance? I grab me…

Stalled at Parkside

While the train is stalled at Parkside Avenue, a toddler clambers onto the row seating his weary mother sinking onto the bench next to him. He stands, two feet tall, and looks out the window He says, Everything looks so…

An Ode to The Van

The vacant space in the front of Van Meter stands stripped and naked. As you walk up the steps off of Van Meter Highway and gaze into the front window of Van Meter building, you contemplate your warped reflection and…

Six More Facts About Hoobastank That You Will Not Believe! #5 made me want to climb a tall building whilst wearing a gorilla suit holding a small girl in my arms!

After the universal interest in my previous article on Hoobastank, I present to you another list of unbelievable facts about the world’s foremost experts in post grunge, nu metal, and ska punk. Drummer Chris Hesse accidentally designed the infinity symbol….

The Proliferation of the Goucher Plague

In the year of our Lord, two thousand and nineteen, the small college community at Goucher experienced the wrath of the Gods on a scale to rival that of the destruction of Troy. The first victim, may Hades have mercy…

An Ode to Heubeck Dining Hall

In your 9:20 am class, someone says, “I really want a Heubeck burrito.” You roll your eyes—how could someone want Heubeck burritos that badly? Watery sour cream, variable ingredients dependent on the day, cracking flour tortillas. Also, it’s 9 in…