The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Fiction

Space Log Day 161

It’s about 0945 on the Allure and we have, surprisingly, done no work all day. For the first time, The Department has sent us a newspaper from Earth, and, of course, everyone wanted to read it when it first came…

Restroom Review – Welsh Hall Bathroom 2nd Floor

Hello all! I’m here to write a comprehensive restroom review for you. Now I know you’re thinking “why would you do that?” Well, first of all, stop hypothetically questioning me in my own article. It’s rude. Second of all, it…

Space Log Day 149

Good morning Earth people!!!!!!!! It is bright and early on Day 149 and Gwen and I are the only ones awake. The clock in the log computer says it is 0618 in the morning, and while there is no time…

Spectacular Unveiling for the New First-Year Country Club

It was a glorious August day at Goucher College as workers laid out the prestigious red carpet in front of the newly built First-Year Country Club. Lowly townspeople gathered to witness the new class of first-years arrive in limos. Each…

The Milky, Silky Prize

Like how the elevator slid open for him at work, the trolley doors slurp shut behind him. The platform, holding floral skirts, and once-polished shoes now dirtied by the the grime of the station, becomes acrylic on canvas; twisting and…

Space Log Day 107

It’s been over 100 days, and I am still required to write these stupid logs. As if anyone back home is still reading them. Who really cares what eight teenagers in space are learning, or what they’re thinking about what…