The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

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Thank You, Jimy!

Jimy,  Thank you for your service to the Quindecim, the Radio, and the Goucher community at large. Your commitment to strengthening Goucher’s student body through mutual connection and aid has left the school better than you found it, and without…

Van Meter Runway: Red Carpet Edition!

As part of Spirit Week, a weeklong event where Goucher students show their school pride, the Student Engagement Team rolled out the red carpet for the final day– Fancy Friday. Students were encouraged to wear their most glamorous outfits, which…

The Undecim: April Fools!

BREAKING NEWS: GOUCHER COLLEGE LEASES OUT ENTIRE CAMPUS  Goucher College’s Towson Campus starts leasing almost every inch of campus to corporations for 99 or 50 years each.  IKEA rents out horse stables to “test new and old products.” Beatrice Moody…

A Goucher Ice Cream Showdown!

We, as a community, need to reassess the serious issue of the best place to get ice cream on campus, as Taharka Bros. Ice Cream has entered the fray. Before we begin, I am limiting this to on campus ice…

Ear Buds: Black History Edition

Hello! It’s just Aniya for this special edition of Ear Buds – this month we’re celebrating Black musical history by looking at all the accomplishments that Black creatives have had over the years in every genre. This is by no…

Vitality of Hope 

A creative nonfiction piece about the results of the 2024 election.

Polyamorous Vampires? Yes Please! Silver Under Nightfall Review

If you are looking for a fantasy book with court political intrigue, vampires, and a lot of action, then Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco is the book for you. This novel follows Remy Pendergast, a Reaper who is unfortunately…

Ear Buds: A Scarily Fun Tuesday Night Playlist!

Hi, we’re Tess and Aniya, and we KNOW it’s not Halloween anymore, but this ISN’T a Halloween Playlist! Halloween is like the Met Gala for monsters: they all get dressed up in their most gruesome, most frightening gear and step…

Cozy Queer Sci-Fi Duology: Monk & Robot by Becky Chambers

If you are looking for a short, light hearted series that also has science fiction elements, then the Monk & Robot duology is the perfect series for you. Consisted of A Psalm for the Wild-Built (published 2021) and A Prayer…

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…