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Spring 2023 Course Registration: Navigating Scheduling Conflicts Between Departments

Course registration for the spring 2023 semester began on Monday, November 14th for Goucher students. Picking classes, determining major and minor requirements, and creating schedules can be stressful for many, but some students are having more difficulties and frustration with…

Goucher Students Preserving Black History in AMS 230

AMS 230 Religions of Baltimore is a study of world religions in the context of Baltimore taught by Ann Duncan, Professor of American Studies and Religion. The course falls under both the Religion and American Studies programs.  Central to this…

Soccer’s ECAC Runs Leave Hope for Future

On November 7, it was announced that both Goucher’s women’s and men’s soccer teams scored a bid to compete in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournament. A week later, they continued into the postseason and played ECAC games for…

New Service Provides Goucher Students Access to Free Emergency Contraceptives

The Baltimore Abortion Fund (BAF), a grassroots non-profit organization servicing Maryland, launched a new Emergency Contraceptive Kit (ECK) drop-off service on Tuesday, November 1.  Operating in Baltimore County, the program will be accessible to Goucher students who live on campus…

Goalkeeper Alessandro Sternini ’26 Recounts Men’s Soccer’s Return to Landmark Playoffs

It was dark out when first-year Alessandro Sternini walked into the dining hall lobby, freshly showered after an evening soccer practice ran late. He hadn’t even had time to grab dinner yet when he met to talk with me about…

Stimson: A Glimpse into Goucher’s Once-Beloved Residence Hall

Dorothy Stimson Hall, more commonly known around campus as Stimson or “Stimmy,” sits abandoned on one end of Van Meter Highway under a cover of moss, dead leaves, and layers of pink paint.  While Stimson is currently a place for…

A Review and Reflection of This Year’s Riveting Rocky Performance

A production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a fond Halloween tradition at Goucher done year after year. This past October’s production was special, being the first fully live and in-person production of the show at Goucher in two…

Study Abroad is Back, but Students are Struggling

When the college search began back in our students’ final years of high school, one of the things that likely stood out to students when scouring Goucher’s website was Goucher’s boasted study abroad program. With the pandemic halting these programs,…

The Spring House: Forgotten Treasure (Video)

Discover the history of what is believed to be the oldest structure on Goucher’s campus- the Spring House. Built in the 18th century on the Epsom plantation, Amita Chatterjee ’23 and Prachi Ruina ’23 explore and explain the building’s history,…

The Independent Music Club is Bringing Much-Needed Liveliness, Culture to Goucher’s Campus: An Interview with Jandro Clemente and Elie Siegal

It’s just like any other Friday night on Goucher’s campus: calm, quiet, and sparsely populated. Take a walk around the Loop, and you’ll probably run into all of Goucher’s usual suspects–handfuls of other students also wandering, perhaps some deer, maybe…