The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

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Why I’ve Become More Conservative Since Leaving Goucher – An Alum’s Perspective

Nobody asked out loud how best to save the world. We didn’t have to. I was sitting in class in Van Meter in 2011 or 2012 when a discussion on socioeconomic decline in Baltimore took a philosophical turn. At a…

Open Letter to the Goucher Community

To the Goucher Community, Following the Goucher Identity Survey Follow-Up discussion, our class made plans for how to best deliver the thoughts of the student body to the administration, faculty, and remaining students that were not in attendance, in hopes…

Students Dive into Goucher’s Budget and Identity

For the past semester the Peace Studies 220 (PCE 220) class has been learning about different historical and current approaches and methods of social movements and activism. For the fieldwork component of this class students needed to choose an issue…

Get Into Goucher April 13th 2018

Click on the photos above to see more photos of GiG. On a lucky Friday April 13th, Goucher Students took to the Great Lawn, enjoying a community lunch, performances by student acapella groups, live music, a mechanical bull, and more….

The Poetry Corner Part Two

As a part of this semester’s theme of community, the Kratz Center for Creative Writing is sponsoring an event series called “Poetry as Community,” bringing local poets to campus. In conjunction with this theme, the Q has asked student poets…

Hidden Gems: Shopping and Recreation Near Goucher

Writing 206/Spring 2018 Have you ever wondered what amazing places lay hidden deep beneath the areas around Goucher? Have you ever sat in your room, bored because you’ve already done all the “mainstream” activities offered to you by your friends?…

Club Chat: Eco Team

In the last issue of the Q, there was an article about a recent coalition of environmentally minded clubs on campus. Goucher has a long history of environmental organizations, and this week we’ll look at the newest member of this…

In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Marianne Githens

In late February, Goucher received the sad news that Professor Emerita Marianne Githens had passed away. She was 83 years old. Professor Githens was born in New York City and raised in Long Island. She received her Bachelor of Arts…

Spin Bikeshare Comes to Goucher

What’s orange, has two wheels, a couple gears, and makes me think of popsicles and summertime? That’s right. I’m talking about those neon bikes we’ve all seen around campus. They showed up sometime within the past few months, and everytime…

Restore the Night: Events

Events Friday: To begin the campaign, a resource fair was held on Friday, which included off-campus organizations with resources for survivors, allies, and information on how to get involved. Friday night’s event was similar to the original Take Back the…