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Goucher Radio: Fear and Loathing at Loyola College

Transcript: OLIVIA: I’m Olivia Barnes.  The NCAA has come under national attention for something besides March Madness. Transgender student athletes have entered the public consciousness with concerns of fairness and moral panic, especially of transfeminine athletes competing in women’s single-sexed…

Senators’ Wages Cut as SGA Compensates for Financial Decline

Reporting by Olivia Barnes, ‘27 Edited by RAR, ‘27 Produced by Jimy Kuhn, ‘27 A Note (11/24): The transcript indicates that the entire executive branch is limited to 15 hours a week, while the president is limited to 12 hours a…

Goucher Radio Ep. 1: Pineapple V. Pizza

A freshman organizes a protest and counter-protest over pineapple on pizza to illustrate administrative deadlock.

Retiring Cum Laude: Goucher and Edenwald

In September of 2024, Goucher College announced a plan to create a University Retirement Community (URC) with Edenwald Senior Living. While there are still many unknowns about this project, recent town hall meetings and Goucher website updates have helped clarify…

Goucher Dance Department Moves with George Staib: A Guest Artist’s Vision

This fall, excitement is building in Goucher’s Dance Department as resident guest artist George Staib takes the stage. Every semester, the department welcomes a new artist to mentor students, teach, and craft an original piece for the highly anticipated repertory…

Goucher Students’ “Vigil for Palestine” Makes Waves

Vigil for Palestine attendees holding distributed posters. Photo by Sam Rose. The gray, damp, weather reflected the somber gathering of students and faculty in front of the Mary Fisher Dining Hall on Friday, September 27th. On the week of September 23rd,…

Introducing Goucher’s New Professors

Before kicking off the 2024 Fall Semester, Goucher welcomes new faculty members to new positions on August 12th. Each professor has brought a wide range of academic disciplines, research, and teaching expertise in areas such as business, environmental science, history,…

New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Roy Belfield

“What really made Goucher feel right was that it came after me,” says Dr. Roy Belfield. Dr. Belfield joined Goucher this fall as an Associate Professor of Music and the director of choir and orchestra on campus. “It’s good to…

Goucher Students Hold Walkout For Palestine, Threatened With Administrative Action

Students skipped class to perform a sit-in on April 29th demanding administrative action concerning Goucher College’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. One week after tents were pitched on Goucher’s Great Lawn, Leaders from Students for Free Palestine, a student advocacy…

Pro-Palestine Demonstrations Make Their Mark at Goucher’s Alumni Weekend

Saturday, April 20th–As alumni rolled in through the front gates of Goucher’s campus, the first thing they saw was a group of close to twenty people waving flags, holding signs, and waving at passing cars. The group of activists, each…