Understanding Goucher’s Future Relationship with Edenwald
Word of Goucher planning a new relationship with Edenwald, our neighboring senior living community, has spread throughout the student body. However, there is uncertainty and rumors regarding specific elements of the plan, such as whether Goucher’s land is being sold,…
Goucher To Hold First Gala Since 2019
After a three-year-long absence, the Goucher community is once again holding its annual Gala, this year with an Enchanted Forest theme. A tradition dating back to the 1980s, the event has not been held since the 2019-20 school year due…
“Let’s Talk About Sex” Offers Fruitful Environment for Sex Education
On March 31, Goucher’s Health and Wellness Center hosted Let’s Talk About Sex, a special event in the Hyman Forum of the Athenaeum that encourages sex education. The event embraces being open about sexual relationships by having stations set up…
As Campus Safety Concerns Rise, Faculty Aim to Prioritize Student Input
The discovery of anti-Black graffiti in Heubeck-Gamble Residence Hall, and a general uptick in vandalism on campus, sparked deliberations from various stakeholders over how to improve safety at Goucher. One move that has drawn opposition from students is the administration’s…
Increased Surveillance and Potential Police Presence Raise Questions About Goucher’s Values (Analysis)
A community-wide email detailing new security measures being implemented on campus was sent by Erik Thompson, Goucher’s Vice President of Campus Operations on January 20. The email cited last semester’s discovery of vandalism including racist, anti-Black graffiti as the reason…
First Floor Windows on Stimson Boarded Up, Presaging Goucher’s Plan for Building
As Goucher’s student body returned from winter break, some began noticing that most of the windows of the long-vacant Stimson Hall had been boarded up. This sudden care seemingly ran counter to Goucher’s policy of maintaining but not using the…
Goucher to Maintain Current Cannabis Policies Post-Legalization
This past November, Marylanders voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would legalize the use and possession of marijuana by people twenty-one years of age or older. The new law will go into effect on July 1st of this…
Students Hold Sit-in at Board of Trustees Lunch in Response to Proposed Police Presence
At least 80 students peacefully entered a closed-door Board of Trustees Lunch in the Mary Fisher Dining Hall on Friday to protest the administration’s proposal of bringing Baltimore County Police (BCoPD) to patrol the campus Loop. The sit-in comes after…
Unease and Anger Remain in Community Following the Anti-Black Hate Crime
Anti-Black vandalism was discovered on Goucher’s campus in the final days of the Fall semester, marking the second time in six years a hate crime of that magnitude occurred on school grounds. The racist graffiti discovered in the Heubeck-Gamble residence…
Hate Crime Occurs in Heubeck Hall – Gamble
A student discovered racist, anti-Black graffiti in Gamble House early Thursday morning, according to an email sent out by the Office of Student Affairs. There were several markings of racial slurs and hate speech targeting Black students. Campus Safety is…
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