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Choreographer Profile: Chris Law

By Tess Seibert Christopher Law (he/him) has been dancing for around 25 years; he is co-director of DMV artistic collective Project ChArma — “pronounced Karma because it guides our lives” — and a professor here at Goucher. Until recently, he…

A Look into Slow Time from Professor Antje Rauwerda

By Jaiden Johnson On April 12th, the Kratz Center hosted a reading of Slow Time, a novel written by one of Goucher’s longtime professors, Antje Rauwerda. Rauwerda is a Professor of British and Post-Colonial Literature, but over her 20 years…

Things to Know Before You Go: London, England

Deadlines for study abroad have come and gone in past months. This is an exciting and terrifying time for all involved. You may be going for the summer- or if you’re feeling brave, a whole semester- and have little 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…

Exploring Athletes’ Motivations: Why Goucher Athletes  Choose to Play at the Division Three Level 

Written By: Imani Ward  *This article is a student submission from COM 142 News and Reporting with Dr. David Zurawik* National Division III Week kicked off on Monday, April 1, marking a time for all individuals  associated with Division III…

Rumor Has It: The Anonymous Student Forums Shaping Campus Culture

On February 2nd, 2024, the Instagram account @gopherconfessions posted an image with a caption that began, “Hey Whores and Whorettes GopherGirl here. Click the link in our bio to submit the finest Gopher Gossip. All Submissions will be kept anonymous….

Author Margaret Atwood Shares Her Wit And Wisdom With The Goucher Community

On Friday, April 12, Goucher held the 2024 Meyerhoff Lecture, hosted by esteemed Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Atwood has written over fifty works, but is most famous as the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, a seminal piece of dystopian literature…

Let’s Go Thrifting!

Hi, we’re Tess and Aniya, and we’re not the stars of a 2000s teen coming of age movie. However, we are Ear Buds, and we have what you might need if YOU want to be! Everyone knows that an iconic…