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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…

Goucher Unveils Summer ’23 ICAs

The Office of Global Education (OGE) announced the three Intensive Courses Abroad (ICAs) that will be running over the summer of 2023. The courses will be held in Ghana, France, and the Balkans. ICAs are three-week-long Goucher faculty-led trips, occurring…

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…

Windows

People have ideas when looking out of windows.  Like writers and poets and Francis Scott Key.  Windows are a magic mirror. That’s why we liken them to eyes, and God  And, why cats like them so.  But windows have never…

Katie Russo Hired as Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach

On October 25, 2022, the Goucher Athletics department announced that Katie Russo will be taking over as head women’s lacrosse coach. Russo previously served as a graduate assistant coach for Frostburg University and as head coach at Eastern Mennonite University. …

Athlete to Watch: Darcy McFarland, Womens Swim

The Goucher Swim season opened on October 22, 2022, with a tri-meet against Elizabethtown and Immaculata. Darcy McFarland ‘24 picked up Goucher’s only individual gold of the day, placing first in the 50 yard butterfly with a time of 29.64…

Goucher’s Administration is Overlooking the Issues Black and Brown Students Face (Opinion)

President Kent Devereaux issued a lengthy email on October 26 in response to a national rise in antisemitism and anti-Jewish hate crimes. As most students know, President Devereaux’s most frequent mode of contact with students is through email, and the…

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…