The Quindecim

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A Look Into Goucher’s Three New Master’s Programs

In the last year, Goucher has created three new Master’s degree programs: Applied Policy Analysis, Digital Communication, and Environmental Sustainability and Management. These programs take roughly two years to complete, and students can choose between online or hybrid formats.  The…

Updates of Rocky Horror Picture Show: What Will Happen After 1 Year of Banlist Removal

Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault and violations of Title IX It has been a Halloween tradition for the Open Circle Theatre Club to present the hit musical, Rocky Horror Picture Show. Many students get excited every October to get…

Going Solo

How passionate students of the arts respond to class cancellations, part I  Nalani Brown (any pronouns) is a sophomore dance student pursuing an independent study in choreography instead of taking Composition II, a course that didn’t run as planned this…

Parasites Found in Goucher Water (here’s what we know)

On September 29, the Goucher community received an email from Erik Thompson,VP for Campus Operations, informing us about parasites. Many of us were scared and wanted to know if the water was safe to drink, until we read the full…

Bathroom Break

Edition 02 Alcock First Floor: ★★★★ Dear reader, It has long since been customary for one to require some sort of reading material to accompany them on particularly long trips to the loo. In decades passed, the frequent choice of…

What the 4% Tuition Increase Means for Goucher Students

A 4% tuition spike, $50 increase in the student activity fee, and a slew of changes to housing logistics and prices were announced in an email from President Kent Devereaux to undergraduate students on April 20 – in the middle…

Who Is Goucher?

Who Is Goucher? highlights individuals who make up our small, tight-knit community and sheds light on the role they play. Readers of The Quindecim nominated faculty, staff, and students they wanted to see featured in this edition, and staff contributor Sam Rose picked…

Gopher Hole Opening Pushed Back to Fall 2023

After several years of on and off repairs, the Gopher Hole, a room in the lower levels of Mary Fisher once used as an unofficial student hangout space, is nearly ready to reopen to student use.  According to their now-defunct…

Goucher Life as a Transfer Student

This Spring marks my first semester at Goucher College – I’m a transfer student who studied at Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) for two years. At CCBC, I worked hard in my courses and tried to find out what…

2019 to 2023: A Retrospective the Tumultuous Four Years at Goucher

What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, and How Goucher Students Have Banded Together Through It All. It has never been a more eventful time to be a Goucher College student. When the class of 2023 entered in late August 2019, no one…