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Students hold vigil for lost Palestinian lives

Cooper Gottfried

‘Dune: Part 2’ review: Let’s Dune it 2 it

Michael Sun

How mid are midterms at Brandeis?

Abby Roberts

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An interview with Brandeis’ new transportation manager

Jenny Zhao

A very big proportion of Brandeis students rely on Brandeis-provided transportations for their daily commute: the campus shuttle, Waltham shuttle and Boston shuttle. Since the Boston shuttle accident in Nov. 2022, the Brandeis community has...

The Student-Athletes of Color club at Brandeis: fostering a culture of unity

Ella Chase

“At a predominantly white institution, it’s very hard to find spaces for minority groups to come together,” states Gabe Haithcock ’25, the president and founder of Student-Athletes of Color (SAOC) at Brandeis. The club functions...

In spite of rehearsal space loss, student dance groups persevere

Logan Ashkinazy

Dance is one of the most striking and versatile forms of performance art, enjoyed by people regardless of culture, age, gender and other dimensions of humankind since its beginnings. To perfect a choreographed dance of...

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Why we fear Punxsutawney Phil

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

On Friday, Feb. 2, a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow. For the uninitiated, that means that an early spring is on the way. This is an … inane way to predict the...

As Brandeis changes, so do its housing expectations

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

Well, we are getting closer to housing selection by the day. On Feb. 16, housing numbers were released to Brandeis students. This is important to all students, but it’s probably most important to upperclassmen. Of...

Provident Response is not welcome on Brandeis’ campus

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

If you’ve attended any major event on campus throughout this academic year, you’ve probably noticed something: several middle-aged white men that look like police officers dressed in neon yellow vests scattered throughout the event. You’re...

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Remembering Janice Burgess ’74

Logan Ashkinazy

Brandeis alumna Janice Burgess ’74 passed away recently on Saturday, March 2, reportedly due to breast cancer. Burgess was an executive of children’s television channel Nickelodeon, and was best known as the creator of “The...

Brandeis hosts ‘Unissued Diplomas’ to honor Ukrainian student war victims

Cooper Gottfried

From Feb. 29 to March 14, Brandeis has hosted and will continue to host Unissued Diplomas, a “global exhibition that honors the memory of 40 Ukrainian students who will never graduate because their lives were...

Students hold vigil for lost Palestinian lives

Cooper Gottfried

On March 6, more than 200 Brandeis community members gathered in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) to hold a vigil to mourn “30,543 martyrs in Gaza.” A group of attendees gathered at 7 p.m. and...

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Mammoth

Lauren Podhorzer

Short story: ‘The Mountain’s Heart’ (Part 1)

Lucas Alexander

Normally, night in the forest below Crystalshine Mountain was quiet and cold, broken only by the twinkle of fireflies and the chirp of crickets. But tonight, there were two intruders in this peaceful domain. “And...

An interview with Elliot Lozier of Doom Scroll

Lucy Fay

Elliot Lozier and I stood beneath an awning, both underdressed for the unexpectedly snowy weather. We spoke outside Deep Cuts, a Medford music venue where I sprained my ankle just five months prior—moshing to one...

Sports

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Judges compete at Tufts Last Chance Meet

Cooper Gottfried

On March 2, the Judges’ men’s and women’s track teams travelled to Tufts University to compete in the Last Chance Meet, the teams’ final meet before the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship. The Judges...

Women’s tennis picks up a win, men’s tennis falls short

Cooper Gottfried

Since The Hoot’s last publication, the Judges men’s and women’s tennis teams have played once each. The men’s team competed at Middlebury College and lost, while the women’s team competed at Wheaton College and emerged...

Women’s fencing competes in intercollegiate northeastern regional championship

Logan Ashkinazy

On March 2, 2024, the Brandeis Judges’ women’s fencing team traveled to Madison, New Jersey, to compete in the Northeastern Intercollegiate Women’s Fencing Association (NIWFA) championships. Of the 16 competing teams, the Judges placed sixth...

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The myth of the bright red scarf

Gonny Nir

I’ve just returned to my host country this term after a week of traveling around northwestern Europe. For the purposes of this column, where I went is not nearly as pertinent as what I saw....

How mid are midterms at Brandeis?

Abby Roberts

“Midterm,” as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “a: the middle of an academic term; b: an examination at midterm.” Brandeis midterms, in the time I have passed as an undergraduate student here, have never accurately subscribed...

How many times can I take Plan B in a month?

SSIS

There is no limit to the amount of Plan B you can take in a month and no suspected health risks (including risk to fertility) associated with frequent use. However, there has been evidence that...
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March 18, 2024

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