Varney reaches 700 career wins
Baseball Head Coach Pete Varney earned the 700th win of his coaching career on Wednesday, April 7. The win came against Worcester State University at home, by a score of 7-2. This is Varney’s 34th year coaching baseball at Brandeis. He is the 13th active coach in Division III to reach the milestone, and 29th […]
Univ. should focus less on business programs
Institutions always look to have some sort of identity—a brand, a slogan—something marketable. If someone wants a nice car, they’re going to look at a BMW or Mercedes even if they don’t know anything about cars, just because those brands have an established place as high-quality luxury automobiles. The same idea holds true for Brandeis. […]
FMLA hosts third annual Sexual Violence Awareness Week to educate students
The Brandeis Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) hosted its third annual Sexual Violence Awareness Week (SVAW) with various events to educate students on the serious issue. “This week will include events focused on beginning a discussion on sexual violence on college campuses, educating each other about sex and consent, and making steps to create a […]
Maroon 5 thrills in live tour
The Forum in Inglewood, CA, is one of the most well-known music venues in the entertainment industry. Formerly the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings, the Forum has become a world famous music venue, and some even go so far as to say that is the West Coast equivalent of Madison Square Garden. […]
From the Hoot Archives: University budget woefully non-transparent
Over the next two weeks, I plan on writing two pieces regarding the operating budget of the university, since most students don’t know where their tuition goes, how it’s used or anything related to the university’s financial system. When I first set out to write this article, I assumed that this fact was mostly due […]
Thomas Pickering named commencement speaker
This May, the Brandeis community will welcome Thomas Pickering, a former United States ambassador, to speak at Brandeis’ 64th Commencement ceremony. Pickering served as an ambassador to Russia, India, the United Nations, Israel, El Salvador, Nigeria and Jordan. Pickering was high achieving well before he began working for the State Department. He was awarded a […]
TYP students showcase the Stamp Act
On March 25, Brandeis students may have noticed some of their peers walking through campus wearing colonial-style clothing and white wigs. As part of their recognition and remembrance of the Stamp Act of 1765, students from the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program (MKTYP) dressed in colonial clothes and reenacted dialogues between famous colonial figures such […]
Surviving Sodexo: A hearty soup
Every day for lunch and dinner Sherman serves two homemade soups. These soups range from Old Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup to American Bounty Vegetable Soup to Navy Bean Soup. While the soups themselves are delicious, oftentimes they are not quite enough to serve as an entire meal. This week’s Surviving Sodexo is the recipe to […]
‘It Follows’ fails to maintain tension
“It Follows,” the latest acclaimed feature in the independent horror resurgence, is a specific kind of horror film; it is much more disturbing than it is frightening. The cinematography, music and character arcs all play into a sense of an overbearing anxiety that I have not seen in a while. It is scary, don’t get […]
Univ. support for Take Back the Night one of many needed steps
On Thursday, April 16, Dean of Students Jamele Adams sent an email to the Brandeis community to inform them of Tuesday’s Take Back the Night walk. The annual event, a march across campus, is a show of solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and takes a stand against rape culture on campus. The event drew […]
Univ. needs to clean up Massell Pond
With a harsh winter over and Admitted Students Day just around the corner, the university has been hard at work patching up the grounds to make campus safer and more appealing. The steps by Sherman are on the mend, grounds crews are hard at work refurbishing the campus vegetation and repairs are in short order […]
Sodexo must move beyond change in name only
Much has been written about Sodexo’s inability to provide good-tasting, healthy food. It is true that they have made some progress, or at least that they have tried to convince us that they have. By hosting theme nights, like their recent Harry Potter dinners at Lower Usdan and Sherman, they have created an impression that […]
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Brief: Tuition increases announced for next year
In an email sent to the Brandeis community last week, President Fred Lawrence announced a 3.7 percent increase in annual billed charges for the 2015-2016 academic year, a decision approved by the Board of Trustees. The rise is identical to the tuition increase for the 2014-2015 academic year, according to an article from The Brandeis […]
SEAD holds Alzheimer’s awareness week
Brandeis Students to End Alzheimer’s (SEAD) held an Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Week at Brandeis, rallying the community in support of those who suffer from the neurodegenerative disease. Over five million Americans currently have Alzheimer’s, but the disease affects many more people than that. SEAD, a new club on campus which started just this semester, hosted […]
“The Phantom Holocaust” exposes forgotten Soviet Films
Olga Gershenson, associate professor of Judaic Studies at UMass Amherst, presented a talk highlighting Soviet-made Holocaust films in the Mandel Atrium on Monday night, April 13. Gershenson discussed the use of art to keep memories of the Holocaust alive in Russian Jews and the various political barriers artists faced in the production and release of […]
Spotlight on Lisa Lynch
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Lisa Lynch has had a busy career in the field of economics, serving in and working for, often in a high leadership position, the Labor and Employment Relations Association, the Department of Labor, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors for […]
Brandeis’ time machine: Goldfarb World War I poster art exhibit
If you had the chance to go back in time, wouldn’t you go? Brandeis may not have a time machine, but the Goldfarb Library’s current display of World War I poster art delivers a similar effect. If you find yourself looking for a study break as finals approach, take a trip down to Goldfarb 2 […]
Sheila McMahon addresses the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses
On Tuesday afternoon, scholars and professors gathered in the Women’s Studies Research Center to listen to Brandeis’ Sexual Assault Services and Prevention Specialist Sheila McMahon discuss the intricacies of addressing the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses. The discussion also explored prevention strategies and their effectiveness, responsibilities for faculty and staff at the university […]
Relay for Life raises money and spirits to conquer cancer
The Brandeis community’s Relay for Life raised over $50,000 for the American Cancer Society this year. Starting Saturday night, March 28 and going into Sunday morning, students, parents, faculty and other supporters came to Gosman to honor their loved ones and raise money to fight cancer. The 12-hour event brought together a number of sports […]
