Panelists discuss their experience exposing FBI surveillance during Vietnam War
On March 8, 1971, eight people broke into an FBI office in Media, PA and stole over 1,000 documents that exposed FBI surveillance activity and leaked them to newspapers and congressman. The Washington Post printed the incriminating documents, helping to bring about the end of the career of then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Two […]
Theft reported in multiple campus locations
A spate of recent thefts have occurred in multiple parts of campus, according to the Brandeis University Police Department logs. The various locations reported include the Usdan Student Center, Village A, Shapiro Campus Center (SCC), Gosman Sports Complex and the Goldfarb Library, and items stolen include laptops, wallets, currency and debit cards. The thefts have […]
’DEIS Impact keynote speaker addresses inequality and the law
Germaine Ingram, keynote speaker of ’DEIS Impact’s weeklong Festival of Social Justice, gave her keynote address “The Law and the Stage: Platforms for Pursuing Social Justice” this Wednesday. Director of TriO Student Support Services Program Jennifer Morazes, Interim President of Brandeis University Lisa Lynch and President of the Undergraduate Student Union Nyah Macklin ’16 all […]
Up-and-coming artist releases latest album ‘Malibu’
Anderson Paak might not be a familiar name to most, but the release last month of his new album, “Malibu,” has surely piqued interest in the music crowd. Paak emerged to fame most prominently with the release of “Compton” by Dr. Dre, in which Anderson Paak is featured in six out of 16 tracks. Now […]
Offer feta cheese at campus dining locations
Dining hall food is notoriously bad, and Brandeis is no exception to this rule. We’ve written about it and protested about it, and yet it seems the quality of the food never improved. Plates are still often dirty, requiring diners to pick up several different ones before they find something clean. There are still days […]
Univ. and students must do more to make campus more sustainable
From the first moment I stepped on Brandeis’ campus, I had the feeling that it was the place I wanted to study; the part that sold me the most, however, was the heart shaped pond wedged between the three chapels, each of which will never cast a shadow on the other. Brandeis seemed to be […]
Studying in residence halls can be marred with distraction
It’s the year 2016, and with the start of a new year comes opportunities to make Brandeis a better place for its students. I’ve been hearing a few suggestions from the students around Brandeis, and I think that it would be a good idea to list them out in this article. For starters, let’s talk […]
Quickie’s misguided humor pokes fun at addiction
Theater is often used as a means of social change, offering the audience different perspectives on controversial or tough subject matter. That’s why I was incredibly shocked when one of BET’s Quickies this year seemed to capitalize on meth addiction. It’s hilarious, right? People can do funny things under the influence of methamphetamine. For example, […]
Admissions does good work to stimulate campus diversity
This week, the Brandeis Immigration Education Initiative (BIEI) organized an event titled, “The Immigrant Experience at Brandeis,” which aimed to stimulate learning more about the different and unique immigrant experiences in the U.S. They organized a campaign that would display different portraits and original stories of the diverse students at Brandeis—very much a la Humans […]
What to expect when working in research labs
Working in a research lab is often one of the most exotic and/or intimidating prospects in the minds of those who enter college with the intention of studying the natural sciences. I assume that whether you’re in a lab doing experimental work, theoretical work, computational work, biology work, chemistry work, history (it’s a course; look […]
The Softball team gets seasoned coach
The Brandeis women’s softball team started their season Monday with their first official practice, and with the new year comes a new coach and new promise for the season. Danielle Delponte has taken over the role as new head varsity softball coach. Delponte speaks to her excitement to be part of the Brandeis community, “My […]
Men’s Club Volleyball starts off season right
The men’s club volleyball team has been practicing three times a week for their upcoming spring season since September. With guidance from Head Coach Brett Crandall and Assistant Coach Jim Crandall, the club has become a well-established program in New England. Brett has been involved since the start of the program in 2008 as the […]
Brandeis swim team celebrates seniors in final home meet
The Brandeis men’s and women’s swim and dive teams celebrated four seniors at their Senior Day Meet, Saturday, Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. Graduating from the team are David Lazarovich ’16, Fallon Bushee ’16, Fay Laborio ’16 and Theresa Gaffney ’16, editor-in-chief of The Brandeis Hoot. The send-off for the seniors began with flowers and […]
IBS’ Global Gala celebrates the diversity of cultures
The room was outlined in a parade of color, as countless flags, in all of their brazen harmony, clung to the walls. If the flags themselves didn’t introduce enough flair to the third annual Global Gala, which occurred on Jan. 29 in Levin Ballroom, the performers themselves most certainly did. Donned in exquisitely patterned clothing, […]
Deep conversations abound in ‘The End of The Tour’
It is always respectable when well-known and established actors participate in independent films for the art of it. And that was the perfect way to describe my experience seeing “The End of The Tour.” It was purely artistic. The plot followed the interviewer David Lipsky’s conversations while shadowing author David Foster Wallace on a book […]
Violinist and pianist masterfully perform for spring concert series
The Brandeis University’s spring concert series started this past weekend, with the special presence of Daniel Stepner on the violin and Janice Weber on the piano. They debuted this year’s concert series on Jan. 31 at the Slosberg Music Center, a show that compelled virtually everyone to attend, even interim president Lisa Lynch. The show’s […]
Recent server outage highlights need for backup
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, all of the Brandeis network went silent. The login portal, LATTE, sage and all other resources based out of the Brandeis server disappeared. Bandwidth usage dropped from 970 to zero at around 7:15 p.m., and all students were thrown off the grid, save the few who resorted to wireless data and […]
