Don’t suspend students
Nevada High School student Noah Christensen was one of the many who participated in pro-gun control walkouts last week. At the walkout, students distributed a paper with the phone numbers of local Congressmen, encouraging students to call. Christensen called Representative Mark Amodei, a Republican with a reputation for being pro-gun. When Christensen reached the Representative’s […]
Toward a more lighthearted college culture
I had certain expectations of college culture before I arrived at Brandeis, expectations that mostly consisted of what my parents had told me, stories from friends who went to bigger universities (Pitt, Penn State) and movies like “Animal House” and “The Social Network.” I had watched videos of people doing crazy things at MIT (turning […]
Men’s tennis suffers tough loss to Middlebury
The 19th ranked Brandeis men’s tennis team fell to the 4th ranked Middlebury this past Saturday at Natick Racquet Club. The Judges suffered a 9-0 loss, moving their overall season record to 5-2. The Judges dropped every match of the day to Middlebury, starting with tough losses in doubles action. Pair David Aizenberg ’20 and […]
University holds active shooter training
University police, the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo) and Waltham emergency responders conducted an active-shooter drill in the library on Wednesday, March 21. Administrators and police first announced the drill in a campus-wide email on Feb. 5 and posted a large electronic sign at the entrance to the university shortly after, alerting the community of […]
NFL teams start to reshuffle with the beginning of free agency
A week has gone by since the start of the free-agency period. Amid a flurry of offseason deals and with each team reshuffling its roster, there is no doubt that effective cap management has become an art. Since 1994, the salary cap has been a marque feature of the NFL. While this financial restriction has […]
Four-legged friends on campus
After a long day of classes and studying, seeing friendly faces on campus can instantly brighten someone’s day. Among the many Brandeis community members on campus, a few furry friends stand out from the pack. One of the most well known dogs spotted on campus is Koda, a one-year-old Samoyed. Koda was adopted in December […]
Student Union candidates debate, present ideas for Brandeis
Candidates for multiple Student Union positions debated and presented ideas surrounding issues of Brandeis’ affordability, club chartering policy and relationships with administration to student voters on Monday, March 19 at a debate moderated by The Brandeis Hoot and The Justice. Vice presidential candidates Vidit Dhawan ’19, Aaron Finkel ’20 and Benedikt Reynolds ’19, as well […]
Support Hannah Brown for president
The Brandeis Hoot would like to voice our support for Hannah Brown ’19 for Student Union president. We believe her platform addresses issues that deserve attention from all parties on campus and provides practical solutions for these issues. Brown is running unopposed for the presidency. However, this does not mean we should treat the election […]
Students walkout to honor those killed in Parkland
Hundreds of Brandeis students gathered around Chapels Pond at noon Wednesday to stand in solidarity with victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and to express support for gun control reform. Attendees filed in along a narrow path and spread out around the heart-shaped pond. The crowd held a 17-minute moment of […]
Hannah Brown ’19 runs for Student Union president
Hannah Brown ’19, this year’s Student Union Vice President, is running unopposed for president, having served on the Union since her first year at Brandeis. Brown was the North Quad senator her freshman year and served as chair of the Dining Committee in the spring. During her sophomore year, she was a Class of 2019 […]
Students run for Union Vice President and junior representative. to the Board of Trustees
Vice President Aaron Finkel Finkel ’20 is a Senator-at-Large, as well as the Executive Senator and the chair of the Services and Outreach committee. He was first elected to the Student Union as the Massell Quad Senator in Fall 2016 and served as chair of the Campus Operations Working Group (COW-G) last spring. Finkel has […]
Double trouble: students major in varying disciplines
Neeti Kulkarni ’21 Neeti Kulkarni ’21 didn’t plan on becoming a music major until she was surrounded by them. She attended a chamber music camp in Minnesota with instructors from conservatories at nearby universities, a camp where musicians of all ages practiced outside and filled the air with music. The experience inspired her to major […]
Hip hop artist Celo speaks out about the significance of music
Brandeis allows students to explore their passions, take control of what they like to do and make it their own. One student, Marcelo Brociner ’18, or Celo, has been pursuing his love of hip hop for the last six years, since his junior year of high school, and has been recording music for five years. […]
Time’s up: the power in the money
: Male reign over society is slowly but surely coming to an end. It appears that after being viewed as the dominant sex for thousands of years, the power has gone to their head. Men, however, are in for a rude awakening because their time’s up. Our society is not static. Old systems of power […]
International Center for Ethics celebrates its 20th anniversary
The International Center for Ethics celebrated its 20th anniversary on Monday, March 12, with the event “A Powerful Fire: Performances to Energize Our Next 20 Years,” which contained a variety of performers, panelists and a symposium. Seventeen Brandeis students, faculty, administrators and guests gathered for the symposium: “Democracies in Peril: The Role of the University.” […]
Fencers host NCAA regional tournament
The Brandeis fencing teams finished their 2018 season by hosting the NCAA Regional Tournament in Gosman Athletic Center last weekend. Brandeis Athletics hosted teams from Harvard, MIT, St. Joseph’s University, Vassar, New York University, Columbia, Yale, Cornell and Wellesley. Joanne Carminucci ’19 came out as the top performer for the Judges, taking eighth place, enough […]
Our justice system should focus on rehabilitation
A prisoners’ standard of living varies greatly from those of us on the other side of the bars. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, since the beginning of 2018, there have been 2.3 million people housed in American correctional facilities, whether it be state prisons or juvenile detention centers. As the country with the highest […]
Dark and stylish, ‘Thoroughbreds’ is an ambitious and successful thriller
I love it when a good movie comes out of nowhere. Remember a few years ago when “John Wick” looked like it was going to be a generic Keanu Reeves flop and ended up being the best action movie in years? And sure, I loved “Key and Peele,” but it’s not like I was expecting […]
Baseball ball starts season slow, drops last four of five games
The Brandeis baseball team won their first game of the season in one of two double headers over the weekend of March 10-11. All four games were played in Northborough, MA at the New England Baseball Complex. In the first game of the weekend, the Judges defeated Bowdoin 8-3 in a morning game. Brandeis got […]
Bojack Horseman challenges to TV narrative of abortion
In America, an unwanted pregnancy can be a terrifying endeavor. When deciding whether to continue the pregnancy or get an abortion, pregnant people are faced with myriad societal pressures that can make them feel helpless. This feeling of helplessness is compounded by the fact that abortion, an often painless and simple procedure, is portrayed by […]
