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Adjunct profs. deserve better

1 April, 2016 // Opinions // 0 Comments
This week, I wrote a feature article on Prof. Jillian Powers (AMST), a lecturer who was not asked to renew her one-year contract. In talking to Powers about her experience, I was horrified to learn… Read More...
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Prof. Powers rejects univ. exploitation

1 April, 2016 // Features // 0 Comments
“I’m in an abusive relationship with my employer.” When Professor Jillian Powers (AMST) says something like this, it’s hard to believe that she enjoys teaching at Brandeis. Yet it’s true, and it’s why she is… Read More...
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UTC votes yes on schedule changes

18 March, 2016 // Arts // 0 Comments
The Undergraduate Theater Collective (UTC) recently passed a vote to only offer two mainstage shows per semester for the 2016-2017 school year. Mainstage shows are the major shows for each individual club within the UTC,… Read More...
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Senior tears: Turning in your ‘athlete’ card

4 March, 2016 // Opinions // 1 Comments
As a second semester senior editor on The Brandeis Hoot, I get to write an opinion piece at the end of the year reflecting on my time at the newspaper and how it has helped… Read More...
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Brandeis welcomes Midyear Class of 2019

15 January, 2016 // News // 0 Comments
On Jan. 8, Brandeis’ Midyear Class of 2019 moved into their rooms in the Village to begin their first-year orientation. Midyear Orientation takes place in the days leading up to the first day of classes… Read More...
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Spingold Theater celebrates 50 years of student performance

2 October, 2015 // Arts // 0 Comments
50 years ago, in June 1965, Brandeis’ Spingold Theater was opened in dedication to Nate B. and Frances Spingold. Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Stacey Winkler ’98 wrote an article on the theater,… Read More...
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Brandeis alum nominated for Emmy for ‘Last Week Tonight’

21 August, 2015 // Arts // 0 Comments
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is the Sunday-night sensation that began airing in April of 2014. The show is surprising audiences around the country with its comedic investigative journalism, and one lucky Brandeisian is… Read More...
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The Decemberists release well-made album

The Decemberists release well-made album

30 January, 2015 // Arts, Top News // 0 Comments
Last week, The Decemberists released their newest album, “What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.” It is the band’s first full-length album since 2011 when “The King is Dead” was released. The new album… Read More...
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'Serial' podcast mystifies and hooks listeners

5 December, 2014 // Arts // 0 Comments
This past October, a new podcast “Serial” was released and immediately became a hit. “Serial” is a spin-off of WBEZ’s “This American Life,” which has been on air since 1995. The podcast is released weekly… Read More...
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Playwriting club debuts

21 November, 2014 // Arts // 0 Comments
At the core of theatre (and life) is storytelling.” So says Ayelet Schrek ’17, one of the founders of the new club BARD—Brandeis Association of Rising Dramatists. Schrek came up with the idea for the… Read More...
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