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The 2023 Australian Open: 1st Round to Quarterfinals

Varun Challa

University begins preparations for 75th celebration

Victoria Morrongiello

Prioritizing utility over swag?

Gonny Nir and Jamie Trope

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Brandeis GSC to present at ‘First Event’

Mia Plante

From Jan. 25 through Jan. 29 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, the Trans Community of New England (TCNE) is hosting its annual First Event. First Event is one of the “longest running conferences in...

The stories held in the library halls

Victoria Morrongiello

Farber Library is a common place for Brandeis students to meet up with friends and do work. Now it is questionable how much work you will get done on Farber Mezzanine, but the building has...

Alice Goldmark Brandeis

Thomas Pickering

Sitting atop a small lump of dirt and grass beside Fellows Garden is a statue of our namesake: Louis Brandeis. While some place cones upon his head and others sit in the shade his lurching...

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Upper: a clash of normalcy and confusion

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

To many Brandeisians, Upper Usdan appears to have a new and updated look which comes with a new function—countertop ordering. But to many, if not all, seniors this is a return to the Upper we...

Thank you, Brandeis

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

In the wake of an unbelievable tragedy, we as an editorial board have never been prouder to be members of the Brandeis community. From the check-ins on the night of Nov. 19 that we all...

Just in time: Break is here

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

The final push to get to Thanksgiving break is under way with the last full week of classes prior to the holiday wrapping up. But, among ourselves and in conversations with others, we have found...

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Brandeis alum honored with Wingate University’s Corts Award

Cooper Gottfried

Wingate University Professor Magdalena Krajewska, who received her doctorate from Brandeis University in 2011, was recently named the winner of the Charles And Hazel Corts Award For Excellence In Teaching. Wingate University gives this award...

Student Union hosts first round of elections for spring 2023 semester

Victoria Morrongiello

The Student Union announced that it would be holding its winter elections in an email to community members on Jan. 20. Seats open in this round of elections include ​​Secretary, Senator for the Class of...

Student Union and Period Activists at ‘Deis pilot new free period products program

Natalie Saltzman

In early December of 2022, Period Activists at ‘Deis (PAD) announced on their Instagram page that free period products would be distributed in women’s and gender neutral restrooms in East Quad, North Quad, and Massell...

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1/27 Campus Life Comic Strip

David Shapiro

‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ is Dreamworks at their best

Thomas Pickering

When once in a blue moon a movie catches your eye and gets you excited, there is no better way to experience it than in the movie theater! While most people tend to reserve this...

Winter break book roundup and review

Jamie Trope

I have wanted to break out of the young adult genre for a while now. The stories have grown repetitive, and I cannot keep reading books about high school students. Over the past year, I...

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Women’s basketball continues UAA conference season, collecting win against Rochester

Calli Morvay

Continuing on in their University Athletic Association (UAA) conference season, the Brandeis women’s basketball team collected another win and three losses within the past two weeks. Following their game against New York University (NYU), the...

The 2023 Australian Open: 1st Round to Quarterfinals

Varun Challa

The 2023 Australian Open started out like any other Grand Slam, with the exception being that this is the first grand slam since the great Roger Federer, a six-time champion in the land down under,...

Pickard and Carleo collect wins, leading Judges

Francesca Marchese

In the second meet of 2023, the Brandeis University track and field teams placed in the top five at the Branwen Smith-King Invitational held at Tufts University on Jan. 21. The women’s track and field...

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The greatest threat of our century

Alex Williams

On Jan. 23, 2023, the most-read article on the BBC website featured a warning by the Japanese prime minister regarding his country’s birth rate. In an urgent address to the lawmakers of the National Diet,...

A Massachusetts winter with lots of snow? Enough sled.

Victoria Morrongiello

My first year here all my Massachusetts friends looked at my wardrobe and said “Victoria get ready for a Massachusetts winter.” And me being the stubborn creature that I am I thought, “what are they...

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot

Cooper Gottfried

It’s a new semester, my fourth, and I am once again feeling simultaneously overwhelmed and excited. The start of every semester brings the same thoughts to my mind: Am I doing enough? Am I doing...
thebrandeishoot The Brandeis Hoot @thebrandeishoot ·
May 21, 2022

Finally, last but not least, "the glue that holds this paper together:" Editor-in-Chief Sasha Skarboviychuk. She's had to hold together much more than just The Hoot these last few months. http://ow.ly/ufzJ50JcGQO

thebrandeishoot The Brandeis Hoot @thebrandeishoot ·
May 20, 2022

"Underrated member of the EICs" and generally "chill dude" John Fornagiel, learns how to “yas queen slay” and use the word "tumultuous." Need an explanation? Find it here: http://ow.ly/Ox6v50JcGpX

thebrandeishoot The Brandeis Hoot @thebrandeishoot ·
May 19, 2022

Emma Lichtenstein, Editor-in-Chief, discusses the "epic highs and lows of college journalism" and her Brandeis experience in her senior OP. Read more about it here: http://ow.ly/8row50J9XXT

thebrandeishoot The Brandeis Hoot @thebrandeishoot ·
May 19, 2022

To Emma Lichtenstein, Editor-in-Chief, finding The Hoot was an unexpected blessing. Read more about her journey here: https://brandeishoot.com/2022/05/06/hoot-nation-is-thriving/

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