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Bund criticizes President Levine’s response to the protest and broader freedom of speech at Brandeis.

An Anonymous Editor

Kannan ’26 makes history on the mound for Judges’ softball 

Calli Morvay

If they come for our neighbors, who’s next?

Kai Kibilko

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Tradition in motion: The living culture of Boston folk dance

Ella Chase

On Sunday nights in Porter Square, a quiet community center transforms. Fiddles fill the air, feet pound the floor and dancers move in spinning, stomping patterns. This is Boston’s folk dancing scene, and for Brandeis...

Brandeis graduates launch social platform aimed at changing philanthropy

Ella Chase

I had the opportunity to sit down with Brandeis alumnus, Eitan Joseph ’22, to talk about his new platform, Giveasy, which he created in part with a team of two others: Isaac Gorelik of Stanford...

Breaking barriers and empowerment through math: An interview with Brandeis faculty

Ethan Lido

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff filled the seats of the Spingold Theater Center to experience a unique performance of a revolutionary mathematician. “Diving into Math with Emmy Noether” is a dynamic play celebrating the...

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Another year is over

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

The 2024-25 school year is almost over. It’s been quite an eventful year. Both our school and our country got a new president. One of them has been significantly better than the other. The federal...

You’re being cut off—Why won’t the Student Union protect club funding?

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

As club leaders begin to receive their anxiously awaited marathon decisions, this paper can’t help but notice that most clubs seem to be losing money each year while inflation continues to rise. The Brandeis Hoot,...

An apology from The Hoot

The Brandeis Hoot Editorial Board

The Hoot Editorial Board apologizes for the exclusionary language used and harm caused by the article “Argonautika review: Good, but not without flaws” published on March 28. The sentiment of these hurtful statements is not...

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Bund criticizes President Levine’s response to the protest and broader freedom of speech at Brandeis.

An Anonymous Editor

Earlier this month, Interim President Arthur Levine issued a response via email, to the demonstration held on April 4 by the Brandeis Jewish Bund, “While we encourage debate over difficult topics at Brandeis, we can...

Arthur Levine signs letter criticizing government overreach 

James Carven

In a letter released on April 22, more than 260 university presidents and other higher education leaders, including Brandeis Interim President Arthur Levine, promised to oppose the “undue government intrusion in the lives of those...

Plans for future residential hall announced

Rachel Rosenfield

On April 15, Brandeis revealed information about a residence hall in the works. Construction is set to begin in June 2025 and is expected to be completed in Spring 2027, with students being allowed to...

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Arts

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One page a day (Or, Mandy’s farewell)

Mandy Feuerman

My freshman year at Brandeis, I fell into a bit of a “reading slump.” With so much required reading to do for class, it was hard to motivate myself to also read for pleasure. However,...

Goodbye and thank you Hoot Arts!

Naomi Stephenson

In case you haven’t gathered from some of my friends’ articles, this edition of the Brandeis Hoot will be my last one as Arts Editor. I still have one more year at Brandeis and I...

Two of the best movies of the year are horrors: ‘Drop’ and ‘Presence’

Samuel Meltzer

2025 has had a rough start to movies. While most contemporary audiences are likely still discussing the financial and critical failure of Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” or laughing over the “chicken jockey” memes...

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Baseball toughs out an eight-game loss streak

Calli Morvay

Recently, the Brandeis Baseball team has played in two University Athletic Association (UAA) Conference series. The first was an at-home four-game series against the Emory University Eagles, and the second was against the Washington University...

Kannan ’26 makes history on the mound for Judges’ softball 

Calli Morvay

Since the last publication of The Hoot, the Brandeis softball team has played seven games. The first three were a part of a home-series against the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Tartans. The next three were...

Women’s tennis celebrates senior day in midst of nine-match win-streak

Calli Morvay

Since our last publication, both the women’s and men’s tennis teams have played four matches. The women faced Endicott College, the #12-ranked Wellesley College, Trinity College (Conn.) and Springfield College. On the men’s side, they...

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The last word

Cooper Gottfried

I’ve had this article’s title in mind since my freshman year, when I first started working for the paper. Back then, I’d include a reference to my favorite video game, Destiny, in each and every...

Whatever it takes, I know I can make it through

Rachel Rosenfield

I will graduate from Brandeis University in less than a month. Even typing that out feels weird. For four years, I was living my life at Brandeis, and a month from now, I will be...

Space tourism is dumb. Believe me, I’m a ‘Star Trek’ fan.

Sarah Baskin

My dad and I are driving home from the grocery store, Bluetooth-assisted iTunes providing a nice backing track to the journey. The song changes, and my dad points at the car radio display. The tune...
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