Some stories don’t need entire pages to get their message across. Still, we must find some way to get the information from our brains to yours. For this purpose, we bring you News Made Small. Brandeis reportedly accepting no midyears for Spring 2026 With the end of the fall 2025 semester approaching, The Brandeis Hoot has been investigating the reported dissolution of the Midyears Program. This has, to our knowledge, not been officially announced by the administration. However, during an orientation meeting in August attended by a Hoot member, it was stated that there would not be an orientation for midyears this year, or in the future, because Brandeis will not be having a midyear program. The Hoot has reached out to Brandeis Admissions for updates on the situation. We emailed Brandeis Admissions asking for confirmation if there were no midyear students next semester or if there is a
On Nov. 24, 2025, Brandeis President Arthur Levine continued to publicize his intentions for the future of liberal arts at Brandeis in the EdUp Experience podcast, a podcast focused on figures in higher education. The podcast episode was titled: “Why 88% of Faculty Voted to Blow Up the Liberal Arts Model (& How Your Institution Can Too).” In the episode, President Levine was interviewed by Dr. Joe Sallustio. Levine spoke of the changes that higher education is currently going through, expressing similar sentiments as he did in our interview with him. Levine estimated that 20-25% of universities would close as they would be unable to cope with the changes. Levine described the various changes he plans to implement, such as competencies related to students’ careers and recorded on transcripts,
Extracurricular clubs are a core part of the college experience, and Brandeis has no shortage of them. The official list online touts over 200 unique student-run organizations covering just about every subject an undergraduate could hope for. Running a club
On Friday, Nov. 7, the Brandeis Jewish Bund held a sit-in. According to the digital flyer posted on the Bund’s Instagram, the event was held in honor of Palestine. When asked about the intentions behind the event, a member of
Two million Americans and more than 2,700 locations around the nation took to the streets on Oct. 18 for a second round of coordinated protests against the Trump administration. These protests were organized by and bear the name of “No
I’m back at it again with my favorite albums of the year! 2025 has been a fantastic 12 months for music, featuring releases from various genres and styles. Admittedly, this year’s list was far harder to make than last year’s; while 2024 had great albums like Charli xcx’s “Brat” and Bring Me The Horizon’s “POST HUMAN: NeX GEn,” 2025 knocked it out of the park. Because this year’s list was so much more difficult, I want to name some honorable mentions before getting into the list: Florence + The Machine’s “Everybody Scream” and Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners’ “No Silent Monks” were absolute delights. It saddens me to not include them on my official list, but their competition was even better. I was lucky enough to attend the
The Backlog is a pillar of gaming discourse and general self-deprecating humor. A never-ending list of titles, new and old, at the whims of the player, sounds perfect on paper. You always have something to play … or so it
“Ride the Cyclone” is a show that is near and dear to many theatre and theatre-adjacent kids’ hearts, mine included. With some challenging vocal performances and a dreamlike setting that gives the show the option to experiment visually, “Ride the
And so I run. Down the burning smoking hill through the field of fire. No erfl gets in my way as I kick up dirt, running through a world that has become merely a bright tunnel surrounding a singular point
Have you ever been sitting around the lunch table in the middle of Usdan and heard one of your friends suddenly start talking like a psychologist? “Gaslighting” this, “boundaries” that. You might even use phrases like “intrusive thoughts” or “psychopath” in your daily vocabulary. These words and phrases are all examples of therapy speak, the practice of colloquializing mental health and psychotherapy terminology. As therapy and mental health have become more accepted topics of public conversation, the language they use has been brought into the public consciousness. With the rise of short form mental health related content on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, creators are encouraged to simplify the complex topics surrounding therapy into easily digestible videos. Fully understanding complex topics such as lovebombing or narcissism takes time
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, multiple major elections were held in several different states across the country. In Virginia, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger defeated Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears to become the state’s first female governor. Rep. Mikie Sherrill defeated businessman Jack
Background: On June 24, 2025, New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani overcame frontrunner former Governor Andrew Cuomo to win the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City. While Mamdani secured a clear plurality from the outset, New York City’s
Since I imagine most of you don’t follow politics as closely as I do, you may not have heard about the primary campaign currently taking place in Maine. Sen. Susan Collins, a so-called moderate who always votes for the Trump
Thanks for reaching out! An STI (sexually transmitted infection) is a serious condition that can develop after sex; they can have symptoms, but most cases are asymptomatic. Most are curable, and all are treatable, but it is important to get tested for them to catch them early and start treatment! STIs can be transmitted through genitals, pubic hair, kissing and penetrative sex. This means that even if you use a condom with your partner(s), you still run the risk of having shared or received an STI. Something to consider is that if you have multiple sexual/romantic partners, you may want to increase the frequency of testing to once every three months. Additionally, communicate boundaries relating to comfort and expectations surrounding testing (how often, are you testing genitals, anal or urine).
The capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Barcelona is a vibrant, artistic city featuring everything from the dark, winding streets of the Gothic Quarter, to the eye-popping, outrageous architecture of Gaudi. Barcelona is a world-famous capital of culture and
On Friday, Oct. 17, the Brandeis English Department held its annual Novel Symposium. This year’s event focused on the novel “The Bostonians” by Henry James, and it featured a series of three panels consisting of both graduate students and professors.
By some twisted, freak accident of God, the weather in London was clear and sunny during the four days I was there. I’m well aware that because of this, I may have a more positive impression of the city than
Brandeis will be introducing a new varsity sport to the roster for the first time in more than forty years. Soon, Brandeis women will be able to compete on the new lacrosse team. The addition will be the 20th varsity sports team and the 11th women’s team offered by Brandeis. Along with the announcement of the new team, the name of the coach has been released: Anne Campbell. Head Coach Campbell has worked as head coach of Mount Holyoke’s lacrosse team since 2022, assistant coached for Bates College during the spring of 2022, was the head coach at Newbury College in 2018 and served as the head coach at Curry College from 2019 to 2021. The new team is expected to start competing during the 2026-27 school year. Over the
Brandeis doesn’t have a football team, gymnastics team or marching band. There are no massive Game Days where the entire student body gathers in a stadium to watch men jump on each other. Depending on your personal relationship with sports,
On Sept. 28, seven college quadball teams from the New England region came to Brandeis for Openers, an unofficial tournament hosted by the Massachusetts Quadball Conference (MQC). The purpose of Openers is to give new players real-game experience without the
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 at St. Louis (WashU) in
