The Brandeis Festival of the Arts—a longstanding campus tradition—is being reformatted this year to a continuous, 24-hour arts marathon named “Art Never Sleeps,” which will take place from six p.m. on April 18 to six p.m. on April 19. The Hoot sat down with Concert and Events Administrator for the Creative Arts, Natalie Sciallo, and Festival of the Arts student committee members Devyn Oh ’26 and Iyegbekosa Ohanmu ’27 to discuss the Festivals’ reimagining. The Festival of the Arts has been an important part of Brandeis culture for many years, ever since it was begun by Leonard Bernstein, the director of Brandeis’ Center of Creative Arts, in 1951. According to Sciallo, “The Festival of the Arts was started several decades ago, by Leonard Bernstein himself, and it was a signature event of the School of Creative Arts. [Bernstein] believed that the best way for people to learn any discipline like
Springfest: Springfest will take place on April 26 this year, with the recent announcement of headliner Zara Larsson. Larsson is the 25th biggest artist on Spotify and recently performed at the Grammys. The opener is an artist called Notebook P, a rapper with 7,371 monthly listeners on Spotify. The Department of Student Engagement (DSE), in collaboration with the Campus Activities Board (CAB), is providing an opportunity for students to receive their wristbands and food access tickets ahead of time, with available pick-up dates on April 21, 22, 23, and 24 between 11 a.m. and four p.m., with an evening window from six p.m. to nine p.m. on that Wednesday. Kosher: A dairy kitchen is now available for kosher students on Tuesdays and Thursdays in The Stein, returning to regular dining
On Tuesday, March 10, Susan Scannell, Associate Vice President of Campus Services, sent an email announcing that Sherman Dining Hall will reopen for non-Kosher dining on March 16. Meanwhile, Kosher dining options will remain offered in either the Faculty Club
On March 3, Brandeis University announced the release of “From Upheaval to Action: What Works in Changing Higher Ed,” a book co-written by Brandeis President Authur Levine and Scott J. Van Pelt, Director of Research and Faculty Affairs at the
Following the completion of the new residence hall, which is currently under construction on the lower campus, Brandeis is considering plans to demolish East Quad. This plan was first revealed to The Hoot during our exclusive interview with Arthur Levine
Last time on Sunblighted: Tev is interrupted by her mother, Bew, who mistakenly assumes that Lih is a guard for a group of performers known as ‘The Troupe of Tomorrow.’ Lih and Tev are forced out of the Inn, and Lih is fascinated by the new innovations of the world. When Tev and a local fall into an argument over what truly protects their home, with the snap of his fingers, Gefrol makes his return. “I made this?” I said in disbelief. “What did you do …” the words dissolved on my lips. “Okay, okay, one at a time.” Gefrol wagged a finger in my face. “You changed the fate of the world the moment you became Sulumim.” He smugly clasped his hands behind his back, wearing a thin smile.
With the release of its third season, “Smiling Friends” has officially come to an end. And what a ride it’s been—it’s safe to say that over the course of just three seasons, “Smiling Friends” has become the defining adult show
Throughout the year, I’ve been playing video games. Old games, new games, it doesn’t matter when it came out. All that matters is if you have fun. And to quote Reggie Fils-Aimé, “if it’s not fun, why bother?” This school
Coffee I was in a cafe staring at the California sunset when I met her. She looked very zen at first, but also puzzled, like a lost puppy. From the way she stared at me, I knew she was trying
Well, Hoot readers, this is goodbye (at least for now). Congratulations to all of the graduating seniors who are reading this. We hope you have enjoyed your time at Brandeis overall, and what we have published in particular. As for the rest of you, we’ll see you in the fall. Since this is our final publication of the semester, we have decided to take some time to reflect on the past year and share our thoughts. James: What a year it’s been! This year, I wrote 19 articles for The Hoot, took on a leadership role within our organization, and even had the chance to interview President Levine. Our greatest accomplishment, though, was that we transitioned from a newspaper into a news magazine. I thought that it would take some
Presumably, most people at Brandeis have had a meal plan at some point during their time here. Whatever meal plan you ended up choosing, it inevitably included some amount of “points.” Even the cheapest plan has at least $60 worth
With several days of warm weather in the past week, many of us here at Brandeis took some time out to enjoy the great outdoors; frolicking on the lawns, walking through the flowers, and having a good time in general.
A young, progressive, relatively unknown member of the state legislature runs for U.S. Senate, attempting to flip a seat held by a Republican. He wins the Democratic primary with 53% of the vote, including delivering strong margins in counties where
That’s right, you’re finally getting rid of me. Bring out the confetti, light the fireworks, bye-bye Miss American pie. In all seriousness, I am graduating and, with that, comes a long-awaited goodbye to The Hoot and its readers. For those of you who don’t know me, sorry you won’t get the chance, I’m graduating … but, I guess I can fill you in a little about what I did around here. I began working on The Hoot the second semester of my sophomore year as a copy editor, then deputy copy editor, before becoming Copy editor (yes, these positions do have the same name, inconveniently, but the last one is head of the section if you’re following along at home). At the end of junior year, after I started leaning
This article has been a personal interest of mine for a while now. I grew up constantly going to malls. When I was a kid in Los Angeles, malls were equivalent to meeting at the playground; you went with your
Note: the following statement is made all in good fun and is not meant to critique the functioning of the Mathematics Department (or any other department at Brandeis) in anything more than a surface-level way. Professors and staff work incredibly
Being a freshman certainly happened. I was blessed to avoid the culture shock that some experience when coming to college, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t face my share of hurdles. These hurdles helped me to learn some harsh truths
Intro: With the NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs getting underway this weekend, I thought it would be helpful to explain the format all the way from the initial play-in round to the finals. Background: The NBA is divided into two 15-team conferences: the Eastern Conference, with teams like the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, and New York Knicks; and the Western Conference, home to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks, and Oklahoma City Thunder. Sixteen of the teams make the playoffs, with eight teams from the East and eight from the West. The only time a team from the East plays a team from the West is in the final round. First, the teams from each conference must play amongst themselves in a bracket-style system until one team from each
Chances are, if you are reading this, you go to Brandeis. And if you go to Brandeis, well, let’s just say you may not know a lot about sports. The stereotypical Deisian isn’t exactly a rabid sports fan. And that’s
Women’s Hockey, represented officially by the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), has caught a lot of media attention after Team USA’s recent Olympic gold medal win. The team managed to win all seven of their tournament games with a combined
Chances are, if you are reading this, you go to Brandeis. And if you go to Brandeis, well, let’s just say you may not know a lot about sports. The stereotypical Deisian isn’t exactly a rabid sports fan. And that’s
