Softball team wins double header
Before the break, captain Cristina McWilliams stated that the offense got going that people would see a different Brandeis softball team. Those were not her words exactly but after the break, it is clear that this team is not to be underestimated after their latest victory, a double header sweep against UMass-Boston by lopsided totals of 11-3 in game one and 9-1 in the second game.
Israeli activist speaks on peace and human rights
Israeli activist Hana Barag spoke at Brandeis Wednesday, marking the first event sponsored by the new student-run club Students for Peace in Israel and Palestine. Barag is a member of Machsom Watch, a womens human rights organization that monitors activity at checkpoints in the West Bank.
Millie: A thoroughly enjoyable show
This past weekend Hillel Theatre Group produced Thoroughly Modern Millie to great success. Playing to a packed house, the cast of Millie generated great laughs and joy through buoyant performances.
From rags to riches
Are you sick of watching shows about people who are naturally rich? Do you ever wonder how to live the American Dream? FXs new show, The Riches, shows you how to take the American Dream and live the life of which youve always dreamed.
Hail Caesar! Free Play triumphs again
Last weekend, Shakespeares Julius Caesar, under the direction of Sam Zelitch 09, opened in Shiffman 219, making that classroom the third nontraditional theatrical space used by the Free Play Theatre Cooperative in just five productions. In The Hoots spring theater preview, Zelitch promised that this production would not be boring. The performance, condensed into just forty-five minutes and performed by a cast of three women, certainly lives up to that promise.
Van Wilder rises again
Remember the good old days when you were taught life lessons by the great Van Wilder about how to stay in college for about seven years and how to throw the best parties on campus? His sage advice is now taken overseas by his protge, Taj Mahal Badalandabad. In Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, the quirky Taj (played by Harold and Kumar go to White Castles Kal Penn) leaves Coolidge College for Englands extremely prestigious Camford University. Naturally, hilarity and physical humor is prevalent through the entire film.
Two decades since local Boston band started their wave of mutilation
Modest Mouse just released its latest album this March. The album, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, immediately hit the Billboard Top 200 charts. The band's impressive chart performance has been yet another sign of the recent wave embracing the indie rock genre. This March was also the twentieth anniversary of the Pixies' first recording effort, released as an EP entitled Come on Pilgrim in March 1987. Modest Mouse can directly attribute its success to its predecessor's early indie efforts;
Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain even declared that his songs were “Pixies rip-offs”. A full two decades after these initial recordings, the Boston-based rock group's legacy should be celebrated.
Strange but true
McDonald's disgruntled over definition of “McJob”: According to the Oxford English dictionary, the definition of “McJob” is “an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector.” McDonald's claims that the definition is entirely inaccurate, disgracing the name of a company that provides wonderful service to millions of […]
Table Tennis Society: Up the creek with a paddle
As yet another ball shot off the ping pong table and whizzed passed my ear, I recalled what I had foolishly bragged to friend just a little earlier: When it comes to ping pong, Im pretty damn good. I had played on an occasional basis against family members and friends had fairly capable control over the ball, but apparently my opponent had much, much more.
X-Lot construction sparks parking concerns
In addition to other construction projects scheduled to take place at Brandeis soon, a plan to begin construction on a new parking garage where X-lot is currently located is sparking concern regarding on-campus parking for next year.
Sabbaticals, course offerings lead to student concern
This weekends release of the fall 2007 course selection showed that professors from several departments were taking sabbaticals in the coming semester, leaving some students concerned about completing majors and taking certain courses. Overall, there will be 51 professors on sabbatical in the 07-08 academic year, and while most departments are losing three of four professors, other such as NEJS are facing steeper losses.
Union Updates
The SMR was approved for Pub Crawl, said Director of Communications Brian Paternostro 07. The Senate granted up to $1400 out of its discretionary fund for me and the two senior senatorsJosh Karpoff 07 and Laura Kovey 07to handle this event. The Union also approved the SMR for the Project Brandeis University Spirit committee to […]
Esteemed Israeli jurist speaks at Brandeis
Aharon Barak, world-renowned jurist and eighth President of Israels Supreme Court (1995-2006), spoke before an audience of nearly 250 in Sherman Function Hall Sunday about the sensitive and difficult balance between the freedom and dignity of the individual and [national] security.
Public Safety warns of rising theft in area
The department of Public Safety sent out a theft alert e-mail to the Brandeis community on Monday, after receiving an update from the Waltham Police Department.
April Fool: Fight envelopes Reitman Hall
Three first-year students were detained by Brandeis Police Tuesday evening March 27 after a fight broke out on the third floor of Reitman Hall in the North Residence Quad. The names of the involved parties have not been released by Brandeis Police officials. The violence began after one girl requested that the inhabitants of a neighboring room lower the volume of their music. According to witnesses, the first interaction occurred without incident, but hostility occurred after music could still be heard 20 minutes later.
April Fool: Brandeis mascot to be replaced
Ollie the Owl, Brandeis long-time mascot, will be replaced after this semester, University President Jehuda Reinharz announced Tuesday. This comes after a student poll asking whether or not the current mascot adequately represented the schools ideals.
April Fool: Senate passes resolution not to congratulate basketball teams
This past Sunday, the Student Union Senate passed by unanimous consent, a resolution not to congratulate neither the Men's nor Women's Varsity Basketball teams on their successes this season, during which both teams advanced to the NCAA tournament, but failed to make it out of the second round.
April Fool: News Briefs
The missing funds from the Vagina Club were found, Director of Communications Brian Paternostro '07 told The Hoot, in an unnamed Senator's bank account. Much of the funds, said Paternostro, were spent by the student in an off-campus party. Union Judiciary has been assigned to the case. The Film Studies department will now offer courses […]
April Fool: Dershowitz arrested for stalking, harassing
Alan Dershowitz was arrested for harassment by Waltham Police and Brandeis Public Safety yesterday evening following a month-long investigation. The Harvard Law School professor and author of The Case for Israel and The Best Defense had been harassing student Kevin Montgomery '07, both in person and over email, according
to Edward Callahan, Brandeis Director of Public Safety.
April Fool: Thirsty Thursdays moved to Mondays
Thirsty Thursdays have been moved to Monday, according to Student Union Officials. The reason for the shift, sources say, are due to lackluster attendance on the current dates.Its still going to be the same Thirsty Thursday weve always known, said Director of Social Affairs Cindy Kaplan 08. Just on Mondays.
