When in Granada, you don’t do Nada
I went to a Moroccan-style restaurant the other night–a Tuesday, I believe, at about 9:30 p.m.–and walked out of that place about two and a half hours later, still hungry, and having paid the waitress a tip of zero percent. None of my friends tipped her that night either. In fact, no one did, because […]
Hall of fame or hall of shame? Baseball’s greats break the rules
After the Alex Rodriguez scandal of last weekend, many are questioning if anybody was clean from the steroid era of baseball. Furthermore, who should be in the Hall of Fame? Those with the best statistics or those who were never caught? This writer looked at the numbers and the steroid evidence from 1990 to 2003 […]
Weekend road trip ends in frustration for Judges
The Brandeis women’s basketball team spent last weekend on the road, facing the University of Chicago on Friday Feb. 6 and Washington University in Saint Louis Sunday Feb. 8. Despite putting up a good fight, the Judges came off the weekend 0-2 with a 63-50 loss against Chicago and a 71-56 loss to Wash U. […]
Athletics have value
With the current environment of budget cuts and revenue losses, it seems that everyone is focusing on the Rose Art Museum and other parts of the university that have recently met the hatchet. Another story that is perhaps not in the limelight as much as these other programs is the severe cuts that the athletics […]
Men’s BBall lose weekend games
It was a crucial moment for the men’s basketball, with five straight games on the road, the Judges needed to come out unified and strong in order to compete for a postseason bid. As of now, their chances of an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship appearance are remote after first getting upended by Chicago […]
To sleep, perchance to dream a vision of Herman Hesse’s “Siddhartha” on the Brandeis stage
Have you ever had a dream that shook you to the core and changed the way you look at the world? In “Siddhartha: a Jungian Fantasy in Three Acts with Prelude,” Eric Hill’s adaptation of Herman Hesse’s 1922 novel currently at Brandeis Theater Company’s Laurie Theater in a production running through February 15th, this is […]
Arts resources at Brandeis: Use them or lose them
Amidst all the insanity and media frenzy over the Rose Art Museum debacle, there was one simple moment that came to eclipse all the others in my mind. I was walking to class when I heard a senior outside of Usdan discussing the controversy. “I don’t know,” she began, “I guess it makes the university […]
ICC Corner: Brandeis celebrates Asian/Pacific heritage
The Brandeis Asian American Student Association, also known as BAASA, originated in 1971 in the midst of the Vietnam War. With anti-Asian sentiment brewing, it was created to prevent racism against Asians and to serve as an outlet for Asian Americans to become politically active in their communities. BAASA’s mission today has changed and progressed […]
Inside the actor’s studio: typecasting
Columbia in “Rocky Horror,” Roberta in “Quickies,” Mallory/Avril in “City of Angels,” Louise in “Gypsy”… it seems that if you need someone to be onstage in little to very little clothing, I’m the girl to cast. Typecasting is often one of the more trying parts of being an actor—being pigeonholed into a certain “type” of […]
A swastika in Portland
On Jan. 30, a dozen people attacked the Tiferet Israel synagogue in Venezuela, throwing Torah scrolls, damaging others, and leaving graffiti on the walls. The synagogue security guards were held at gunpoint. The synagogue was left with messages of “Jews get out” and “out, death to all” on its walls. On the very same day, […]
Ask the Queer Resource Center!
Do you have questions about gender, sexuality, diversity, or acceptance? Would you like anonymous advice from friendly peer counselors? Check out the Queer Resource Center, the educational branch of Triskelion, the Brandeis LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/ally) group. We provide free, confidential peer counseling to people of all identities in Shapiro Campus […]
Chili Peppers’ guitarist shreds into new territory
John Frusciante has always seemed badly out-of-place in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. As the band’s guitarist and backup vocalist, he is responsible for a string of increasingly generic and commericalized albums, yet he has a deep love of experimental music.. His bandmates have a reputation as attention-grabbing superstars, yet he maintains a reserved, quiet […]
The Reader author speaks on collective guilt
Image Gallery: “Collective Guilt?” Award-winning “The Reader” author Bernhard Schlink discussed his new book “Guilt About the Past” and the intergenerational nature of collective guilt on Tuesday. Schlink, who is German, lectured on the reasons why a person or a group of people can become intertwined with a criminal’s guilt, at an event sponsored by […]
Mobile polling temporarily banned from elections
Students running in this week’s Student Union elections were not allowed to use mobile polling as a campaign strategy after Student Union Secretary Tia Chatterjee ’09 banned the tactic. Chatterjee wrote in an e-mail to The Hoot that she decided to ban mobile polling stations when she learned that Executive Senator Andrew Brooks ’09 had […]
BRANDEIS BRIEF: Reslife allows gender neutral housing
The Department of Residence Life announced in an e-mail to the student body last week that a new gender neutral housing policy will be put into effect for room selection in March. Students living in rooms, suits and apartments on mixed-gender floors in sophomore, junior and senior areas will be able to choose whomever they […]
Committee reviewing merit aid portability decision
Dean of Academic Services Kim Godsoe announced in an e-mail Friday that the decision to rescind merit aid portability for study abroad is being reviewed by a committee comprised of students, faculty and administration. The review comes after students were outraged by a Jan. 16 e-mail that said that students would “not receive any form […]
Student Union Clubs in Service Initiative underway
The Clubs in Service Initiative, a joint project of the Student Union and the Waltham group in which clubs participate in community service projects, held their first informational meeting on Monday. Following Student Union President Jason Gray’s (’10) call to action in his state of the Union address at the end of the Fall ’08 […]
A sustainable GOAL for the future
If you’ve ever walked the aisles of the local Hannaford’s or Walgreens you’ve probably noticed that going green doesn’t come cheap. Like many other things, many people would say you can’t put a price on saving the environment. But with products that are environmentally but hardly wallet friendly, it would certainly seem you can. Let’s […]
National Collegiate Volunteers effect change in New Orleans
I believe community service has received new life these past few weeks, as President Obama has made it a point to call on the American public to make a difference in their communities. Brandeis students have been very receptive to this call – I’ve seen and heard about students showing up in large numbers to […]
Judges defeat Maroons 67-36, stand strong in second place in UAA
Gallery Link: Men’s Basketball loss vs. Wash. U. Brandeis coach Brian Meehan had to wait a little longer than he would have liked, but he was able to pick his 250th career win with authority as the Judges washed out the Maroons 67-36. The win places the Judges in sole possession of second place in […]
