Judges closed out season with tough loss to NYU
After a four-month journey, the 2015-16 season has finally come to an end for the Brandeis men’s basketball team. The Judges suffered a 71-50 loss at home on Saturday in their last game of the season. The Judges finish the season with nine wins and 16 losses, which did not qualify them for NCAA tournament. […]
Bernout: Brandeis’s drop in enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders
Super Tuesday was bleak for Bernie Sanders fans. Although Sanders did take the majority in a few states—Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Vermont—it looks like Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination. This is hardly unexpected. Hillary Clinton is a seasoned politician who has been vocal in D.C. since her husband’s presidency. Sanders is a new […]
Admin. should recognize Greek Life
In 1986, the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity founded a chapter at Brandeis, becoming the university’s first Greek organization. In its early days, the fraternity was met with much resistance, since Greek life was banned on campus due to administrative fears over their exclusive nature. Waltham Group refused to allow brothers to donate blood and anti-Greek […]
Rosalyn Drexler’s ‘Room 17’ and ‘Lobby’ recreates theater classics
The Rose Art Museum had their spring opening exhibition on Friday, Feb. 26. The monographic exhibition called “Who Does She Think She Is?” showcases artist Rosalyn Drexler’s major paintings, collages, sculptures, photographic work, video documentation and award winning novels, plays and screenplays. In fact, she is famously known for penning the screenplay for “Rocky” (1976) […]
Brandeis baseball welcomes new head coach
The Brandeis baseball team started their season in Florida at the RussMatt Invitational over the February break. It was their first game with new head coach, Derek Carlson, for the 2016 season. This will be his first season coaching the team. He succeeds Peter Varney, who held the position for 34 years with over 700 […]
Hoover’s ‘Bottomland’ intrigues with a historical mystery
Movie trailers have been extremely effective in their ability to properly reel the audience in, but could the same concept work for books? Although it remains a newer medium, book trailers are catching on, and on the train for the joy ride is none other than Michelle Hoover, a critically acclaimed writer. Having just released […]
Presentations highlight sustainability efforts
The State of Sustainability, a series of short presentations and talks from multiple Brandeis environmental and sustainability groups, informed the Brandeis Community of sustainability efforts occurring on campus and in the surrounding Waltham Community. The event was hosted by the Senate Sustainability Committee, a committee composed of Student Union members, on Tuesday, March 1. It […]
Prof. Habibi recalls exciting, fulfilling experiences in economics
Prof. Nader Habibi (ECON) is a professor in the Economics department at Brandeis. Prof. Habibi’s scholarship focuses on the Middle East region, where he investigates the economies of countries in the geographic area. In addition to being a member of the department of Economics, Prof. Habibi is affiliated with the Crown Center for Middle East […]
Find meaningful solutions to housing problems
Ziv, Rosie, Ridgewood, East, Castle, Mods, Grad, Massell, North and Village: the places we have seen many times and maybe even dreamed of living in during our time at Brandeis. When you are an incoming first-year you have no choice of where you end up living. You barely know the difference between Massell and North […]
Administration not doing enough to combat South Street incidents
Since mid-November of 2015, there have been six incidents of indecent exposure and one attempted assault near the Brandeis campus, ranging from Walgreen’s to the power plant to the Charles River Apartments. The description of the suspects have wildly varied, from a male described as, “Approximately 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, possibly […]
Senior tears: Turning in your ‘athlete’ card
As a second semester senior editor on The Brandeis Hoot, I get to write an opinion piece at the end of the year reflecting on my time at the newspaper and how it has helped me to grow as a person. This is not that piece, yet. However, it is me using the paper to […]
Brandeis dining does good work with themed events
Sodexo, Brandeis University’s food provider, does not always deserve the criticism it constantly receives. There are definitely ways for the service to improve, but lost in the complaints are events that engage the campus and attempt to bring the community together through food. Through themed events and other special promotions, Brandeis and Sodexo are able […]
