Volleyball starts with W’s
The Brandeis Women’s volleyball team started this season with a win in the 2016 Brandeis Invitational, after a tough 2015. For their season opener, the Judges played Smith College on Friday, Sept. 2. The Judges beat Smith at home 3-0, with set scores of 25-17, 25-16 and 25-15. Brandeis saw contributions from every player, with […]
Unhelpful renovations keep East windows closed
It is said that when a door closes, a window opens. Unless you live in East. Due to renovations made over the summer, a large number of the windows in East dorms can no longer be opened by the students living there. Moving into my Hassenfeld residence hall a few weeks ago, I was shocked […]
Reduced-cost emergency contraception should be available to students on weekends
Content Warning: Sexual assault and its psychological effects are discussed in this article. In America, women’s and reproductive health is in an uncertain state. Abortion clinics close and reopen without warning, birth control prices shift rapidly and sex education is at best problematic and at worst nonexistent. Fortunately, Brandeis provides a safe haven from most […]
Stop pressuring first-years into overextension
It’s a cycle seen every year without fail at Brandeis: First-years come to campus and are almost immediately bombarded from all sides by hundreds of fliers and Facebook posts advertising the different merits of joining the debate team, the crew team or the Wine and Cheese Club, on top of all the organizations promoting the […]
LTS surpasses previous expectations
While waiting on help for a laptop issue this week at the technology help desk, I was reminded of my past interactions with technological help here at Brandeis. Two years ago, I wrote an opinion piece for The Brandeis Hoot about my experience working with Library and Technology (LTS) services to fix a technical issue […]
24-Hour Musical shows there is more to performance than quality
As perhaps the most anticipated event for first-years, transfer students and returning students alike, Brandeis’ annual 24-Hour Musical remains one of the university’s most fun-filled performances for its 12th year running. As many students had predicted, although it was not revealed until 8 p.m. the day prior to the performance (hence 24-Hour Musical), this year’s […]
Additional microwaves would increase lunchtime quality of life
Any weekday around noon, Usdan is filled with lines. Lines for Lower, Currito, the Deli wind through Usdan, but there is one less conspicuous though still irritating line—that for the microwave. Toward the back of Upper is a microwave used by students who make their own meals but still want to eat in a common […]
CAST unique minor offered to Brandeisians
When it comes to narrowing down majors and minors, Brandeis University offers a variety of options. Some of them are uniquely designed here at Brandeis, such as the HSSP program (Health: Science, Society and Policy) or minors such as Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies and Social Justice and Social Policy. The Creativity, the Arts and […]
Club Feature: Cheerleading
For Brandeisians who frequent basketball games, the Cheerleading Club is hard to miss. President Caleb Dafilou ’17 described the group as a “small, co-ed team that attends both on-campus varsity basketball games and annual competitions.” In fact the club’s non-discrimination clause prevents any form of discrimination, including gender discrimination. Since 2014, the club has had […]
All staff encouraged to submit to JustArts
With the hopes of getting a glimpse into the minds of Brandeis faculty and staff, the JustArts exhibition is currently seeking submissions for the fall 2016 show. Founded by Acting Director of the Office of the Arts Ingrid Schorr in 2009, the biannual exhibit welcomes all forms of art. “Some of the highlights have been […]
Additional microwaves would increase lunchtime quality of life
Any weekday around noon, Usdan is filled with lines. Lines for Lower, Currito, the Deli wind through Usdan, but there is one less conspicuous though still irritating line—that for the microwave. Toward the back of Upper is a microwave used by students who make their own meals but still want to eat in a common […]
#9 Brandeis Men’s Soccer outscores #6 Haverford
Brandeis men’s soccer kicked off their season hosting the Brandeis Invitational this weekend. The Judges faced off against two teams, John Carroll University, located in Cleveland, OH, and Haverford College, hailing from the Pennsylvania town of their namesake. Brandeis earned both wins over the weekend and begins their season with a 2-0 record. “I think […]
Co-founders revive German culture on campus with German club
Brandeis has over 200 clubs, ranging from archery to debate, but one that people may not be aware of is German Club. German Club is a student group dedicated to promoting awareness about German culture. The club was recently founded by seniors Kristen Foaksman and Gilberto Calderin in the fall of 2015. Foaksman and Calderin […]
De La Soul attempts to make long lasting music with new album
Twelve years after the release of their last album, De La Soul has managed to reach the top of the rap billboard with the killer beats from their new album, “and the Anonymous Nobody.” Released on Aug. 26, the album was funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised over half a million dollars. Nowadays, it […]
