Respect student journalism: mic drop
Campus journalism is vital at any university. Maybe I sound biased, as someone who has worked on The Brandeis Hoot the past four years. But if anything, my experience with The Hoot has shown me that campus journalism is not understood enough. Especially in my role as Editor-in-Chief this year, I have learned that students […]
Slaughter in suburbia: ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ kills
Everyday challenges of suburban life—like parenting, keeping up with work and, of course, killing people for food—are struggles Drew Barrymore’s character in “Santa Clarita Diet” faces in every episode. But the show, which centers around a recently zombified mom and her Californian family, is about much more than what part of the human body most […]
Hip-hop: The modern American Dream
“They had grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken…” If you can recognize this quote it means you paid attention during high school English class and I applaud you. If not, no worries I’ll explain. The American Dream has evolved since the 1920s, morphing from the right […]
Brandeis searches for Athletics Director, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Brandeis has begun its search for a new athletics director and the vice provost for student affairs (VPSA), Provost Lisa Lynch announced to the Brandeis community on April 26. Brandeis hopes to have final candidates interviewing on campus over the summer, according to the email announcement. The vice provost of student affairs position was created […]
From the president’s desk
For Brandeis, the Student Union and myself—as a person and president—this past year has been a year of extreme highs and lows. I am not naive. I know that many people are not pleased with the Student Union as I leave this role. These past four years at Brandeis and on the Student Union have […]
‘ME!’ is a straight up bop
Taylor Swift’s new song “ME!” is the purest strain of bubblegum pop. Fitting with the first release of her past two albums, Taylor Swift went for a song that she knew would be stuck in everyone’s heads, regardless of whether or not they actually enjoy the song. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco is […]
Branda team plans community app updates
Branda, an application created by a group of Brandeis undergraduate students that combines various aspects of student life, will soon have new features added to it, following its launch in December 2018. Since its launch, it has around 400 daily users and, according to Benjamin Segal ’20, the update will come out on Sept. 1. […]
An Ode to The Hoot: What I learned in the BMC
Four years later. Here I am, a senior approaching the end. I have spent eight semesters at Brandeis, which means apparently now I have accumulated some sort of wisdom to share. What invaluable lessons have I learned walking up and down Rabb steps for 1,460 days? I can’t tell you that, but I can tell […]
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden faces criticism for treatment of Brandeis Prof. Anita Hill
In 1991, Anita Hill (AAAS/LGLS/HS/WGS) testified that she was sexually harassed by Clarence Thomas, a then-nominee to the Supreme Court. At the time, Joe Biden was the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and now, almost 30 years later, the 2020 presidential hopeful is facing criticism for the way he handled the hearings. In an […]
What we can do here and now
My advice to Brandeis students: Eschew transience by engaging with your community. In other words, live in the here and now. It’s something I’ve struggled with for most of my life, trying to stay firmly rooted in the present. For most of my life, I’ve anxiously lived in the future—that uncertain, immaterial head space that […]
Achieving true social justice
Last year, I was sitting in one of the lounges in my dormitory building when a group of students started sitting in a circle on the other side of the room. While overhearing their conversations, it became apparent that they were the media and politics LLC and they were meeting for a discussion. The professor […]
