Men’s cross country finishes in third at Connecticut College
In their last race before the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, the Brandeis men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to compete in the Connecticut College Invitational on Oct. 15. Last year, the men’s team finished in 15th place, and the women’s team finished in seventh. Senior Matthew Driben ’23 not only led the men’s […]
Ye’s antisemitic comments are harmful beyond the Twitter-sphere
Once again Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, is in the news for spewing harmful extremist rhetoric. A week or so ago, Ye posted on Twitter that he was going to go “death con 3” on Jewish people and that Jewish people have an “agenda.” Naturally, this caused Ye to be banned from the […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the HSSP Program
The chair of Brandeis University’s Health: Science, Society, and Policy (HSSP) program, Professor Darren Zinner, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the program, its future and himself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments […]
Univ. offers vaccinations for students
The Health Center has announced dates when it will be providing vaccination for community members. The clinic will be offering COVID-19 booster shots and flu shots, according to a post on the Student Union’s Instagram page. There will be dates to receive the Moderna booster shot in both October and November, according to the post. […]
Brandeis volleyball is serving the 2022 season
The Brandeis University volleyball squad wrapped up the University Athletic Association (UAA) regular season in Rochester, New York. After losing a pair of contests to sixth-ranked Emory University and the University of Rochester, both 3-0, the Brandeis women’s volleyball team is the eighth seed at November’s UAA tournament. Despite their standing in conference play, the […]
Arber Xhekaj: From Costco to pro
Twenty-one-year-old Czech Canadian Arber Xhekaj (pronounced jack-eye) made headlines for being the youngest undrafted defenseman on the Montreal Canadiens to score a point in the National Hockey League (NHL). There was no draft before 1963, and from 1963 to ’69 it was only used to supplement teams’ roster pools, as most of the best prospects […]
Women’s soccer plays consecutive away games
After homecoming, the Brandeis women’s soccer team played their next two games away. Their first game was on Oct. 14, and it was a University Athletic Association (UAA) game against the University of Rochester. Last year, in their late-season matchup, the Judges took the lead midway through the second half to give them a 2-1 […]
‘The School for Good and Evil’: a retrospective from 2013 to 2022
In the summer of 2013, while on a family vacation to Nova Scotia, I stepped inside a secondhand bookstore in Halifax. After slowly making my way slowly up and down between the stacks, I carefully choose two books to take home with me. One of those books was Soman Chainani’s “The School for Good and […]
Univ. alumnus named to lead U.S. Attorney’s Criminal Division
Lee H. Vilker ’90 was recently named as one of two senior prosecutors to head the United States Attorney’s Office’s Criminal Division, as announced in a United States Department of Justice press release. To lead the United States Attorney’s Criminal Division Vilker will be responsible, as described by the Department of Justice, for developing, enforcing […]
Fifty-two named to All-UAA Academic team
There were 52 Brandeis athletes that were named to the All-UAA Academic team for the fall of 2022. This award is given to athletes that have completed at least one full year of college study and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.30. This the second highest number of Judges to earn this award […]
Women’s tennis win first regular season match
The Judges rang in their 2022-2023 season in a home game on Saturday where they dominated their matches against Nichols College. Going 9-0, the women’s tennis team swept all three doubles and all six singles matches. Combined, the first two doubles matches, with teams Bhakti Parwani ’25 and Rebecca Suarez ’26 and Cecilia Denis ’25 […]
Why do so many Asians hate cinnamon?
You know it’s that time of the year when the fall weather turns cold. No matter if it is a drink or a home supply, or if you walk into a Starbucks or Bath & Body Works, you will definitely notice a seasonal limited edition flavor: pumpkin spice. I was fooled by the warm orange […]
Raging bulls sweep in Suzuka
This weekend marks the end of the fall break for the Formula 1 2022 season. After a two-week hiatus from the cheering fans and sounds of the V6 (six-cylinder) turbocharged engines, F1 fans are looking forward to the season coming to the United States! But before the tires hit the tracks on the Circuit of […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership
The chair of Brandeis University’s Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership, Professor Shirley Idelson, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the program, its future and herself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments and […]
BookTok worth it or not: ‘The Witch’s Heart’
While the weather has been quite dreary—and not entirely helpful with dealing with the seasonal depression blues—it is good for one thing: reading. There is nothing quite like curling up into your bed, avoiding your emails and classwork and reading a good book while the rain pitter-patters on your windowsill. And now that we’ve officially […]
In the face of cataclysm, hope!
In the summer of 2018, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg started skipping school, spending her Fridays outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm, holding a sign which read “School Strike For Climate.” Her effort quickly gained traction, expanding beyond her home country to the entire world. How I found out about her was through a TED Talk […]
Watching ‘Rings of Power’ as a Black fan
“Rings of Power!” A new addition to the world of Middle Earth, telling the story of how the rings came to be. I originally hadn’t felt myself drawn to watch the show, and to be quite honest, the only reason that I ended up doing so was because my father told me that he and […]
Fun NBA storylines
The 2022-2023 National Basketball Association (NBA) season is just getting underway. After this past offseason and most recent NBA playoffs, there have been some interesting storylines that have developed that may define this season. Here are a few that I found particularly intriguing. Are the Boston Celtics ready to be the best in the league? […]
We are living through a horror renaissance, do not engage with ‘Smile’
Unless you are one of the dozens of people looking forward to watching the fifth “Halloween” movie to claim to be the franchise finale, this October’s Hollywood horror releases are rather underwhelming. Thus, undoubtedly many horror fans, desperate to engage in the Halloween spirit, will be drawn towards “Smile” (2022), one of the few horror […]
Brandeis CGES professor discusses new book
On Oct. 11 WPTV out of West Palm Beach featured Brandeis professor Sabine von Mering (CGES) in an article discussing her newly co-edited book with University of Haifa Ph.D. student Monika Hübscher, entitled “Antisemitism on Social Media.” The book, published in March 2022, addresses how social media has increased the dissemination of antisemitism across numerous […]
