Men’s tennis opens up 2024 season
This past weekend, the men’s tennis team played in their season opener in a dual-competition against the Division I Bryant University Bulldogs. As the Judges are ranked #20 in the nation for Division III men’s tennis, this was a big weekend for them. As the Bulldogs are a Division I team, the match was played […]
The Oscar nominations breakdown
The 96th Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday, March 10, recently received its nominations for all categories, hailing lots of predictable nominees but quite a few surprises as well. It’s been a huge year in film, as the COVID-19 pandemic has almost completely subsided, allowing movie theaters to bounce back and return in […]
Men’s basketball wins two UAA contests on the road
Since our last publication, the men’s and women’s basketball teams have played the Emory University Eagles and the University of Rochester (URochester) Yellowjackets twice each. The first set of games were hosted in Waltham at the Auerbach Arena, and the second set were on the road, first in Atlanta, Georgia and then Rochester, New York. […]
Who I thought would win the Grammys
For me, I have around three favorite days of the year. My birthday, of course. The first day of summer break. And Grammy day. Not because I think the Grammy voters are right or because the best album always wins. No. It’s because I love music and statistics. And music award shows are the best […]
Revolutionizing creation: inside the world of 3D printing
3D printing, a revolutionary technology, enables the creation of complex three-dimensional objects layer by layer, using various materials. This technology, which has always seemed new and advanced, has been conducted and disseminated by students on campus for a long time. The Brandeis Hoot had a conversation with Harrison Goodman ’24, the current president of Deis3D, […]
2024 Australian Open recap: Sinner Sinner, chicken dinner
After two weeks of intense tennis matches, another Australian Open has come and gone. I do not know how I will get by without checking tennis scores at five in the morning, but I will soldier on. This year’s Australian Open, which was played from Jan. 14 to 28, turned out to be fairly eventful. […]
‘Mr. Texas’ review: Mr. Lamb goes to Austin
It would be easy to label “Mr. Texas” as Lawrence Wright’s love letter to Texas, but this novelization of Texas politics is so much more than that. It’s an exposé, it’s a warning and it’s a satire. But yes, it is a love letter at heart. Wright finds the humanity and nuance in the characters […]
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Sewage leak in residence hall leads to flooding, student relocation
On the morning of Friday, Feb. 2, the residents of the upper floors of Ziv 129—also known as Ziv C and Mazer Hall—were confused by an unpleasant odor rising from their sinks, bathrooms and showers setting throughout their suites. For the ground floor residents, however, the situation was far more alarming. Sewage water had risen […]
S&D team swims away with another regular-season win
In their final dual-meet of the regular season, the Judges swim and dive team has come away with another successful sweep, this time against Clark University. The women won their side of competition 159-116, while the men’s team won 164-84, almost doubling the points Clark scored. This was greatly reassuring as the next meet for […]
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Track and Field attends meets across MA
Since The Hoot’s last issue, the men’s and women’s track and field teams have competed at three different meets. They competed first on Jan. 26 and 27 respectively at UMass Lowell’s Riverhawk Invitiational, then together on Jan. 27 at Wheaton College’s Wheaton Invitiational and finally on Feb. 2 and 3 at Tufts University’s Cupid Invitational. […]
‘Teeth’: my slightly unconventional comfort movie
What defines a “comfort movie?” I’ve always understood it to mean a movie that can cheer you up when you’re sad, make you feel safe and secure, and wrap around you like a warm blanket. It’s the kind of movie you watch when you’re feeling sick, heartbroken or overwhelmed. For me, one of those movies […]
Performing arts preview spring 2024: What’s on this semester?
Another semester and another crazy lineup of shows from all the theater, dance and improv groups on campus! This article will be going through all the shows for this semester, so you can get a sense of what’s happening and what you might want to take time and see. Department: “Wolf Play” Kicking things off […]
Confessions of a ‘Crusader Kings’ war criminal
February is here, and the semester is officially back in full swing. Obviously, this means it’s the perfect time to pick up a video game to whittle the time away playing while your growing piles of essays go unwritten and your fast-approaching midterms go unstudied for. For me, however, I like to have a thin […]
New Engineering course: Introduction to design methodology
This past fall semester, Director of Design and Innovation Ian Roy and Associate Professor of Physics Ben Rogers developed the first course in the new Brandeis Engineering program, ENGR 11A Introduction to Design Methodology. This semester, Roy and Michael Norton, Lecturer in Engineering and Research Scientist at the Materials Research Science and Engineering Group, are […]
Ranking every Shakespeare play: part two
Welcome back to my ranking of every Shakespeare play! This week, we are looking at my top nineteen plays, all of which are fabulous in their own right. In case you missed the first article, I have seen and/or read every Shakespeare play, and have decided to compile my own (definitive) ranking of them. Here […]
