The Sacchar Woods and the Brandeis Botanical Society

On Sept. 6, the Brandeis Botanical Society (BBS) led a group of about 25 plant-loving students into the Sachar Woods, a not-so-well-kept Brandeis secret. These students were allured by the idea of Woods Walk and were then treated to a variety of fun facts about the various plants that make Brandeis their home.  Some of […]

Why haven’t we yet found out who sent the message in ‘Star Trek IV’?

This week I am really taking full advantage of The Hoot’s promise to print whatever its staff writers want to write. Does the target audience exist for this piece? The hell if I know. Will anybody read it? Don’t care. I wanted to write it, and so now it exists. Or well, will exist. Obviously […]

France is flipping the script

If you have ever attempted to learn French and communicate with a native speaker, or scrolled for five minutes on the short video clip dispenser of your choice, you will know how evil the French are. No matter how perfect your pronunciation or attempts at communication, the average Frenchman will tell you his English is […]