Daylight Savings Time: The history, pros, and cons
Last Sunday, Nov. 1, the clocks wound back from 2:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., marking the end of daylight savings time for this year. As we return to standard time, several questions come up: Why do we have daylight savings time? Why do we keep it? Should we keep it? First, daylight savings time should […]
The Illusion of Progress: Is Gen Z complacent?
Gen Z refers to the generation of individuals born between the years 1997 and 2012. As the older Gen Zers approach 30, their involvement and curiosity in the political sphere become increasingly valuable and marketable in shaping the contentious political times that make up the current U.S. administration. From my observation and conversations with peers, […]
IT Updates
Some bad news for the handful of people who know what LastPass is, and the fewer who actually use the school’s LastPass membership: the school will be cancelling its membership on Nov. 9. For those unacquainted with the service, LastPass is an encrypted password manager that can create and store strong passwords for all of […]
So You Think You Know Ball: Explaining the Luxury Tax
With the conclusion of the World Series, the Major League Baseball (MLB) offseason is officially underway. Despite this year’s Fall Classic containing two small-market, low revenue teams, the league and its owners have done a good job banging the drum that, to ensure fairness among every team in the league, a salary cap is necessary. […]
My takeaways from the midterm elections
On Tuesday, the United States held its midterm elections. To say that Democrats had a good night would be the understatement of the century. As of right now, 232 House races have been called for Democrats, with the Democratic candidate currently leading in another 35 uncalled races. In the Senate, once viewed by pundits and […]
Hoot Recommends: Hot Drinks
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends. We’re into November now, and the weather is starting to get colder. As it starts to get chillier outside, we’ve decided to share our favorite hot drinks to help you warm up. Liam: My favorite hot drink has to be hot chocolate. It’s such a late fall classic and you […]
Red Youth Rising holds protest against recent cuts
Photo Credit: James Carven, The Brandeis Hoot On Wednesday, Oct. 28, members of Red Youth Rising (RYR), a left-wing student organization, held a protest outside of the Bernstein-Marcus administration building. The protestors were there to oppose major cuts made by Brandeis this semester, particularly to the hours of dining workers. Approximately 50 people, mostly students, […]
The NFL needs to care about player safety
On Sunday, Oct. 11, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts started a game in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Nothing was inherently unusual about Hurts starting a game. Hurts is the starting quarterback for a team in the National Football League (NFL); he starts football games all the time. Everything surrounding that start, however, was highly […]
Slow and Steady Still Graduates
Welcome to November, where the finals are getting closer but the midterms are still coming—WAITWAITWAIT DON’T GO YET! Look, I’m sorry for springing this on y’all. I didn’t mean to scare you away; I just wanted to have a clean intro, you know? Something funny to make light of the stressful situation that is school. […]