If you’ve paid attention to the midterm congressional campaigns this election cycle, you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about Hasan Piker: Republicans highlighting his most controversial statements, moderate Democrats criticizing him, progressives hoping to draw support from his base, journalists asking candidates about him, and pundits debating what role

Well, Hoot readers, this is goodbye (at least for now). Congratulations to all of the graduating seniors who are reading this. We hope you have enjoyed your time at Brandeis overall, and what we have published in particular. As for the rest of you, we’ll see you in the fall.

Presumably, most people at Brandeis have had a meal plan at some point during their time here. Whatever meal plan you ended up choosing, it inevitably included some amount of “points.” Even the cheapest plan has at least $60 worth of points, and any plan for someone who lives on

With several days of warm weather in the past week, many of us here at Brandeis took some time out to enjoy the great outdoors; frolicking on the lawns, walking through the flowers, and having a good time in general. Unfortunately, however, we have all been fooled. This weather is

Background:             This column, On the Other Hand, began at The Hoot last semester as a successor to the Devil’s Advocate, written by the authors for The Justice from 2023-2024. The goals of both columns were the same: to take on difficult issues of importance in popular American discourse. On the

A young, progressive, relatively unknown member of the state legislature runs for U.S. Senate, attempting to flip a seat held by a Republican. He wins the Democratic primary with 53% of the vote, including delivering strong margins in counties where Democrats had previously struggled. His message is one of unity