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Why are meal points even a thing?

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 campus includes at least $175 in points, with the most having $400 in points. There is even a points-only plan that includes $271 worth of points and nothing else. I just have one question: why? What exactly are points? The name makes it sound like something you would earn, maybe as a prize from some event or something. The reality is much less exciting. They are dollars. That’s it. One point is one dollar. There is no discount if you

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Hoot Recommends: Favorite outdoor spots on campus

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.

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On the Other Hand: On American Futures

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

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Is James Talarico the Future of the Democratic Party

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

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Hoot Recommends: Guilty Pleasure Movies

Hello again Hoot readers! Hopefully, you enjoyed the brief period of actually good weather that we just experienced. Now that the weather sucks again, though, we’re all back inside watching movies, so we felt like sharing with you our favorite guilty pleasure movies. Ethan: I am, without too much embellishment,

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Attacking Iran was a mistake

On Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel launched a massive air campaign against the state of Iran. The next day, President Trump announced that one of the airstrikes had killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had ruled Iran for the past 47 years. Nobody should be sad that Khamenei

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Hoot Recommends: Favorite Winter Olympic Sport

Hello again, our most valuable Hoot readers. For the past several weeks, our country’s greatest athletes competed in the Winter Olympics in Milan. Despite none of us being anywhere close to athletic enough to even have a chance to qualify, our editors have some strong opinions about the games. So,

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A.I. video generators are terrible for society

Last week, President Donald Trump released an A.I.-generated video of himself playing hockey for Team USA and punching members of the Canadian team. Three weeks ago, he shared an A.I.-generated video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. These videos are not unique; the

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How Epstein Created the Modern Political Environment

4chan is an image board created in October 2003. It has been linked to multiple mass shootings, including the Christchurch mosque shootings, which killed 51 people. The site functions as an anonymous space with a variety of forums that center around various topics: My Little Pony and other pop culture

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