‘Wedding Tzinger’ impresses under duress
After missing last year’s 24-Hour Musical, I made sure to see this year’s performance. I got in line in front of the SCC at around 5 p.m., three hours before the curtains rose, and still found myself only halfway through line. From what I’ve heard, this year’s show was much better organized than last year’s. […]
Avoiding a typical Brandeisian weekend
First year, the first post-orientation weekend on campus for me was the worst. In front of me was the weekend and, instead of it being something for me to enjoy, I was petrified. All sorts of questions ran through my head: What am I supposed to do? Who am I supposed to hang out with? […]
Globetrotting: one couch at a time
Sometime in the middle of July I came to a realization: I don’t really know anyone at home anymore. It was my first summer home from college and, after meeting up with friends and revisiting the different parts of New York that I had missed, I found myself home with nothing to do and no […]
A guide to the sounds of Springfest
May 1 marks the date for Springfest, an all-day outdoor music festival hosted by Student Events and WBRS, which is one of the most anticipated events of the year. This year’s festival will feature of Montreal and Far East Movement, as well as DOM and rapper Aziz, a current Brandeis first-year. “It used to be […]
How many words have you written today?
November is known to many writers as National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is an annual creative writing project coordinated by the non-profit organization The Office of Letters and Light. The challenge of NaNoWriMo is to have 50,000 words of either a novel in process or a completed novel by midnight on […]
Chatting with Myq Kaplan
After the show, Kaplan sat down with The Hoot to answer some questions. The Brandeis Hoot: What’s the story behind the “q”? Myq Kaplan: This was around the time Prince changed his name to a symbol and I was like, “That’s weird. I want to be weird.” And I went to an Arts camp in […]
‘Last Comic Standing’ comedian has Brandeis brand of humor
“This woman said to me, do you want to get coffee or drinks? And I was like, coffee is a drink. I don’t want go out with someone who doesn’t know the set/subset relationship.” Such is the geeky, Brandeis brand of humor that Myq Kaplan brought to Levin Ballroom Tuesday night. Standing at 5’6,” wearing […]
A wild, wild party at Chums
The Wild Party Coffeehouse previewed the upcoming student musical and its cast through performances by the various a cappella groups the cast members are involved with. This was an important night for a cappella in that it was the first time new recruits of the groups performed on campus, so many of the “newbie” initiation […]
A night of hipsters, music and heartbreak
Image Gallery Link Ben and I stood awkwardly in Chums, eyeing the ratty but comfortable looking couch. Overzealous, we had shown up to the concert hosted by Punk Rock and Roll Club when doors opened at 9 p.m., half an hour before music was scheduled to play. I expected to see a combination of the […]
You ask me where I’m from
You ask me where I’m from. Most of the time the correct answer will be somewhere between New York and New York City. You ask me from which part, and I’ll respond “Queens, although I went to school in Manhattan” as if that small distinction will paint a picture of skylines and lunchboxes from Whole […]
