Student Union holds voter registration drive
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Student Union held an event in Fellows Garden to register members of the Brandeis community to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. Local officials, including Mayor McCarthy, Councilor Bradley-MacArthur, Councilor Katz and Councilor Paz, appeared at the event and two Waltham’s League of Women Voters members attended as well. The […]
Updates on Harvest Table’s firing of dining worker
On Sept. 22, students gathered in Upper Usdan to protest the firing of Catering Lead Kevintz Merisier and deliver a petition to Harvest Table’s Resident District Manager Clayton Hargrove. The protest was organized by the Brandeis Leftist Union (BLU), who have the goal of “building a coalition committed to direct action and organizing on and […]
The first 100 episodes of ‘One Piece’
Growing up, I never watched anime. I think that in total I watched two episodes of Dragonball Z in the first 17 years of my life. I grew up on American cartoons like “Fairly Oddparents” and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” and although I knew that anime existed, I never even attempted to watch it. Then, as […]
An introduction to the Year of Climate Action Column
This week, The Hoot is launching a new weekly column in its opinions section: The Year of Climate Action Column. This column is a way to showcase people who work on climate solutions, climate-related opinion pieces from people across campus, and anything else that’s related to Brandeis’ Year of Climate Action. This week, I’ve […]
The future of the Pokémon series
The first Pokémon game, originally called “Pocket Monsters,” was released in Japan in 1996. The adventures in the Kanto region were so popular that they came to the United States in August of 1998, and the video game industry has never been the same. The series’ collectathon gameplay has enthralled millions of people around the […]
Herschel Walker has demolished his legacy
From Heisman Trophy winner to a sorry excuse for a political candidate, Herschel Walker has run the gamut of American fame. Once regarded as one of the greatest college football players of all time, Walker is now (somehow) the Republican nominee in the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia. Walker wants to “heavily invest” […]
Don’t drink the water if you can’t see through it
You know rainwater? The stuff that falls from the sky? Provides life to all living things and sustains the world as we know it? It’s poisonous. There are per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the water. These chemicals, which make certain products nonstick or stain resistant, have been mostly phased out by the manufacturers […]
An answering chord: Ice cream is good
Sun Tzu once said “If you know the enemy and know thyself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” Our enemy, in this case, is those who don’t enjoy our favorite frozen treat: ice cream. And if we had to fight 100 battles in defense of our favorite dessert, we have complete […]
BIGMODE Games: more dunkey
YouTuber videogamedunkey is starting a new venture: creating a game studio. Dunkey and his wife, Leahbee, have formed BIGMODE Games, a game publishing company focused on providing “A passionate voice for quality, originality and fun in indie games.” I am beyond happy that Dunkey, who has showcased indie games on his channel for decades, is […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the Fine Arts department
The co-chairs of Brandeis University’s Fine Arts department, Professor Peter Kalb and Professor Susan Lichtman, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the department, its future and themselves. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments […]
Updates on dining from the VP for Campus Planning and Operations
In an email exchange with The Brandeis Hoot, Brandeis’ Vice President for Campus Planning and Operations Lois Stanley gave insight into Harvest Table’s operations over the first few weeks of the fall semester. Stanley mentioned that there were some “growing pains in addressing and overcoming the challenges in transitioning a campus dining operation where thousands […]
Individuals, no matter how remarkable they are, don’t make history alone
Note: This piece was adapted from a speech given at the History of Ideas Program’s “We Don’t Need Another Hero!” event. No person can make history without a cast of key supporters and people that are willing to follow them. Without companies to use his polluting technology, Thomas Midgley wouldn’t be in environmental history […]
An Interview with Student Union President Peyton Gillespie
What changes do you plan to make to Brandeis this year? There are quite a few that we are looking at implementing on campus. One of our primary initiatives is the free menstrual product initiative [with Period Activists at ’Deis/PAD]. Our ultimate goal is to incorporate free menstrual products into both high traffic areas […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the Environmental Studies Program
The chair of Brandeis University’s Environmental Studies Program, Professor Colleen Hitchcock, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the program, its future and herself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments and programs at Brandeis. […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the politics department
The chair of Brandeis University’s politics department, Professor Eva Bellin, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the department, its future and herself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments and programs at Brandeis. […]
Tales from the 90-day exemption period
As of the time of writing this article, Brandeis’ COVID-19 positivity level is… oh right. We don’t have a COVID-19 tracker anymore. As any Brandeis student can attest to, COVID-19 is everywhere on campus right now, and likely spreading to more and more students each day. Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing how […]
Student Union elections
The Student Union is currently hosting its fall elections; there are 24 open positions for the Senate, three Judiciary seats available and two Allocations Board seats open. Voting will be held on Sept. 14. For this round of elections, students could run for the Class of 2026 Senator position, Class of 2025 Senator Position […]
President Biden forgives $10,000 in student debt for low-income borrowers
On Aug. 24, college students and graduates alike received wonderful news. President Biden announced his administration’s plan to eliminate “significant amounts of student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans,” and announced that his administration “is extending the current moratorium on [student loan] payments until Dec. 31.” It was mentioned that the plan […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the American Studies program
The chair of Brandeis University’s American Studies program, Professor Maura Jane Farrelly, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the program, its future and herself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments and programs at […]
A 48-year-old professional baseball player
The oldest player to take the mound in MLB history was Satchel Paige, at the age of 59. But, in an MLB Partner League known as the Atlantic League, a 48-year-old Brandeis alum recently took the mound. Nelson Figueroa ’98, who “played 9 seasons in MLB, last pitching professionally in 2014,” pitched a complete game […]
