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 […]
A brief look at Brandeis’ ‘Vision 2030’ climate action plan
As Brandeis students return to campus for the fall semester, Brandeis’ “Year of Climate Action” will begin. This year-long event, organized by Brandeis’ Office of Sustainability, is meant to “catalyze and deepen our understanding of climate change as a social justice issue through curricular and co-curricular programming throughout the year.” Information on the Year […]
SSO now required to log in to Zoom
Tim O’Neil, University Director of Information Technology, Client Services, sent an email to members of the Brandeis community sharing an update on Brandeis’ use of the Zoom web conferencing service. According to the email, “starting August 23, 2022, all users wishing to access their Zoom account will be required to log in to Zoom using […]
Interviews with Brandeis University’s academic leadership: the Department of Mathematics
Professor Oliver Bernardi, the chair of Brandeis University’s mathematics department, sat down for an interview with The Brandeis Hoot to shed a little light on the department, its future and himself. This interview is part of a series of interviews with the chairs of a plethora of different academic departments and programs at Brandeis. Editor’s […]
Univ. comments on how to limit the spread of infectious diseases on campus
In the weeks leading up to students’ arrival to Brandeis’ campus, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs Andrea Dine and Associate Provost for Research Administration Morgen Bergman sent emails to students to share updates on the university’s response to COVID-19 and monkeypox. The emails provided recommendations on how to maintain the health of the Brandeis […]
Brandeis’ message on Pride Month
On June 15, in the middle of Pride Month 2022, the university’s Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) Director Julián Cancino and University Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lee Bitsóí sent an email to the Brandeis community reaffirming Brandeis’ commitment to supporting LGBTQ students. In the email, the administrators acknowledge that the university has […]
59 members of Congress need to be impeached
In case you haven’t heard, congresspeople are evil. Their terrible legislative decisions aside, 59 members of Congress have committed insider trading according to 15 U.S. Code § 78u–1. The statute says that if any person buys or sells a “security or security-based swap agreement while in possession of material, nonpublic information,” they have committed insider […]
Leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft decision has poor legal reasoning and terrifying consequences
With Roe v. Wade’s imminent nullification, 26 U.S. states are set to place bans on abortion. This blatant attack on bodily autonomy places more than half of U.S. states alongside the 24 other nations that have banned abortion entirely. When Roe v. Wade is overturned, it will be yet another human rights violation committed by […]
