Weed is Very Popular, and It Shouldn’t Come As a Surprise.
It is not much of a stretch to say that marijuana is the most popular it has ever been in the United States. Though cannabis remains federally illegal, the Department of Justice began the process of removing cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that it will soon no longer be classified […]
I dabbled in religious music and you should too.
In the United States, music is an almost entirely secular form of expression. Musicians love to toy with themes of demons and divinity, but it is uncommon to see artists use their gift of song for sincere worship. As a kid, my impression of music as faith encompassed Christian rock, which impersonates popular artists, and […]
The out-of-state student experience: facing challenges over break
Brandeis is a school that prides itself on diversity. One major part of this is a wide variety of students from all around the country and the world; 68% of the university’s non-international population this year is made of out-of-state students, and 15.8% of the overall population is international. This represents a large group of […]
Sympathy for the Procrastinators—Pushing Past Boredom
I am a chronic procrastinator. I am haunted by the specter of many missed assignments and have risked failure of classes many times in my life because of it. Even as an adult, I continue to fight this battle between a desire to get things done and embracing life’s simple comforts. It can be hard […]
News Made Small 12/4
Some stories don’t need entire pages to get their message across. Still, we must find some way to get the information from our brains to yours. For this purpose, we bring you News Made Small. Brandeis reportedly accepting no midyears for Spring 2026 With the end of the fall 2025 semester approaching, The Brandeis Hoot […]
Clubbing Too Hard? Student Organizations and the Money That (Isn’t) Funding Them
Extracurricular clubs are a core part of the college experience, and Brandeis has no shortage of them. The official list online touts over 200 unique student-run organizations covering just about every subject an undergraduate could hope for. Running a club isn’t cheap, though, and it seems that yearly budgets just keep going down. Student leaders […]
Ragebait: What it is and how to avoid it
In a time not long after dinosaurs went extinct shortly before the innovation of smart fridges, being a provocative jerk on the internet was rightly frowned upon as a negative character trait and nothing more. Beginning at the turn of the decade, it became a career worthy of a six-figure salary; thus was born the […]
Second wave of ‘No Kings’ protests sweeps America—What it’s all about
Two million Americans and more than 2,700 locations around the nation took to the streets on Oct. 18 for a second round of coordinated protests against the Trump administration. These protests were organized by and bear the name of “No Kings,” a coalition of labor unions and civil rights organizations like the American Civil Liberties […]
The worst idea ever: The Thickening
Note: This article is for entertainment purposes only. The actions described are safe, if morally dubious, but we regardless suggest that they not be replicated. There is a popular colloquialism used to describe food that is generally frowned upon by most people: a food crime. If food crimes had charges, we would be felons […]
The Hoot interviews President Arthur Levine
On Friday, Oct. 3, The Hoot had an interview with Brandeis University President Arthur Levine, who recently started in the role full-time after serving as interim president from November 2024 until September of this year. The Hoot was able to ask Levine about topics including his recent reorganization of the schools, federal pressure from the […]
Brandeis President Arthur Levine inducted by Board, speaks on vision for the future
On Sept. 16, Brandeis president Arthur Levine was officially inducted into his role before a crowd of friends, university sponsors and board trustees. He is the first undergraduate alumnus to serve in the position. “The board was very pleased with the progress he was making as interim,” said Lisa Kranc, the Chair of the Brandeis […]
Regression or progression? On images as language
Researchers of humanities and sociology have had an increasing interest in the use of symbols as communication in the modern world; of course, a symbol is just the polite word for emojis. They’re versatile, simple tools that communicate actions and reactions without needing a single word, but online talk now goes beyond that. I can […]