The moment we sing farewell
I am writing this line down as I am sitting in the new Hoot room in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) with a bunch of very loud people chit-chatting around me. I just finished training my new deputy editor—the second and last time I have done this. In less than 24 hours, I will be […]
Beware of senioritis!
If you are not a senior, do you feel like your club president has become so much less involved this semester? Do you feel like your TA has been getting back to you much later? If you are a senior, have you been getting lazy with class and homework recently? Do you care less about […]
Behind Springfest 2024: How did the hype happen?
Springfest, one of the biggest annual events that almost every Brandeisian looks forward to, took place last Sunday this semester. This year’s headliner was Flyana Boss, and Isabella Lovestory and Lyn Lapid were their openers. On April 14, more than 1,375 students gathered around the stage at Chapels Field, enjoying free food trucks and dancing […]
An interview with Brandeis’ new transportation manager
A very big proportion of Brandeis students rely on Brandeis-provided transportations for their daily commute: the campus shuttle, Waltham shuttle and Boston shuttle. Since the Boston shuttle accident in Nov. 2022, the Brandeis community has had a higher awareness of the safety of transportation, as well as its timeliness and comfort. How can it be […]
Jenny’s national park review
February break is coming up, and spring will soon come. If you are an outdoor animal, your next destination to travel to during break could be some awesome national parks. If you would like to embark on an adventure that Mother Nature would applaud, continue reading this article, where I will introduce some of the […]
Brandeis students are publishing their own undergraduate philosophy journal
As a prominent research institution in the country, Brandeis is starting its own philosophy journal in the undergraduate philosophy community. Founded by Joseph Pendleton ’24 last summer, the journal gained its name Simpliciter, meaning “without qualifications.” Now, as the first official semester of Simpliciter, it has attracted over 55 submissions from institutions over the world, […]
Senior Studio: where future artists are in making
With bountiful resources and access to art-making materials and inspiration, Brandeis fosters future artists from its well-developed studio art major, where students are being treated as real-world artists and thus make art across topics and mediums with an interdisciplinary liberal-arts mindset. To graduate as a studio art major, the student must complete a full academic […]
SJP across the nation: What’s after Brandeis?
On Nov. 6, the University officially released a decision to derecognize the Brandeis chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). University President Ron Liebowitz made the announcement in his letter that “this decision was made because SJP openly supports Hamas, which the United States has designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and its call […]
Spooky Spingold: Brandeis’ own haunted house
Fancy a spooky Halloween, but not a party animal? Looking to go to a haunted house, but do not want to go off campus? The Spingold Theater could be your best place to go during Halloweekend! Last Saturday, Brandeis’ own Theater Arts department held their annual Spooky Spingold event, by which the UDRs turned the […]
Jenny’s ski resorts review
It is November, the temperature is dropping and snow is falling soon. This means winter is around the corner and it is almost time to ski! As an avid snowboarder who has been actively riding for three years, I have been to a lot of major ski resorts in the country, primarily on the East […]
75 years of connections: an interview with Jon Schlesinger, director of Hiatt
The 75th Anniversary celebrations were a great success last weekend. In three days, a plethora of activities were held around campus, featuring current students, parents and alumni, with multiple divisions involved in the planning. The Brandeis Hoot is doing a series of interviews with different departments and planning teams for the 75th Anniversary weekend. Today, […]
A history of Brandeis: 75 years of glory
In 1948, Brandeis University was founded by the American Jewish community as the Jewish people and other ethnic and racial minorities were facing discrimination in higher education. Named after Louis Dembitz Brandeis, the first Jewish Justice on the Supreme Court, Brandeis was established on the site of the former Middlesex University in Waltham, Massachusetts. As […]
Brandeis Hellenic Student Association is the new Greek life on campus
When you think of Greece, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? The rich cultural heritage of the Acropolis of Athens? The various islands for a perfect summer vacation? The origin of Western philosophy and mythology? If you are interested in any of those aspects or even beyond, you should learn more […]
Brandeis in the eyes of the upperclassmen
Two weeks ago, The Hoot interviewed a group of students from the class of 2027, who shared their perspectives of Brandeis so far and expressed their expectation of their upcoming college life. Shifting gears from the first-years, The Hoot reached out to some upperclassmen and asked about how they view Brandeis differently compared to before, […]
Behind Brandeis’ significant drop in 2024 U.S. News Rankings
On Sunday, Sep. 17, 2023, the U.S. News and World Report released the new 2024 Best Colleges ranking. It was a significant shock to the Brandeis community, as Brandeis University dropped 16 spots, from #44 on the list down to #60 on the list of Best National University Rankings. Brandeis reached its historical highest ranking […]
Brandeis in the eyes of the freshmen
Happy second week of school! Returning students, hope you are all thriving or surviving; new students, hope you have already got a sense of how Brandeis is like. What does the class of 2027 think of Brandeis? What can we or the school do to give them a better once-in-a-lifetime college experience? Walking around the […]
Being a corporate intern as a Brandeisian
Hello from Jenny, a senior at Brandeis who just finished her summer internship. As a marketing intern at a corporation in a New York City office, I truly felt like I was coming from another dimension the first day I met my intern cohort—as the background I’m coming from is so different from everyone else. […]
What does playing a sport at a D3 school feel like?
If you have ever watched any trending Netflix shows about American college life it may not be new to you how big sports can be in a person’s college life. In these shows, there is always a football player who never shows up to class and never studies for his exams. Then there’s that kid […]
The art of ghosting
“Hey, how’s your week going?” “Do you want to go get brunch this weekend?” The two texts above were sent three days ago, but they were always on “read” and you never received anything back from the other side. You remembered it was a great date that you had been on, but the person just […]
The newest trending fitness on campus could be pole dancing
What is your first impression when you hear the phrase “pole dancing?” No matter if you chuckle or start to get excited, do not get overwhelmed by it. Pole dancing is a full-body fitness that requires the participant’s overall strength and flexibility. Parker Skutt ’25 and Sarah Shiffman ’25 are thinking about bringing this seemingly […]
