Every day, when walking across campus, I invariably walk through at least one cloud of cigarette smoke. Despite official rules requiring students to move more than 30 feet away from buildings before lighting up, because… Read More...
Reality TV is trashy, right? Many people think it plays to our basest desires, giving us cheap, stupid entertainment without forcing us to have any of those pesky thoughts or feelings related to actual art.… Read More...
While waiting on help for a laptop issue this week at the technology help desk, I was reminded of my past interactions with technological help here at Brandeis. Two years ago, I wrote an opinion… Read More...
The beginning of the academic year brings with it new enthusiasm and excitement among our students, and nothing is more representative of Brandeis student life than our club system. With over 250 organizations on campus,… Read More...
Over the next two weeks, I plan on writing two pieces regarding the operating budget of the university, since most students don’t know where their tuition goes, how it’s used or anything related to the… Read More...
“We founded The Hoot because we believe that what Brandeis needs is a community newspaper. A newspaper written about, by and for members of the Brandeis campus … We shall be neither intimidated by controversy,… Read More...
Our campus is known for many things: rolling hills, distinctive faculty, an active student population and terrible food. Sure, it might be common for college students to focus so much on their terrible food options,… Read More...
This past week, I got a student survey in my inbox from Sodexo. As someone with quite a few opinions about our dining halls, I was more than excited to get started. Though I’ll admit… Read More...
We have a lot of people here at Brandeis. Well, perhaps not compared to Ohio State or Penn State or some other 60,000-student monstrosity. For Brandeis, however, we’ve been steadily growing over the last couple… Read More...
Next week the Number Games begin. Soon, across our dining halls and classrooms, from Shapiro to Shapiro to Shapiro our students will duke it out to conquer that resource so valuable men would lie, cheat… Read More...
Every Editor on The Hoot writes about their experience at Brandeis as they reach graduation. Read our EIC’s, Celia’s, farewell in this week’s issue of The Hoot. ow.ly/GrLB50CNmINpic.twitter.com/cLdN…
Tre Warner, Brandeis’s premier student rapper, is back with fresh songs, a new name, and a wonderful perspective.
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NCAA basketball has resumed play at the Division I level, even as COVID-19 cases spike nationwide. Some teams have canceled competition, while others are continuing to play, even after receiving positive tests results from players and staff. ow.ly/7Y8E50CCm07pic.twitter.com/qVVs…
The Hoot is back at the table and this time, is arguing about the best pasta shape. Read the arguments in this week’s issue of The Hoot and vote in our Instagram story! ow.ly/lfEu50CClYhpic.twitter.com/9Tkh…
A study carried out by a Brandeis professor has shown a link between disinformation spread via social media and declining vaccination. ow.ly/2pSC50CClW6pic.twitter.com/ddxN…