Brandeis professor Arthur Holmberg dead at 80
Arthur Holmberg, the Blanche, Barbara and Irving Laurie Professor of Theater Arts at Brandeis University, has died at the age of 80. An email sent to the Brandeis community by Carol Fierke, the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, on Jan. 22 announced his tragic passing. According to Fierke, Holmberg died on Jan. […]
Retired Brandeis Catholic Chaplain Walter Cuenin accused of sexual assault
Disclaimer: This article discusses sexual abuse. Reader discretion in advised. A former Brandeis Catholic Chaplain, Rev. Walter H. Cuenin was recently accused of “forcing a 20-year-old male [in 2014] Brandeis University student to have oral sex with him in a Manhattan hotel room,” according to a lawsuit filed in New York City. Rev. […]
Reviewing The Killers’ discography
Consisting of frontman Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning, bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr., the Las Vegas-based band, The Killers, are perhaps one of the greatest rock bands of this century, but sadly, perhaps one of the most underrated. We’ve all heard some of their flashy, high-powered songs at some point–especially the inescapable […]
Brandeis celebrates MLK Day
On Jan. 20, 2025, Brandeis University celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. In an email sent out on Jan. 13, Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Leadership Taisha White, Chaplain & Coordinator of Christian Life Karl LaClair and Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Lee Bitsóí listed some of the ways that the […]
More details on the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Brandeis and three of its police officers
On Oct. 31 at 10:32 a.m., a “wrongful death lawsuit” concerning “Eli T. Stuart, a 20-year-old student who died in December 2023” was filed in the Superior Court in Middlesex County. This lawsuit named Brandeis University, former Brandeis Police Officer Kimberly Carter, Brandeis Police Officer Thomas Espada and Brandeis Police Lieutenant Detective Dana Kelley as […]
Michael’s guide to wasting time on the internet
The academic year is ramping up again, with more tests, quizzes, papers and projects looming menacingly over the horizon. But never fear! There are literally endless opportunities for you to procrastinate, wasting precious time that you could have spent studying for that horrifying midterm. There are always going to be far more interesting–if less productive–ways […]
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Brandeis and three of its police officers
Content warning: This article mentions the death of a Brandeis community member. Reader discretion is advised. On Oct. 31 at 10:32 a.m., a “wrongful death lawsuit” concerning “Eli T. Stuart, a 20-year-old student who died in December 2023” was filed in the Superior Court in Middlesex County. This lawsuit named Brandeis University, former Brandeis Police […]
Megalopolis is the greatest bad movie of the year.
Warning: contains full spoilers for “Megalopolis.” Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” is certainly a movie that exists. It’s hard to figure out where to start when describing this bizarre failure of a film. It genuinely is. Francis Ford Coppola may have actually lost his mind during the more than 30 years (!!!) it took for this […]
‘Minecraft Parkour Civilization’ is the shonen anime I never knew I needed
Every once in a while, you stumble across a piece of media that you never knew existed; an undiscovered masterpiece of fiction. Last year, this happened when I watched Dune: Part One for the first time, instantly became obsessed with Dune and read all six books (not that all of these were particularly good books, […]
President Ron Liebowitz announces resignation
On the morning of Sept. 25, 2024, Ronald D. Liebowitz formally announced his resignation as the President of Brandeis University, a post he had held since 2015. The resignation, reported on by national media outlets such as the New York Times and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, comes after a year dogged by controversy surrounding campus […]
BETA Magazine: The new publication for Brandeis student entrepreneurs
Recently, Brandon King ‘26 and Chris Dech ‘26, two members of the Brandeis Entrepeneurship and Tech Association (BETA), sat down with The Hoot to discuss their newly launched publication, BETA Magazine. King and Dech are the two co-chairs of the magazine, which began publication at the end of the Spring 2024 semester. According to King, […]
New dining changes for 2024-2025 year
Brandeis Hospitality has announced on its webpage several changes to available campus dining options for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. The page states, “We’ve listened to your feedback and have been working throughout the summer to improve the campus dining experience this fall.” Firstly, Brandeis Hospitality has announced the return of Friday Chef Takeovers, both […]
President Liebowitz welcomes students to start of 2024-2025 academic year
On Aug 14th, Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz sent out an email to the Brandeis community, welcoming them to the start of the 2024-2025 school year. In the email, Liebowitz listed out several updates on activities that had occurred over the previous summer and also some important updates regarding the future of the school year. “I […]
‘Kaiji’ review: Let’s go gambling!!!!!!!!!
We all know that 99% of gamblers quit before they win a million dollars. In a similar vein, a large number of anime fans have missed out on the two season adaptation of Nobuyuki Fukumoto’s manga “Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji,” which is a shame. I am currently midway through the second season and so far, I […]
Baseball: Nine-game losing streak broken with win against Dean
Since the last publication of The Hoot, the Brandeis Judges baseball team has played 10 games against Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Endicott, New York University (NYU) and Dean College. Brandeis lost all of these games with the notable exception of a 11-3 victory against Dean, on the day before press time. From April 5-7, […]
Brandeis student costs to increase by 4.25% under new budget
On April 18, Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz sent out an email to the Brandeis community, detailing the results of the April Board of Trustees meeting. In this email, Liebowitz revealed that student tuition, room and board will be raised for the 2025 fiscal year. According to Liebowitz, the current forecasts for the 2024 fiscal year […]
Administration publishes report on 11/10 protest and university response
On April 9, Stew Uretsky, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and Carol Fierke, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs sent out an email to the Brandeis community, announcing that “independent investigators from the law firm of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein” had finished a report on the events of Nov. 10, 2023. On that […]
Men’s tennis falls, women’s tennis wins twice
Since the last publication of The Hoot, the Judges men’s tennis team has played and lost against Skidmore, while the women’s team played against Wesleyan, Springfield and Trinity, losing at Wesleyan and winning 9-0 against the other two. On March 23, the men’s team played against Skidmore in Saratoga Springs, NY. Doubles started out well […]
Brandeis baseball team on five-game losing streak
Since last publication, the Brandeis baseball team has played five games against Wheaton, Lasell, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Nichols. The Judges have lost all five games. On March 22, the Judges traveled to Norton, MA to play against Wheaton. Pitcher Mark Maestri (GRAD) had an amazing performance, allowing just five hits throughout eight innings, […]
Brandeis facing ‘financial shortfall’ as administration announces steps to address fiscal deficit
On March 14, Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz, Provost Carol Fierke and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Stewart Uretsky sent out an email to the Brandeis community titled “Planning for Brandeis’ Long-Term Sustainability.”’ In it, the administrators shared “some of the steps we are taking to proactively ensure that the university remains financially strong […]
