We’re all gonna die (unless we do something about it)
It’s no secret that climate change is a serious problem that is harming our society. As long as we have been alive, we have heard the horror stories of what could happen to Planet Earth if we don’t try to protect it. Apparently, it looks like many people have not learned anything, as the stories […]
Hoot Recommends: Best Thanksgiving dishes
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! This week, in honor of the upcoming holiday, members of The Hoot Editorial Board will be sharing their favorite Thanksgiving dishes. James: My favorite Thanksgiving dish is stuffing. It’s just the best. Not even homemade stuffing. Just the store-bought box. It’s really great. It is by far the best […]
November is now
We are now a little over halfway through the school semester, but there are still a lot of big things coming up in the time we have left, which is slightly under a month and a half. For starters, many of you are probably in the thick of, or finishing, up our midterms. We at […]
Hoot Recommends: Best Halloween costumes
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! This week, in honor of the spooky holiday, members of The Hoot Editorial Board will be sharing their best Halloween costumes Calli: I am fortunate to have very creative parents that love Halloween. Growing up, my costumes were a mix of both homemade and store-bought. In my opinion, my best […]
Hoot Recommends: Things to do in the Greater Boston area
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! Last week, our editors shared their favorite on-campus dining options. In this article, members of The Hoot editorial board will be sharing their favorite things to do in the Greater Boston area. Calli: Having grown up in Massachusetts, I feel tremendous pressure to answer this question to its fullest. Thus, […]
Liebowitz, Levine and long weekends
Hello again folks. If you’re reading this around the time it comes out, you’re probably feeling the same sort of fatigue that many of us are here at The Hoot. We’ve officially entered the harder part of the semester, where (apart from the upcoming Yom Kippur/Indigenous Peoples’ Day long weekend), we’ll be having full five-day […]
Earnest election education for everyone
In less than two months, we will be deciding the next president of the United States. We’ll either be getting the first female president or we’ll get four more years of Trump (*cue the “Jaws” music). It shouldn’t be big news to all of you how big this election is. However, we at The Hoot […]
Hoot Recommends: best on-campus dining
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! In this edition, members of our editorial board will be sharing their favorite on-campus dining options. James As I wrote about in my opinion piece last week, my favorite thing to eat on campus is the Einstein’s Santa Fe Bagel, which is thankfully back on the meal exchange menu. It […]
Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome
Another school year is upon us. Welcome back to all returning students and a warm welcome to everyone new to the Brandeis campus. There are hundreds of people coming to this campus and we hope they appreciate everything that Brandeis has to offer. There may be a lot that you find that you enjoy about […]
Hoot Recommends: Best ice cream flavors
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! In this article, members of The Hoot editorial board will be sharing their favorite ice cream flavors. Rachel Picking a favorite ice cream flavor can be like picking a favorite child. So, since I never plan on having children, this will be one of the harder decisions of my […]
On Brandeis’ financial woes
As members of the Brandeis community, you all just received an email letting you know that we’ll be experiencing a rise in tuition. As members of the Brandeis community, you also may have heard about freezes being placed on staff raises. Looking at the tuition increase first, members of the Brandeis community were just notified […]
What’s next on the chopping block at Brandeis?
We’re sure we all saw the email from last week. The one where President Ron Liebowitz, Provost Carol Fierke and Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration Stewart Uretsky told us that our school is in financial trouble. To some more observant members of the Brandeis community, this isn’t as much of a surprise. We […]
Hoot Recommends: Best Springtime Activities
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! In this article, members of The Hoot editorial board will be sharing their favorite springtime activities. Rachel An underrated activity for people to do is to walk. Of course, we have all heard of walking, so it is not like going for a walk is a hidden secret. However many […]
Why we fear Punxsutawney Phil
On Friday, Feb. 2, a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow. For the uninitiated, that means that an early spring is on the way. This is an … inane way to predict the changing of the seasons and one that American society has “relied” upon for over 100 years. Since 1887, Punxsutawney Phil […]
As Brandeis changes, so do its housing expectations
Well, we are getting closer to housing selection by the day. On Feb. 16, housing numbers were released to Brandeis students. This is important to all students, but it’s probably most important to upperclassmen. Of course, it can be difficult for the incoming sophomores who could get stuck in the barren wasteland of East Quad […]
Hoot Recommends: best winter activities
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends: Winter Activites Edition! In this article, members of The Hoot editorial board will be sharing their favorite thing to do when the weather outside is frightful (but the fire is so delightful). Michael Sun Building snow forts. It only takes a sufficient level of snow to unlock my inner military […]
Hoot Recommends: Mac or PC
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! In this article, members of The Hoot editorial board will be sharing whether they prefer Mac computers or PCs. Lucas: I prefer PCs for several reasons. Probably my favorite thing about a PC is just how much more you can do with it—if you want to play any performance heavy […]
Provident Response is not welcome on Brandeis’ campus
If you’ve attended any major event on campus throughout this academic year, you’ve probably noticed something: several middle-aged white men that look like police officers dressed in neon yellow vests scattered throughout the event. You’re not alone, we at The Hoot have noticed it too. These officers are from an organization known as Provident Response […]
The perils of winter as a Brandeisian
If you’re reading this editorial, and have been on Brandeis’ campus recently, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve either a) slipped on ice around campus or b) seen someone else slip. Waltham is firmly in the northeastern United States and most students here are no stranger to cold, icy conditions, but campus has been […]
Hoot Doesn’t Recommend: worst media of 2023
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends: Things We Don’t Recommend Edition! In this article, members of The Hoot editorial board will be sharing the worst piece of media they’ve viewed this past year. Michael: My first article for the Hoot was a negative review of “Indiana Jones and the Dial Of Destiny.” I just rewatched it […]
