Living in the Moment
The culture of college is very much an “on to the next” mentality. Students often think about their chemistry test next Thursday, an essay due in a week, or the frat party happening on Saturday night. This constant focus on the future is important, and indeed often helpful. It drives us to accomplish tasks that […]
Hoot Recommends: Favorite outdoor spots on campus
With several days of warm weather in the past week, many of us here at Brandeis took some time out to enjoy the great outdoors; frolicking on the lawns, walking through the flowers, and having a good time in general. Unfortunately, however, we have all been fooled. This weather is what New Englanders know as […]
Sherman Dining Hall Returns, but Issues Remain the Same
Earlier this week, Brandeis shared that Sherman Dining Hall will partially reopen on March 16 (see our news section for more details). We expect this to relieve some of the minor problems that Brandeis students have complained about, such as overcrowding at Usdan and a lack of options. However, even before the fire at Sherman […]
Hoot Recommends: Guilty Pleasure Movies
Hello again Hoot readers! Hopefully, you enjoyed the brief period of actually good weather that we just experienced. Now that the weather sucks again, though, we’re all back inside watching movies, so we felt like sharing with you our favorite guilty pleasure movies. Ethan: I am, without too much embellishment, a bit of a cringe […]
Hoot Recommends: Favorite Winter Olympic Sport
Hello again, our most valuable Hoot readers. For the past several weeks, our country’s greatest athletes competed in the Winter Olympics in Milan. Despite none of us being anywhere close to athletic enough to even have a chance to qualify, our editors have some strong opinions about the games. So, for this week’s edition of […]
A student perspective on the language debate
As the faculty senate decides the future of language requirements at Brandeis University, The Hoot wanted to provide a student perspective and give our insights as to the value a strong education in a foreign language offers. Language is a unique area of study that permeates our day-to-day lives and encourages us to consider the […]
Snow day? More like snow week: Brandeis struggles with extreme weather
On Sunday, Jan. 25, Massachusetts was hit with a severe snowstorm, with snow piles reaching more than 20 inches and the Brandeis campus resorting to Zoom operations for the following Monday. This storm was the ninth-largest in Boston’s history, making it larger than most that Brandeis has to deal with. However, getting large amounts of […]
Only a dumb-dum wouldn’t enjoy a Dum-Dum, right? The Hoot staff certainly thinks so; however, which flavor is superior? One of the beautiful qualities of these lollipops, after all, is the wide array of flavors to choose from. What will our editor’s favorite flavors say about them? How many dumb-dums does it take to get […]
Down with Duplicity: The Importance of multiple voices in Publishing
Dear Arthur Levine (& Hoot Readers), Yes, I know you are reading this, Mr. President, because you requested The Hoot be brought to your office (Hi Jazz). This may be my only opportunity to speak to you directly, so I have decided to take full advantage by co-opting this editorial. First, I’d like to give […]
Hoot Recommends: What to do in the snow
As of press time, a massive blizzard is set to hit most places in the United States, including Waltham, with up to 20 inches of snow expected. It’s more than likely that there will still be some of this snow on the ground by the time this issue arrives in your hands. Enough to frolic […]
Finals Philosophy, Quandaries and Thought Experiments
There is a lot of variation in the description of what a final actually is. For some, it’s a cumulative examination that demonstrates a student’s complete understanding of a class’s subject matter. For others, it’s a project like any other that happens to be the last of the semester. There is an abstract concept of […]
Hoot Recommends: Best Holiday Songs
Welcome to the final Hoot Recommends of the semester! At this time of the year, the holiday magic is in full swing, and one of the main contributors to this is the incessant holiday music being played everywhere, from the radio to the stores. So, at The Brandeis Hoot, we are going to answer the […]
Genuinely, do we have Brandeis Traditions?
On Nov. 3, Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, sent out an email to the Brandeis community with the following words: “Consider this your official invitation to propose a new tradition, something we can start this year that will bring people together in a way that’s silly, or, fun, or meaningful, an event that […]
Hoot Recommends: Study Spots
Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! In this issue, we are going to tell you about the best spots to study on campus! With work ramping up and finals season looming ominously over all of us, we all could use some extra time to study. However, the place where you study matters. Noisy roommates, incessant construction […]
What’s next for A.I.?
In the early weeks of October, hardware development company Nvidia announced its plan to invest 100 billion dollars in OpenAI, the software company responsible for the A.I. language model ChatGPT, among other significant generative A.I. programs. In turn, OpenAI has announced that they will be engaging in a partnership with 10 gigawatts of new AI […]
Hoot Recommends: paranormal experiences
With this being our Halloween issue, members of The Hoot wanted to go beyond the basic candy or costume question and get to some scary truths … our real life paranormal experiences!?! This week, we dive into our spookiest memories of our own paranormal encounters … and if something happens to this article it was […]
Anonymously, The Brandeis Hoot
Earlier this year, Rumesya Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student, was arrested by unidentified federal law enforcement officers outside her apartment. In the months since, federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have increasingly turned to social media and online publications as tools for monitoring and targeting individuals. In response to these developments, The Hoot […]
Hoot Recommends: If you could see any artict in concert, who would it be?
This week, The Hoot’s editors were feeling some major FOMO. With the work and stress piling up and music blasting through our headphones along the way, we begin dreaming about a sweet escape. A concert, perhaps? And it’s our dream, so money and time are irrelevant! If you aren’t following, here’s the gist: What is […]
Media Censorship
This week, Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” was suspended “indefinitely” following comments he made during his show on Monday, Sept. 15. While discussing the recent assassination of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, Kimmel accused right-leaning figures of “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them.” […]
Hoot Recommends: Best old technology
The Hoot editors are feeling pretty old this week. Time is a constant in everyone’s lives, and while the years start coming and they don’t stop coming, technology seems to come as often as it disappears. So, let’s take a moment and look back at the favorites that have been around longer than us and […]