Turn off the pressure cooker
In a Faculty Senate meeting earlier this week, Joy von Steiger, the director of the Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC), described higher education as a “pressure cooker environment” and said that Brandeis culture involves being constantly busy. “You have to have two majors, you have to be president of four clubs,” said von Steiger. It is […]
Bringing the alumni back
Brandeis has been known by many for having little to no school spirit. In the 2020 edition of “The Best 385 Colleges” by The Princeton Review, Brandeis was ranked No. 1 in the “There’s a Game?” category, which asks students to rate how popular intercollegiate sports are on their campuses. Brandeis has gone up two […]
Getting your money’s worth: plan your dining
In the wake of the university’s dining contract negotiations and the Request For Proposal’s (RFP) request for community input, The Brandeis Hoot editorial board would like to urge the student body to attend the RFP open forum session on Oct. 28 and 29 and ask the university to allow them to choose how they spend […]
A Union divided
In light of the recent judiciary case against Student Union President Simran Tatuskar ’21, we, The Brandeis Hoot editorial board, would like to encourage the Student Union to focus more on building and improving community instead of focusing energy on interpersonal conflicts within the Union. We would like to note that this is our tenth […]
Speak freely; be bold
During the Sept. 22 Student Union Senate meeting, IfNotNow’s Brandeis chapter presented to senators on why it should become a chartered club. While attending the meeting, members of The Brandeis Hoot, along with other senators and IfNotNow club members, noticed that much of the conversation over chartering the club was focused mostly on IfNotNow’s political […]
Pop the bubble
The editorial board of The Brandeis Hoot would like to express our sincerest condolences to the members of the Brandeis community who were hurt in the off-campus attack two weeks ago. It is a terrifying and sad event that should have never occurred, yet we are grateful that everyone is alive and in recovery. We […]
Working toward a more inclusive Brandeis
Last week during her keynote address, Dr. Blanca Vega ’98 called Brandeis a “white space” that does not acknowledge minority groups. Brandeis’ founding in 1948 is rooted in a set of Jewish history and experiences. During this time, the university stood out as a space which hoped to educate all students, regardless of religious affiliation […]
Hopes for positive change
UPDATED: 9/16, 2:10 p.m. With all the changes happening within the Student Union and university administration, we as an editorial board are unsure of how these internal instabilities will affect the student body. The administration has had a large staff turnover, and the Union has on occasion acted without the approval of the student body. […]
Give candidates more time to campaign
With the Student Union elections coming up, it is time to think about how Brandeis as a community treats elections. Students who are interested in running for positions on the Student Union are given seven days to reach out to the entire student body and present their reasons as to why they are the best […]
Last year in the headlines
To the incoming class of 2023, The Brandeis Hoot’s editorial board would like to welcome you to Brandeis! The Hoot is Brandeis’ community newspaper, written about, for and by the Brandeis community. Our school has had its fair share of controversy and activism since its founding in 1948. We wanted to provide you, the incoming […]
The Union: Looking ahead to more improvement
As the newest class of Union members were sworn in at the State of the Union on Thursday, former President Hannah Brown ’19 reflected on the ups and downs of the Union during the past year. She cited successes, such as the implementation of free transportation from Logan Airport after major school breaks, as well […]
Hoot recommends, April 12, 2019
Conan Gray is the up-and-coming pop icon you need to listen to. If his name sounds familiar, you may know him from his old YouTube days or from his most famous single “Idle Town.” Only 20 years old, he manages to perfectly capture the essence of Generation Z, which he playfully calls “Generation Why” in […]
Thank you for supporting The Hoot
Even though Class of 2019 Senator Kent Dinlenc withdrew his proposal to de-charter The Hoot last night, The Brandeis Hoot editorial board cannot disregard the lingering effects that his actions had and will have on our publication. By having to defend our legitimacy and justify our existence, we as journalists had to enter the unnatural […]
Hoot recommends, April 5, 2019
“Terrace House” isn’t your average reality TV show. Instead of screaming and manufactured drama, it’s all real—or, at least, more real than most of what we see on reality TV. Originally a Japanese show and now being produced under the Netflix umbrella, each season follows six strangers—three men and three women—living in a house and […]
Put more faith in Brandeis students
Before John Stossel spoke at the Young Americans for Liberty event on Monday, April 1, Director of Student Activities Dennis Hicks read a prepared speech essentially warning students that if they were to disrupt the talk in an unsafe or blatantly rude or disrespectful way, they would be “dealt with” by university police. He pointed […]
Celebrating the women of Brandeis
April will arrive on Monday, signaling the end of March’s unpredictable weather and hopefully an increase in sunshine. However, the end of March also signals the end of Women’s History Month, and we at The Brandeis Hoot want to applaud the empowering events that took place this month, which celebrated the diverse women of the […]
Admin slow to act but upcoming AAPI minor a good step
The Brandeis administration recently announced its intention to construct a new Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Studies minor in the next academic year, after continuous requests from interested students. This acquiescence of the university to demands of students shows a growing willingness in the administration to listen to what students want from their education and […]
Hoot recommends: March 15, 2019
“Eating Your Feed” Let’s face it: Everyone loves food. And people love watching food get made. Seeing bakers mix ingredients together and create viral masterpieces are some of my favorite videos on the internet. Not all of us are master bakers and chefs; I know I’ll never be, anyways. But Buzzfeed’s “Eating Your Feed” gives […]
Scholarships are not sufficient to make Brandeis affordable
The scandals that have recently inundated mainstream news about wealthy parents paying universities to admit their children represent a well-known secret that plagues the American university system. Students coming from a wealthy background have a better chance of going to college. This is a fact, not merely due to access to better high school and […]
Take the campus climate survey, so Brandeis can (hopefully) learn from the results
The Brandeis Hoot encourages all students to take the campus climate survey emailed to the student body this week. The survey will inform the administration anonymously about sexual and relationship violence on campus. Responses are being accepted until March 22, which leaves two full weeks to take the quick, 20-minute survey. You are able to […]
