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Black Action Plan creators propose alternative to public safety

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
Members of the Black Action Plan, Sonali Anderson ’22 and DeBorah Ault ’22, proposed a new “Campus Safety Alliance” as an alternative to the current Brandeis police department in an effort to defund the campus… Read More...
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Brandeis alumna named provost

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
President Ron Liebowitz announced that Brandeis has hired Dr. Carol Fierke PhD ’84 as the new university provost and executive vice president, a role currently held by Provost and Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social… Read More...
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Univ. sets record in Giving Tuesday donations

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
The Brandeis community raised a record-breaking amount of donations this past Tuesday, according to the Giving Deisday page, raising over $1 million, with over 2121 donors on Tuesday alone.  The university unlocked an extra $100… Read More...
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11 unprovoked attacks in Waltham, Public Safety issues warning

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
There have been 11 unprovoked attacks in Waltham over the past month, according to a CNN article. Director of Public Safety Edward Callahan advised students, faculty and staff remaining on campus and in the Waltham… Read More...
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Prof. finds social media linked to decline in vaccination

4 December, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
Disinformation campaigns launched on social media platforms have been linked to a decline in vaccination, Professor Steven Wilson (POL) found in a study that looked at social media and vaccine hesitancy.  Previous studies have shown… Read More...
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Univ. releases draft plan ‘to address systemic racism’ on campus

20 November, 2020 // News // 0 Comments
UPDATED 11/20/20, 7:40 a.m. The university’s draft plan to address systemic racism focuses on examining policing at Brandeis, student financial burdens and faculty and staff hiring, salaries and promotions, according to a Nov. 10 email… Read More...
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Panel on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China Zoombombed

20 November, 2020 // News, Top News // 0 Comments
A panel discussing the Uyghur people—a Muslim-Turkish ethnic population living mainly in the Xinjiang region of western China—was disrupted by Zoom users who wrote “FAKE NEWS” and “Bullshit” on a presenter’s slides and played China’s… Read More...
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How to love home

13 November, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
The election undoubtedly has made a lot of people think about all sorts of things in different lights and viewpoints. I have found myself looking at my home in one of the worst lights I’ve… Read More...
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Hoot Recommends: Halloween edition

30 October, 2020 // Arts, Top News // 0 Comments
“Halloween” The 1978 spooky classic Halloween is perfect if you are looking for a nostalgic 70s movie about a rogue psychiatric patient turned stabbing murderer. Although the violence definitely appears toned down to modern day… Read More...
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The Hoot’s Halloween candy

30 October, 2020 // Opinions // 0 Comments
Halloween is traditionally a time of magic, bone-chilling costumes, pigging out on candy and watching scary movies until you’re cowering with fear and turning every light on. This year, Halloween instead is a time when… Read More...
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