Laundry services should be improved
There’s no doubt most of us have come across laundry troubles in our time here at Brandeis. Those who haven’t maybe should invest in a lottery ticket. The process of lugging and doing laundry is strenuous and stressful as it is without the headaches the machines cause us. The machines and the payment system as […]
Univ. must take steps to prevent waste
The Mandel Atrium in the Rabb area, as one of the more modern common areas on campus, is a highly popular one for studying. It’s got a lot of light, interesting light fixtures and even a television. Hell, it’s even got comfy chairs. However, if you glance around the spacious chamber, you’ll see a fireplace […]
DCL should explore changes to housing selection process
In last week’s issue of The Brandeis Hoot, we featured an opinion piece that labeled the housing selection process as something out of the Hunger Games universe. Half-joking as the sentiment was, we do face a selection system that is stressful and dysfunctional—in a sense that there are just so many factors that can go […]
Brandeis snow response team does excellent work
Of several innate human tendencies, it seems as if none is more outwardly prevalent than the willingness to complain about anything. At Brandeis, you’ll hear complaints daily about the food and the furniture. You’ll hear for the hundredth time about the broken radiator in your friend’s room, when you frankly couldn’t care less, because yours […]
Univ. needs to phase out Brandeis Open network, improve eduroam
On a daily basis, Brandeis students normally have a lot to deal with: studying, working, eating and sleeping. With all that we go through, we shouldn’t have to worry about our Internet access, which for some has been looping in and out of connectivity. For others, this problem is compounded with previous computer history and […]
Univ. should do more to accommodate dedicated workers
This week’s “snowpocalypse” left Brandeis with a lot to deal with and very limited resources to do it. More two feet of snow fell in our area, on top of the snow we got last weekend. During the last few days, facilities and Sodexo workers have worked tirelessly to keep essential parts of campus open, […]
Dangerous roadway system prevails on campus
Last week, the Brandeis community received an email from Director of Public Safety Ed Callahan detailing measures to combat unsafe driving on university roads. Official actions were long overdue. However, the actions proposed by Callahan do not accomplish enough to keep our roadways safe. Loop Road has a posted speed limit of 15 miles per […]
Freedom of speech should be protected
We live in a troubled time, there’s no doubt about that. We find ourselves the targets of terror, a terror the United States and other nations have been facing for a few decades now. The most recent attacks on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and the ensuing terror spree that followed, along with the recent […]
