Every time you drive, walk or run past the Rose Art Museum at night you cannot help but be taken aback—and nearly blinded—by the amount of light coming from the “Light of Reason” installation. The...

“Game. Set. Match. Brandeis!” Take your rackets out and throw on your tennis shoes because it’s time to play tennis. Brandeis’ Club Tennis team has been taking campus by storm. With 138 members on their...

Created on Feb. 17, 2022, the Instagram account @brandeis.chungles continues to bring joy to the Brandeis community. The anonymously-run meme page pokes fun and makes light of different aspects of the Brandeis campus.  At the...

Earlier this month, famed disability activist Judy Heumann passed away. She was “regarded as ‘the mother’ of the disability rights movement,” according to her website, and played an instrumental role in the movement to reimagine...

As a current Brandeis student, it’s likely that one of your friends or family members sent you a TikTok video recently mentioning how Brandeis University has taught three out of the 11 women who have...

Gyms are often a male-dominated arena. Jokes about gym bros and general gym culture often surround masculinity, leaving no space for women. This is not a problem unique to Brandeis but widespread in our society....

The start of March establishes the beginning of Women’s History Month. To celebrate, the university will be hosting a series of events as a part of the 2023 Tillie K. Lubin Symposium—a series that focuses...

The Student Union held its winter elections for the spring 2023 semester on Feb. 1, according to an email sent by Student Union president, Peyton Gillespie ’25. Students had 24 hours to cast their votes. ...

 Like many people, I often find myself frequenting the Instagram Explore page, well, exploring. On one such occasion, I came across the sweetest post of an oil painting. The subject? A mouse. I was absolutely...

Brandeis students and faculty gathered for a Year of Climate Action event titled “Lunch with an Environmental Lobbyist.” Katharine Lange, the lobbyist in question, took her seat at the head of the table and began...

Brandeis has promoted itself as an institution “founded on the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion” and writes on its DEI History site that its “commitment to these founding values has never faltered, though it’s...

Following the pro-Palestine protest held by Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine and subsequent pro-Israel counter-protest, The Brandeis Hoot spoke with various members of the Brandeis community. The Hoot conducted an online interview with Brandeis...

The Student Union hosted a Town Hall for community members on Thursday, Feb. 2 to promote transparency between the Student Union and students. Student Union president Peyton Gillespie ’25 led a PowerPoint for community members...

The MakerLab and Brandeis Arts Engagement recently launched the Brandeis Art Exchange, where students can use and donate items for creative projects contained in a small wooden structure outside of the Usdan Student Center. The...

From Jan. 25 through Jan. 29 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, the Trans Community of New England (TCNE) is hosting its annual First Event. First Event is one of the “longest running conferences in...

Farber Library is a common place for Brandeis students to meet up with friends and do work. Now it is questionable how much work you will get done on Farber Mezzanine, but the building has...

Sitting atop a small lump of dirt and grass beside Fellows Garden is a statue of our namesake: Louis Brandeis. While some place cones upon his head and others sit in the shade his lurching...

If you have ever watched any trending Netflix shows about American college life it may not be new to you how big sports can be in a person’s college life. In these shows, there is...

Studying English and having good writing ability is the essential foundation for a well-rounded liberal arts education. Professor John Burt is the chair of the English department with an expertise on American literature. In his...

This week on Nov. 13 marked the 166th birthday of our university’s namesake Justice Louis D. Brandeis. Many students may not know the impact of the man whose statue they put orange cones on top...