If you’ve ever had the great misfortune of seeing the Brandeis Judges mascot in-person (or if you’ve ever gotten a 404 error on the Brandeis website), you will know that our weirdly fuzzy, weirdly large...

Thanks for writing to SSIS! We do carry a wide variety of lubes, and it is up to you which one you think will work best for your purposes. Our lubes fall into four categories:...

Hello! Welcome back to Hoot Recommends, the series where The Hoot recommends things. In this edition, we’ll be talking about our favorite activities to do as a single person on Valentine’s Day!   Lucas: Perhaps...

Yes, I did legitimately ask for white crew cut socks for Hanukkah. Technically I asked for white socks and a hair diffuser (a girl’s gotta have her hair care routine after all), but the white...

Hello! Welcome back to Hoot Recommends, the series where The Hoot recommends things. In this edition, we’ll be talking about our favorite fruits!   Cooper: I like apples. Apples come in so many different varieties,...

On Monday, I spent my day off watching the coverage of Donald Trump’s second inauguration. I cannot possibly explain why I chose to do this. His first inaugural address was about “American carnage” and his...

Thanks for writing to SSIS! Having these questions about dildos is completely valid! Here is a quick rundown about dildos that you may find helpful. A dildo is a sex toy made to be inserted...

Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! This week, in honor of the upcoming holiday, members of The Hoot Editorial Board will be sharing their favorite holiday movies.    Jenna: Although I am late to discover this...

Almost all juniors and seniors, as well as most of the sophomores at this school, are familiar on some level with the process of declaring a major or minor. First-year students have not had the...

Thank you for writing to SSIS! It is common to feel nervous about bringing up a positive Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) result, but here are some things to keep in mind when you tell your...

All you need to commit genocide is a good excuse. The Nazis pinned the Jewish people as the cause of Germans’ problems to commit the Holocaust, the Hutu in Rwanda held hatred against the Tutsi...

On Monday, Dec. 1, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. The pardon was an unconditional pardon covering any crimes that he may have committed between January 2014 and the day that the pardon was...

Thank you for your question! Balls can be highly sensitive and can create immense pleasure, but also pain. Communicating during ball play is key! Everyone has different likes and preferences when it comes to playing...

Welcome back to Hoot Recommends! This week, in honor of the upcoming holiday, members of The Hoot Editorial Board will be sharing their favorite Thanksgiving dishes.    James: My favorite Thanksgiving dish is stuffing. It’s...

Earlier this week, while procrastinating writing a fairly important essay, I found myself randomly reading Brandeis-related Wikipedia articles. I read all about the most famous professors and alums, the best years in athletics and the...

Donald Trump, a former president and convicted felon, was elected to a second term as president of the United States. Unlike 2016, he actually won the popular vote this time around. To many of us...

In our last edition, I wrote an opinion piece saying that it was time to do something about climate change. The devastating storms Milton and Helene were made significantly worse by fossil fuel emissions warming...

Halloween this year in Shanghai was a real eye-opener about just how much freedom of expression exists in China—none. A man dressed as a Buddha, a Kim Kardashian lookalike, a giant cockroach and some guy...

Thank you for writing to SSIS! It can be important to talk to sexual partners about STI testing, and it is also common to feel nervous or unsure about how and when to bring it...

Currently, we are in what Brandeis refers to as “shoulder months.” This is a time when facilities staff are making a transition from heating to cooling. As Brandeis acknowledged in their InBrief Newsletter sent out...