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Genuinely, do we have Brandeis Traditions?

On Nov. 3, Jeffrey Shoulson, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, sent out an email to the Brandeis community with the following words: “Consider this your official invitation to propose a new tradition, something we can start this year that will bring people together in a way that’s silly, or, fun, or meaningful, an event that has enough substance to it that students in future years will want to continue doing it.” Included in the email, along with an excess of commas, was a link to a page where Shoulson describes the value of traditions during this “time of reinvention.” He then listed several pre-existing Brandeis traditions such as Light the Night, Liquid Latex and Springfest. He followed up with a call to action, stating, “I think we could use a

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What’s next for A.I.?

In the early weeks of October, hardware development company Nvidia announced its plan to invest 100 billion dollars in OpenAI, the software company responsible for the A.I. language model ChatGPT, among other significant generative A.I. programs. In turn, OpenAI has

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Hoot Recommends: paranormal experiences

With this being our Halloween issue, members of The Hoot wanted to go beyond the basic candy or costume question and get to some scary truths … our real life paranormal experiences!?! This week, we dive into our spookiest memories

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Anonymously, The Brandeis Hoot

Earlier this year, Rumesya Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student, was arrested by unidentified federal law enforcement officers outside her apartment. In the months since, federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have increasingly turned to social media and online

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Media Censorship

   This week, Jimmy Kimmel’s TV show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” was suspended “indefinitely” following comments he made during his show on Monday, Sept. 15. While discussing the recent assassination of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, Kimmel accused right-leaning figures of “desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything

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Another year is over

The 2024-25 school year is almost over. It’s been quite an eventful year. Both our school and our country got a new president. One of them has been significantly better than the other. The federal government has cut funding for research. Brandeis finally has a plan to deal with its

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An apology from The Hoot

The Hoot Editorial Board apologizes for the exclusionary language used and harm caused by the article “Argonautika review: Good, but not without flaws” published on March 28. The sentiment of these hurtful statements is not in alignment with the values of this paper, nor the kind of rhetoric that we

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Have some class

Recently, the course offerings for the Fall 2025 semester have been announced. Returning students can choose from dozens of course offerings to make up their schedule, which for full-time students is anywhere between 3.5 and 5.5 courses. Course registration is not until after Passover break, but that just means you

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Livin’ La Vida Loca (en Brandeis)

It should be no surprise that students are once again stressed about housing selection. Hundreds of students get their numbers chosen by fate, and that fate will decide if you get a comfy life in your next semester, if you will be panicking on selection day or if you have

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