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What we want in our next president

Brandeis has commenced the search for the next university president after President Arthur Levine in 2027. This marks the second time in three years that Brandeis looks to replace the person in charge of all of its most important functions. We at The Hoot would like to offer our advice to those conducting the search to provide a student perspective into the most important decision that the university will make for years to come. First and foremost, a new president should be at Brandeis for several years. In order to both progress into the future and increase our academic quality, we must have a consistent vision. President Arthur Levine has had a lot of visions for Brandeis, but with him leaving, who knows if those goals will last? A leader

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Living in the Moment

The culture of college is very much an “on to the next” mentality. Students often think about their chemistry test next Thursday, an essay due in a week, or the frat party happening on Saturday night. This constant focus on

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Sherman Dining Hall Returns, but Issues Remain the Same

Earlier this week, Brandeis shared that Sherman Dining Hall will partially reopen on March 16 (see our news section for more details). We expect this to relieve some of the minor problems that Brandeis students have complained about, such as

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A student perspective on the language debate

As the faculty senate decides the future of language requirements at Brandeis University, The Hoot wanted to provide a student perspective and give our insights as to the value a strong education in a foreign language offers. Language is a

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Snow day? More like snow week: Brandeis struggles with extreme weather

On Sunday, Jan. 25, Massachusetts was hit with a severe snowstorm, with snow piles reaching more than 20 inches and the Brandeis campus resorting to Zoom operations for the following Monday. This storm was the ninth-largest in Boston’s history, making it larger than most that Brandeis has to deal with.

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Finals Philosophy, Quandaries and Thought Experiments

There is a lot of variation in the description of what a final actually is. For some, it’s a cumulative examination that demonstrates a student’s complete understanding of a class’s subject matter. For others, it’s a project like any other that happens to be the last of the semester. There

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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,

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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 announced that they will be engaging in a partnership with

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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 of our own paranormal encounters … and if something happens

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