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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 the future is important, and indeed often helpful. It drives us to accomplish tasks that need to get done and gives us an impetus to hold ourselves accountable. However, this mentality obscures focus on the importance of living in the moment. There is a cliche that the present is a present, which sounds rather simple, but is really true. We, as college students, do a great many things that take us out of the present, and our lives would be more fulfilling if we appreciated the here and now more.

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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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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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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 publications as tools for monitoring and targeting individuals. In response

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