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FAB: The Newest Activist Group on Campus

Some students might have noticed a set of protests at the beginning of the semester. These protests were not organized by any of the usual groups associated with activism on campus; instead, they were held by a new group, Fight Authoritarianism Brandeis (FAB).  FAB was originally started by Professor Sabine von Mering, Professor of German and Women’s Gender Sexuality Studies, as well as the Director of the Center for German and European Studies. When asked about the creation of the group, Von Mering stated, “I organized with a few others, this walk out here, and I thought, but we don’t want this to be a one-off. We really need to get organized because what’s happening there is gonna happen here eventually.” The original walk out was inspired by the calls

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ChatGPT Might be Making Your Vibrator More Expensive

Nothing has captured the stock market quite like the advent of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.). It is being integrated into almost every website the average internet user visits. Predictions put the percentage of internet content that was A.I. generated at 50%

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Ask SSIS: Can I get pregnant from period sex?

Thanks for your question! Yes, but the answer is more complicated than that. If we think about the whole menstrual cycle, the phase during which you’re least likely to get pregnant is the menstruation phase, when you’re bleeding. This is

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Just Dance is back, baby

I have recently purchased the 2025 edition of “Just Dance” for the Nintendo Switch since it was on “rollback” at Walmart for ~$14. How did I justify this purchase of what some may consider a game of childhoods long past

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So you’re Pre-Law: The Pre-Law Society

Brandeis University has a substantial number of students on the pre-law track and, as such, has collected a number of pre-law-focused clubs across campus. With a variety of options for students in this area of study, The Hoot sat down with one of the Co-Presidents of the Brandeis Pre-Law Society,

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The out-of-state student experience: facing challenges over break

Brandeis is a school that prides itself on diversity. One major part of this is a wide variety of students from all around the country and the world; 68% of the university’s non-international population this year is made of out-of-state students, and 15.8% of the overall population is international. This

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A Brandeis Tradition: All Languages Dinner

While Brandeis doesn’t have many traditions, a conversation that seems to be at the forefront of the collective mind, the All Languages Dinner, is certainly an event that falls into this category. Starting in 2013, the event consists of a dinner with all 13 languages offered at Brandeis coming together

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Ask SSIS: How do I talk to my partner about getting STI tested?

Thanks for reaching out! An STI (sexually transmitted infection) is a serious condition that can develop after sex; they can have symptoms, but most cases are asymptomatic. Most are curable, and all are treatable, but it is important to get tested for them to catch them early and start treatment!

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Michael’s travel guides: Barcelona, Spain

The capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, Barcelona is a vibrant, artistic city featuring everything from the dark, winding streets of the Gothic Quarter, to the eye-popping, outrageous architecture of Gaudi. Barcelona is a world-famous capital of culture and sport; yet in recent times the city has made headlines

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Brandeis’ Annual Novel Symposium

On Friday, Oct. 17, the Brandeis English Department held its annual Novel Symposium. This year’s event focused on the novel “The Bostonians” by Henry James, and it featured a series of three panels consisting of both graduate students and professors.  “The Bostonians” is a novel written by Henry James in

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