Recently, Donald Trump has been talking about eliminating the Department of Education (DOE). He has already taken the first step towards doing that, having announced that half of the department’s staff would be laid off...

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...

My dear Hoot readers, I’m writing to you as a changed man. Last month I ventured to a holy city, visited spiritually significant sites and fostered a deep connection to my culture. This city was...

Rule 8: Do not insert flashbacks, POV changes, or interludes in the first ~20,000 words of your story. So after all those high and mighty words about greater concepts and the nature of the narrative...

On March 1 and 2, the men’s and women’s track and field teams attended the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships at the University of Chicago. On day one of the event, one Judge set a...

A couple weeks ago, I was musing about what would happen if the Pope dies and a new Pope needs to be selected. A friend looked at me, shocked. “You haven’t watched “Conclave”?!” she demanded....

Eight years. Eight years ago. March 3rd, 2017. 2025. Eight years ago it was around my Bar Mitzvah, and we moved earlier that year from my home of ten years. My new home still had...

From March 7 to March 9, the Brandeis Department of Theater Arts staged “Intractable Woman,” written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini and translated into English by Paula Wing. It tells the story of journalist Anna...

Since our last edition of The Hoot, the men’s basketball team concluded their 2024-25 season with a game against the New York University (NYU) Violets at home at Red Auerbach Arena.    Similar to the...