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Outside Mandel 303, a table full of cookies and various hot beverages welcomed me into a lecture titled “Kubrick’s Men’s Pictures.” The lecture discussed exactly what it claimed, the pictures of men that Stanley Kubrick took in his days before he was an Academy Award nominee. Stanley Kubrick was a universally loved and critically acclaimed […]
CAs have to decorate their halls and make it a point of their existence that bulletinboards and doors cannot go without clever themes and punny memes up and down the floor. Each semester carries with it a new theme relevant to the residents of the dorm and their position on the path to eventually graduate. […]
Dear Eliana, After doing well with four classes last semester, I thought I’d push myself and go for five classes this semester. I kept the loaded schedule through the add/drop period, but after getting further into the classes, I’m not sure if I can keep up. One class in particular, a Russian language class, has […]
The Brandeis men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the University Athletic Association Championships last Saturday, Mar. 1, with both teams coming in seventh. The Washington University men’s team and the University of Chicago’s women’s team took first place. Kelsey Whitaker ’16 placed second in the mile, and Amelia Lundkvist ’14 immediately followed […]
On Monday, Mar. 3, I was delighted to have had a break from class and listen to Michelle Hoover come visit Brandeis to read an excerpt from her new novel, “Bottomland.” Michelle Hoover, author of “The Quickening,” is described by iconic novelist and short story writer Charles Baxter as a writer who “recreates for us […]
This Thursday, Dean of Student Life Jamele Adams announced via an email to The Hoot the promotion of Stephanie Grimes and Monique Pillow Gnanaratnam to assistant deans who will assist Adams in the Office of the Dean of Student Life. While it is currently unknown if other faculty members were considered for the assistant dean […]
This Monday, a Facebook event titled “Brandeis Israel Apartheid Week” went viral. The event was created by Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine (BSJP) member Aya Abdelaziz ’16 and administered by several others. It came into existence with the purpose of being a headquarters for the titular series of events, which will begin next Monday […]
In a continued effort to improve student safety and collaborate with the city of Waltham, Brandeis released a list of steps that will be taken in terms of crosswalk safety. A statement by Ellen de Graffenreid, senior vice president for communications, and Ed Callahan, director of public safety, was released to The Brandeis Hoot and […]
Though the regular fencing season is complete, the team continued to channel their strength for post-season meets at Mount Holyoke College and the University of Pennsylvania. At the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference on Feb. 22 hosted by Holyoke, Brandeis took home the trophy as the six-weapon champion, living up to last year’s victory. For […]
With the upcoming housing selection and the movement of the housing lottery online, Andrew Flagel, senior vice president for students and enrollment, has admitted that this is an improvement long overdue. “Brandeis is unusual in lacking a robust housing data system,” he said in an interview with The Hoot this week. Yes, Brandeis is outdated […]
