2010 Senator election enters final round

The race for Senator for the Class of 2010 drew six candidates for two positions. Jenna Brofsky, Rajiv Ramakrishnan and Miriam von Guggenberg moved on to the final round, which ends at 2:00 p.m. Fri.

Voting system failure in close Treasurer Race

Wednesdays election for Student Union Treasurer has ended in a draw and will move to a second round, Student Union officials said Thursday. The results of this election will be available Friday evening.

Answers to this week’s puzzle

How many words can you find in 'Brandeis?' Possible answers: Bra Bras Bar Bars Bran Barn Barns Bard Bards Brad Brads Brain Brains Bade Braid Braids Bares Bare Bears Bear Beards Beard Beans Bean Brides Bride Brines Brine Sider Ride Rides Side Sire Sired Sir Rise Risen Reins Rein Rains Rain Raise Raised Dries Dares […]

Little Miss shines at the box office

For the past month, all I hear about is Snakes on a Plane. Its everywhere. Dedicated fans popped up before the movie even came out. But I didnt see it, so Im not going to write about it. Sorry to all you nutty Snakes enthusiasts.

The magical mystery music tour

Forget Duck Boat tours and toss your Not For Tourists guidebooks out the window;

sure, these resources have a lot of valuable information about Boston in them, but do they really feed your hunger for musical exploration?

There once lived a hunter

At lunchtime today, a certain columnist for The Hoot, who has been away for the weekend, learns that his hero, Steve Irwin, known the world over as the Crocodile Hunter, is dead. Dear readers, this is a shameless eulogy. No apologies are forthcoming.

Stand by your man

Ladies and gentleman, Ron Livingston has returned to the screen. The small screen. The very small screen. Much smaller than a cubicle but larger than your average TPS report (new cover sheets notwithstanding).

Undergraduate directors and the plays they love

In an attempt to offer deeper insight into this Fall's theatrical offerings, each UTC mainstage director (as well as the director for Hold Thy Peace and the President for Boris Kitchen) was encouraged to submit a piece explaining what makes each show special, or to partake in generally shameless self-promotion.

Hey,who are the new kids?

The first-years have been oriented, have started class, and have officially molded into full Brandesians by now. They know the difference between Shapiro the dorm, Shapiro the campus center, and Shapiro the admissions building by now. They know the Jump! Shake your booty! chant. They know what SAGE and BEMCO stand for.

NYC Brandeisians’ words on 9/11, five years later

I was in school when the teacher announced that terrorists attacked the Twin Towers. We were all sent home immediately. On the drive home, we could see the smoke lifting from the downtown area.