Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Two weeks ago, Brandeis and Dr. Irene Pepperberg (PSYC) lost an important member of the community–Alex the African Grey Parrot. 31 years old, Alex had worked with Dr. Pepperberg for the past thirty years and accomplished feats that no one would have imagined possible for a bird.
I owe part of my soul, and definitely my sanity, to the Facilities Department. On more than one occasion – try twenty-three times just last year – they have gotten me out of a bind with my room (it was in such bad condition my roommate and I started keeping a running tab on all the work orders we had to place just to function).
Dear Editor,
I write to express my utter shock and disbelief at the new Union Judiciary rules and the issuance of an advisory opinion in two separate cases along with rules purporting to find judicial power to issue such opinions.
Dear Editor,
In response to Justin Sulsky's recent article entitled “Publications hit and miss,” I'd like to start by saying how wonderful it is to hear that Sulsky is no longer writing for the Justice. After reading “Publications…” I would hate to see such a lackluster journalist sullying the Justice's pages. Mr. Sulsky: I'm sorry to hear that you're “still drawn to journalism.” I fear that you will soon realize that to be a good journalist, you must be unbiased. No one wants journalists telling them what to think. If you would like to merely write editorials, that is another matter entirely. If you feel that you cannot possibly remain unbiased and that your “voluble” opinions must be unleashed, please reconsider journalism as a career.
Dear Editor,
Shortly after The Hoot was created during my first year at Brandeis, I wrote to the editor after an article insulted the arts reviews in the Justice. I believed then, and continue to believe, that critiquing a newspaper in the pages of its “rival” is completely and utterly unprofessional and unethical.
Last Wednesday, President Jehuda Reinharz, via a campus-wide email, informed the Brandeis community that he has decided to allow Public Safety Officers to carry firearms. The decision was made following the completion of a report by The Firearms Advisory Committee, which was composed of various administrators, faculty, staff, two Brandeis undergraduate students (both members of the Student Union Executive Office) and one graduate student.
Following recommendations from an advisory panel formed after last semesters campus shootings at Virginia Tech, President Jehuda Reinharz announced that the university would begin arming campus Public Safety officers. According to sources from Public Safety, the new policy will take three to six months to be implemented.
On Wednesday Sept. 19, the second of three scheduled forums held on the new Ridgewood residence halls, quickly turned into a battleground for upperclassmen from Ziv and the Village to voice their complaints about early morning construction.
President Reinharz signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) on Wednesday, Sept. 12, after being approached by the co-presidents of Students for Environmental Action (SEA) two days prior.
The Union Judiciary (UJ) announced Sept. 7 a new policy in deciding Constitutional conflicts, sources within the UJ told the Hoot. This new policy, according to Chief Justice Jamie Ansorge 09, allows parties to forgo the previously- established trial system in favor of an expedited decision by the UJ.
