Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Dear Editor, I was utterly shocked and appalled to read Noah Klinger’s recent article of February 29 entitled “The surge to nowhere.” As a frequent reader of The Brandeis Hoot, I am somewhat familiar with Klinger’s doctrinaire liberalism; as well, his thinly disguised Ba’athist sympathies are no secret. Nonetheless, it is surprising that even an […]
In the past few years of the Second Intifada, as the number of suicide bombings waned, the residents of the small western Negev city of Sderot became the new poster-children for Israeli suffering. Whenever I argue with someone who supports the Israeli occupation of Palestine, it is never long before I hear about Qassam rockets; […]
Ah, stress, that evil six letter word. I know that if you’re anything like me, you’re feeling a wee bit stressed with midterms, papers, etc. that are progressively piling up. Sometimes, I feel like it’s an epidemic and there’s no way out of work. I often say we’re working machines, and it would seem that […]
One of my least favorite experiences in Senegal came when I visited Goree Island, the major Slave trading port for that section of the Guinea coast. Today the island is the designated place in Africa for western leaders to visit and apologize for the Slave trade (except for President Clinton, who made his mea culpa […]
Over this past February break; I traveled with the University Chorus to Germany. While in Europe, my fellow singers and myself saw a number of wonderful and awe-inspiring sites. We traveled up the Alps and saw magnificent castles. The tour group also traveled to Salzburg and visited the home of Wolfgang Mozart. Perhaps the most […]
Recently I have been fielding a number of questions pertaining to the subject of how I have transformed my body into a well-oiled machine. Various students here at Brandeis and adults in the Waltham community frequently stop me on the streets to ask me how I have sculpted such an impressive physique. Instead of continuing […]
For as long as I can remember, the mysteries of the natural universe have held a great fascination for me. As a child, I would forgo the typical juvenile fiction stories for science books, and I became enamored by the vastness of space and the incredible worlds that we were just beginning to explore. As […]
If there is one good thing that has come out of this long presidential primary season, it is the fact that more Americans than ever are aware of the influence of the media. Not that it is too difficult to spot. Just look at our two front-runners. As much as I like the guy, I […]
Criticism is a multi-headed monster that means something different to everyone. For a critic, it’s a job that offers the comforts of a sustainable lifestyle while critiquing art. For a reader, it’s a window into a (hopefully) well-constructed viewpoint that can easily shed light on a subject that was previously unknown. Yet, in a living, […]
It’s amazing to me that the students at this school are more willing to defend white men against allegations of racism then they are willing to defend racial minorities against, you know, actual racism. Not one but two angry responses to my article about Jordan Rothman’s racist article appeared in the Hoot this week and […]
