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April 2008 Issue
No more action movies
So I watched Predator last night. You know – the movie where an invisible alien hunter stalks and kills Arnold Schwarzenegger and some slightly less muscular guys in the jungle? I must say, I rarely enjoy a movie as much as I enjoy Predator. Don’t get me wrong in calling it a great movie or […]
THE HOOT: APRIL FOOLS EDITION(PDF)
View/laugh!
With such articles as:
Trustees vote “no confidence” in President Jehuda Reinharz
Ridgewood construction delayed
Election tainted as software fails
University considers Zipguns program
Shades of “Steel” Gray
THE BRANDEIS CONSPIRACY
Prolapse in judgment
Union hosts birthday party for Trinidad, Tobago not invited, Israel still jealous
Sexploits of the Student Union
Darwish, students speak out about UBSC appeal
The suspension of Transitional Year Program student Mamoon Darwish continued to stir up debate on campus this week, after it was announced that the second of his two appeals would not be heard until June. Darwish, whose first appeal will be heard April 8, was suspended in February following a fist fight outside of the […]
Union E-board elected
The Student Union Executive and Finance Boards for the 2008- 2009 school year were elected this week, as the student body cast their votes during the primaries on Tuesday, and the final round on Sunday. Jason Gray ’10 will serve as Student Union President for next school year, joined by Vice President Mike Kerns ’09, […]
Two students arrested at party in the Mods
Following an altercation at a party in the Mods Saturday March 30, two Brandeis students were arrested, one by Brandeis Public Safety and the other by Waltham Police. The Waltham Police came to the scene after an unidentified caller informed Brandeis Public Safety that there might be a weapon on the premises. According to students […]
Union, SE evaluate finance policy change
In recent weeks, the Student Union and Student Events have been examining the success of Student Events’ first semester of financial independence. SE and the Union are also discussing the potential for Student Events collaborating with the Union in the future, according to Union officials and the Student Events Executive Board. Last semester, Vice President […]
Mike Gravel to speak on campus
Mike Gravel, former Alaskan Senator, and current Libertarian presidential candidate will speak at Brandeis on April 6. Gravel will speak in the Lown Auditorium at 8 p.m. His impending visit has sparked strong student reactions. Sarah Linet ’10, who played a key role in planning the event, said, “I was really surprised by the widespread […]
EDITORIAL: Due process is always due
It was announced this week that Mamoon Darwish, a TYP student who is being tried by the University Board of Student Conduct, will have to wait until June for the second of his two appeals to be heard. Darwish was suspended in February for involvement in a fistfight. New information about the incident and the […]
Letter to the Editor (“The nakedness of the Senate,” March 28)
Dear Editor, I would like to begin this letter with a few facts about myself. First, I am an American Jew. Second, I am a Zionist. Third, I am a member of the Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine. I was saddened but unsurprised to read the piece about BSJP in last week’s Hoot (“The […]
