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I was planning to use this week’s column to finish my series on H. Res. 888. However, as important as the battle against the resolution is, I feel compelled to devote this column to a recently deceased giant of the secular world. During his 60-year career, Sir Arthur C. Clarke made his mark as an […]
In last week’s edition of The Hoot, my senator offered a lengthy denunciation of the Union Senate’s decision to charter Students for Justice in Palestine. His logic was both stupefying and serpentine, and I do not respond eagerly for fear I’ve not quite grasped it. But of logics circuitous and faulty, I find myself something […]
I love history. It’s been my favorite subject for as long as I’ve been in school. Unfortunately, too often I feel like this puts me in the minority. Too many Americans demonstrate a lack of historical knowledge; this is something that I, as a strong believer in the old saying, “those who cannot learn from […]
Last Friday, Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine hosted Eitan Bronstein and Mohammad Jaradat, both of whom spoke about how the only just solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict would be allowing Palestinian refugees from the wars against Israel in 1948 and 1967 to return to Israel. Bronstein represented the Israeli organization Zochrot (meaning “remembering” in […]
Mondays, am I right? Actually, when you’re reading this it will be a Friday, but the sentiment remains—sometimes you’re tired and stressed and you want your weekly Hoot articles condensed. Who has time to read an entire paragraph when Brandeis doesn’t even give us a spring break? Well, I feel you, gentle readers. I present […]
I would like to apologize to my fans for my two week hiatus. I was hindered by the flu and swamped with job interviews and homework assignments, which is why this column was on the DL. In any event, I would like to dedicate this particular article to the current Brandeis Student Union elections that […]
When I first joined the Finance Board two years ago, I really didn’t know what to expect. Nearly everyone elected that term was new and almost all of us were first-years. The Treasurer back then was a guy by the name of Harrison Chizik ’07 and he was the only returning member to the Board. […]
You know something, reader, this is only my third column, but already, I’m feeling quite a rapport with you. As it turns out, you and I have something in common, something other than a love of soft pretzels and long walks on the beach. As it turns out, we both read the best newspaper on […]
It was election season again. Between seemingly thousands of flyers that littered the walls of nearly every building, and a singing candidate with a guitar and a harmonica on the Rabb Steps, it was hard not to notice the democratic sentiment which permeated this fine campus (apparently). But in this newfound fervor, it was easy […]
Andrew Brooks ‘09 spent over 30 hours working last week, not including two all-nighters, and he was still falling behind on school work. Not because he had so much work, but because schoolwork wasn’t what was taking his time. Brooks was preparing and campaigning before Student Union elections this past Sunday in an effort to […]
