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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 […]
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 […]
