Reflections

Theospeaker

Your words are empty, as are mine, but claim themselves to be sublime; pious praise, and blinded gaze by cataracts of light-divine. “Why are we here, the end is near” Your empty phrases are quite smug and claim you know what we should fear and what should make our heartstrings tug, but Drugged. That’s what […]

B.O.M.S. slams into session!

The first thing you notice when attending an open mic session is the vibe. You don’t feel the vibe at an open mic. More like, you feed it. You and every attendee, performer, observer and passer-by, are all distinct parts of the energy of a session like flames are part of a throbbing fire. With […]

Lights out for director Roman Polanski

Last Saturday, director Roman Polanski (“Rosemary’s Baby”, “The Pianist”) was arrested in Zurich after 32 years of fleeing the American justice system. But how do we punish the artist, and what impact does that have on his art? The facts of Polanski’s case are pretty much incontrovertible. Polanski was conducting a photo shoot with a […]

Mike Judge’s “Extract” lacks new flavor

As I watched the movie “Extract,” I was prodded by a weird feeling and it wasn’t just a progressive sense of boredom. Rather it was a remarkable sense of déjà vu. Two hours and one Google search later, it clicked. It turns out that “Extract” is the product of Mike Judge, who also wrote and […]

Bullseye offers a whole new view

Life lessons come in odd places. Sometimes you find them beneath the chuppah at your cousin’s wedding, as I did nearly a month ago, and sometimes you find them inside of an Irish pub on your friend’s 21st birthday. Last Saturday evening, I boarded the 8 p.m. shuttle to Boston to celebrate the 21st year […]

Reinharz announces intention to resign

University President Jehuda Reinharz announced his intention to resign at an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees yesterday evening. At the request of the Board of Trustees, Reinharz will remain as president of the university for the duration of the 2009-2010 academic year. Reinharz has also agreed to stay president through June 30, 2011, […]

Editorial: An apology from the editor

At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the news editor of The Brandeis Hoot and the editor-in-chief of the Justice, were called into a meeting with a university official who informed them of University President Jehuda Reinharz’s decision to resign. They were informed that Reinharz would make his resignation official at midnight and that any information shared with […]

USPS dedicates stamp to Louis D. Brandeis

The Boston Post Master General unveiled the new Justice Louis D. Brandeis commemorative stamp to almost 200 people at a ceremony held yesterday afternoon in front of the statue of the university’s namesake. Present at the ceremony were Justice Brandeis’ three grandchildren Alice Brandeis Popkin, Walter Brandeis Raushenbush and Frank Brandeis Gilbert. Gilbert spoke at […]

Rose committee recommends museum stay open

University Provost Marty Krauss released a report from the Future of the Rose Committee on Tuesday recommending that the Rose Art Museum remain open and “take steps to reintegrate” the museum into the university. The report avoided the issue of whether or not the university should sell pieces of artwork from the museum in order […]