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Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.

February 2011 Issue

Men’s basketball slumps on the road

During the last few days, the Brandeis men’s basketball team has been busy. After the upset to Rochester at home almost two weeks ago, the team traveled to Emory and Rochester for rematches, followed by a game against top-25 ranked Amherst College. On Tuesday the Brandeis men’s basketball team fell into a deep hole early […]


Runners race to victory at Tufts Invitational

Last weekend, both the men’s and women’s track teams participated in the Tufts Invitational meet. Judges runners managed to reach the podium in competitions that included runners not not only Division III, but also higher division and professional racers. Perhaps the top racer was Vincent Asante ’14. Asante placed second in the 60-meter dash, running […]


Fencing: straight to the point

The men’s and women’s fencing teams have had an active week. Last weekend both teams competed in the Eric Sollee Invitational at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The women’s team also had a match against Wellesley after inclement weather postponed what should have been a Feb. 2 meeting. Tuesday was arguably the highlight of the […]


Women’s basketball dry spell continues

In a rematch against Rochester, Brandeis guard Mia DePalo ’11 led all Brandeis players with 14 points including 4-of-4 from beyond the arc; however, DePalo’s hot shooting was not enough to pull away from the Rochester Yellowjackets as Rochester used two large runs, one in each half, to run away with an 80-51 victory. With […]


Abroad at Brandeis: International Student Stories

In pursuit of their independence, five students from five separate countries decided to spend four years abroad in the United States. Searching for a small, tight-knit and community-driven experience, these five international students landed at Brandeis. Though their experiences are different, each student shares the same drive to make the best out of their four […]


Players versus owners as NFL lockout looms near

As you probably haven’t heard, since you are most likely a Brandeis student and probably do not care much for sports, the NFL and the NFL Players Association’s (NFLPA) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is set to expire on March 3. If no new agreement is put in place by then, there may not be a […]


The Final Slam: Poets get ‘VOCAL’

On Tuesday, Feb. 8, VOCAL poetry held its most important event of the year, The Final Slam. It was a night filled with nerves, poets and nervous poets; it brought out the best in the poets—those who came to slam and those who came to be slammed. The Final Slam was held to determine who […]


A Valentine’s Day Playlist

Whether you’re in a relationship or not, whether you’re going out for Valentine’s Day or staying in, you’re going to need some tunes while you do it. Here are The Hoot’s relationship status-appropriate picks for a perfect Valentine’s Day soundtrack for you. Love Birds 1. “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” – Aerosmith 2. […]


Jaffe announces new JBS objective

The Justice Brandeis Semester (JBS) and related experiential learning programs have abandoned their attempts to direct students off-campus and help relieve campus crowding, one of the two primary goals of the program when piloted by the university and faculty in academic year ’08-’09. The JBS programs will remain a university priority for their academic value. […]


Registrar considers snow day make-ups

Following Wednesday’s snow day and resulting canceled classes, the registrar’s office is considering using the study day scheduled before finals period as well as weekend days or late nights to make up the missed classes, an unprecedented measure in the 14 years that Mark Hewitt has been registrar. “The academic administration is reviewing options for […]