Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Well, it seems as if the general election has already begun. It was not like the outcome was really much of a surprise since former Governor Mitt Romney’s primary competition included your wacky conspiratorial Uncle Ron, Newt the two-time divorcee and Rick Santorum, who lost his last election in his home state by 18 points. […]
“Mass Effect 3” is a third-person shooter RPG created by veteran developer Bioware and available on the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. This is the final game in a trilogy that has developed an incredible fan following; they have come to love the storytelling and player involvement. The game not only reaches the expectations […]
Brandeis track star Vincent Asante ’14 came to the United States from Ghana three and a half years ago and despite his time here he still considers Ghana his home. He does admit that he feels as though Ghana has changed from when he used to live there. Having been away from the country for […]
I am interested in all things Brandeis. But against the conventional wisdom (judging by the turnout) I found myself unable to stay away from the Student Union presidential and vice presidential debates Wednesday. I did not attend the pilot one last year, featuring just the top post wannabes and only three well-known candidates at that. […]
This past week, the Brandeis men’s tennis team dropped all three of their matches, two on the road, to fall to 4-10 on the season. This past Friday, against 10th-ranked Bowdoin, the Judges failed to earn a single point as they were swept in both doubles and singles in a 9-0 loss. This was not […]
Released last Friday after a three-year delay, “The Cabin in the Woods” opened to an amazingly positive response. Directed and written by Drew Goddard along with Joss Whedon, “The Cabin in the Woods” is simultaneously hilarious and horrifying. The combination of horror and comedy has been explored many a time in films such as the […]
After losing three straight games last week, the Judges returned to their winning ways during the weekend, sweeping Bowdoin in a doubleheader Sunday with scores of 7-3 and 4-3. The Judges then split a doubleheader Tuesday versus Babson, winning the first game 7-4 while dropping the second 4-3. The Judges have now won 13 of […]
The time to dream has come and the place to do it is Huatulco, Mexico. Now that summer is around the corner, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to concentrate on school work. Some might even go as far as to say that it’s impossible not to daydream about the possibility of a little free time, […]
Community news coverage must extend beyond the confines of Loop Road to the streets of Waltham. Occasionally, it must extend to other colleges, cities and towns. We define community broadly at The Hoot and cover it beyond this campus because what happens here is not isolated from what happens in Newton or Weston or Waltham. […]
”Without Gorky” explores the life of Arshile Gorky, an accomplished painter and European immigrant. Gorky came into his own in the Surrealist field and was a pioneer in the abstract expressionist school of painting. His works are proudly displayed all over the nation, including such illustrious museums as the Museum of Modern Art in New […]
