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Over the past year, Andrew Flagel, senior vice president of students and enrollment, and Ellen de Graffenreid, senior vice president for Communications, have eagerly begun planning a new graphic identity for Brandeis. In an email to The Hoot, Flagel reported, “There isn’t any plan to change the institutional ‘brand’—the effort focuses on our graphic images […]
In 1991, Anita Hill stood alone in front of a panel during the hearings to confirm Clarence Thomas. Today, 22 years later, she revisits the trauma of the hearings while also offering hope for equality in her documentary, “Anita.” The documentary premiered in Waltham Thursday night, April 3. This week, Hill spoke with The Hoot […]
This week is Bronstein Week. Who was Bronstein? Why do we celebrate him, or better yet, why do we celebrate him with making slime and learning about “Rugrats”? I loved Tommy Pickles just as much as anyone else, but I don’t have the time or the interest to pretend I am six years old again. […]
This week, Brandeis’ Muslim Student Association hosted their annual Islam Awareness Week, a series of events designed to break down stereotypes and increase non-Muslim students’ knowledge about Islam. This year marked a higher attendance in various events, many of which were centered around highlighting the social issues that Muslims face around the world today. Islam […]
This Monday evening in the International Business School, the work-in-progress documentary “Exit Zero” was screened. The event was followed by a brief Q&A with the filmmaker, Christine Walley. This event was sponsored by the Edie and Lew Wasserman Fund, the Film, Television and Interactive Media program and the Department of Anthropology. “Exit Zero” is produced […]
Saturday featured two tennis competitions on campus between nationally ranked squads. The 24th-ranked men’s tennis team faced 12th-ranked Bowdoin College in a tough 6-2 loss. The fifth singles match ended early for the teams due to rain. The competition began with a bang in the doubles match featuring Brandeis’ Michael Arguello ’17 and Danny Lubarsky […]
The Brandeis Creative Writing Department and History of Ideas program sponsored their last novel reading of the semester this past Wednesday. Professor Steven McCauley (ENG) introduced the featured writer—Caleb Crain—a few minutes after 5 p.m. in the Shapiro Admissions Center presentation room. It was somewhat thrilling to hear McCauley list the reviews of Caleb Crain’s […]
The framework of college athletics may be dramatically altered after a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that football players at Northwestern University fit within the definition of employees. This judgment allows these football players to form a labor union. Peter Ohr, regional director of the Chicago NLRB Office, reached the […]
This week on campus, Brandeis hosted its annual “Islam Awareness Week,” established to raise awareness about Islam and to remove misconceptions about Islam and Muslims. Sponsored by the Muslim Student Association, the various events held over the course of a week included an Islam 101 lecture, photography exhibit, an Interfaith lunch and prayer and more. […]
The softball team split a doubleheader on Saturday with Husson University in Maine. The women won the first game 9-4 and lost the second 6-2. Brandeis put the first run up as Amanda Genovese ’15 singled to begin the game and was brought home by an Anya Kamber ’15 double. The Eagles came back to […]
