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A good thriller consists of a few important elements: provocative characters, an interesting and unpredictable plot, a touch of humor and, of course, unexpected scenes to jolt your adrenal glands. Syfy’s new show, “Helix,” encomposses all of those components and far more. “Helix,” which follows the Atlanta CDC to Arctic Biosystems, an Arctic research facility, […]
Brandeis University police are currently investigating five separate cases of harassment, assault and sexual violence crimes that occurred on and off campus and were reported to the department for further review. Prior to students leaving for winter break in the beginning of December, the public safety media log listed an investigation into acts of harassment, […]
Each January brings us cold weather, new classes and fresh faces. Brandeis, the ever-welcoming university it is, received the Class of 2017’s midyear students with open arms. Among the many midyear-oriented activities was the Brandeis VoiceMale and Up the Octave collaborative a cappella show. Held in the Village TV Lounge, the gig was attended by […]
The men’s basketball team lost two University Athletic Association games this week in the Midwest against Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Chicago. Early struggles and foul troubles characterized both games. The Judges lost on Friday to seventh-ranked Wash U. The Bears led throughout most of the game, including the entire second […]
It’s a new year and a new semester for those of us returning to college at Brandeis. The weather is growing harsher, it’s snowing a bit more, the people in general seem to have developed some degree of resistance to getting sick here and everybody is steadily acclimating themselves to sleeping at ridiculous hours. As […]
Two Nikon camera bodies, four lenses, a camera bag and other related equipment were reported stolen from the Brandeis Media Coalition room last Sunday by the head staff of The Brandeis Hoot. Hoot editorial staff met with Detective Sergeant Dana Kelley the following Tuesday to discuss the incident. The meeting came very soon after a […]
Ever wonder what’s it like to be a midyear at Brandeis? For the average student, he or she will never be able to experience the constant welcoming remarks for the first two weeks, nor will he or she experience the extravagant first-year living arrangements. Some may say midyears are just lucky, others will note that […]
If you remember walking into your first class here at Brandeis and being completely astonished at how many students were sitting in this tiered lecture hall, you are one of many. As I am early in my college career and have not finalized my major, I have had the pleasure of having taken quite a […]
Over winter break, rumors began to circulate that Brandeis will soon raise the cost of housing and require that every student living on campus have a meal plan. On Dec. 2, the Student Union Senate Dining Committee and Executive Board issued a survey, requesting that students comment about their satisfaction with meal plans. One question […]
Sometimes watching YouTube feels like eating the last of the potato chips: You’re tired of feeding yourself junk, but you just have to keep going until you can’t go any longer. YouTube’s never-ending supply of unsatisfying clips can leave you in such a funk that when you do find a quality channel it can come […]
