Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
Until now, The Hoot has refrained from editorializing about the choice of Frederick M. Lawrence as the future president of Brandeis. Though we have been heartened by Lawrence’s conscious effort to meet and connect with the student body, we have been reserving our judgement until we see what he will do once he takes the […]
It is no secret that Brandeis students care about transparency. Deeply invested in the well-being and continued success of our university, the student body has repeatedly called upon the administration to be transparent about its policy and decision-making processes. The need for our passionate and vocal concerns has been reaffirmed by our administrators’ decisions time […]
I am writing today to comment about the article “Handy to have around” that was printed on Sept. 3. Earlier that week, my dad mentioned to me that he was going to be featured in an article for the school newspaper about all of the work that he and his department do for Brandeis. I […]
The Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid Thursday announced that, if financially needed, the university should in the future become “need-sensitive” in its admissions. Currently, the only students not admitted through “need-blind” means are international students and students admitted from the wait-list. If approved by the Department of Admissions, this recommendation could soon come into […]
Upon appointing Frederick Lawrence the next Brandeis president, Malcom Sherman, chairman of the board of trustees, told The Hoot that Lawrence’s Judaism was “a consideration.” “Certainly [Lawrence’s religion] made him attractive to the committee and we are happy that he is Jewish,” Sherman said. It is no surprise to any member of the Brandeis community […]
University President Jehuda Reinharz’s choice of Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren as commencement speaker has been called too divisive a choice for an occasion that is supposed to unite the senior class in their last moments at Brandeis. In order to help avoid similar protests about what singer-songwriter Paul Simon should perform at the ceremony, here’s […]
This week Brandeis announced the commencement speaker and the list of honorary degree recipients on their website. Those being honored include a Grammy Award winner, the founder of Partners in Health, the first female chief judge of New York, an internationally renowned Spanish author, a member of the National Security Council and the Israeli Ambassador […]
Initially, this editorial board was pleased to learn that the administration had asked for student input as part of its decision on how to replace the Kalman and Friedland buildings in the science complex. After all, during the last year, this editorial board has repeatedly called for the Brandeis administration to listen to student voices […]
Irresponsible Journalism To the editor, I was shocked today when I opened my copy of the Hoot to see the article “Irresponsible Fees” by Alex Schneider. I scoured the article for a single warranted argument as to why this fee could be viewed as “irresponsible,” yet failed to find a single one. The Princeton wordnet […]
The graduate and undergraduate open forums held this week were a mixed bag at best. The university administration made an attempt at bridging the information gap between the corridors of power and the student body—but a very small number of students showed up to walk across it. The undergraduate forum comprised only 22 students to […]
