Why I love the Hoot

When I wrote my first piece for the Hoot, in an earlier edition of this year, I never thought Id end up so committed to this paper. The sports editor, my friend, needed someone to draft an article about the first Cross Country meet, and I happened to be at the competition. So I wrote up 500 words, gave it to the editor and became a published author. Two months later, I would proudly be elected as the Hoots Managing Editor and be pressured to resign from my post on the Finance Board as some believed it a conflict of interest to be on the F-Board and the Hoot editorial board simultaneously. In loyalty I could never have previously imagined, I stuck it out and truly proved my fidelity to this wonderful publication. As I look back on it, there are several reasons that propelled me to work so arduously on this fine paper, and certain attractive characteristics that should appeal to any writer. With this article I hope to give a holler to my beloved paper, the Hoot.

My time with Reel Big Fish

This past week, Brandeis University had the distinct pleasure of hosting those kings of crooning, those sultans of song, Reel Big Fish. And I was fortunate to be able to sit down with the band for an interview. I had the privilege of speaking to Aaron Barrett, the energetic lead singer, and Scott Klopfenstein, the multi-instrumentalist vocalist, and they told me everything from how the band started, to the strange string of 16 year old band members, to their love of a good nights sleep after a show.

Brandeis tennis victorious for fourth straight time

While many Brandeis students went home over break, the mens and womens tennis teams had a long week of competitions. The men most recently competed against Salve Regina, taking the day in a close 5-to-4 exhibition. The women also had matches over break and competed against UAA rival Case Western University. The team played well, beating Case 5-0. These victories top a long list of wins,
These victories add to the string of wins that these teams have been having and improves their rankings considerably.

Reinharz email details parking situation for open house

April 6, 2007 President Reinharz sent an email to the Brandeis community detailing the parking changes for the prospective student open house taking place Thursday April 19, 2007.

Strange But True

Man gets voted into city council with zero votes
A resident of Missouri City, Missouri, ran for City Council representative, got zero votes-and won. He didn't even vote for himself, since, as he stated at an interview, he forgot that it was election day. Apparently, everyone else did too. Fortunately for him he was running unopposed. Otherwise, it might have been a tie.

Learning about Sudan in a van: Taken for a ride

Note: some quotes in this article are paraphrases, as the person quoted has very broken English.

I hadnt intended to take a class on cultural conflict on the van ride to Brandeis from Logan Airport, but then again, I hadnt intended to be arriving at midnight, either, thanks to a seven hour flight delay.

Editorial: Open house, open discussion

Next week Brandeis will open its doors to hundreds of high school students as they decide whether or not they will be a part of the class of 2011. These prospective students will be given an array of showcases, presentations, and other types of persuasion so that they deeply consider Brandeis as their top choice of school. This is a high stakes process for the admissions department as it is their biggest event of the year. Pressure is high to create an image of Brandeis that may be above what we are in reality. With Open House around the corner, we urge the community to display a true image of Brandeis so that students can make an intelligent choice on where they want to spend the next 4 years.

Letter to the editor: Existence of Arab Culture Club comes as a surprise

To the editor,

I was surprised to find out that Brandeis has an Arab student club on campus. How do Muslim students tolerate such extremely offensive racist and anti-Muslim attitudes at Brandeis? I never read or hear anything from Muslim students on campus. Maybe it's not safe for Muslims to speak out at Brandeis. After what happened to Jimmy Carter and Norman Finkelstein it's understandable. Has Brandeis ever allowed a Muslim speaker who was critical of Israel on campus?

Congressman Markey to speak about global warming

U.S. Representative Ed Markey is expected to speak at Brandeis on Friday, April 13th about global warming and environmental issues. The event will also include a screening of An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gores documentary film about global warming, and an introduction by Brandeis biology and Environmental Studies professor Dan L. Perlman.

Debate team goes to nationals

The Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society (BADASS) will send eight students to the American Parliamentary Debate Associations (APDA) National Championships. The three-day competition is the final tournament of the season, and will be held at Vassar College from April 20 to April 22.