Sports Blitz: Brandeis sports and the Patriots without Brady
With Zachary Aranow, Adam Hughes, and Max Shay.
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Archive for September 12th, 2008
The Hoot Report: McCain’s polling surge, Oregon Senate race, and September 11th anniversary
With Brett Matthew and Adam Hughes
Tech Talk: New iPods, Upcoming Macs, Panasonic’s 150″ TV
With Max Shay, Jordan Warsoff, and Josh Waizer.
City Councilors concerned with university’s actions
Brandeis-Waltham relations were strained this week when the university requested a lodging license for the Ridgewood Residence Halls at last Monday’s Waltham City Council meeting. Councilors expressed anger that Brandeis came to request a lodging license for Ridgewood a year after construction began. Ward 9 councilor Richard Logan wondered why the university had not come […]
Car-sharing program arrives on campus
Nearly a year after a Union senator first proposed the idea, the car-sharing program Zipcar is now available at Brandeis. According to a Zipcar press release, a Toyota Matrix and a Honda CR-V are available for student use. Zipcar’s business model suggests two cars for a population like Brandeis, explained Vice President of Campus Operations […]
Brandeis National Women’s Committee changes mission
At the start of its sixtieth year, the Brandeis University National Women’s Committee has changed its mission statement, fundraising priorities, leadership, and its name. The BUNWC will now be called the Brandeis National Committee, a decision, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs Michaele Whelan explained in an e-mail to The Hoot, that has been “discussed over […]
CEL and Res Life team up for community service dorm
As part of a partnership between Residence Life and Community Engaged Learning, the university created the first living community dedicated to community service for first-year students. This year, 27 first-year students moved onto the second floor of Gordon as members of Partners for Civic Engagement. The students submitted an application and were then chosen to […]
Club plans civic week
Citizenship week, sponsored by the year-old club Gen Ed Now, will begin Sept. 21, bringing opportunities for civic engagement to Brandeis. The event features keynote speaker Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America, who will discuss inequality in education. “We wanted to hit the ground running, so all summer we’ve been planning this […]
Editorial: Bursting the bubble one hall at a time
This week, the Waltham City Council complained about off-campus students disrespecting the neighborhoods they lived in. However, that may change with the creation of Partners for Civic Engagement, a living environment for students dedicated to community service. Located on Gordon 2 and comprised of 27 first-years, PCE aims to foster a new generation of students […]
The meaning of diversity
I remembered during my orientation at Brandeis, Jamele Adams declared that the definition of diversity, in its entirety, could be summed up by the phrase, “unconditional love.” Soon after his declaration, Orientation Leaders prodded the students to challenge the truth they were told to swallow. Many of the students, including me, were skeptical to accept […]
