Brandeis University's Community Newspaper — Waltham, Mass.
When entering college, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. From the prospect of living alone and bearing the responsibilities that come with it, such as doing your own laundry, to the task of picking the right classes and all the activities that go in between them, it is hard to find composure. Yet once these […]
While fears of the Brandeis academic workload often haunt first-year students long before they ever arrive on campus, it is the “freshman 15” that wakes them up in the middle of the night. As Steven Hoffman ’18 put it, “I am worried about the freshman 15, but only because it is so easy to gain […]
By now, all of you first-years will have settled into your first-year dorms, finished Orientation, had (almost) a full week’s worth of classes and hopefully found a good group of friends. You all have experienced eating at Sherman, and you have spent more time trying to figure out how to get to your 9 a.m. […]
While fears of the Brandeis academic workload often haunt first-year students long before they ever arrive on campus, it is the “freshman 15” that wakes them up in the middle of the night. As Steven Hoffman ’18 put it, “I am worried about the freshman 15, but only because it is so easy to gain […]
Brandeis recently hired two new professors to enrich its African and Afro-American Studies Department (AAAS) as well as its History (HIST) and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS) Departments. The new professors, Jasmine Johnson and Greg Childs, will work across departments to encourage and strengthen the study of the African Diaspora at Brandeis. These new […]
As the theater season starts up again, students may notice some missing people in Spingold Theater. The graduate program in Theater Arts at Brandeis has not taken any new students for the 2014-2015 year. The Hoot spoke with Professor Adrianne Krstansky, the head of the Theater Arts Department, about the changes in the curriculum that […]
On Friday, Aug. 29, Brandeis hosted the first annual All-Arts Welcome Party in the Multipurpose Room of the SCC. The room was full of students, faculty and staff, and the event was co-sponsored by Student Activities and the Undergraduate Theater Collective. The room had a friendly, comfortable atmosphere. The fruit and sweets vibrantly displayed on […]
For many years, Brandeis has had a rich theater history. This year, first-years can look forward to a spectacular year of theater productions. There are various theater organizations on campus. Brandeis Theater Company (BTC), the theater department’s performing ensemble, has auditions that are open to all. There is the Undergraduate Theater Collective (UTC), which includes […]
With the list of colleges and universities under federal investigations for Title IX violations continues to grow, more and more students are feeling mistreated by their schools and administrations. At Columbia University last year, students filed complaints with the federal government over the mishandling of sexual assault charges. According to a New York Times article, […]
In an orchestrated competition of ideas and free ice cream, the Brandeis Academic Debate and Speech Society (BADASS) hosted an information session and demo debate this past week. At first glance, the lecture hall in Mandel could have been just another lecture in Brandeis’ first week of classes. The audience, mostly first-years, filled the seats […]
