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 Friday, October 31st, 2008 Brandeis University's Community Newspaper TheHoot.Net  

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‘Know Your Rights’ magnet printing stopped

The printing of the Know Your Rights information magnets was cancelled yesterday after language discrepancies between the magnets and the Rights and Responsibilities handbook were identified. The magnets concerning the student conduct process were soon to be released by Union President Jason Gray ’10, Office of Student Rights and Advocacy (OSRA) Director Laura Cohen ’09, and the newly selected members of OSRA. The text of the magnets has been changed to better align with Rights and Responsibilities, Gray said; however, the magnets have not been reordered. Gray announced the formation of OSRA ...

Aramark makes dining reforms

Students are now able to use their meals to purchase soy milk, ...

MIT professor says media culture is participatory

“We’re in a moment when media scholars have something to contribute,” stated ...

Patrick speaks to Brandeis business school about Israel and green tech

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick spoke in Brandeis’ Faculty Club about green ...

Wells emphasizes common origins

UCC passes film studies major proposal

A major entitled Film and Visual Media Studies passed the Undergraduate Curriculum ...

Union to form endowment executive committee

The Student Union is expected to announce the formation of a new executive committee next week that would serve as ...

Faculty advisory committee created to consider FY 2010 expenditure reductions

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Marty Krauss announced the creation of a special faculty advisory committee to ...

Friedman calls for a ‘green revolution’

Three time Pulitzer prize winning author Thomas Friedman ’75 told students to ...

Brandeis improves grades on sustainability report card

Brandeis’ environmental sustainability grade increased from a C to a B- from last year, according to a recently released “Green ...

Minding the budget gap

Administrators are examining the causes of the university’s $10 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2009 and devising solutions to ...

Union calls for Health Center review

In response to student complaints over several years, the Student Union is ...

Opinions

Editorial: Rights should stick to the Constitution, not the fridge

Letters to the editor:

SEA Change: Comparing the candidates’ environmental stance

Worried about a career? Go ahead! Dive right in!

The Cuban Embargo: A brief comment on a ridiculous policy

Memoirs of a conservative: Part Three

Fantasy Families: More important than our own?

Porn for the masses: No tissues necessary

Let the truth sting: Learn to be honest

Editorial: Taking the ‘F’ out of financial transparency

Letters to the editor

SEA Change: Clean our skies: Invest in renewable energy

Of quality v. quantity

Book of Matthew: Defending a progressive tax plan

Shopping for Truth: Memoirs of a commuter

The Naomi Narrative: A realist in a sea of dreamers

Sexiled: Oral dysfunction: My performance anxiety

by  R.B.

One Tall Voice: Bush Bashers!

Letters to the editor:

Follow Friedman’s words, sustain the revolution

Pyle File: Responding to “hate mail”: Racsism and bigotry

by  Zach Pyle

Book of Matthew: Dr. StrangeGOP or How I learned to stop worrying and love the earmark

Last ditch effort: McCain’s failed strategy

So you think you’re pro-Israel?

SEA Change: Take a trip to Great Britain, support sustainable food

Facing Adversity: A story of friendship and loss

Shopping for Truth: Just say no… And get some sleep!

One Tall Voice: Starship Troopers!

A new look at society

This Week's Poll:

How many final exams do you have?

  • Two (36%, 12 Votes)
  • Three or More (33%, 11 Votes)
  • I'm not a student, this poll sucks! (15%, 5 Votes)
  • One (12%, 4 Votes)
  • None (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 33

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