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Judges secure seventh seed in 2025 UAA Championships

Judges Men’s Soccer escapes Stevens, falls to Tufts in DIII tournament

League of Legends Championship Final

The League of Legends world championship, also known as “Worlds,” had its 15th final on Sunday, Nov. 8. The final was held in Dong’an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu with 18,000 fans in attendance and online viewership reaching a peak of 6.7 million people. The best of five series was between two South Korean teams, KT Rolster, and arguably the greatest esports team of all time, T1. While Korea is usually a favorite for Worlds each year, both teams in the final were the bottom two seeds coming into the tournament. 

Nico Harrison fired

Thoughts on Trump’s Aesthetic Policies

As we enter into the final months of the first year in Donald Trump’s second presidency, America has witnessed many renovations of historical monuments and the generation of new architectural plans for Washington D.C.. With the Aug. 28, 2025 Executive Order “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” the second Trump Administration has stated, 

"Only Murders in the Building” Season Five Took a Gamble and Walked Home Empty-Handed

“Only Murders in the Building,” Hulu’s murder-mystery comedy starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, has been a favorite of mine since it was first released in 2021. It has tight, consistent humor, a quirky ensemble, unexpected celebrity cameos and most of all, outstanding mysteries. Each episode, new details are revealed: a shocking twist or a new piece of evidence that makes the viewer wonder how they hadn’t seen a critical clue and constantly shifted suspicions between a host of equally likely suspects. For four seasons, I was excited to turn on the television every week to get a step closer to figuring it out, and to see if I could piece together the puzzle before the characters in the show did — and even if I didn’t, the “whodunit” answer still felt like a satisfying conclusion each season.

In defense of the modern novel

There has been a recent discussion in The Brandeis Hoot about the downfall of the novel due to capitalism. To me, this seems like a surface-level argument. The novel chosen as the pinnacle of “pre-capitalist” peak literature in this debate is George Eliot’s 1871 novel “Middlemarch,” a novel that astute readers might point out was written and released at the end of the Victorian period, a time during which capitalism had already sunk its fangs deep into the anglophone world, as demonstrated by Mark Twain referring to the period in American history as the Gilded Age. So, is “Middlemarch” truly unaffected by capitalism? Probably not, but that is neither here nor there. 

Being busy is a social currency at Brandeis

At Brandeis, there seems to be an unspoken rule: “If you’re not busy, you’re not doing enough.” Every conversation seems to begin with a schedule rundown of every club meeting that has to be attended, the endless amounts of essays, homework and midterms — probably due within the next 24 hours and, usually, those conversations end with an apology since it is hard to find time to hang out in the midst of the endless flow of work. 

Letter to the Editor — Jon Hochschartner

To the editor,

Letter to the Editor — Jon Hochschartner

Historically, America has killed fascists

Calling for clear AI policy on campus

We have reached a point in our world where Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, bringing with it ethical and logistical challenges. In educational spaces, this new technology often means reckoning with multiple conflicting truths: On one hand, AI is a useful tool with increasing relevance in everyday life. On the other hand, it can be used as a false replacement for exercises in learning and critical thinking. As these considerations persist, the Brandeis community continues to grapple with its usage in our classrooms. 

A New Molecular Approach to Prostate Cancer Treatment

Prostate cancer drugs have saved countless lives, but even the best-known treatments come with a long-standing problem: They often affect far more of the body than they should. Medication meant to shut down one enzyme responsible for producing testosterone, the hormone that fuels prostate tumor growth, can end up blocking several other enzymes that have nothing to do with cancer. This broad action leads to serious side effects including liver damage and hormonal imbalance. Inside Prof. Thomas Pochapsky’s (CHEM/BCHEM) Laboratory at Brandeis University, chemical biology major Talia Lazar ’26 has spent more than a year investigating a more precise molecular approach that could eventually help avoid these complications.

The NHL has an accountability problem

CONTENT WARNING: This articles contains mentions of sexual assault and domestic abuse.

Third faculty meeting sheds light on Brandeis University’s financial future

The third faculty meeting of the year convened in Rapaporte Treasure Hall on Nov. 7 with presentations from the Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration, Stewart Uretsky, and the Vice President of Development, Stephen Rodriguez on the University’s budget and Institutional Advancement, respectively. The faculty also heard four handbook amendments. Senate Chair, Prof. Jeffrey Lenowitz (POL) outlined these objectives at the start of the meeting. 

Making Israel’s legal space: discussions about international law

On Thursday, Nov. 6, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies held the event, “We Have Invented a New International Legal Concept of ‘Administered Territories’: Making Israel’s Legal Space, 1948-50.” The event was available for members of the Brandeis community in person, while an online webinar was available to the public. Speaking at the event was Prof. Rephael Stern ’11, a professor at Boston University School of Law, and a Brandeis graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Stern has also received a Master’s Degree in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University, a Doctorate of Law from Harvard Law School, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. His research focuses on international law as well as Jewish and Middle Eastern studies. 

Vandalism in Polaris Lounge causes community damages for North residents

Residing in North Quad, the Polaris Lounge sits atop campus, steps away from Scheffres, Gordon, Reitman and Cable residence halls. As a common space for first-year students and campus organizations, it boasts several couches, a television and a pool table. However, Polaris Lounge has recently been the scene of an act of vandalism.  

Women's basketball sweeps season opening

Frankenstein: The Differences Between Mary Shelley's page and Guillermo del Toro's screen

It is common knowledge that producing an adaptation from novel to screen perfectly is nearly impossible. This is no exception with Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” (2025) starring Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Oscar Isaac. While each actor put on an amazing performance and encompassed the souls of each of their characters successfully, there was so much lost when del Toro adapted Mary Shelley’s novel of the same name into a movie. First published in 1818, Shelley’s novel is an enduring classic which has fascinated us for centuries. Shelley’s writing, while it may seem confusing at first, is a beautiful representation of what it is to grapple with narcissism and man’s constant reach for greatness. She created a character, Victor Frankenstein, that houses so much nuance within him and leaves us — the readers — grasping for more. We are urged on with every page and wonder who is the true villain of this story, all the while unknowingly falling in love with the creature Frankenstein creates. This is where my greatest critique of this new movie lies — there is no room for us to consider how much or how little we want to believe in these characters. The movie hits the nail on the head, too obviously showing us that we need to believe Frankenstein is the real monster. While the choice to make every death directly at the hands of Frankenstein instead of at the hands of the creature is gripping at first glance, it takes away the joy of realizing that the Creature isn’t really at fault for these murders. The real culprit is Frankenstein, whose desire for power fuels the creation of the creature, but Frankenstein’s choice to push his creation away forces the creature to choose a life of violence. What I am trying to get at is the obvious lack of nuance within these characters and the lack of subtlety with their actions. The nuance and creativity is one of the most  important parts of Shelley’s novel, and without, it the movie feels lackluster. 

The Beautiful Sound of Daniel Caesar's "Son of Spergy"

Released on Oct. 24, Daniel Caesar’s fourth studio album, “Son of Spergy,” has reintegrated the grassroots nature of R&B back into the community. The album was highly anticipated after Caesar teased its upcoming release with a string of free pop-up shows. Across 12 tracks, Caesar experiments with new genres including folk and gospel and explores the struggle with his father and religion through intricate storytelling. “Son of Spergy” is Caesar’s most unique album yet.

Brandeis police earn Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission certification

 On Oct. 31, an article from Brandeis Stories announced that the Brandeis University Police has  earned certification status from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission. According to MPAC’s website, accreditation from them is a “self-inidiated process by which police agencies voluntarily strive to meet and maintain standards that have been established for the law enforcement profession by the profession.”