The Brandeis Hoot

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The Brandeis Hoot
Type Weekly newspaper
Founder(s)Leslie Pazan, Igor Pedan and Daniel Silverman
Editor-in-chiefCooper Gottfried and Logan Ashkinazy
Founded2005
HeadquartersWaltham, Massachusetts
Circulation 750
Website http://brandeishoot.com/
Free online archives http://thebrandeishoot.com/

The Brandeis Hoot, or simply, The Hoot, is the community newspaper serving the Brandeis University campus. [1] Founded in 2005 by Leslie Pazan, Igor Pedan, and Daniel Silverman, it features articles written for, by and about the members of the Brandeis community. The paper's current Editors-in-Chief are Cooper Gottfried and Logan Ashkinazy. [2] Doubling in size since its inception, The Hoot is read worldwide and has been cited by national media outlets, including The New York Times, [3] The Boston Globe [4] and NPR. [5] Publishing every Friday during the semester, The Hoot is distributed throughout the Brandeis community. The paper's motto is "To acquire wisdom, one must observe." [1] The Hoot publishes five sections (News, Arts, Opinions [formerly Impressions], Features, and Sports) and an editorial each week.

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History

The Hoot was formed in 2004, when a group of editors at The Justice left because they felt that The Justice was not accurately representing the views of the Brandeis community.[ citation needed ]

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  5. Fred Thys (November 2, 2017). "Brandeis Cancels Staging Of Play After Students Oppose Its 'Wallpaper' Minority Characters". WBUR-FM . Retrieved May 7, 2022.