The Hoot hires, ready to fly

By Abigail Chiu     2/4/25 11:24pm

The Hoot is preparing for re-opening after an unexpected period of closure.

Cristy Torres, assistant director of student-run businesses, said that the Hoot has been working to open up as soon as possible and is finishing its hiring and onboarding processes.

“From all our SRBs, the Hoot has always been the one that opens a bit later in the semester compared to our other SRBs due to their culture of waiting to reopen until they have completed their hiring and onboarding process, rather than opening with a temporary schedule,” Torres wrote in an email to the Thresher.

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The Hoot declined to comment on the extended closure but posted an Instagram story saying an “influencer apology” would be released soon. No post has been made so far.

The Hoot is also developing a possible new relationship with Housing & Dining, Torres said.

“Housing & Dining has been a great resource for The Hoot since its founding,” Torres wrote. “We’re fortunate that this collaborative relationship has continued. We will have to wait and see what this possible new partnership with Housing & Dining looks like.”

The Hoot’s Jan. 29 Instagram post also confirmed this partnership.

“The truth is, we’re just finalizing some new changes with H&D and getting everything in order so we can open in full force and get back to serving the student body their favorite after-hours snacks,” the Jan. 29 post’s caption read.

“We will have to wait for [the Hoot] to open back up again to see what new and exciting changes await,” Torres wrote. “Once they are fully ready to open again, they will make the announcement through social media, so stay tuned.”

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