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Why Cornel West Matters: On His Leaving Princeton
Thursday, 17 November 2011
by Vivienne Chen
Cornel West, African-American Studies/Religion professor and one of our many celebrity academics, recently announced that he will be leaving his Princeton post in 2012 to teach Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, the school where he first began his career in academia. For his time at Princeton, West will be remembered for more than
- Published in Faculty, Princeton in the News
Cornel West: Out of Jail and in CVS
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
by Vivienne Chen
Apparently, Dr. West is back in Princeton, after getting arrested on Sunday for protesting on the steps of the Supreme Court in DC as part of the Occupy movement.(Certainly, not the first time this G’s been behind bars). No charges were pressed, but I’m guessing he’s lying low in Princeton for the time being. West, who’s
- Published in Faculty
Week In Review: Small Town, Big People Edition (July 25 – 31)
Wednesday, 03 August 2011
by Alice Su
Given that Princeton is a pretty sleepy place in the summer (read: in general), our actual town doesn’t often make national headlines. According to our own University news, the most exciting thing that’s been happening on campus is a summer research program run by the grad school, which matches undergrads with professors and tries to
- Published in Week in Review
Cornel West Moves On To Jay-Z
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
by Ellen Shakespear
Bummed that you didn’t snatch up a ticket for the midnight showing of Harry Potter at the Garden Theater before they all disappeared? Don’t worry! There’s still hope for some entertainment next week. On Monday Cornel West is scheduled to meet rapper Jay-Z at The New York Public Library to talk politics, rap, and general
- Published in Goings On
Lupe Fiasco Hits Princeton, Waxes Philosophical, Doesn’t Rap
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
by Giri Nathan
Dr. Cornel West, in typical baller fashion, invited rapper Lupe Fiasco to his AAS 201 lecture today. According to Naomi Wood ’13, Lupe “discusssed why he uses the n-word; social consciousness; parallels in his lyrics and Afro-American texts; censorship; and the relationship between his [Muslim] faith and his life as an artist.” Students remarked how
- Published in Goings On
CDY and Jonathan Schwartz ’10 are on the Amazing Race
Monday, 31 May 2010
by David Walter
Guess someone took our advice! CBS’s globe-trotting reality show The Amazing Race kicked off the filming of its 17th season on May 26. Among the 11 pairs of two vying for the show’s million-dollar prize is Team Nassoon: Former Student Body President – and Pyne Prize winner – Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 and Fantasticks star Jonathan Schwartz
- Published in Alumni, Goings On, The INKternet
The fabulousness that is Cornel West
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
by Angela Wu
From “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” a 2003 Esquire article by Tucker Carlson on an unlikely peace-negotiating trip to Liberia led by Al Sharpton: Cornel West, the writer and scholar, led the prayer. “Lord, keep us safe,” West intoned as we bowed our heads. “But more important, keep us soulful.”No one looked more soulful than
- Published in Faculty
Weekend Arts Roundup: Drama, DiSiac, Mahler, and More
Thursday, 22 April 2010
by Julia Bumke
They’re baaaaack! Descending like locusts, interrupting your life with question after question. Yes, the prefrosh have landed once again, and if you’re tempted to pack your perky pre-Princetonian off to Timbuktu so you can get some work done or just enjoy some blessed peace, look no further than this week’s arts events. There’s something for
- Published in Weekend Arts Roundup
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Cornel West, DiSiac, International Festival 2010, Mahler 6, Performing the Sacred, PUO, Take Back the Night, Triangle
Cornel West Dishes it to Obama
Wednesday, 03 February 2010
by Woody Hines
So Obama’s approval rating has seen better days. What’s Cornel West got to offer the Commander in Chief? Well, besides having a slick set of clean duds every morning. Check out one of Dr. West’s more recent public appearances in this video put out by the BBC. The professor encourages President Obama to not “simply
- Published in Politics, Princeton in the News
Cornel West Does Laundry & Course Readings All Night Before Class. Do You?
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
by Brian No
If you’re taking one of Professor Cornel West *80’s two seminars this coming semester make sure you do your reading! Because he will be “real fresh”! That, apparently, includes clean clothes–an aspiration that is a constant struggle for Princeton students. West was recently featured in The New York Times‘ “Sunday Routine” series. On the subject
- Published in Faculty, Princeton in the News
Orange Key Fact #926: Princeton Is Just Kind of Bizarre
Thursday, 21 January 2010
by Abby Greene
In light of a recent visit from two friends from high school, I realized, as one is wont to do, that it’s the little things that make Princeton so special. Everyday musings aside (“Gee, I chugged a possibly hazardous number of Red Bulls to get me through Dean’s Date!” or perhaps “The competitive, back-stabbing nature
- Published in Musings
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Cornel West, eating club passes, exploding boba, GZA, quirks, trayless dining, unlimited meal plan
Inside Higher Ed Rips Cornel West’s Recent Scholarship
Monday, 07 December 2009
by Brian No
Everyone knows the story of Cornel West, Princeton’s Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies: West teaches at Harvard, then-Harvard president Larry Summers tells West that he’s concerned about West’s scholarly output, West takes offense, West comes to Princeton earlier this decade. Big coup for Princeton! West has recently been
- Published in Faculty, Goings On, Princeton in the News
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