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Herald By and for the students of Hobart and William Smith Colleges
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2009
VOLUME CXXXI ISSUE 5
GENEVA, NY
Cornel West to Speak at Upcoming President’s Forum By Rebecca Dennee ’10 Campus Happenings Editor Activist, philosopher, professor, writer, rap recording artist, Cornel West has spent his life advocating for a country free of racism, poverty and inequality. Currently on his book tour for Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud, A Memoir, West will join other distinguished speakers for the President’s Forum on Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Smith Opera House. The event is free and doors will open at 6:30. West’s career was launched in 1993 after the publishing of his bestselling book Race Matters a critical analysis of racism in American politics. West has written 18 other books and edited 13. His work also includes cameos in many documentaries and as a major influence on the scripts of the Matrix movies and minor roles in Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolution. After graduating magna cum laude from Harvard University with two bachelor’s degrees in three years, West went on to receive his Ph.D. at Princeton University. West was appointed to Harvard’s Divinity School and Afro-American Studies department joining well-known professor Henry Louis Gates. However, in 2001, shortly
after Harvard President Larry Summers’ term began, conflict between the two caused West to leave the university. Princeton wooed West and he has been a professor there since. He has also worked at Yale, Union Theological Seminary, and the University of Paris. We s t ’ s captivating manner and open dialogue have created very popular buzz for his classes. Photo Courtesy Of: http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/ Hundreds apply for his freshman Dr. Cornel West, a graduate of both Harvard and Princeton universities, is seminar, which has a professor of Religion and Afro-American Studies. He is shown lecturing a 15 available seats. class and will be speaking at the Smith on Monday at 7:30 p.m. One student interviewed by influenced many students to change political stand. While President The New York Times commented, their majors, such as Matthews, Obama was campaigning he “When I step into his classroom who originally intended to major was critical of Obama not taking and take my seat, I feel as though in architecture but was inspired by a stronger stand on racism in I am sitting at a table with Socrates West to become a philosophy major America. himself,” said Andrew J. Matthews, instead. Though he criticized then a Princeton freshman from Beyond his life in the FORUM continued on Page 2 Hatboro, Pa. West’s classes have classroom West takes a strong
Architecture Students Rave about Renovations
HWS Gets New Americorps VISTA
By Chip Siarnacki ’11 Herald Contributor
By Erin Meehan ’12 A&E Editor
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, nestled within the Finger Lakes region, is not known for its architecture program. However, the program is vastly improving. This past summer, thanks to the generous gift from Ridgway H. White ’02, Houghton
House, the academic building that hosts the architecture program, was renovated, providing the “future architects” of HWS with a state of the art working environment. “The renovation will repurpose the third floor of Houghton House, making it a dedicated architecture space. It’s going to look like designers
live there because they will,” remarked Professor of Art Kirin Makker before the building’s renovation. According to the school’s website, “The expansive facilities include two architectural design studios; a computer lab outfitted with graphic and digital drafting software, a large scale plotter, scanners and color printers; a library for sustainable material samples, design and urban planning periodicals, and reference books; a ‘working gallery’ for the display of current student work; Kevin Colton/Photographer and a critique room for student presentations, space and equipment for professional studio photography sessions, and special events such as film screenings and architecture student society meetings.” “Architecture is a field that RAVE continued on Page 2
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Most college seniors spend the spring semester of their final year in a state of absolute fear or panic. Come May they will be considered adults, which means they will have to enter the “real world”; for most this is terrifying. For Holly Kahn, however, her first job brought her right back to a college campus. Kahn received a grant from AmeriCorps VISTA
(Volunteers in Service to America) to work at Hobart and William Smith’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning until the end of July 2010. Kahn is a 2009 graduate of SUNY Geneseo and native of upstate New York. She was raised in the Albany area. She enjoyed her college experience VISTA continued on Page 2
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