Cornel West's Challenges for the American Youth "Diversity and American Democracy." What does this mean? On September 29th, Cornel West tried to answer that question in front of some very young and naïve Syracuse University freshman. As directed by West, the new Arts and Science students read a packet of information and essays that he provided, but which were extremely misleading. Going into the lecture with a negative and stubborn opinion, I was shocked by the intellect and thought process of Mr. West. This brilliant man quoted everyone and everything from the Bible to Walt Whitman and