NAU Donates $30K to Spike Lee's Checking Account

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:55:30 -0700

Promo poster for NAU’s Spike Lee event.

Who was this Spike Lee guy, anyway?

I had no idea who this famous black film director was until NAU decided to hire him to speak on January 27th. The university was aflutter, and everyone was waiting in anticipation for his appearance, one the university reportedly spent $30 thousand to make happen. A Spike Lee film festival was scheduled for the weekend before his Wednesday night talk, but excessive snow on the library’s roof canceled the screenings. One of my classes required me to view at least two of those screenings, so instead of watching “Do the Right Thing” (1989) and “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986), I was forced into watching both parts (four acts) of “When the Levees Broke,” (2006) the only Spike Lee film that was screened before his talk.

Spike Lee on Kyle Anderson

NAU Donates $30K to Spike Lee's Checking Account