LIBE SLOPE—This week, the jingle of bells in the wind could be heard as distinctly as the bells of the clocktower itself as local jester Tingle van Pringleton ‘19 soaked up some well-deserved sunlight.
“If you really think about it, the entirety of spring is essentially one long fool’s spring, since the deep, depressing, eternal heart of winter eventually comes anyway,” said a cheerful van Pringleton.
He plans to spread these teachings and more in his upcoming role as visiting professor, recommending that students look out for his Fall 2026 course, PHIL 2900 “Nobody’s Fool: Jestentialism, Advanced Foolosophy and the Human Condition.”
“My career pivot wasn’t easy and I’ve experienced many hardships,” he confessed. “That even the seasonal changes are inclusive of us really means everything to me.”
Van Pringleton graduated from Cornell in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. In his free time, he spends his time whimsically jingling, enhancing Okenshield’s medieval aesthetic, and embarking on fools’ errands.
