LA VIE COLLEGIENNE LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE’S STUDENT RUN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1924 VOLUME 87, NO. 6 | FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Gallery presents work of civil rights photojournalist Page Olsen ’20 STAFF WRITER The Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery opened its current exhibition, “Danny Lyon: Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement,” on Friday, Jan. 24. The show includes dozens of black and white prints by Lyon capturing the Civil Rights Movement in the sixties. The recent opening of this exhibition was fitting in light of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and racial justice speaker Ruth Naomi Floyd presenting at the Symposium on Inclusive Excellence. The opening reception was held on Jan. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. Students, faculty and the public were moved
Photo by: Page Olsen ABOVE: Members of the community during the opening reception on Jan. 24.
by and enjoyed the exhibition while
freshments. At the reception, gallery interns Olivia Haug, a junior creative writing major, and Sylvie Gibson-Gingrich, a senior art and visual culture major, shared their reactions. “This exhibit is super interesting because it’s like first hand experience of what the Civil Rights Movement was and seeing all the pictures and how it relates to modern day,” Haug said. “Those struggles are still going on and how things have changed but also how things are still the same. It’s really sad but interesting to see the juxtaposition.” Many of these photographs display how young those in the Exhibition Continued on Page 4
listening to live music and eating re-
Political science professor teaches abroad Huntre Keip ’20 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Imagine being a professor who not only lectures students, but also helps establish a new form of government within a country. Dr. Chris Dolan, professor of political science and global studies, will be doing just that. As a recipient of a Fulbright grant, Dolan will travel to Kosovo in February. Along with another professor, he will co-teach two courses at the University of Prishtina. “One course is the integration of Western institutions primarily focusing on Kosovo and its relation
between NATO and the European Union, and the other course is an introduction to international politics,” Dolan said. Kosovo, considered a self-declared independent country, gained its independence from Serbia in 2008. Despite its small geographical size, the country holds the youngest population in all of Europe. As a result, the country needs a solid governmental base with the help of individuals like Dolan who understand the proper rules of law and justice within a democratic system. “For me, I’m going to play a small but important part in building a government in Kosovo that’s not based on corruption – it’s teaching
students accountability and the pathway to public service,” he said. Aside from teaching, the second component to his sabbatical is research which will revolve around the future of NATO and Kosovo’s adaptability. NATO has led a peace-support operation in Kosovo since June 1999. He plans on conducting numerous interviews with public outreach programs, peacekeeping initiatives, U.S. Embassy in Kosovo and more. “My research will be determined by what the government allows me access to,” Dolan said. Based on external research, Dolan discovered many Kosovans are in support of the United States’ rules of law, social dynamics and govern-
ment stability, so it will be an interesting experience when he is out in the field. “It’s going to be different. There is a history of tension and an influence by great powers, so it’s a mixed bag of what I could see doing fieldwork,” he said. Dolan plans on writing a book based on his experience, which he hopes will be published by the end of this year. He will remain in Kosovo through July and will be back on campus for the fall 2020 semester.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF LA VIE
GREEN BLOTTER SUBMISSIONS PAGE 2
MOVIE SHOWING PAGE 2
DUTCHMEN DEN CHANGES PAGE 3
PRIMARY ELECTION PAGE 3