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Pres. Lewthwaite steps down, looks to new challenges: “ It’s all about re-inventing” has an interesting point of students to my house for din- enrolled in schools similar The Quill view on being a powerful ner, and been to weddings,” to Centenary. While 99% of dedicates this female. She talks with young she says, “It’s a totally differ- our students receive financial issue to Dr. women today who say the ent experience.” assistance, the sticker price Barbara-Jane discrimination is “over and Small liberal arts on this place continues to Lewthwaite as done with” and her reply is colleges are having a crisis. rise. How are future students she ends her a stern “No, it’s not.”But she According to the Associated going to afford it? Well, they tenure as also understands how much Press, “The Wall Street rating have to want it. College worse it could be. “I’ve had agency Moody’s predicts “I just finished off pay- President. Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite candid conversations with the number of four-year, ing my doctorate loan,” ad- with Stephanie [Bennett- nonprofit colleges closing mits Lewthwaite, “and it took By Micheal Clinton Smith],” she recalls, “and annually will triple in the 10 years to pay my under- If you’ve never and an EdD from St. John’s stories in the 1980s sound next few years, while merg- grad. It’s nothing new; there been inside Dr. Barbara- University, Dr. Lewthwaite like something out of the ers will more than double.” is just less of a willingness Jayne Lewthwaite’s office, came to us in 1985 as an 1950s” and most likely The number of traditional for people to want to [pay for it is not as intimidating as adjunct business profes- contributed to the location age students (18-22) is it].” Dr. Lewthwaite explains you might expect. Yes, it’s sor. Centenary was still a of Centenary in rural Warren dwindling. that there is some comparison tucked away inside the front women’s College, the campus County, New Jersey. “My Dr. Lewthwaite has faith that between a college education parlors of the Seay Admin- ended where the Taylor Me- head has hit the glass ceil- “the American higher educa- and a car. “You can get a istration Building and many morial Library and the John ing many a time,” she says, tion system is the best in the basic model without the bells students might walk right by M. Reeves Recreation center adding that she doesn’t let it world.” Admittedly, some of and whistles that will get you it without a second glance, do, and the most common limit her. the uneasiness or lack of faith where you want to go,” or but once you make it past depictions of education were The undergraduate in higher ed today comes “you can buy a BMW.” De- the doorway it feels just John Hughes’ The Break- experiences Dr. Lewthwaite from the assumption “that a spite all of the political speak, like Centenary: inviting. Dr. fast Club and Jeff Kanew’s delivered to the students college education is the key Dr. Lewthwaite is firm when Lewthwaite is a soft spoken, Revenge of the Nerds. “It was at Centenary was drasti- to the American dream,” says she says that “our students yet commanding and intel- a really interesting period to cally different from what she Lewthwaite, “not that it has are better than ever.” lectual woman who has been live through,” she explains; experienced during her 12 been explicitly stated that Although an ad- the leader of Centenary Col- “the college was on the brink credits in the MBA Program way.” With “free college” on ministrator by trade, Lewth- lege for the past eight years. of going out of business and at the NYU Stern School. the table via Senator Bernie waite’s first love is teaching. In the little off time she has, [then president] Stephanie “It was dog eat dog. Sanders, there may come “I love young people,” she Dr. Lewthwaite takes tap Bennet Smith brought us You would go to the library “resentment for the ivory said with a smile, “because dancing classes, enjoys inte- back.” The school went coed and the pages you needed tower,” explains Dr. Lewth- they’re the future. You re- rior design and architecture, in 1988 and Bennett-Smith for a paper would be ripped waite regarding the status of ally are affecting the future. has family Sunday dinners added programs like Criminal out of journals,” she recalls. small liberal arts colleges, “a You met them as they came and makes time to read as Justice and NCAA athletics “I hated it. It was not the feeling that perhaps we think here, and then you watched much as possible (especially to attract the male population. type of atmosphere I en- we’re something special.” them as they walk across if it is not about higher edu- While this switch to joyed.” Dr. Lewthwaite was Centenary has some that platform and you’re like cation). co-educational is seen, his- much better suited for the stigmas it needs to shake as “Wow.”They can’t see what’s For the current torically, as a pivotal moment academic environment here well. Our Equine program, happened to them as I can. I students at Centenary, Dr. for Centenary College, Dr. in Hackettstown, NJ. “This which has been a flagship also learn as much from my Lewthwaite has always been Lewthwaite’s presence during is what a real education is,” initiative, is often looked at students as they learn from our president. This month, this transition is no coinci- she says; “there is constant as a socioeconomic privilege. me. I think education is the as the Class of 2016 gradu- dence, but more likely a gift access to faculty and a class “Not all those students, but answer to everything.” Dr. ates and begins to spreads from God. Arguably, two of of 20 students is considered many of them, I wouldn’t say Lewthwaite has always said their wings out into a world Centenary’s most influential large.” Faculty get to know are rich, but are certainly not that she enjoys spending outside Hackettstown, so presidents have been females students on a personal level poor. Usually upper middle time with students, and I’ve does Dr. Lewthwaite. who climbed their way to and see the impact they have class because it takes so believed it every time. Armed with an the top right at the begin- on the lives of their students, much money to ride,” says Propelled by this undergraduate degree from ning of a national feminist while their own lives are Lewthwaite, and the same passion, Dr. Lewthwaite’s Pace University, an MBA movement. Dr. Lewthwaite affected as well. “I’ve had can be said for students (Continued on p. 4) 2 Viewpoint! A photo reminiscence

A quiet classroom moment Faculty photo for The Hack 1986 (See more about Pres. Lewthwaite on p. 4.)

As Accolade, honored in the 1994 Hack edition

Raymond W. Kelly, former com- mission of the NYPD to speak at Centenary’s 141st commence- ment ceremonies in May Raymond W. Kelly Centenary will hold its 141st May Commencement at 1 p.m. on May 14, on the front lawn of the Edward W. Seay Administration Building. Ray- mond W. Kelly, who has served as the Commissioner of the NYPD, U.S. Treasury Department Under Secretary for Enforcement, and Commissioner of the U.S. Customs Service, is this year’s keynote speaker and will address Centenary’s 525 graduates. With 50 years in public service, including 14 years as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, Raymond W. Kelly is one of the world’s most well-known and highly esteemed leaders in law enforcement. Kelly was appointed Police Commissioner in January 2002 by Mayor Michael Bloom- berg, making Kelly the longest serving Police Commissioner in the city’s history, as well as the first to hold the post for a second, separate tenure. He served as Police Commissioner under Mayor David N. Dinkins from 1992-1994. In 2002, Commissioner Kelly created the first counterterrorism bureau of any municipal police department in the country. He also established a new global intelligence program and stationed New York City detectives in 11 foreign cities. Under Kelly’s leadership, the NYPD lowered violent crime by 40% from 2001 levels, while also dedicating extensive resources to the successful prevention of any future terrorist attacks. Commissioner Kelly also established the Real Time Crime Center, a state-of-the-art facility that uses data mining to search millions of computer records and put investigative leads into the hands of detectives in the field. These department-wide improvements have served as the model for other law enforcement agencies around the world. In addition, Nancy Johns Paffendorf ‘79/’81/‘06, Dean for Community and College Affairs, will be receiving the coveted Dominick V. Romano Volunteer Award at Commencement for her efforts in the area of community relations throughout the region. Paffendorf has held many positions at Cente- nary College including Acting Registrar, Director of Alumni Affairs and Dean for Academic Policy and Programs. She served on the Alumni Association Executive Board for 20 years and is one of Centenary College’s original 125 Distinguished Alumni. Paffendorf holds three degrees from Centenary Col- lege: A.S. in Liberal Arts, B.A. in Individualized Studies and M.A. in Leadership and Public Administration. “I am so pleased that we can honor all of these individuals in this manner,” says Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite, President of Centenary College. “I also want to congratulate our graduating class on their accomplishments and have great confidence regarding their future achievements.This Com- mencement is extra special for me because it is my last one as College President. 3

The Quill is the Op-ed Page student newspaper Here’s to Centenary of Centenary College, In the Fall semester of 2016 Centenary College will be marking its 150th anniversary since its Hackettstown, NJ 07840. opening in 1867. The Quill will While anticipating this grand anniversary, let’s take a minute to reminisce on the countless publish letters to the changes we have undergone, not only as a liberal arts institution but also as one big family. editor; however, such Starting as a co-educational preparatory school, Centenary has made many changes to the letters must not be profile of the student body by changing from coed to an all-girls school, and back to coed in 1988.This libelous and must be history, which becomes a part each student’s connection to the college, is accepted wholeheartedly as signed and in good each becomes a Cyclone. Between improvements to the physical campus, the academic programs and taste. We will refrain the structure of the student body, Centenary College has always proven to be optimistic about change. from printing your Whether you attended Centenary College in 1867 when it first opened as a coeducational preparatory name if you so request. school or are currently enrolled in the now modern, independent, four-year baccalaureate and master- Address your level institution you are surely aware of the constant nurturing environment that has sustained it from letters to The Editor, The Quill, Box 1066 day one. or you may email to During the celebration of the anniversary several events will be taking place starting in the fall levd@centenarycollege. 2016 semester and continuing into the spring 2017 semester. In the fall semester there will be a pro- edu gram each month in order to raise awareness of this anticipated celebration. In partnership with the with your full name Hackettstown community there will be banners hung proudly around the streets declaring 150 years of at the bottom of the success. email Student Government Association Senator Lisa Wilbur says that she is working hard to gather ideas from the student body to ensure that the students are benefitting and able to fully enjoy all of the festivities. “One of my personal projects that I want to see done for the 150th anniversary is an outdoor Staff: tailgate, so it is going to be alumni versus current students,” said Lisa. Curtis Mack Megan Fedey Summer Van Nest Kenneth Vivor

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Congratulations, Graduates! 4 Campus President Barbara Jayne Lewthwaite steps down, looks to new challenges Lewthwaite has made a (Continued from p.1.) career as an educator was her decision to step down. “I quite rapid and influential. wanted to go before people lasting impact on life at She went from adjunct to full wanted me to go.” time Business and Education She’s not done yet professor in 95’, and from however, and she plans on the Centenary, say some Education Department chair smoothest transition possible in 2000 to Chief Academic between her and Dr. David Officer in 2003. Due to her Haney, Centenary’s 13th academic colleagues extraordinary influence on President and Dr. Lewth- campus, when Dr. Kenneth waite’s successor, because From Annamaria Lalevee, director of Public Relations L. Hoyt resigned as presi- It has been a pleasure working under Dr. Lewthwaite’s direction. “that is what’s best for the dent in 2008, the board of institution.” I always appreciated her leadership style because she encouraged col- trustees (more specifically laboration. That is a wonderful attribute to have as a college president. Since she has Wolfgang Gstattenbauer ‘84 experience with being pres- It was also so motivating that she would take the time to thank her who recently was awarded staff on a job well done. From a public relations standpoint, she understood the ent during the leaving of a the position of Chairman president, she understands importance of nurturing good press relationships and had stellar skills at being of the Board at Centenary) an interview subject. the underlying emotions turned to Dr. Lewthwaite for that ripple across a campus: I will miss working with her in her current capacity, but look forward what started out as a “smooth to promoting her accomplishments when she returns as faculty. “Someone comes in with a transition” and ended up vision, and we wonder what • with her as President of the they are going to expect from Kerry Mullins, the dean of students, spoke recently about College Presi- college. After turning down the faculty, and how that will dent Lewthwaite’s impact on Centenary and its students in light of Lewthwaite’s the position once already, change the current situation.” decision to leave that post. “[Gstattenbaur] came to me Fear not, Cente- “One of the many things that we in Student Life love about her, is that with three resumes and said, nary, Dr. Lewthwaite and she undertook to meet with SGA throughout the years - Pizza with the President ‘who would you want to Dr. Haney “communicate or meetings in her office to connect with and hear from students made them feel work for,’ and I had never via email almost every day,” appreciated in their roles. “ thought of it that way,” says she says. “He said he plans In terms of assisting students in their education, Mullins said, “During Lewthwaite, “and after some to listen and to ask a lot of her tenure she spearheaded major projects and renovations to enhance the student soul searching I accepted questions, and to examine experience including the building of the Lackland Center, Bennett-Smith and the offer.” With that extraor- [Centenary].” Founders Hall apartments, the Littell Building, the acquisition and renovation of dinary turn of events, three By Commence- the Environmental Science Center, the renovations of Trevorrow Science Labs, the years as president became six ment on May 14th, 2016 Dr. Student Life and International Student Wings in the Seay Building, and the Seay years, and now we must say Lewthwaite will have handed elevator, to name some.” goodbye. out her last batch of Cente- “She is also very active in the community,” Mullins said, adding, “ From Her time at the top nary College diplomas, and serving on boards of the hospital and the Warren County Domestic Abuse and has been equally as extraordi- quite likely the last Centenary Sexual Assault Center to participating on Presidents Council, she has represented nary. In a very humble man- College diplomas in history Centenary very well ensuring that our students’ interests are represented and that ner, she is hesitant to list her as we make our way towards we are collaborative in our approach to be a Beacon of Light for the local commu- greatest accomplishments as becoming Centenary Univer- nity. President for fear of leaving sity. Mullins added that President Lewthwaite “is a very intelligent woman someone or something out. “I’m bringing my with a wealth of knowledge of higher education and deep love of and connection However, I told her I needed tissues with me,” says Lewth- with Centenary College.” By Kenneth Vivor the list for this article and she waite. “‘Here Comes the • finally gave in: Bride’ doesn’t make me cry,” Dr. James Patterson, Centenary’s Provost and a history professor shared 1. Going for University explains Lewthwaite, “but this about his colleague, Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite, Centenary’s 12th presi- Status ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ dent, who will leave that position at the end of June. 2. Endowment Campaign/ does.” This is not the last the The two have been working together for over 15 years. Lewthwaite Endowed Professorship world will see of Dr. Barbara started as an adjunct professor in the Business department and Patterson taught in 3. #TheVibe Jayne Lewthwaite, although the History department. They both climbed the ranks to further their careers and 4. “Seeing the school suc- she may return to us as yet have had an impact on the Centenary profile. cessfully through the greatest another reinvented woman. She is “a class act,” Patterson said, adding that her efforts have resulted economic downturn since the “I’ve worked at Centenary in increasing the number of faculty, updating the library’s storage system, and Great Depression” for 30 years, and held eight working most recently, toward changing the status of the institution from College 5. The Presidential Scholars different positions during that to University. Program time,” she explains. “It’s all Centenary is preparing for the arrival of its 13th President, Dr. David P. 6.The Lackland Center about reinventing.” Haney in the Fall 2016 semester. By Curtis Mackowiak “I gave the job my all,” says Lewthwaite about 5

So, this place has slides of Einstein’sCampus

brain?A trip to the Mutter Museum By Dana Loyal Everyone’s heard the punch line about how curiosity kills; however, at the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, this is no joke. Step inside to become “disturbingly informed.” The Mütter Museum is famous for its microscope slides of Albert Einstein’s brain, a cast of conjoined twins, its “mega colon,” and a body of a woman known as the Soap Lady, all of which is definitely worth seeing. A mega colon is the result of a very not glamorous ill- ness known as Hirschsprungs Disease which causes an inability to pass the bowels. The afflicted man in this case had a colon that had grown to be seven feet long and weighed 47 pounds. If you were to see pictures of him and/or the colon, it’s inexplicably huge and hard to believe that the condition occurred. He ultimately died of chronic constipation. The soap lady is a woman from Philadelphia who was exhumed in 1875. Her body was well-preserved because of the weather conditions when she was buried. For example, she must have been buried in a warm, airless environment which allowed “adi- pocere” (a fatty substance) to form around her body, encasing her remains and making her a wax-like corpse. The moment you walk through the door you are introduced to the Mütter giant, a long banner with a picture of the tallest skel- eton in North America that reaches a height of 7’6”. This giant has quickly become famous and stolen the hearts of all visitors, especial- ly because he is the only thing in the entire museum that is allowed to be photographed. Later in the museum tour, the real skeleton is shown in comparison, next to the smallest skeleton. The purpose of the Mütter Museum is to display various issues and deformities that can occur within the human body. Once Dr. James Monks (on left) and his Anatomy and Physiology class at inside, you can get a full panoramic view of beautiful display cases the Mutter Museum, with the Mutter Giant. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Loyal. tracing the perimeter of the room that are filled with suspended skel- etons and shelves filled with skulls. Work starts on At each display, there is an index card with information ar- President’s ticulating what exactly it is that you are looking at. And, for a person who desires to become even more informed, every exhibition’s index House card has a phone number that you can call to hear an even more in- By Summer Van Nest depth description of what’s in front of you. Reconstruction of the President’s house has begun. Removal of the founda- I recently visited the museum with Dr. James Monks’ tion of the existing portion of the building began on April 4 and work began to fill Anatomy and Physiology class. Having some prior knowledge of the in sinkholes that had developed. Len Tempest, Director of Facilities at Centenary body’s anatomy made this museum even more fascinating, because College, is bidding out the work to contractors and hopes to start the reconstruction we study the structure of the human body and its functional process- no later than this August. Tempest hopes to have the building enclosed by November es. However, now we were able to see, first-hand, the diseases and 1 so that the workers have heat and can continue working on the interior through the disfigurements that can occur. chilly winter months. The museum describes itself as having a, “unique collection Tempest said he hopes the result “will be an example of the reconstruction of specimens and objects that reflect the human history of anatomy of a Victorian building similar to many others in Hackettstown and will have higher and medicine.” Housed here are eight collections including wet performing energy saving characteristics.” He explained that the new house will specimens, dried specimens, osteological (skeletal) specimens, mod- be a faithful and studied recreation of the old building. It will include an elevator, els of interior body parts, medical instruments, corrosions (tissues handicapped ramp, heating/air conditioning, fire suppression and other modern fea- injected with dyes), lithics (e.g. kidney stones, gallstones), histori- tures. The interior is being designed with the intention to replicate the furniture of the cal medical photographs, and more. Also, there was an interactive historical time period, copying the home’s original style. simulation that showed the process of amputating an arm. Tempest has been working with Dr. Lewthwaite to gain knowledge and pho- The wet specimens are in containers filled with fluid to pre- tos of the original house. He hopes to present the incoming president with the final serve them. The jars contain every part of the human body, such as plans, so that his family can choose paint colors and other details. Tempest hopes the brain, heart, lung, etc. Also, they showcase bodily mishaps such that the reconstructed home can become Dr. David Haney’s home, as it has been the as tumors, cysts, and warts. home of every President for years. The dry specimens were of types of soft tissues: skin, liga- The anticipated completion is June or July of 2017. Tempest explained, “It ments, and tendons. Their skeletal displays range from fully-artic- is the intent and desire of the Board of Trustees and Senior Management of Cente- ulated skeletons to single bones. This collection has the bones of a nary College to have the President’s House regain its stature as a community facil- conjoined skull, bullet wounds, and the body of a patient whose rare ity and focus for all generations.” He wants the public to know that the President’s disease, FOP, caused his bones to fuse together. house “has always been a community facility, and will always be.” All of this is definitely worth seeing. 6 Ribbon cutting ceremony for renovated LibraryCampus hours Trevarrow labs With the end of the semester and finals bearing down on us all like a freight train, please remember that the library is open on the weekends, Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 2 p.m.- 10 p.m. AND will have extended hours during finals.

Internships and hard work pay off in sports management job for senior

A celebratory moment for (L to R) Deputy Secretary of Higher Education, Gregg Edwards; Assemblyman John DiMaio; Dr. Lauren Bergey; Centenary President Dr. Barbara- Jayne Lewthwaite; Assemblywoman Gail Phoebus, Centenary alumna class of 1970; and Freeholder Ed Smith. Photo: John Carno.

Equines come out on top at ANRC Nationals!

The Centenary Equine team members, competing in the American National Riding Com- mission competition, are the 2016 ANRC Cham- pions, and the Novice Team, the Reserve National Champions. The 39th ANRC Nationals was hosted at theEquine Center. The Judges for ANRC were Dacia Funkhouser-Johnson of Monticello, F.L. and Todd Karn of Fayetteville, N.Y. Jason Grisales, third from left, with friends at hiring workshop. The Centenary ANRC team, coached by Michael Dowling and Tara Clausen finished not By ‘Curtis Mack only as National and Reserve Champions, but had- Senior Jason New Jersey Express Sports Cavalier Holding Com- many individual champions, as well. For the Novice Grisales will be working franchise’s promotions de- pany, which represents the Team, Phillip Williamson (Denver CO) was the full time for the Cleveland partment. Cavaliers, Gladiators, State Cavalier Holding Company Wanting still more University Basketball teams, Reserve Champion and Skyler Laakso (Medford, as an account executive and experience, Grisales complet- and the Lake Erie Monsters. Mass.) was ninth overall. For the National Team, on a business development ed his third internship by his His new Grace Weidner (Annandale, N.J.) was eighth over- team after graduating from junior year of college, with position’s objectives are to all, Shelby Cashman (West Point, N.Y.) was third Centenary College. the Lehigh Valley Phantoms generate revenue and new overall, and Cody Wooten (Eldersburg, M.D.) was Grisales studied- Hockey Team’s Sales team. business for all properties of business finance at William He currently interns the company. Most Entry- the National Individual Champion. Paterson University, and after with the Brooklyn Nets & level sales positions are part Centenary had two teams competing. The his freshman year transferred New York Highlanders as a time, according to Grisales, National Team (3’): Cody Wooten (Eldersburg, here, choosing to focus on sales representative. and he managed to obtain a MD), Shelby Cashman (West Point, N.Y.), Morgan Sports Management, follow- In February, Grisales full time place. “Connections Workman (Fallston, MD), and Grace Weidener (An- ing his passion for athletics. attended a workshop which are two way streets,” says After interning with was filled with several pow- Grisales; he also attributes his nandale, N.J.). The riders for the novice teams: Car- The New York Red Bulls in erful recruiters in the sports success to the professional oline Norton (Lanesbrough, Mass), Skylar Laakso its sales department, Grisales industry and was offered the social network Linkedin. (Medford, Mass.), Phillip Williamson (Denver CO), went on to intern with the position with the Cleveland and Kim Radziszewski (Campbell Hall, N.Y.). 7 Campus

Film Studies major a finalist in statewide film festival

Christopher Mendez hardworking young man College of New Jersey and was recently selected as a who is dedicated to the art Centenary College. finalist for the PROJECT FX of filmmaking,” said Boris The film was voted Statewide Student Film Fes- Gavrilovic, assistant pro- on by an esteemed panel tival and Competition at the fessor of Communication of judges, the live festival Count Basie Theatre located at Centenary. “I am very audience and potentially at 99 Monmouth St, Red pleased that his film was se- hundreds of thousands of Bank N.J. He is a Communi- lected for the PROJECT FX people voting via social me- cation major with a focus on Film Festival.” dia. The Grand Prize Win- Film Studies. The PROJECT FX ner received a paid intern- Mendez is no Statewide Student Film Fes- ship experience with Sony stranger to having his work tival and Competition is pre- Pictures Classics. The first showcased at a professional sented by Bank of America runner-up, a Sony camera film festival. During his and was back for its second and the second runner-up, a junior year, his filmThe Of- year. This year’s competition $500 cash prize. fice Guy was showcased and featured 20 student-made First place was rewarded an Honorable Men- films, 10 from high schools awarded to “Writer’s tion at the New Jersey Young and ten 10 from colleges. Of Block” from Montclair Filmmakers Film Festival all the films in the college State; Second to “Jimmy as well shown at the Nassau category, four films come Scalia: an honest portrait.” Film Festival. The Office from Montclair State Univer- Ramapo college; Guy is also being featured at sity, two films from Princeton Third to “Across Dystopia,” the PROJECT FX Statewide University, and one from Rutgers University Student Film Festival. each of the following institu- You can see all the films at “Christopher tions: Rutgers University, Se- https://www.facebook.com/ Mendez is a talented and ton Hall University, Ramapo A still from Chris Mendez’ claymation film,The Office Guy.

Enactus wins Regionals, goes on to Nationals Film program continues to By Jamin Rozenblat inspire other student Recently, the Centenary College chapter of Enactus won its Regional Competition in Washington, D. C. and will be going to Nationals at the National filmmakers Expo in St. Louis from May 15 to May 17. In total we had 13 students in D.C., where they had the chance to interact By Kenneth Vivor with student and business leaders from across the country. The presentation team At the recent PROJECT FX competition, the public (Brianne Lechner, Brittany Weinstein, Ariana Selimi, Chris Kiesel, Megan Miller, was encouraged to support Christopher Mendrez and his film and Darrian Steward) presented five projects which included The Green Pledge at www.projectfxbasie.com. This kind of competition allows which was a campus wide initiative to reduce plastic waste, and English For Em- aspiring students to show their vision on film to the world. ployment, where they worked with children in Guapi, Colombia to improve their I have currently finished a film, as well, as one of the English skills. Enactus is an Entrepreneurial group on campus trying to make an Film Studies students on campus. My film is called “Clois- impact on the world around us. tered.” The story, if you want to call it a story, is about a man The recent Project Green Pledge encouraged students take a pledge and who is held inside a dark room and becomes paranoid. The buy a reusable water bottle to help reduce plastic bottle usage on campus. This theme deals with being concealed from the world, and uses helped Enactus get a Brita Filler Station in the Seay building on campus. This was a surrealistic approach similar to the tone that director David just one of several projects that Enactus has taken on. Lynch sets in his films. It was painstakingly work and hard The Centenary Enactus team will be showcasing their projects on April to complete, from the editing to the sound mixing. Overall, 28 at the Academic Symposium from 1-2 p.m. despite the time-consuming progress, I thought this was a For the Region Competition, the Enactus group took two vans. to Wash- very great and fun thing to do. And I’ve recently sent my film ington, and the next morning the presentation group competed, and had the honor to the New Jersey Young Filmmakers Festival so I, too, can of having the president of Enactus USA in its presentation. The team presented show my work to the world. This is one of the elements I will strongly and handled the Question and Answer section very professionally. forever remember after graduating. The group was led and advised by Visiting Assistant Professor of Busi- You can see my film, and other films made by Cente- ness and director of Enactus Linda Poisseroux and Prof. Stephen Davis. Enactus nary students, in the film festival on May 4 is one of the global citizenship courses offered at Centenary. 8 The Arts

Centenary College Baker’s side of the family be performed by Nextstage Theater Department’s Next- by a witch because his father Repertory, Centenary College stage Repertory presents Into stole magic beans. Along Theater Department’s student the Woods April 28 through the way they encounter Little based Performance Com- May 8 in the Sitnik Theater Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, pany. Nexstage Repertory of the Lackland Performing Rapunzel, and Jack from highlights the collaboration Arts Center. Jack and the Beanstalk. Each between the Centenary Col- Into the Woods was created one of the characters have lege Theater Department and by Stephen Sondheim and a desperate desire that they the professional Centenary writer James Lapine and it will do anything to achieve, Stage Company, providing originally premiered in 1987 but when wishes don’t go the students with the opportu- on Broadway. The musical way they thought they would, nity to perform along-side is set in an alternate world the characters realize some- the production standard of a of four of The Grimm’s thing that had never occurred fully operational professional fairy tales. Into the Woods to them before; that maybe regional theater. The Cente- tells the tale of a childless wishes aren’t always what nary College Theater Depart- baker and his wife who are they appear to be. ment has been in existence desperate to have a baby. for 16 years and has contin- They attempt to lift the curse Into the Woods will ued to grow and expand, now that has been placed on the

A review of a 2008 filmic view of love By Summer Van Nest Love. The word shots are so closely centered and sunny summertime packs many ambiguous emo- on the couple that it is hard atmosphere that one would tions within it. A vignette to get a glimpse of much expect; the sky is a bit grey, from the film “New York, I else, on purpose. These and the characters are dressed Love You” sheds some light close-up shots do not allow in jackets and fall attire. on how love develops over the viewer’s mind to wander The choice to make boasting a musical theater Bettens (Stanhope, NJ), Cina 63 years. anywhere else; the direct the film during the off-season concentration. Students Gabel (Vernon, NJ), Megan In the Joshua focus on the characters keeps at Coney Island adds to the are able to earn Bachelor’s McGill (Pompton Plains, NJ), Marston-directed episode the viewer’s focus on them peaceful, secluded feeling degrees in Costume Design, Ernest Scarborough (Trenton, from this 2008 film, we see and their conversation. It is as that the last scene entails. Dance, Performance Stud- NJ), Phillip Szobdy (Hack- some things that don’t change if the chaotic city, ironically, The moment is isolated; the ies, Production Management, ettstown, NJ), Stephanie with time. doesn’t really matter much to characters are alone, together, Technical Theater and Musi- Anderson (Mount Arlington, Eli Wallach and Clo- the story. sharing an almost private cal Theater. NJ), Lauren Taglienti (Hack- ris Leachman are the epitome There is a slowness that moment. If it were the busy The production is ettstown, NJ), Tom Farber of what an old married couple progresses throughout the season, this scene would not directed by CSC Artistic (High Bridge, NJ), James is like; constantly bantering clip. They shuffle along have the same impact. They Director / Centenary College Williams (Hackettstown, NJ) back and forth, bickering the streets at a snail’s pace, are able to live in their own chairman of the Fine Arts and Conner Goerk (Hackett- about health issues and their which contrasts with the little world. Department, Carl Wallnau stown, NJ). daughter’s anniversary card fast-pace New York City in a But, the clip clearly isn’t and Lea Antolini-Lid, as- lost in the mail. humorous way. The looming meant to dwell too much on sistant professor of Theater / Tickets for Into the Woods Their relationship is stairs approaching the Coney sad, heart-warming mo- Dance and director of CSC’s are $17.50 for adults and realistic, something most Island beach stand as a sym- ments, for their tear-jerking Young Audience Series. $10.00 for children under 12. audiences could relate to. bol of the fight to overcome tranquility is interrupted by The cast features Centenary For more information or to It’s the little things bothering their old age and prove to noisy skateboarders. Their College Theater Students; purchase tickets, visit cen- them that get the couple riled themselves that they can still utter shock and astonishment Dominick Garation (Byram, tenarystageco.org or call the up and talking. But don’t we complete their tradition. shows how this place on the NJ), Yentl Oliver (Irving- CSC box office at (908) 979 all focus on the small details Once at the beach, boardwalk is theirs, that they ton, NJ), Victoria Pulido – 0900. The Centenary Stage in life, sometimes with too the characters take a literal are protective of it. (Hackettstown, NJ), Megan Company box office is open much emphasis? and figurative deep breath. In the end, the clip shows Schmeidhauser (Stanhope, Monday through Friday from Although we know they They are quiet, no longer that although love ages the NJ), Joseph Anselmo (Du- 1 – 5 p.m. and two hours are in the city, there isn’t speaking, just enjoying each same way the body does, it is mont, NJ), Sasha Onishchuk prior to every performance. much focus on the atmo- other’s company and the never ending. Old traditions (Oakdale, NJ), Jana Byrnes The box office is located in sphere around them. It is hard view of the ocean waves can bring back those original (Hackettstown, NJ), Angelina the Lackland Performing to hear much else over their crashing. The quietness is feelings. Sometimes, people Tysktra (Washington, NJ), Arts Center; 715 Grand Ave. voices and the quirky music striking. It is odd to not hear need to take a breather from Alex Holbrook (Greensboro Hackettstown, NJ. CSC can that coincides with their their escalating bickering and the chaos of life to be able Bend, VT), Sarah Farber also be found on social media snickering remarks. criticizing. The music is not to enjoy the people they are (High Bridge, NJ), Chris platforms; Facebook, Twitter The streets aren’t as jovial and light hearted; it with. Kolwicz (Mahwah, NJ), Nick and Instagram. as populated as one would is slower and more serious. expect the city to be, and the The scenery is not the bright 9 The Arts

Graphic novels explore ancient human concepts, but with a unique, modern twist

By Steven Underwood Superheroes just defend, and both bolster in- in the commentary involved Yet, as I mention ary works, as if these comic kick ass. humane attributes that define with the Iliad. other literary figures who books or graphic novels stand Whether they’re both their being and their As Espinal twists and turns deal heavily in discrimina- in opposition to the works. wearing tight blue spandex legacy. But while one depicts in his roller chair, handling tion like Othello, Espinal is “Graphic novels with a flowing red cape and a pseudo-god’s imitation of a black tablet containing the troubled to recall exactly who are another genre of lit- flying over a beautiful me- human existence, the other is first few pages of the All- this is. erature,” said Dr. Richard tropolis contemplating what a 10th century depiction of New, All-Different X-men #2 Espinal is self- Severe, assistant professor of it is to be human, or in all- a super-man’s aspirations of comic I recently acquired, he described as a “poor English British literature. “Different black, punching the teeth out godhood. can immediately recall some student.” In all, he felt that approaches to literature. A of a drug dealer on a gritty Yet, most people of the team’s most essential he has never been much of an medium to reach a student. dark street: they just do. cannot imagine themselves characters without an effort. essayist. Espinal’s metaphors In [high school], I wasn’t They explore old hu- as Beowulf: there are no The page is colorful, may fall short, yet this is confident in my English man concepts with a unique costumes in your local dollar depicting a large-scale battle not due to a lack of ability skills. So to prove to myself and modern spin that borders store or Walmart of a naked on the canvas, with six-pan- to explain his arguments or that I could do it, I declared on the metaphysical. Geat wrestling a shapeless els with under 500 words of develop his thesis. Rather, it as my major in college,” Heroes like Batman are but a demon born from Cain’s clan. dialogue or exposition. Espinal argues from a place he said. modern Odysseus trapped on Could you imagine yourself The battle is set of subjectivity until he has It’s a new world, an isle of Lotus eaters. like that? Or can you more in a small, confined college thoroughly convinced his but Richard Severe is an As you pick up these easily picture yourself wear- library. A man in blue with listeners that what is subjec- adventurer, ready to brave the pieces of visual rhetoric, it is ing this summer’s newest a bandana marked with a tive is factual. unknown wilds of colored easier to relate to these topics Superhero blockbuster’s stitched red X, the signa- He feels that if the panels and 1,000 word or less and characters than it is with signature costume with its ture of Cyclops’ costume, English curriculum were volumes. “Graphic novels are some character thought up in impractical face mask and unleashes a powerful torrent to involve such topics as important as a medium,” he an ancient, dead language. cape made of cheap polyester of water, smashing a younger, graphic novels or analyzing said as he recounted the three Graphic novels have blends. time-traveling Cyclops the superhero subculture, previous courses in which sometimes been seen as a Students are across the room. There is a more students would be open he used graphic novels as a sophomoric approach to en- expected to sit in an accred- small-scale exchange of fists to taking an English course source. tertainment, but with the rise ited course and be graded between the red-bandanna- or registering for the English This semester, Severe will be of comic book cinematogra- ,analyzing a man who has no toting mutant named Thirst major on campus. “It’s just delving into V for Vendetta phy, the nerd subculture now humanizing qualities. It is and mini-Cyclops. more relatable to me, and, I by Alan Moore, a comic book has its place in the academic easy to sit in a room, and read Espinal takes one think, to everyone else,” he dealing in fascism and dysto- world. how legacy impacts a charac- look at this page and the said. pia, which he hopes will be Mythology describes ter from half a page of textual dialogue, and grasps the Critics treat graphic an effective analysis for his a collection of stories and translations of old English, metaphor: the dichotomy of novels and characters as a Men and Masculinity course. lore that belong to a single but it is hard to make some- extremist activism and pas- threat to the classical liter- culture or religion. Often, one care about these topics. sive activism; a key subject students study mythology “Nothing really of discrimination and fighting in an accredited English stood out,” said Alejandro oppression. course, looking to Beowulf or Espinal, a 19-year-old Cen- Skillfully, Espinal Odysseus as a human figure, tenary sophomore about his related these topics as any a protagonist, for the reader English literature list. In his effective English student to favor and use as a lens to opinion, an English course is would: by forming a personal suspend disbelief. But what only as good as its professor connection with the subject is it that makes some critics rather than the material being and arguing the points. With avoid a graphic novel like a studied. the comic book, as his source, plagued corpse? As he describes analyzing the material is From a literary it, many courses are turned effortless for the 19-year-old standpoint, there is no differ- into “Education Theater” Dominican-American man. ence between Superman and where students pretend to be The analysis is less like a lit- Beowulf, a notable literary involved in their readings erature assignment and more hero. They’re both outsiders and assignments rather than like “a conversation about in the land they’ve come to actually involving themselves what is obviously there.” 10 The Arts Artistic/business collaboration melds two academic majors in campus project By Tyler Thurgood In this Spring Semester of 2016, two classes from majors considered to be dissimilar, worked together on a project that helped show just how closely connectable all majors are during a college experience. Four students from Prof. Barbara Pohl’s Graphic Design II class were paired with groups of students from Prof. Cheryl Veronds’s Business class as teams to present and market a new design strategy with logo and brochures for a real client. The real client was the Centenary Stage Company here on campus. This in-house project created a real world business-client relationship for the Business majors, while also creating a real world business situation for the future graphic designers. The outcome was four distinctly unique logo and brochure designs paired with strong marketing strategies and an interested client. We worked together to brainstorm, finalize and believe in what we created. Results will be shared in The Quill in the fall.

Second Women Play- wrights Series features Perils of Human Dis-

course by Sonya Sobieski Playwright Sonya Sobieski

Dario Fo meets Woody Allen in this comedy about two young romantics navigating their way through love, language and work at the “Institute of Right Things to Say” in Sonya Sobieski’s new play, The Perils of Human Discourse, which will be pre- sented in the Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright Series on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lackland Center. “Perils” will be directed by Mikaela Kafka. Playwright Sonya Sobieski is an affiliated artist with NYC’s Obie Award-winning New Georges, who commissioned and produced her Commedia dell Smartass, an alternative take on the archetypes of high school, subsequently performed by Serious Play! in Northampton, MA and published by Indie Theatre Now. Sobieski’s latest work (in development) is Love Hate Potion No. 9 , a time-jumping theatrical thriller investigating self-obsession and female friendship, (which will be staged at The Pulp Stage, Portland, OR), and The Unfortunate Squirrel , an existential comic musical. Sobieski’s other one-acts and one-act musi- cals have been produced in NY by EBE Ensemble, Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, Vital Theatre, and Prospect Theater. She has been published in Smith & Kraus’s The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2013. Sobieski holds a BA from Smith College, and an MFA from Brooklyn College. The CSC Women Playwrights Series celebrates its 25th year in 2016, having featured the work of more than 60 emerg- ing playwrights in the developmental WPS process, and having taken 15 plays to full production from the series, including The English Bride by Lucile Lichtblau, which transferred from CSC to New York City in 2013. The program offers playwrights the opportunity to work with professional actors and directors in a workshop rehearsal process, and to hear their work in front of a live audience – a critical part of the development process. Lively talk-backs with the playwright and cast follow each presenta- tion, and one play is selected each year as the winner of the Susan Glaspell Award, which promises a full production in the main- stage season at CSC. Admission to the WPS is by donation and reservations are requested. For information and reservations, call the CSC box office at 908 979 0900, or log on to www.centenarystageco.org. The WPS receives support from the Zonta Club of Morristown, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the NJ State Council on the Arts, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and season sponsor Heath Village. Coming up in WPS : On April 27, Emmy and Ovation Award-winning California playwright Patricia Cotter brings her modern day comedy The Surrogate to the WPS. 11 The Arts Writers’ agent offers workshop to English majors

By Curtis Mack Centenary’s English Department recently invited a professional agent to speak with students in a workshop. Jeff Kleinman, of Folio Literary Manage- ment spoke in an evening get-together and elaborated on essentials in writing such as having a premise, creating your voice, publishing methods, and expenses associated with having an agent. Kleinman stressed the point that these A contemplative moment during Jeff Kleinman’s (center) workshop organized by elements must be understood by any writer introduc- Dr. Emilia Phillips (left). Photo: Curtis Mack ing his or her manuscript to a publisher. Centenary’s English Professor Emilia Phillips was instrumental in organizing the talk and introducing Centenary’s writ- ers to a professional agent.

The Pleasure of His Company: Our Love Affair with William Shakespeare

Last month, Centenary Stage Company’s Great Authors Out Loud Series presented Randall Duk Kim and Anne Occhiogrosso in “The Pleasure of His Company: Our Love Af- fair with William Shakespeare” an afternoon of personal recollections, scenes and stories of Shakespeare’s influence on Kim and Occhiogrosso’s lives and careers for more than four de- cades and a special tribute to the First Folio of 1623, the text from which they have worked for 40 years. What makes a girl from a working class family in Maspeth, Queens, New York and a boy from a carnation farm in Honolulu, Hawaii fall head over heels in love with William Shakespeare, a playwright from whom most run away, and spend the next 45 years of their lives dedicating themselves to the works of this great playwright? Both encountered the playwright from a very early age and gathered funny, heartfelt and inspiring stories and had the privilege of embodying some of his greatest characters and directing his best plays over that time to share the pleasure of his company with audiences. The two-character presentation, conceived and written by Kim and Occhiogrosso to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, which interestingly enough shares the day with that of his birth and to pay tribute to the First Folio of 1623, a collection of Shakespeare’s plays which scholars cite as the most authentic and reliable versions of a majority of the playwright’s texts. The audience was treated to their own private lesson of how to use the text in performance. 2016 is a special year in which the Folger Shakespeare Library is sending eight copies on a national tour and exhibit. New Jersey will host one of these copies at Drew University this October. “The Pleasure of His Company: Our Love Affair with William Shakespeare” was a free event. Reservations to Centenary Stage Company performances can be made on-line at centenarystageco.org or by calling the Centenary Stage Company box office at (908) 979 – 0900. The CSC box office is located in the Lackland Center at 715 Grand Ave. Hackett- stown, NJ and is open Monday through Friday from 1 – 5 p.m. and 2 hours prior to every performance. Centenary Stage Company can also be found across social media platforms Randall Duk Kim Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 12