Quill Nov., 2014

The Quill, Nov., 2014 Vol. 22, No. 2 See The Quill online at www.centenarycollege.edu/thequill A transformed Trevarrow By Jon Munoz Throughout the sum- because of construction. By instruments on the walls with lectures,” said Bergey. She be one or two buildings dedi- mer and into the fall semes- mid-September, however, all an apparatus in order to save added that noise should not cated only to the sciences. ter, power tools have echoed necessary inspections were counter space,” she said. distract students while work- Here, we only have this one across the Centenary campus performed to declare the Construction con- ing on labs, because “during floor,” she said. as Trevorrow Hall has under- building safe for occupancy, tinues on the building and, labs, you’re moving around Though these new gone a powrful transforma- allowing classes once again, according to several students, in a noisy environment, any- features of Trevorrow offer tion. to take place in Trevorrow. creates loud noises and dis- way.” a new and improved experi- New and improved Bergey said that few tracts from lectures. “If there How do these new ence in the science program science laboratories and lec- original plans have altered is a student who informs the laboratories compare to those at Centenary, no new classes ture halls are now in use and throughout the course of con- professor that she or he is at a major university? Bergey will be offered in upcoming the newly-installed elevators struction, and that no changes having trouble concentrating, said that the only limiting semesters. Bergey did, how- are nearing completion after a were involved with active we always make accommo- factor at Centenary is ever, say that new majors are long reconstruction process. construction of the build- dations to ensure the students physical lab space. “At a being considered by combin- Dr. Lauren Bergey, ing. “We mounted various are getting the most out of major university, there would ing various courses chair of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics depart- ment, said that the elevators should be installed and all construction ceased by the end of November. Bergey A physics experiment that was just added that the construction has taken longer than planned because of “normal hiccups as much fun as it was educational in construction,” such as Setting up the CO2-powered cars. See story by Elisabeth Black on p. 5. Photo: Dr. Krassi Lazarova electrical circuits needing to be updated. The new biol- ogy, chemistry and physics laboratories offer numerous features not previously seen in Trevorrow. New projec- tion systems are now in the chemistry labs, new gas and water lines now run to each lab station in the building, and the lecture halls have all been equipped with new seating. Bergey says that these updates “allow for more modern lab exercises with more modern equipment.” Safety features have been upgraded in the lab environments as well, with the installation of numerous emergency shut-off switches for gas lines. “We’ve really put an emphasis on making sure our students are working in the safest environment we can create,” Bergey said. At the beginning of the semester, classes could not be held in Trevorrow Viewpoint! 2 Backstory of Joan Rivers and the Tonight Show had a happy ending By Daniel Graham It is incredible that ing success. sometimes that life can come Rivers began ap- miered on Fox in October actual guest about a month projects and stand-up perfor- full circle. pearing regularly on “The 1986, but by 1987, Joan had later, once again showing mances. She was 81 at the Just about two Tonight Show” once longtime left the show, failing to put a her gratitude to Jimmy and time of her death, months ago we waived host Johnny Carson took over dent in the popularity of the the staff. but many had hoped that she goodbye to iconic American the show in 1962, making her show she had once been a A 28-year grudge was would be around for another comedian Joan Rivers. one of his favorite and most huge part of. For the rest of finally put to rest, and Joan 10 to 20 years. Her death was In recent years, a popular guests. Carson would Carson’s tenure and his suc- was in fact welcomed a loss to the world of comedy, lot of jokes have been made be the host of the show cessor Jay Leno’s tenure, she back to the show with open but many, especially her about Ms. Rivers, notably until 1992, but as the years was never invited back to the arms. Her emotions were family, would say that her her numerous plastic surgery went by he would begin to show. definitely noticeable return to “The Tonight Show” operations and her persona work fewer days per week, That all ended on when she did return, as her after close to 30 years meant interviewing celebrities on prompting NBC to institute a February 17, 2014, when new career probably would not the world to her, and she the red carpet for awards “permanent guest host” host Jimmy Fallon welcomed have been the same passed away more peacefully shows. on days that Carson would her on his first show as host. without the kind of exposure than she probably have would Some younger not do the show. Her appearance that night she had once had on “The if she hadn’t made that final people remember her in this In 1983, Joan was very brief, but Joan Tonight Show.” It is sad that appearance on the show that light, which is quite unfortu- Rivers, at the suggestion of could not help feeling she passed away while she made her Ms. Joan Rivers: nate. But older generations Johnny Carson, became his grateful to Fallon, giving him was still being so productive Comedian Extraordinare. remember Joan Rivers as a permanent guest host. For the a kiss before walking off. in show business with her nu- pioneering female figure in next few years Rivers’ She would appear again as an merous television programs, the comedy world. Her popularity continued to grow, numerous appearances on and her guest host stints were “The Ed Sullivan Show” and achieving great success. It More thought on the Robin Williams “The Tonight Show” made was only a matter of her what she became. But a time before Rivers would filmography (since last issue) recent gesture made towards have to make a grave deci- By Jessica Lordi her is what made her life sion to forget everything she For a moment, let’s forget Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting. After the un- come full circle, at least in knew and cash in on her new timely death of Robin Williams in August, some of his lesser-known films were remembered— one aspect. popularity. and, wouldn’t you know, some of them were real gems. In February of this In 1986, the upstart year, Jimmy Fallon became Fox Television Network of- Moscow on the Hudson: In this comedy of clashing cultures, Williams plays Vladimir, a the new host of “The Tonight fered Joan Rivers a $15- saxophonist on tour in New York with a Russian circus. Vladimir doesn’t have much going for Show,” which is arguably the million contract to host a him back in Russia. He has to wait on line for toilet paper. He lives with his parents because he most successful television new late-night program on its can’t get an apartment because he’s not a member of the Party. Knowing this, it’s easy to see franchise in American televi- network, putting her in direct why he would defect while buying Calvin Klein jeans at the “temple of Western decadence” – sion history, with 60 years’ competition with Johnny Bloomingdale’s. Vladimir is granted asylum and finds himself in a city of immigrants, where woth of being on the air. In Carson and “The Tonight there are a dozen different kinds of coffee and nobody’s afraid of the future. Everyone has a one of the first few episodes, Show.” She accepted the different story, but their reasons to come to America are the same. Jimmy Fallon welcomed Joan offer without consulting any- Rivers as a guest on the show, body (with the exception of a The World According to Garp: Based on the novel by John Irving, Williams plays T.S. Garp, a marking it the first time in 28 few), and one of those people writer often overshadowed by his mother, a feminist icon who runs a shelter for abused women. years that she had appeared she didn’t tell was Johnny. Critics liked this movie, but had their issues with it. Roger Ebert said he was “entertained but on the program. When Carson found out, he unmoved,” calling the movie “palatable.” Pauline Kael went further, saying that “there’s no Her long-awaited was furious. A once-happy feeling of truth in either the book or the movie” and calling the movie a “castration fantasy.” return had nothing to do with friendship and professional You decide. her being absent from the relationship between the two show business scene. In fact, was severed permanently, and Awakenings: During the making of this movie, director Penny Marshall had a signal for when it was a rift that caused her according to Joan, Johnny she wanted Williams to be more serious: she grabbed her crotch. “More balls,” she meant, and to be stricken from the show. never spoke to her again for he delivered. Williams plays Dr.

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