By VALERIA BORGHETTI Convincing the audience in one minute is a tough challenge. Consider how much a listener needs to be convinced, and squeeze that into 60 seconds. The Elevator Pitch has become one of the signature competitions at John Cabot University (JCU), and this semester it was sponsored by Facebook and ItaliaCamp. After choosing …
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By LAUREN HEALY The typical travel day for a tourist in Rome includes a Papal Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, a tour of the Coliseum and a cup of gelato or two. But for Steelers Nation, there is an additional stop: La Botticella, a pub, that has become the official hangout for Steelers fans visiting …
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By BYULSAM AHM Il dolce far niente. The sweetness of doing nothing. Delicious idleness. I first read the phrase in the memoir Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. It is an Italian expression praising free time, hanging around, just relaxing and enjoying life. I can see it around me. People gossiping and bantering over coffee. …
By AXEL KEICHER A number of John Cabot University (JCU)students feel that the cost of university housing is excessive when compared to real estate in Trastevere. “Trastevere is an expensive neighborhood, but the JCU housing costs are not justified,” said Marco Pecchio, a degree-seeker from Turin. Pecchio said the cost of a room on campus …
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By ERIN BERGE An elegant Italian bride carrying traditional white calla lilies stepped away arm-in-arm with her new husband from one of Rome’s oldest Basilicas, Santa Maria in Trastevere. Greeting the newlyweds were young girls in delicate dresses, men in polished tuxes and five musicians, complete with suspenders, a fedora, a perfected handlebar mustache and …
By BRODY LEONARD I never ask for travel advice but in the weeks before I traveled to Rome, it was passed on to me without prompting. For example, I was warned about certain pickpockets who first threw an infant at you, and then proceeded to rob you while your arms were baby-laden; so I trained …
By KENNA LEWIS One recent evening, Andrea Young, a study abroad student from California, was walking down a cobblestoned street in Trastevere when a pair of strangers approached her and a friend. “Americane?,” one of the unfamiliar men shouted at them, blocking the sidewalk. “Molto belle!” The stranger gestured to his apartment around the corner. …
By GRETA RAULEAC John Cabot University (JCU) students consider the Meditation Garden a positive space that responds to needs of people of all ages and types. Students support tolerance and integration and do not think religion should be left outside a secular university. “We are not at university only to study, but we are also …
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By GIACOMO SPROCCATI John Cabot University (JCU) has grown quickly in recent years. The year, 2014, saw the largest incoming class to date. With this wave of new students has come a number of new clubs and groups. In less than a year, International Relations Society, Russian Speaking Club and Speak-Up Club, a public speaking …
By ASIA COLOMBO Famed primatologist Jane Goodall and Boy Olmi, Argentinean director, were welcomed at John Cabot University (JCU) on October 14 for a private viewing of Olmi’s new documentary, Jane & Payne. The documentary explores the two researchers in their everyday studies together as they exchange stories about their lives. Dr. Roger Payne tells …
By SOFIA MARTUSCELLI A young man wakes up inside a rusty elevator. When he arrives on the last floor, he is greeted by other like him in a grassy clearing, surrounded by tall walls. Suddenly, he finds himself unable to remember anything about his life, except for his name. This is the beginning of the …
By FRANCESCA MIRABILE “I hate New York,” MM said. His name was Mickey, but we all called him MM, short for Mickey Mouse. “You know how people walk the streets with a default angry face?” he used to say. “Well, I have a default happy face.” It was true. MM had a default happy face, …
By SOFIA MARTUSCELLI Two weeks ago, I had one of the most exciting experiences of my life: being a production assistant for a documentary around Italy. My adventure begins at Bologna Centrale, where I found Geraldine Ghelli’s reassuring and happy face welcoming me with Seth Chandler, the owner of DCADCPR, and Daniel Lawrence, his video …
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By FEDERICA BRIZZI From the very early stages of our academic career, we, John Cabot University students, are encouraged to live the fullest international experience that our institution offers. One of the most popular ways to do so is by spending a semester abroad. This year, I decided to live my international experience at King’s …
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By: LINDSEY UNGER Four hours North of Thirvanthapuram, India, sits the city of Kollam. Malayalam swirls advertising a concrete company are spray painted everywhere. On the concrete canvases, sickle and hammer drip in red endorsing the relative prosperity Communism has brought to this part of India. Emaciated cows lick at the painted wall and …
Grassroots. The name itself reflects both our connection to the Earth as well as our ground-up approach to tackling environmental issues. As John Cabot University’s new and growing environmental club, we strongly believe that environmental protection and sustainable practices are key to ensuring the economic, social and spiritual well-being of humankind. Furthermore, we sustain that …
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