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Nardolilli: American students abroad not immune to predisposed notions

11 February 2013 Annie Nardolilli

Columnist comments on prejudice felt during her first weeks studying in Rome.

Nardolilli: In Italy, a toast for the Latter Day Saints

29 January 2013 Annie Nardolilli

Nardolilli reflects on her recent conversion to the Mormon faith and the effects it has on her time abroad.

Religion’s interconnectivity comes full circle in Rome

19 April 2011 Matt Flocco

Columnist Matt Flocco sums up his religious studies in Rome with “Music of the Spheres.” ROME – While chanting monks, accordion players and the Italian version of “Beauty and the Beast” I saw last week

Matt Flocco: Judaism, Islam prominent in Rome

05 April 2011 Matt Flocco

Columnist Matt Flocco discusses religious harmony. Last Wednesday, I had the privilege of being 50 feet away from the Pope as he addressed the usual crowd of hundreds of guests in St. Peter’s Square. After

Having fun and staying sane

07 December 2009

Libby Peck offers tips on going abroad in her last column from Rome.

Optimism prevails over a pessimist’s Roman perspective

16 November 2009

During her last month studying abroad in Italy, columnist Libby Peck reflects on the aspects she truly appreciates of an otherwise glass-half-empty trip.

Roman holiday inspires nostalgia

02 November 2009

When in Amsterdam, Rome may seem like a home away from home.

Nostalgia taints American taste buds abroad

20 October 2009

While Italian breakfasts of pancetta and cappuccino might sound luxurious, American visitors may still get homesick for greasy bacon.

Virtue of modesty yet to be learned by average Italian man

05 October 2009

As columnist Libby Peck discovered, American dating discretion isn’t always a universal trait.

Rome lacks familiarity of Philadelphia

23 September 2009

Quirks of Main Campus that may often go unnoticed can be cause for homesickness while abroad.