Bystander Paterno: Why Penn State Should Not Mourn the Loss of Their Head Coach
While watching the opening of the first post-Paterno game, audience swaying gloomily, sporting their “Joe Knows Football” T-shirts, I couldn’t help but deplore the fans’ actions. Here were fans in mourning, lamenting the…
There and Back Again: From the Living Room to the Dorm Room
Eons ago, when I was applying to college, I had a checklist of items that my future home had to have. These included a small student body, no fraternities or sororities and a…
Puzzling Professori
In Italy, there is a slight role reversal between students and their teachers. First, my classes commonly do not start on time. The hour marked on our schedules seems to be more a…
Sienese Please!
As I sit in my Italian living room, watching Italian Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, just having finished my Italian feast with my Italian roommates, I ruminate upon my newfound foreign-ness. While…
