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Dasha Kudriavtseva | Monday, November 2, 2020
When you see the pink-colored poster for the Italian series “Baby,” the last thing you’d imagine is a story of underage prostitution inspired by real events, but the third season of the Netflix show continues to unravel the dark, hidden lives of a pair teenagers. The main character ‘baby,’ Chiara (Benedetta Porcaroli), is dissatisfied with
Elizabeth Prater | Wednesday, October 7, 2020
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies hosted a virtual lecture Tuesday titled “Raphael in Rome,” where Ingrid Rowland, professor at Notre Dame’s School of Architecture, led a virtual lecture from her home in Rome and discussed some of her research of Raphael’s work in the Eternal City. The first half of the lecture commenced with
Adriana Perez | Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Between study sessions, doctoral candidate Susanna De Stradis takes breaks at a small, private courtyard cafe of the Vatican Apostolic Archive to drink coffee, meet other scholars and “zoom back to the present day.” De Stradis recently started conducting research into the Vatican’s archives for her dissertation during her third year as a doctoral student
Trinity Reilly | Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Third-year architecture students learned they would not be spending the fall semester in Rome in mid-June, due to difficulties caused by COVID19. Junior Ava Longoria said many students were upset upon hearing the news, but largely unsurprised. “I was definitely disappointed, but with everything happening, I didn’t really expect to go,” Longoria said. “I knew
Maeve Filbin | Friday, March 27, 2020
For weeks, they’ve been watching the world from their apartment window. Beneath them, the streets of Rome are empty, except for the rare passerby carrying groceries or walking a small dog. Saint Mary’s junior Zoe Ricker and sophomore Sarah Tschida are two students who opted to remain in Rome when the College officially suspended the study
Mia Marroquin | Friday, March 20, 2020
For many students, a semester abroad is characterized by months of growth and adventure, but those who studied abroad this semester had their experiences cut short as COVID-19 spread internationally. Due to the fast-paced nature of the virus, many students’ semester abroad came to a halt seemingly overnight. “There had been speculation that we would
Maeve Filbin | Monday, March 2, 2020
The Roman Forum sat empty under a clouded gray sky Sunday morning, the few visitors passing beneath the ancient stone arches wearing face masks. The Colosseum, one of the most visited monuments in Italy, was similarly vacant. Students from Saint Mary’s made their last rounds through their favorite historical spots in Rome Sunday, preparing to
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, February 29, 2020
Saint Mary’s students studying abroad at John Cabot University in Rome for the spring semester will be sent home, vice president for student affairs Linda Timm announced early Saturday morning in a campus-wide email. The announcement follows a report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the State Department, escalating the advisory against non-essential
Claire Rafford | Friday, February 28, 2020
This report was updated Friday at 10:04 p.m. Notre Dame is suspending its Rome programs and bringing the 106 Notre Dame students currently studying abroad in the Italian capital back to the United States, the University announced in an email to students Friday evening. The move comes as the coronavirus has proliferated through Italy. The
G. Matthew Molinsky | Thursday, February 6, 2020
During a six-week stint abroad in Rome, I fell in love with the European city. I lived in a two-bedroom apartment on the second floor of a seven-story apartment building in the neighborhood of Garbatella. Every day, I made the 15-minute commute by metro to the Notre Dame Global Gateway, located a few blocks from