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...been in my large lecture class in spring 2004. In fall 2005, Professor Nikki Giovanni reported him to me because she was concerned about a poem he'd written for her class that seemed to be very angry. I asked him by email if he would come and see me. And his response was unusual. He said he assumed I would be yelling at him. I wrote back saying I don't yell at students and I really just had some questions about him. He came to talk with me and [English professor] Cheryl Ruggiero...
...Titian was the pivotal figure in all this. Born on the mainland in 1488, he was brought to Venice as a child and eventually apprenticed with the most poised and elegant of Venetian masters, the brothers Gentile and Giovanni Bellini. In the Bellini workshop he would have learned to render the many formats of Christian iconography - the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Crucifixion - in the serene, harmonious manner that was Bellini's trademark...
...efforts; in three closely-fought matches, the Crimson forced their San Diego State counterparts into extra points, with the latter triumphant in all three. In the closest upset, No.1 duo Chijo-Evans and Felton competed hard against the No. 57 pairing in the nation, Achim Ceban and Giovanni Vaglietti—with the Aztecs ultimately coming out on top (9-8).Omodele-Lucien claimed Harvard’s sole point with a 7-6, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.HARVARD 4, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 3In the opening fixture, following a closely fought doubles point, the Crimson tamed the Lions...
...Real Americans are ready to move past these pasta and anti-pasta politics. Remember our great Italian-American heroes: Giorgio Washingtino, Silvio Berlusconi, Giovanni Adamsi, and Alexandro Hamiltini. If they were on our campus today, they would twirl their large handlebar mustaches and say, “Send your votes for Harvard’s new mascot, along with pictures of your ‘figure,’ to prestigeandmobility@gmail.com...
...existence of the Cupola, taken for the Italian word for dome, first came to light in the 1960s and was confirmed by the turncoat witness Tommaso Buscetta, whose testimony to legendary magistrate Giovanni Falcone in the 1980s unlocked many of the Mafia's secrets. Allowing each family to remain autonomous in its own geographic area, the Cupola was effectively tasked with preventing disputes that would threaten the whole system...