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The best thing on Monday night?

JCU's salsa class. The Matthew Online's Jamila Gulec and Molly Robinson report on the buzz that can be heard every Monday night on the JCU campus, the latest in our series of mobile journalism reportage. Check out the JCU YouTube channel for more.

JCU hosts 4th annual InVerse poetry festival

By Andrew Granger

Rome, April 24 - “We will die alone,” poet Andrea Raos told poetry enthusiasts at John Cabot University on Wednesday night.

Raos was one of five poets to speak during the InVerse poetry festival Wednesday. The two-day event was held Tuesday and Wednesday at John Cabot University this week as a way to bring the words of some of Italy's most promising poets to JCU students.

There were more uplifting messages of course.

JCU students prepare fund-raiser for Ghana's deaf students

By Marzia Ferraris

ROME, April 24 - A fund raiser will be held in the entrance hall of John Cabot University during the final examinations week to benefit the development of the Cape Coast School for the Deaf in Ghana.

The fund raiser will be held between May 2-8 , from 11 am to 6 pm.

JCU student Dean Torosian, one of the four organizers of this fund raiser, conceived of the fund-raiser idea after attending a two-week political science course, offered by The American University in Rome, in Ghana. The aim of this course was to learn all about Ghana’s history up close.

$800 million spent on U.S. presidential campaign, and for what?

By Ottavia Criss

ROME, April 24 - A though-provoking panel discussion took place on Wednesday at John Cabot University's Aula Magna Regina Auditorium hosted by the Guarini Institute.

This interesting debate kicked off with a power point presentation by Lucio Martino, a specialist in U.S. politics. Did you know almost $800 million has been spent campaigning? He said the world is tired of hearing about the American elections, which have been discussed since 2000. Martino pointed out that history has shown that the party that remains divided until the last minute is usually the one that loses the White House. He predicts John McCain will win.

 

The other side of Rome: the homeless problem

The Matthew Online correspondents Sara Patterson and Alison Graham report on Rome's homeless problem. They volunteered at Caritas, the Catholic charity located in the heart of The Eternal City, and came away with this story. To view their video reportage and that of other correspondents, please check out The Matthew Online's YouTube channel. Or, click on the video below.

With a Toast of Prosecco, ISGC is Off to an Exciting Start

The International Student Government Conference is officially underway. The opening ceremony completed at 6pm with a grand toast of prosecco in celebration of the ground-breaking event.

The ceremony ran briefly and smoothly, with guest speakers including John Cabot University President Franco Pavoncello and Keynote Speaker, Professor Pietro Paganini. JCU’s Student Body President, Eva Paunova, welcomed all to the conference, expressing her excitement for the weekend ahead; “I am looking forward to interactive, stimulating and energizing discussions and sessions with lots of ‘take-aways’! The meetings will deliver little ‘gems of gold’ to take back home with you,” she cheerfully said.

JCUTube: The Matthew Online in video format

Starting today, The Matthew Online can also be found in video. Check out our new YouTube channel. Over the next few weeks, JCU correspondents, equipped with Nokia N95 handsets, will be reporting on the big stories on the John Cabot University campus, and throughout Rome.

We'd like to thank Nokia for helping us with this project. Nokia is allowing us to demo their sleek N95 handsets so we can bring mobile journalism back to our readers, and now, viewers.

What is mobile journalism? High-tech mobiles such as the N95 come equipped with camera, video camera, recorder and enough memory, plus Net connectivity, to turn an ordinary-looking handset into a do-it-all tool for reporters in the field. John Cabot University is one of the first universities in Europe to work with Nokia on such a project.

Come back often to see how it's working out.

-- Bernhard Warner, editor of The Matthew Online

Meet your new leaders: a Guarini Insitute event for April 23

 

By Ottavia Criss

ROME, April 17- The political balance of power is shifting in Italy and the United States. What will this mean for the future?

The Guarini Institute for Public Affairs will host a roundtable discussion entitled "After the Italian legislatives and the Pennsylvania primary"  on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. at John Cabot University's Aula Magna Regina auditorium.

The speakers of this event will be: Giorgo La Malfa, former President of the Partito Repubblicano Italiani, Lucio Martino, political analyst, JCU professors Pamela Harris, Professor Lawrence Gray and Federigo Argentieri, plus JCU President Franco Pavoncello.

All of these experts in the field will give students an insider’s look at what is happening in both country’s political sphere.

JCU student govt to host 3-day seminar this weekend

 

By Marie Bugnitz

ROME, April 17- John Cabot University will host the first ever International Student Government Conference starting Friday, April 18, bringing together over 30 students from English-speaking universities across Europe for three days in Rome.

“The primary focus of the conference is to foster methods of coordination and cooperation among the student governments of each respective institution. This will be facilitated through various meetings, social events, and discussions focusing on [specific] topics,” said Eva Paunova, JCU Student Body President and a key organizer of the conference.

“English-speaking Universities abroad face not only unique challenges, but also offer unique perspectives on a breadth of issues. A forum bringing together these various opinions provides the opportunity for universities to establish a lasting dialogue with each other, as well as allowing for a productive exchange of experiences and ideas,” Paunova said.