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Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

A Room With a View: How we eat, worship and love our food in Italy

Antonia Lehnert February 14, 2023
The diverse flavors reflected in American society coincide with its branding as a melting pot — but a distinguished food culture is more comprehensive than having an abundance of options.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

A Room With a View: How high school ruined my approach toward academics

Antonia Lehnert January 31, 2023
While the high-stakes environment of some high schools may give them an elite and noteworthy reputation, it often comes at an extreme cost to the mental and physical wellbeing of students who struggled to cope with academic pressure.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Post-electoral Italy between police brutality and the threat of neo-fascism | A Room With a View

Antonia Lehnert November 1, 2022
There was more commotion than usual around the main campus of Sapienza University of Rome on the morning of Oct. 25.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Doing what you love or loving what you do? | A Room With a View

Antonia Lehnert October 18, 2022
When weighing career paths one can’t help but hear Confucius’s aphorism echo in their brain: “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” But there are many convincing counterarguments to turning passions into paychecks. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Running with your sick self won’t help you run away from it | A Room With A View

Antonia Lehnert October 4, 2022
Last spring I learned that not only was I able to do a semester abroad, but that it was strongly recommended to me considering my majors. Although I was initially overcome by a wave of exhilaration, the latter was soon subsided by hesitancy.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Are protests effective in the modern era?

Antonia Lehnert April 25, 2022
If Putin didn’t factor in the international response to his actions, he surely wouldn't care to read the hundreds of slogans people are using against him in other areas of the world. 
Connie Dai / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Formula 1 is more than Red Bull and Mercedes in 2022

Antonia Lehnert March 28, 2022
What motorsport fans will witness throughout the year is not just another season, but a new era in the sport.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Will the sun rise tomorrow or will we be in a full-scale nuclear war?

Antonia Lehnert March 14, 2022
Since people are so eager to share what they’ve learned over these past couple of rather unprecedented years, my greatest takeaway is that uncertainty is the only master of our lives.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Liberal feminism is a masquerade of the patriarchy

Antonia Lehnert February 15, 2022
In spite of the good premises, I’ve always seen liberal feminism a product of liberal men who found a more discreet way to perpetuate the patriarchy.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Requiem for 21st century democracy

Antonia Lehnert February 1, 2022

It was the second half of July 2001 when the leaders of the eight most developed countries in the world had to face the sweltering Italian heat on their way to Genoa. The 27th G8 summit was to tackle international...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: Selfishness as a gateway to self-love

Antonia Lehnert November 29, 2021
Though it may sound controversial, implementing some degree of egoism in our lives can be beneficial for ourselves and our community.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

A Room With a View: If you think that your grades define you, consider this your wake-up call

Antonia Lehnert November 10, 2021
Rather than striving for excellence, as students, we should seek balance between our academic and personal life.
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