While waiting for their pizzas, the students made themselves comfortable and took the time to enjoy and admire some of the curiosities on display on the walls of the Cagli institution. One student, for example, studied intently an oragami exhibit, featuring an elephant and a tank made out of a dollar bill and a crumpled old lira note, framed behind glass. Another student examined a framed green t-shirt reading "Twenty-eight reasons why beer is better than women" in Italian.
"Hmpf!" snorted the student contemptuously. "You can't make love to a beer."
When the pizzas finally made their much-anticipated appearance, many of the usual toppings were spotted: student Elise Berry munched on mushrooms and prosciutto, while student Annie Carey opted for a plain margherita to go with her liter of wine.
Others were seen chomping away with much gusto on pizzas topped with olives, sausage, and even anchovies.
But one student took pizza toppings to a new level: Greg Cavaluzzo was seen in the remarkable act of eating a pizza covered in french fries. "I wanted to see the cultures of America and Italy mista- intermingled, you might say," Cavaluzzo explained, holding a piece of the starchy conconcotion aloft in a gesture of international friendship and understanding. "The end result is... delicious."
