Lately, there has been a great increase in the amount of minors offered at Viterbo University. With technical theatre, playwriting, ASL, and many more added this past year. However, it is a rarity when a new major appears on campus, especially one by the name of ‘Mafia Studies.’ This major, according to the Viterbo database, “will revolutionize the way students see the history of organized crime in America.” The website goes on to explain more: “Each course will familiarize students with the complicated history of American hero, Al Capone, and reevaluate whether ‘The Godfather’ was all that great of a movie.”
This change in curriculum comes as the market for fur coats and cigarettes, according to the city of La Crosse, has skyrocketed. Which has influenced our own Viterbo bookstore to respond accordingly.
This sudden addition has caused many students and faculty to question where the resources and funding are coming from to supply this new department. When searched on Google, it says, “Recently, Viterbo has received funding in the billions from a small, legally bankrupt Italian restaurant in Chicago.” We asked the president of Viterbo for comment on the funding and the reason for the mafia studies major. He replied, “What?”
This major officially goes into effect at the start of spring semester, following a department-wide risotto cook off.
