Valentino Rossi's Honorary Degree Angers Italy's Academics

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Valentino Rossi recently received an honorary degree in Communications. The degree was conferred by the 500 year-old University of Urbino.

Valentino happily wore a mortarboard at Mugello last weekend. With the Michelin logo across the front of his mortarboard, perhaps the Doctor's flamboyant style was too much for some of Italy's academics.

Perhaps for them, Valentino's degree was also the last straw... WARNING: This link contains *Spoilers*



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