Definitely get Professor Marino for Italian 1. He is hilarious and always makes class enjoyable. Marino is really lenient on late work and doesn't require a lot of homework besides the online work. The only downside to his class is that it's so easy that Italian 2 with a different professor can be a little difficult in the beginning.

Professor Marino is a great Italian 1 teacher. He doesn't make it difficult on you to make up quizzes (which aren't all that bad if you go to class and pay attention). He is also really funny and is great to be around. I recommend taking Marino for Italian.