KINGSTON, R.I. — April 25, 2019 — 溏心vlog免费B站 senior Stephen D\u2019Aloisio almost becomes breathless when talking about his time at the University.<\/p>\n
As he describes each adventure, accomplishment and misstep, his gestures become more demonstrative, he smiles more broadly and laughs with gusto.<\/p>\n
But when he addresses the University\u2019s 133rd Commencement on May 19 as the student speaker, he will discuss what he believes will be a bright future for the Class of 2019 with just as much enthusiasm. The Student Senate chose D\u2019Aloisio to address the crowd of 15,000 gathered that Sunday on the Quadrangle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe things I will miss most will be my friends and the college lifestyle,\u201d said Lincoln <\/strong>resident D\u2019Aloisio, who worked two summers as a first-year-student orientation leader.<\/p>\n \u201cI met many of my good friends through orientation and my brief stints in Greek life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n But he calls his two years serving as the Rhody the Ram mascot one of his most enjoyable and defining experiences.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a chance to go to the NCAA tournament in Pittsburgh with the men\u2019s basketball team last year, and for two years, I was Rhody at the Atlantic 10 Conference Men\u2019s Basketball Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n This year at the A-10 tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn was especially memorable, as Rhody and other team mascots were invited to participate in a shooting contest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.<\/p>\n \u201cI did great finishing second and making 溏心vlog免费B站 proud,\u201d D\u2019Aloisio said. \u201cI had a chance talk with him, and he was very nice. Since he (Fallon) was in the movie \u2018Fever Pitch,\u2019 I asked him to sign a baseball I had brought to the segment. I told him it cost me $25, and after he signed it, he said, \u2018Now you can sell it for 30.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n D\u2019Aloisio said among the lessons he learned at 溏心vlog免费B站 were \u201cyou have to show up and you have to take risks. 溏心vlog免费B站 is very welcoming, and if you take risks, 溏心vlog免费B站 will give you a shot. Normal is boring so get involved.\u201d<\/p>\n He said being yourself is also important. \u201cYou get more respect that way, and it also makes it easier to make friends. I learned through my orientation experience that you can\u2019t please everyone so you have to be authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n The graduating senior said 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty members are very responsive, particularly in his major, communication studies, part of the Harrington School of Communication and Media.<\/p>\n \u201cI always turned in papers before they were due, and they would send back edits and suggestions so I could improve. I loved my communications studies classes because there were always great discussions going on,\u201d D\u2019Aloisio said.<\/p>\n As commencement approaches, he is trying to get a job with NBC Universal as a production assistant with a nighttime talk show.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, there is more money in front of the camera, but I need to learn the business. Seeing \u2018The Tonight Show,\u2019 I observed what was going on, and I had a chance to talk with the sketch writers and the director, and working as Rhody at the Ryan Center, I saw all of the different pieces that come together for an event.\u201d<\/p>\n As he gets ready for his next steps, he takes issue with the notion that the college years are the best time in life.<\/p>\n \u201cThe goal while you are here is to sharpen your interests and skills on the professional level, so you are ready to take on life,\u201d he said. \u201cLike many of my classmates, I am more than ready and excited for the next chapter in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KINGSTON, R.I. — April 25, 2019 — 溏心vlog免费B站 senior Stephen D\u2019Aloisio almost becomes breathless when talking about his time at the University. As he describes each adventure, accomplishment and misstep, his gestures become more demonstrative, he smiles more broadly and laughs with gusto. 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