I am a College Graduate

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Last Thursday, May 23, 2013 I became a graduate of Towson University!

Ali Pannoni on Graduation Day

Me on Graduation Day

I feel very excited, accomplished and proud, but of course now the real fun begins….the job hunt!

If anyone know anyone looking for an online media enthusiast in the DC/Baltimore area please feel free to send me an email at alexandrapannoni@gmail.com. It will be much appreciated.

In the meantime, I will continue to publish Buster & Ellie, which I launched earlier this month. It is an online magazine for people like myself who are figuring out their 20s. If you haven’t already, head on over to busterandellie.com to check it out!

Thanks for catching up and remember I’m always on Twitter, @alipannoni.

I Interviewed Katie O’Malley!

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Image courtesy of Jay L. Baker/Office of Governor Martin O'Malley

Image courtesy of Jay L. Baker/Office of Governor Martin O’Malley

This past fall I had the opportunity to sit down with Maryland’s First Lady, Katie O’Malley at the Governor’s Mansion for an intimate conversation about her time as a student at Towson University, life in her 20s and much more. Check out the full story on Her Campus Towson.

I’m a Kane Show Intern!

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I am so excited to write that this summer I am completing an internship with The Kane Show (heard locally on HOT 99.5 in DC and Z104.3 in Baltimore).

The whole crew of The Kane Show (Image via Hot995.com)

I’ve always been interested in radio and broadcasting so this has been a very exciting opportunity for me. I have a lot of responsibilities at The Kane Show, but my main task is to update The Kane Show blog, answer phones and perform various radio operations tasks.

I got to be on-air discussing a women’s health issue a couple of weeks ago which was really exciting. I also have written several posts for the Intern blog including one titled “Seven Sexy Silver Foxes.” The rest can be viewed under the “Clips” page.

Besides the actual work part, I really am enjoying getting to know the staff and the other interns. Everyone is so friendly and funny, you can’t help, but laugh! It makes getting up at 4 a.m. a LOT easier!

Train

Train stopped by the studio to be interviewed (Image via Hot995.com)

I can’t wait to share all the crazy shenanigans and wonderful experiences I’ll have this summer! Make sure to listen to The Kane Show daily on HOT 99.5 or Z104.3 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.!

Another semester down, two more to go!

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Well, it’s the end of spring 2012, which means I have officially completed my junior year of college! I can’t believe I am actually writing this because this means that I only have one more year of college before I go off into the “real world” which is both exciting and scary!

Ali after her first 5K

I ran my first ever 5K in Pittsburgh this February (in the snow no less!)

I tried to live-up every moment of this semester, both personally and professionally. I’m super proud of all the work that myself and my staff have done to continue to grow Her Campus Towson online magazine at Towson University. We conducted a major search to find the top freshman boy, raised a lot of money for She’s The First and had our first ever Zumba Party!

Her Campus at the She's The First Cupcake Bake-off

Her Campus Towson participated in the national She’s The First Cupcake Bake-Off to raise money for girls education in developing countries and won “Best Team Photo”

I’m especially proud of my interview with country music star Chuck Wicks and the profile I wrote of recent Towson grad Kara Manos, former associate magazine editor at Capitol File and founder of Politics of Pretty, a DC beauty blog. You can view the rest of the stories I wrote this year under the “Clips” tab.

Politics of Pretty and Her Campus

Thanks for the shout-out on your site Kara!

I learned all about HTML and CSS during a digital publishing course. I used the knowledge I gained during that class to create a website in HTML and CSS called “Goodnight Tasty Cakes”-a site for diabetics and the people who love them.

Goodnight Tasty Cakes Website

This is a screenshot of the website I created, “Goodnight Tasty Cakes”

I also had the opportunity to intern at Baltimore magazine during the spring. It was a wonderful experience where I learned about the importance of fact-checking and what it is like to work in a professional business environment. I feel fortunate that I received several bylines in the magazines by writing short articles for the calendar pages. I even researched and wrote a sidebar about what’s new at the beaches for the June 2012 cover story about “The Shore Life.”

Personally, the highlight of the year definitely included the annual traditions of Homecoming, TigerTHON and Tigerfest. I had a blast at Virgin Mobile FreeFest, an all day music festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion and in New York City with my mama!

Her Campus at TigerTHON 2012

Me and some of the Her Campus staff at TigerTHON 2012

What a year! I can’t wait to see what is in store for me next year!