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Senior Profile: Stephanie Murphy

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Hofstra chapter.

Name: Stephanie Murphy
Age: 22
Graduation Year: 2011
Major(s): Public relations; Minor(s): Psychology

How are you involved on campus?
SM: I have been a member of the Hofstra University Dance Team and captain for the past 2 years.

How you are you involved off campus?
SM: Every month, our dance team does a community service event, from the WalkINN to dancing at hospitals and old age homes.

What internships have you held?
SM: I’ve had two public relations internships: one with Lulu Cohen Media Agency and the second with Kiss Cosmetics, Inc.

What the hardest thing about being a journalist?
SM: Getting in touch with people.

What is the most rewarding?
SM: Seeing the finished product.

What is your dream job?
SM: Any job where I could work with children and/or animals. I hope to one day do PR for a not-for-profit like The North Shore Animal League of America.

Any advice you can give to aspiring writers who want to get involved with magazines?
SM: Go for it! Step out of your comfort zone and you’ll shock yourself.

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Kaitlin Cubria is a senior Public Relations major at Hofstra University, double minoring in Journalism, and Speech Communications & Rhetorical Studies. Born and raised in Staten Island, NY, Kaitlin always loved going into Manhattan on the weekends. She is a member of the Hofstra chapters of both Ed2010 and Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), the vice president of She's the First Hofstra (non-profit) and acts as a Resident Assistant for Hofstra’s Residential Programs. Outside of her academics, Kaitlin recently finished internships at Hearst Magazines Public Relations, The CW Television Network Affiliate WPIX11 in the Creative Services division AND at New York Magazine. This semester, she has her dream internship at Seventeen magazine in the Web/Features department, where she is the Blog Manager for Seventeen.com's Freshman 15 blog! She is obsessed with pop culture; if you don’t see her reading the newest issue of Seventeen, you’ll probably catch her browsing PerezHilton.com for celebrity gossip. After having a love for both creativity and writing for a majority of her life, Kaitlin is excited to continue her communications/journalism experience at Her Campus! After college, she plans on pursuing a career in either entertainment public relations or magazine journalism.