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Thursday, January 3, 2013
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Four-hour commute doesn�t stem student�s passion for wildlife, outdoors

Senior Rocky Kile had to leave his home in Barrington at 4:30 a.m. to catch the public transit bus to Kingston every Friday this fall to arrive in time for his 7 o�clock ornithology lab. But he says the nearly four hours he spent commuting each day were well worth it.

�It�s my favorite class. I wouldn�t miss it. I find birds really amazing,� said Kile, 25, who majors in wildlife and conservation biology. �Besides, I got most of my studying done on the bus, giving me time to do everything else I need when I get home.�

Kile�s passion for wildlife and the outdoors stems from his early days growing up in rural North Carolina before moving to Rhode Island as a teenager. Following two years studying guitar...

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