{"id":636,"date":"2020-02-07T17:13:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T22:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/?post_type=student_work&p=636"},"modified":"2020-02-07T17:13:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T22:13:04","slug":"livia-lavender-rancher-writer-dancer-but-foremost-a-horned-frog","status":"publish","type":"student_work","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/student_work\/livia-lavender-rancher-writer-dancer-but-foremost-a-horned-frog\/","title":{"rendered":"Livia Lavender: Rancher, Writer, Dancer, but foremost a Horned Frog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Class of 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Majors: <\/strong>Journalism; Ranch Management<\/p>\n

Originally from Houston, Livia Lavender is pursuing a double major in Journalism and Ranch Management at Texas Christian University. She is also an honors student in the John V. Roach Honors College. Alongside her academic affiliation with the Bob Schieffer College of Communication and College of Science and Engineering, Lavender is a member of Greek life, a TCU Showgirl and a faithful member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.<\/p>\n

Before coming to TCU, Lavender grew up on a cow\/calf operation, which she admits surprises a lot of people given her \u201cgirly personality.\u201d Lavender says she often jokes with friends that she owns more cowboy boots and hats than most of campus combined.<\/p>\n

Lavender initially came to TCU to study ballet but decided early in her first semester that she would prefer to keep dance as a passion rather than a career post-graduation. This realization led her to the Bob Schieffer College of Communication where she adopted her Journalism major. She was always interested in journalism because of her love of reading and writing. For Lavender, a major in journalism allowed for the creativity, investigation and passion of writing without the more formal structure of other majors.<\/p>\n

She chose to major in Journalism not because she was interested in broadcast news or print media, a common misconception, but because she saw journalism as a window to hone her editing, reading, researching and writing skills. The skills she has gleaned from her coursework have been paramount to making her feel prepared for her next step \u2014 law school.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing about the journalism program at TCU is that it\u2019s not really a \u201ctwo plus two equals four program.\u201d The program is exactly what you make it,\u201d Lavender said.\u00a0 \u201cYou have a choice. Take it to the next level and make it tailored for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Lavender, one of the best aspects of being a journalism major and a student of the College of Communication is that despite the fact her peers share a major, they all have unique, individual aspirations.<\/p>\n

In Lavender\u2019s case, her aspiration is being a storyteller. Her favorite aspect of journalism is the career\u2019s ability not to fabricate a story, but to encourage the \u201ccharacters\u201d to share their own experiences. A journalist can create and maintain a relationship with \u201ccharacters\u201d given they aren\u2019t fictional but real people living their everyday lives. Journalists can write about their passion points and meet people in real time who share those passions.<\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not on the ranch or interviewing, Lavender loves to study in Moudy South\u2014the building that houses the College of Communication\u2014in the first-floor lobby. She loves this spot because students ebb and flow to study together. They can leave and come at their own pace in an environment that is both productive and social. For Lavender, TCU is such a special atmosphere\u2014everyone has drive, ambition and goals, but above all they are Horned Frogs first. \u201cWe bleed purple, and I say we with a capital W because every TCU student is so proud and has so much love for our little campus,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong> to find out more about being a journalism major at the Bob Schieffer College of Communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-636","student_work","type-student_work","status-publish","hentry","sw_category-featured","sw_category-journalism"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLivia Lavender: Rancher, Writer, Dancer, but foremost a Horned Frog - Journalism<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/journalism\/student_work\/livia-lavender-rancher-writer-dancer-but-foremost-a-horned-frog\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Livia Lavender: Rancher, Writer, Dancer, but foremost a Horned Frog - Journalism\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Class of 2020 Majors: Journalism; Ranch Management Originally from Houston, Livia Lavender is pursuing a double major in Journalism and Ranch Management at Texas Christian University. 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