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Name: <\/span><\/b>Alexa Hines<\/span>
\n<\/span>Major: <\/span><\/b>Journalism<\/span>
\n<\/span>Class: <\/span><\/b>Senior<\/span>
\n<\/span>Hometown: <\/span><\/b>Rancho Santa Margarita, California<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Texas Christian University became Alexa Hines\u2019 <\/span>top-<\/span>choice school once she stepped on campus and realized it was everything she wanted and more in her college experience. She <\/span>had <\/span>never <\/span>heard <\/span>anything negative about <\/span>the school <\/span>and could picture herself <\/span>having a great experience at TCU. <\/span>Initially<\/span>,<\/span> w<\/span>hen <\/span>researching colleges and weighing in<\/span>–<\/span>state v<\/span>ersus<\/span> out<\/span>–<\/span>of<\/span>–<\/span>state options, Hines decided that since she wasn\u2019t born in <\/span>California <\/span>and did not have<\/span> many ties in Orange County<\/span>,<\/span> she wanted to try something new and made the decision to move to Texas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hines wanted to declare <\/span>journalism as her major <\/span>because she could combine her love for telling stories and sports to pursue a career in this field. <\/span>One <\/span>of her <\/span>many <\/span>favorite <\/span>things about<\/span> the <\/span>Journalism <\/span>department <\/span>was<\/span> small classes, which allow<\/span>ed<\/span> professors to get to know <\/span>her <\/span>goals and aspirations and help <\/span>her <\/span>achieve them. <\/span>She was excited when o<\/span>ne of these professors even chose her to work on a project that was published by The Washington Post. Hines also <\/span>notes<\/span>\u00a0there\u2019s a sense of community on the second floor of Moudy<\/span> South<\/span>. She enjoy<\/span>ed<\/span> being<\/span> a student in the Journalism department<\/span> as <\/span>she learn<\/span>ed<\/span> everything from writing to broadcasting,\u00a0<\/span>and <\/span>gained many opportunities to grow as a journalist.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of Hines\u2019 experiences with her major, she <\/span>was<\/span> heavily involved in her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, <\/span>TCU Athletics and <\/span>TCU360<\/span>, the student<\/span>-run news site<\/span>.<\/span> She <\/span>not only <\/span>serve<\/span>d<\/span> as the special events coordinator for her sorority, but also the communication chair for their annual philanthropy event. Her <\/span>responsibilities <\/span>at<\/span> TCU360 <\/span>include<\/span>d<\/span> being a<\/span> line<\/span> editor <\/span>and <\/span>running <\/span>the <\/span>Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, where she post<\/span>ed<\/span> stories, shared content and cover<\/span>ed<\/span> events on campus. Hines enjoyed her experience with student media because she learned<\/span>\u00a0how people’s consumption of news is <\/span>constantly <\/span>changing and want<\/span>ed<\/span> to be involved in how TCU <\/span>receive<\/span>d that<\/span> news. Interning for TCU Athletics <\/span>gave<\/span> Hines the chance to work with the football and basketball teams, <\/span>giving <\/span>her <\/span>a better understanding of terms, rules, players and overall knowledge of sports. <\/span>Additionally, s<\/span>he had summer internship<\/span>s<\/span> with NBC Sports Bay Area<\/span>,<\/span> CBS in Los Angeles<\/span> and<\/span> thanks to one of her professors<\/span>,<\/span> CBS in DFW.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In spring 2019, Hines <\/span>studied <\/span>abroad in Rome<\/span>, Italy<\/span>. <\/span>While there, s<\/span>he <\/span>enjoyed developing friendships with other TCU students on different career paths and learning about their dreams and goals. <\/span>She also loved sharing her experiences with local <\/span>residents <\/span>and other visiting Americans about TCU while falling in love with a new city. <\/span>She still dreams about some of her favorite restaurants and looks back now, thinking how a year ago <\/span>this was a <\/span>life-changing experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hines<\/span>\u2019 future <\/span>plans<\/span> are<\/span> to go into the sports broadcasting industry and report for local sports teams. She advises prospective journalism majors to get involved<\/span>,<\/span> spend time in the newsroom<\/span>\u00a0and get<\/span> to <\/span>know <\/span>your <\/span>professors who <\/span>can <\/span>become your mentors. Hines has received many opportunities through the Journalism department and is <\/span>look<\/span>s<\/span> forward <\/span>to see<\/span>ing<\/span> what the future holds.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hines is currently working as a sports marketing associate at Pando<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for more information on the Journalism department.<\/p>\n

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