Toddrick Gotcher, a guard for the Texas Tech men’s basketball team, often faced the “dumb jock” stereotype when he started his academic and sports career. “Coming into college, that is what everyone thinks,” he said. Since then, he has proven to many that he is more than just an athlete. The exercise and sports science graduate is now pursing […]
COMC Student-Athletes Raising Standards
November 19, 2015 by Natalie Morales
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KTTZ-TV Wins Two Emmys
November 16, 2015 by Natalie Morales

Paul Hunton, KTTZ-TV station manager, remembers the feeling of winning his first major industry award. “Winning was a surreal experience,” Hunton said. “They call the nominees, then they called us out as the winner, and I really don’t remember much after that. You go on stage, say a speech, and they whisk you backstage, and the statuettes […]
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