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1: Children watch the Reagor-Dykes Mitsubishi Fireworks Extravaganza from the back of a truck on Sunday at Mackenzie Park. The show went on as scheduled despite rain earlier in the day.

Rescheduled fireworks show lights up sky

By PAYTON ROBB Staff Writer

After severe weather caused the cancellation of part of Broadway Festivals’ 4th on Broadway celebration on July 4, people in Lubbock celebrated the holiday on Sunday with the Reagor-Dykes Mitsubishi Fireworks Extravaganza.

Despite rain earlier in the day, the fireworks show went on as planned. However, the Covenant Health and FirstBank & Trust’s Star Spangled Evening Concert were cancelled again.

This was the first year the show was rescheduled rather than canceled due to weather.

“We had such great support that has allowed us to redo the whole thing,” Broadway Festivals Executive Director Colee Orf said.

“We didn’t want to just cancel it.”

However, the rescheduling did come with some costs, Orf

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said. The fireworks that were supposed to be used for the original show on July 4 got flooded and ruined due to the storm.

A fireworks show in Oklahoma also got rained out on July 4, Orf said, and they gave their usable fireworks to Broadway Festivals.

“The new show was totally different than the one we have previously planned,” Orf said.

“It was even bigger.”

The show was originally designed to play to the music of the Lubbock Symphony. Once the show was rescheduled, this was changed so the show would be choreographed to the music on KLBB-FM 93.7.

“We did not have time to update the new fireworks with our previously planned music,” Orf said. “But viewers were able to tune into the radio station to hear the music match up with the show.”

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Once Sunday rolled around, so did more rain. The evening concert was canceled due to rain disabling all concert equipment, Orf said. As of now, there are no plans to reschedule the concert.

“We planned on attending all of the festivities on Sunday because we had to miss everything on the 4th of July,” Lubbock resident Kristy Moore said. “We were upset that the concert was canceled but very grateful that we could see the firework show.”

After two rain delays, the Broadway Festivals team was finally able to finish their 4th on Broad-way celebration.

“There was just so much excitement behind our show that I honestly don’t know what we would have done if it got canceled again,” Orf said. “You never know with this wild West Texas weather.” @DailyToreador

2: People look up to the sky to watch the Reagor-Dykes Mitsubishi Fireworks Extravaganza on Sunday at Mackenzie Park. The show was scheduled to take place on July 4 but was canceled due to severe weather. 3: Fireworks light up Mackenzie Park on Sunday during the Reagor-Dykes Mitsubishi Fireworks Extravaganza. The show was originally part of the Broadway Festivals’ 4th on Broadway celebration but was rescheduled after storms on July 4.

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Band, orchestra camp brings young students to campus

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The Hemmle Recital Hall reverberates with the sound of “Maslanka’s Requiem,” a piece that seems to blend Ludwig von Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and the score from “Star Wars: A New Hope.”

However, instead of a professional orchestra, Texas Tech Band and Orchestra Camp’s Wind Ensemble, the camp’s top ensemble, rehearses the piece

for Saturday’s performance for friends and family.

The Wind Ensemble is comprised of about 40 middle school and high school students from across Texas who are a part of the School of Music’s Band and Orchestra Camp. The camp allows students to enhance their proficiency in their particular instrument and also exposes them to Texas Tech’s campus.

Elisa Wiseman, a graduate of Texas Tech’s School of Music, acts as the student assistant in the

Band and Orchestra Camp’s office.

Before she took on the position, she participated in the camp for three years when she was in high school.

“The camp is why I came to Texas Tech,” Wiseman said. “This camp lets you meet all of the professors and get to know the campus.

In general, it gives (students) that college atmosphere because a little more than half of them stay in the dorms all week and eat on campus as well.”

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Tech duo wins second team roping championship

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The Texas Tech Rodeo team scored another national championship win this past June at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming.

Wesley Thorp and Cole Wheeler claimed another team roping title, winning the second year in a row.

For the second year in a row, the College National Finals Rodeo team roping champion belongs to a Texas Tech duo.

Wesley Thorp, a university studies major from Throckmorton, and Cole Wheeler, a university studies major from Tyler, competed in ten previous rodeos in the southwest region and finished the season in second place to qualify for the finals in Casper, Wyoming, Texas Tech Rodeo Team coach Stetson Corman said.

“It’s a big time deal just to make the finals out of the southwest region,” Corman said. “The region we compete in is one of the toughest, no doubt the toughest. A lot of the best competitors come from this region.”

Wheeler and Thorp won the team roping final with times of 6.1, 6.8 and 6.4 seconds in the first three gorounds, according to the College National Finals Rodeo website, then recorded 5.9 seconds in the short round, averaging their total score to 25.2.

Tech finished in sixth place in the team finals with 520 points, according to the website.

Thorp said his entire family has studied at Texas Tech, and he will finish his senior year competing for the rodeo team.

“The team is really accommodating, the school too,” he said. “Stetson does a great job of helping everyone out. They act like they want you to be there, and that’s pretty cool.”

Due to the more physical nature of the sport, the Texas Tech Rodeo Team members can compete not only in the college arena, but in professional rodeo as well.

Corman said the National Rodeo Association is separate from the NCAA because the teams can earn prize money at the college competitions.

“It allows the kids a

chance to make money, and they have the chance to compete on the pro level,” Corman said. “Wesley is out right now making the National Finals Rodeo, and he was there last year. He’s one of the top 15 in the world.”

Wheeler said the rodeo world is a different world, and while people make fun of it, it is a lifestyle that should be taken seriously.

“Rodeo is expensive, and it can be dangerous. I come from a rodeo family, my dad has been a bull rider all his life,” Wheeler said. “Roping can be dangerous too. Some guys get their fingers cut off from the ropes, your horse can fall on you. It can dang sure hurt.”

Wheeler said that after the duo won the title in 2016, Thorp was unsure if he was going to come back in 2017, but he did and they teamed up again.

“We did well throughout the year, and we qualified again,” he said. “We have a lot of luck together, we’ve been best friends for ten years. We practice every day, run steers, and it paid off again this year.”

Thorp said the duo prac-

tices in Lubbock and Stephenville, where they both live.

The teams there also compete in the southwest region.

“Texas is a pretty primary location for rodeo, everybody flocks here to compete,” Thorp said. “It’s a big area for rodeo, you can go to school and still be a part of it. If you work on it and improve it’s the place to be. Most of the rodeo programs are like clubs, they are a part of the school, but they are set up differently.”

Corman said the National Rodeo Association encourages college competitors to continue their educations by going into graduate school, as it gives the person another year of eligibility.

Wheeler said he will graduate with his bachelor’s degree in the spring and is planning on going to graduate school. Thorp said he plans to graduate and continue competing in the professional rodeo circuit.

“The boys rope really well as a team. The biggest thing with those boys is that they are winners,” Corman said.

“You’re always going to have a bad draw, you’re going to have something to get

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They single-handedly got us ranked sixth in the nation.” @DailyToreador

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CONTINUED FROM PG. 1 Wiseman initially did not want to come to Tech because she lived in West Texas for a part of her life. However, the experience she gained from Band and Orchestra Camp quickly changed her point of view when it came time to apply to colleges.

“I really loved band camp and the staff I met,” Wiseman said. “I knew the trumpet teacher, and it made a lot of sense to apply here.”

The Band and Orchestra Camp also hosts twirling and Drum Major tracks. Like the Band and Orchestra Camp, the students can enhance their skills for the fall. Wiseman said the students in the drum major camp get to work with Professor Duane Hill, the director of The Goin’ Band from Raiderland.

“The staff talks about Goin’ Band a lot,” Wiseman said. “It’s really cool to see in person, and it gives a lot of exposure to Tech and music and Goin’ Band and orchestra too.”

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Cory Wheeler (left), a university studies major from Tyler, and Wesley Thorp (right), a university studies major from Throckmorton, accept their saddles with Texas Tech Rodeo Team coach Stetson Corman (center) after winning the team roping title at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. The duo also won the title together in 2016.

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Director of Bands Sarah McKoin directs members of the Texas Tech Band and Orchestra Camp during one of their rehearsals in the School of Music building. Campers were split into six different bands based on their skill levels. independently. Once they check in with Marnik and the office staff, they audition in front of a professor or teaching assistant from the School of Music.

“The audition is super relaxed and encourages students to do their best,” Marnik said. “If they can’t hit a note or don’t know how to play it, professors encourage them to do their best.”

The students are then placed in one of six bands according to their skill level.

Then their schedules are

based around that band’s rehearsal and sectional for their instrument. In the remaining time, students can pick and choose two electives, ranging from jazz improv to history of rock and roll.

Marnik said these electives, along with evening activities, get the campers more involved and enthusiastic about music.

“For the middle schoolers, it gets them excited about band and music,” Marnik said. “For the high schoolers, it helps guide them to be like

‘this seems really cool’ and give them a taste of what it’s like to be a music major.”

Furthermore, besides being fun, Marnik said the electives allow students to get out of their musical comfort zones.

“As a future music educator,” Marnik said. “It’s really important to be well-rounded musically, and if you’re not, you won’t be able to your job well. So I think the electives for the campers will expose them to different types and styles of music.” @DailyToreador

NEW YORK (AP) — Cameras remained off Monday at the White House press briefing on orders of the Trump administration, sidelining one of daytime television’s most popular features on the same day that ABC announced new digital programming tied to it.

The last on-camera White House briefing was on June 29.

Following rules set by the White House, news networks only began airing press secretary Sean Spicer’s question-and-answer session after it was done. With still pictures of Spicer onscreen as he talked off-camera, it didn’t make for gripping television. Fox News Channel and MSNBC both broke away to other stories before the session was finished.

ABC News’ “The Briefing Room” started airing live Monday, with White House correspondents Jonathan Karl and Cecelia Vega providing analysis of Spicer’s session. The network has

streamed past briefings online and on Facebook over the past several months; the new program is expected to air each day there is a White House briefing.

Without its own affiliated cable network, ABC is looking for different ways to take advantage of its expertise, said Rick Klein, the network’s political director.

“We’re just seeing such huge interest in the story,” Klein said.

Klein said ABC, like other television networks, is pushing for the briefings to go back on camera and be shown live. It’s a sentiment most prominently expressed

by CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta, who last month repeatedly asked Spicer, “Why don’t we turn the cameras on, Sean?” without getting an answer.

Acosta, on the air, has complained about the Trump administration “taking us into a strange new world where accountability doesn’t exist.”

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Afghan girls robotics team competes after visa obstacles WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — Their team shirts didn’t say “Afghanistan” and their name badges were handwritten, not typed, suggesting the last-minute nature of their entry into the United States.

But the Afghan girls competing Monday in an international robotics competition in Washington were clearly excited to be representing their nation.

The team of six teenage girls was twice rejected for U.S. visas before President Donald Trump intervened

at the last minute. They arrived in Washington from their hometown of Herat, Afghanistan, early Saturday, and their ball-sorting robot competed in its first round Monday morning.

“We were so interested, because we find a big chance to show the talent and ability of Afghans, show that Afghan women can make robots, too,” said Rodaba Noori, one of the team members. She acknowledged, though, that the team “hadn’t long, or enough time to get ready for competition.”

The girls’ struggle to overcome war, hardship and U.S. bureaucracy on their journey to the U.S. capital has made their team stand out among more than 150 competing in the FIRST Global Challenge, a robotics competition designed to encourage youths to pursue careers in math and science.

The U.S. won’t say why the girls were rejected for visas, citing confidentiality rules. But Afghan Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib said that based on discussions

with U.S. officials, it appears the girls, who are 14 to 16 years old, were turned away due to concerns they would not return to Afghanistan.

Speaking with the assistance of a translator who summarized their remarks, 14-year-old team member Fatemah Qaderyan, said that she was “grateful” to be able to compete. Her team-mate, 15-year-old Lida Azizi, said she was a little “nervous” but also excited to be playing and “proud.”

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Health care vote delay gives foes, supporters more time WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes from left and right are using the delayed vote on the Republican health care bill to make it as politically toxic as possible for wavering GOP senators to support it. But the postponement also gives Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the White House more time to cut the deals they need to rescue the imperiled measure.

“Look, we need to tackle this problem,” McConnell, R-Ky., said Monday, signaling that days of bargaining and persuasion with reluctant colleagues lay ahead. “The only way we’ll get there is with con-

tinued hard work, and that’s just what we intend to do. “ AARP was continuing TV and radio ads aimed at undecided Republican senators in five states, warning, “Your family’s coverage could be taken away altogether.” Planned Parenthood, labor and liberal groups were holding rallies outside the Capitol. And the conservative Americans for Prosperity was urging members to pressure GOP senators to strengthen a bill that the group’s president, Tim Phillips, says doesn’t go “anywhere near far enough” to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law.

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Emmy nods show importance of satire in politics

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he average person is not voting on who does and does not get an Emmy award, which is apparent from those who have been nominated.

But it is also apparent that those voting are not easily entertained.

They have taken into account well-written series, salient actors and powerful storytelling that either entertain, educate or does both.

The academy has taken into serious consideration the power of satirical comedy and storytelling which has been critical to all of those who we enthrone to power.

This shows that those watching are taking note on how we are reflecting on our current state, and why the voices of today’s funny people, though they may not always be taken seriously, are important.

It is of no surprise to

Michael Cantu is a senior electronic media and communications major from New Deal.

anyone, regardless of political or philosophical affiliation, that the times we live in are tumultuous. Seemly everyone today is either with you or against you. One’s identity is a sense of pride and no one wants to be mistaken as someone who does not take heed to the times.

So, it is critical that we pay attention to those who are up for Emmys this year, as they are the ones whose witty writing is pushing authoritative figures into the spotlight – a spotlight that is not always opulent. We see now that insouciant television comedies or dramas are not worthy of awards or praise. It is those with criti-

cal eyes on the times that have been pushed toward the front.

The academy is no longer impressed with the happygo-lucky comedy of the Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon.

They have grown mute to the non-reflective entertainment people like Fallon showcase every night. That is also obvious in the ratings boost Stephen Colbert’s Late Show has received. Colbert is insightful in some of the fears people may have from what they know is going on around them.

Most, if not all, of the late-night show hosts are up for awards from the academy. And most, if not all, of the late-night show hosts are taking a combative stance against the status quo. They have started to rail against what has become commonplace, question those who are in places of authority

and use satirical writing to criticize, instead of using oversized hands to slap the latest cool celebrity.

The academy has taken into serious consideration the power of satirical comedy and storytelling which has been critical to all of those who we enthrone to power.

Of course people do want entertainment. But in this 24-hour news cycle in which everyone is getting constant updates on situations that impact their lives, it hard to go to sleep not thinking about what may happen to your insurance premiums or education, etc.

Mind you, Fallon’s comedy style has never been one of my favorites, but it is hard to ignore that all of those speaking out against President Donald Trump, his cabinet, everyone in Washington D.C. and hardliners on every political spectrum are getting nods from the academy.

Samantha Bee has given a fresh face to late night and comedic feminism; Jimmy Kimmel has poured his heart out in favor of health care for all; John Oliver’s entire series is based on calling out hypocrisy and unfairness and Colbert is doing what he does best – making fun of our politicians.

But it does not stop there.

Shows like “Black-ish” have provided great commentary into the daily lives of the black community; “Orange is the New Black” has writing that is well thought out and seems to come out of left field

and “Saturday Night Live” has cleaned up shop in its no mi-nations, inciting headlines for its recent resurgence.

That is not to say every person, series or what have you that has received an Emmy nomination is railing against “the man.” But there sure are a whole lot of them.

It is not to be ignored what is going on in entertainment today. I think it is safe to say people are no longer wanting to just be purely entertained. They now want to be entertained, in-formed and educated. Whether that is a good thing or bad, I cannot say, but the pattern is hard to ignore.

Regardless, the situation is propitious for people like Colbert and Kimmel but could possibly spell disaster for Fallon and those alike. @MichaelCantuDT

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Trump administration to share records about Mar-a-Lago WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made seven trips to his Mara-Lago resort in Florida earlier this year, and the public might soon get a look at who else was there with him.

The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to hand over records related to the property’s visitors in September. The move comes in response to a lawsuit filed

by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington,

the National Security Archive and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

Those organizations have been seeking information about visitors to Mar-a-Lago, Trump Tower and the White House. Trump has not traveled to his New York City office tower since being inaugurated; he visited the Florida property — which he dubbed the “Winter White House” — throughout February, March

and April.

Homeland Security oversees the Secret Service, the agency charged with protecting the president.

Spokespeople for the department and the agency declined to comment, citing the pending litigation.

DHS said in response to the lawsuit that it has no records about Trump Tower.

CREW officials say they have no idea what kind of information DHS will share

about Mar-a-Lago, but the liberal-funded government watchdog said it will make public whatever it receives.

The federal judge overseeing the case ordered late last week that the administration “complete its search for and processing of responsive ‘records of presidential visitors at Mar-a-Lago,’ and produce any non-exempt responsive records” by Sept. 8, according to court documents.

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With 2018 looming, Democrats divided on their core message NEW YORK (AP) — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley hesitated when asked about his party’s core message to voters.

“That message is being worked on,” the New York congressman said in an interview this past week. “We’re doing everything we can to simplify it, but at the same time provide the meat behind it as well. So that’s coming together now.”

The admission from the

No. 4 House Democrat — that his party lacks a clear, core message even amid Republican disarray — highlights the Democrats’ dilemma eight months after President Donald Trump and the GOP dominated last fall’s elections, in part, because Democrats lacked a consistent message.

The soul-searching comes as Democrats look to flip at least 24 GOPheld seats necessary for a

House majority and cut into Republican advantages in U.S. statehouses in the 2018 midterm elections. Yet with a Russia scandal engulfing the White House, a historically unpopular health-care plan wrenching Capitol Hill and no major GOP legislative achievement, Democrats are still struggling to tell voters what their party stands for.

Some want to rally behind calls to impeach the

Republican president as new evidence indicates possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and the Russian government. Democratic leaders are reluctant to pursue that approach as it only energizes the GOP base.

Others want Democrats to focus on the GOP’s plans to strip health insurance from millions of Americans. And still others say those arguments can be fashioned into a simplified brand.

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Tech basketball season ticket upgrades available Texas Tech men’s and women’s basketball season ticket holders can now upgrade their seats for the upcoming season through the Texas Tech Ticket Office.

Upgrades are available through Friday, according to the Tech Athletics website. Upgrade selection is determined

by Red Raider Club Priority Points. New season tickets go on sale July 24 with women’s basketball being $69 and men’s basketball being $199.

A new partnership with Ballena Technologies allows season ticket holders to upgrade their seats online using a 3D interactive seat map for

men’s basketball, according to the website. An email will be sent out to season ticket holders for their upgrade selection date and time. However, season ticket holders can log in to the seat selection map before then to become familiar with the process.

Women’s basketball season ticket holders can upgrade their seats by calling Tech Athletic Tickets Office, according to the website.

For more information on how to buy or upgrade season tickets, people should contact the Texas Tech Ticket Office at 806-742-TECH. @JackDensmore_DT

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Texas Tech students attempts to distract the Texas free throw shooter during Tech’s game on March 1 in the United Supermarkets Arena. Season tickets upgrades are now available for the upcoming Tech men’s and women’s basketball season.

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Houston Rockets owner selling team HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander is selling the team.

Rockets CEO Tad Brown made the announcement Monday, hours after Alexander made the decision.

“It’s been my great joy and honor to own the Houston Rockets for the past 24 years,” Alexander said in a statement. “I’ve had the incredible opportunity to witness true greatness through the players and coaches who have won championships for the city, been named to All-Star and All-NBA teams, enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame, and done so much for our franchise and our fans.”

Alexander took over as owner on July 30, 1993, and the Rockets went on to win back-to-back titles in 199495. In 24 seasons under Alexander, the Rockets have won 56.9 percent of their games, fifth-highest in the league.

Brown said the 74-yearold Alexander had been approached over the years by potential buyers, but never considered it until very recently.

“I think it’s been something he’s been thinking about a little bit,” Brown said. “It can wear on you after so many decades and he’s tired. There are passions in his life now that are becoming more and more

clear. His family, certainly, and his philanthropic efforts, what he’ll be able to do with his additional time and his resources on a global scale is something that he’s very much looking forward to.”

Brown will be working with the league office while they look for a new owner.

There is no set timetable for the sale, but Brown said they want to find the right buyer and won’t rush the pro-cess.

Included in the sale will be Clutch City Sports and Entertainment, which puts on non-basketball shows and concerts at the Toyota Center.

“It’s a nice opportunity to have that rolled into one asset,” Brown said.

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Bowlsby feels good about Big 12 conference FRISCO (AP) — The Big 12’s decision to restore a football championship game was based only on the league wanting to boost its chances of getting a team into the College Football Playoff, Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Monday.

At the start of football media days, Bowlsby said he feels good about what the Big 12 is doing and he defended the league against the idea that it is among the weakest of the power five conferences.

“I think our perception is somewhat a product of not being in the playoff two of

the three years. That’s a really short window,” Bowlsby said. “It gets a little tiresome because I know we play at a very high level, and I know top to bottom we’re the best in the country in terms of balance.”

Bowlsby touted the postseason success last season — the league was 4-2 in bowl games, including 10-time Big 12 champion Oklahoma’s 35-19 win over Auburn in the Sugar Bowl. The Sooners were part of the CFP in 2015, the only Big 12 team so far to make it in the current “final four” format.

“Make no mistake, it’s not

about making the playoff,” Bowlsby said. “It’s about winning national championships.”

Texas, one of three Big 12 teams with new head coaches this season, won the league’s last national championship with Vince Young at quarterback during the 2005 season.

The Big 12 is the smallest of the power five conferences with 10 teams, and the only one to play a full round-robin schedule each season. It also was the only one without a conference championship game, which was added for the upcoming season after a six-season hiatus.

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