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L&A: Keep up with what to watch and listen to (Page 6)

Sports: Lebron James vs. Kevin Durant for MVP? (Page 5)

Opinion: First Amendment rights matter, even for OSU (Page 3)

HONORS COLLEGE

Education evolving to fit futureAnniversary luncheon discusses qualms in higher education learning Tuesday

EMMA SULLIVANCampus Reporter

Reduced government funding, vocationalism and using new, advanced technologies in the classroom are some of the challenges facing higher education in the 21st century.

OU President David Boren and three OU alumni and Rhodes Scholars gathered for a panel discussion about ed-ucation in the 21st century as part of the Honors College 50th anniversary luncheon Tuesday.

The luncheon was held at noon Tuesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom.

Mubeen Shakir, 2013 OU alumnus and Rhodes Scholar, said one of the major problems was finding a balance be-tween creating an informed citizenry and adapting to a changing economic climate.

Andrea DenHoed, 2008 alumna and Rhodes Scholar,

said one of the challenges was students’ tendency to con-sider intellectual pursuits as a luxury in a society that val-ues efficiency.

As well, in the 21st century, it’s important for students to work as a team with people from different disciplines, said Jason Sanders, 2000 alumnus and Rhodes Scholar.

“It’s how some organizations thrive and some complete-ly disappear,” Sanders said.

The panel continued by discussing the importance of universities and what the country would look like without them.

“If we don’t have universities, we don’t have a chance to communicate and dialogue with people who are different,” Shakir said.

Some of the luncheon’s attendees included Queen Marine Sonya Swinton, who is currently on a national tour for Women’s History Month, and former U.S. Ambassador Edwin Corr.

Esiya Muhyila, geography sophomore and Davis Scholarship recipient, said she attended the event to meet

people.“I like to expose myself to lots of influential people,”

Muhyila said.Honors College Dean David Ray opened the luncheon

by discussing the history of the college and giving an award to Carolyn Morgan, associate professor of sociolo-gy, human relations and women’s and gender studies, and Nancy Mergler, senior vice president and provost, for their service to honors students.

The Honors College became an official university col-lege in 1996, shortly after Boren arrived, Boren said.

“To me the Honors College is a catalyst for our whole campus and it really gets people talking about important things,” Boren said.

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Members of Crimson Skies test their plane Friday on an airstrip south of Lloyd Noble. The team will be competing April 11-13 in Wichita, Kan.

CRIMSON SKIES

Sooners passionate about aerospace prepare aircrafts for national contest

ETHAN KOCHCampus Reporter@sportsmaestroOU

Walking into Chip R o b b e r s o n ’ s house, there is

a wall full of pictures of air-planes in flight. Each photo includes the signatures of the crewmembers who designed and built the plane. Take a closer look at the photos on the wall, and it’s obvious they aren’t commercial sized. They are R/C aircrafts, and OU students built each one.

Robberson flies for the OU’s Design/Build/Fly team Crimson Skies. The signa-tures come from the mem-bers who helped build each plane, and each picture is Robberson’s fee. He doesn’t charge a penny more for his services.

“Coming down here and coming back to school, I was this ‘closet nerd,’ for [lack of] a better word,” Robberson said. “So, I get to come down

here and get to talk numbers to these guys and get to be around these people, and I love it.”

Th i s ye a r ’s t e a m w i l l compete in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA, com-petition in Wichita, April 11 to 13, where t h e y l o o k t o f i n i s h i n the top five. Crimson Skies i s a n a e r o -space engi-neering cap-stone project that consists of five to six m e m b e r s i n t h e c o r e g ro u p e a c h year. Despite the capstone label, the group is open to all undergraduates on campus, said Matt Powers, Crimson Skies project manager.

“I think the coolest thing is working with a bunch of stu-dents that have the same pas-sions that you do for the aero-space world,” Powers said.

The team has nearly 100

members on the roster this year, with six in the core group. Together, the team calculates and designs a plane for the AIAA competi-tion, Powers said.

The team built this year’s prototype in two months, but they will make a second

plane in less time to get ready for the competition, Powers said.

Each team must have a pilot to fly the plane. This is important because the teams aren’t flying unmanned air-crafts, Powers said.

This year, the team has chosen an experienced pilot

for the operation, Robberson. Robberson was a pilot for Cessna Aircraft Company be-fore coming to OU to get his aerospace engineering de-gree. One day, team adviser Alfred Striz asked Robberson if he was interested in flying for the team, since he had ex-

perience with R/C aircrafts.Robberson and his friend

Jim Ellis have helped the team ever since.

When his mom became ill, Robberson withdrew from OU. Despite not being en-rolled at OU, he can still fly

OU’s Design/Build/Fly team expects best rankings yet

I think the coolest thing is working with a bunch of students that have the same passions that you do for

the aerospace world.”MATT POWERS,

CRIMSON SKIES PROJECT MANAGER

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Sooners leave building after pipeline burst

City of Norman proposes improvement to concerning water conditions in area

ALEX NIBLETTAssistant Campus Editor@alex_niblett

Students and faculty evacuated the Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center on Tuesday after a high-pres-sure pipe burst above the building’s southwest stairwell.

Fire alarms went off around 12:30 p.m., and the OU Police Department and the Norman Fire Department ar-rived shortly after.

George Richter-Addo, OU presidential professor and department chairman of the Stephenson Life Sciences Research Center, said Facilities Management employees told him they turned the water off and were repairing the leak.

Facilities Management employees were not allowed to comment on the situation.

The water that covered all three floors’ lobby areas near the stairwell did not damage the building’s science labs and classes, Richter-Addo said.

Students and faculty went back in the building after waiting nearly 30 minutes outside.

Laura Bousquet, organic chemistry graduate student, was in class when the pipe burst.

“We just smelled a bad smell like sulpher,” Bousquet said.

Bousquet saw large amounts of water running down the inside of the building when she and other classmates exited.

The research center is almost 4 years old. The $75

Chromium-6 cause for concern in Okla.

Facilities Managment stopped leak 30 minutes after evacuation

MATT WOODSCampus Reporter@matopher

Norman’s water treatment program is waiting for federal guidelines before implementing a plan to filter a potential-ly cancer-causing element from Norman’s water.

The city will act on the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate when it is released and will according-ly address the water supply’s levels of hexavalent chromi-um, commonly called chromium-6, said Geri Wellborn, Norman’s water treatment laboratory manager.

“Norman knows that there are changes in the works, and we welcome those,” Wellborn said.

City officials worried that acting before an official EPA ruling could result in spending a lot of money and still not meeting the new guidelines, Wellborn said.

California’s Department of Health proposed a $156 mil-lion plan to pare chromium levels down to 10 parts-per-bil-lion last August, according to the California state website.

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million facility opened in the summer of 2010 and is used for research within the chemistry and biochemistry depart-ment, as well as office spaces.

This isn’t the first time a high-pressure pipe burst in the building. It happened one night in 2010 or 2011, Richter-Addo said.

Derek Strong works in the center’s café and was also in-side when the alarms went off.

“We’ve heard the alarm before, but usually it’s a drill so I was expecting when the announcement came that it would be a drill,” Strong said. “But it wasn’t, so they told us all to find the nearest exit and that’s what we did.”

Alex Niblett, alexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu

PiPeline: Second pipe burst in four years Continued from page 1for the team because he is a

member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the competition doesn’t require a student pilot.

“I love doing it. This uni-versity has been fantastic to me,” Robberson said.

Robberson said before he flew for Crimson Skies, the team never completed a competition mission.

“The team has evolved,” Robberson said. “The kids have worked hard to get us caught up. They had a really big learning curve.”

OU is now a top 10 team every time they compete, a far cry from where the team once fell in competition, Robberson said.

Last year, the team finished ninth in Tucson. This year, the team will build a light-er plane to crack the top five spots in competition, Powers said.

Fo r t h e c o m p e t i t i o n , Robberson must operate the plane through four missions, three in the air. The ground mission involves driving the plane on a roofing panel while maneuvering around 2-by-4 pieces of wood. The flight missions vary from speed competitions and in-clude an emergency medical mission in which “patients” and “gurneys” are simulated by wooden blocks. The team must also write a 60-page re-port that details the design process.

The top three teams win cash prizes, and the top team receiving $2500. The champion will also be in-vited to discuss the team’s

crimson skies: Perfects design for competitionContinued from page 1

Michael WillMus/The Daily

Aerospace engineering senior Matthew Powers adjusts the battery pack for the Crimson Skies Design/Build/Fly airplane. The team will be competing April 11-13 in Wichita.

plane building process as a guest speaker at an AIAA conference.

There are multiple con-ferences throughout the year, and it is up to the win-ning teams and AIAA to de-termine which conference they’ll speak at, Powers said.

In Crimson Skies, students apply what they learn in the classroom and build toward their future careers. Edward Poole, aerospace engineer-ing senior and chief engi-neer, said his experience on the team will pay off when he starts his career, because part of engineering education is learning for yourself through extra-curricular activities and doing research.

“Applying it makes more sense to me rather than doing a bunch of homework problems,” Poole said.

Crimson Skies is one of 10 competitive engineering teams in OU’s engineering

college. Powers said each team is unique but helpful to one another.

“Working with the other competition teams, you get to know each other. You can ask questions,” Powers said. “We’ve learned a few things from other teams, and they’ve learned stuff from us. It just helps all the other teams out, and we’re growing together.”

Working in this envi-ronment on this plane has brought these students to-gether, and building this plane gives the students experience and memories going into their jobs.

That same experience is what compels Robberson to come back to fly and hang one more picture on his wall.

Ethan Koch samuel.e.koch-1@ou.edu

Drinking water: Safe or harmful? Continued from page 1

However, the anticipat-ed federal decision for a safe contaminant level could force communities making premature changes, such as California, to spend money twice on filtering projects.

“That’s just not the best way to use limited funds,” Wellborn said.

The current federal guide-lines limit safe chromium levels, which includes chro-mium-6, to under 100 parts-per-billion, according to the official EPA website.

Norman’s chromium lev-els peaked at 93 parts-per-billion, 83 parts more than California now allows, in a 2011 water sample anal-ysis, according to a City of Norman document.

One single part-per-bil-lion of chromium in a water sample would equate to one drop of water in 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools, ac-cording to a City of Norman document.

Norman similarly handled the federal requirements regulating arsenic levels in drinking water, waiting for an EPA ruling to avoid over-spending on a short-sighted water treatment initiative, Wellborn said.

“We are looking forward to the EPA telling utilities what’s appropriate,” Wellborn said.

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It’s time for the state of Oklahoma to get on the right track and adopt a high-speed rail sys-tem. Linking Oklahoma City to Tulsa, which are Oklahoma’s largest two cities, would pro-mote economic development and provide convenience to travelers, as well as an environ-

mentally responsible medium of travel.The Tulsa-Oklahoma City Corridor Investment Plan is a proposed framework for a new rail-

way system that includes running a high-speed train from Oklahoma City to Tulsa, making stops in Chandler, Bristow and Sapulpa, among other towns. Excluding Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the proposed plan involves making stops in very small rural towns. If the proposed route were to take shape, it would have very positive effects on the economies of the small towns. Allowing easy access to the cities and bringing thousands of people through them each day will certainly lead to greater spending in the given areas.

Linking metro areas to small towns on a high-speed rail system would allow easy com-mutes with Oklahoma’s two largest cities at the forefront. Commuting between home and work, or simply visiting the city, would be made much easier without having to go through the hassle of dealing with rush-hour traffic. Citizens should be able to easily visit their state capitol and with the addition of a high-speed rail system they would be able to do so.

Adopting a high-speed rail system would allow the state to become more energy ef-ficient, as well as greatly reduce our air pollution. The Environmental Law and Policy Center’s website mentions that the construction of high-speed rail systems decreases the reliance on automotive transportation, thus helping reduce ozone emissions. More people gravitating toward using rail systems means that fewer cars will be on the road-ways polluting the air.

A successful transition to a high-speed rail system would mean far fewer people traveling by automobiles. With fewer cars on the roads, cities would not have to police the roads as strenuously as they currently do. Also, road construction would be greatly reduced, allowing the city to spend the money elsewhere. Whether the money was re-allocated toward improving their education system or reducing crime, the adoption of a high-speed rail system would have many positive effects on the cities.

Whether it be used for commuting to work, visiting family or even attending a sporting event, the adoption of a high-speed rail system would be very beneficial for the state of Oklahoma. Both the Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro areas would see an increase in economic activity through multiplier effects as well as greater convenience for their citizens’ travels. This public transit system would make car travel less essential, meaning the entire state would benefit from the reduction of greenhouse gases burned by automobiles.

There are many benefits to be had from the successful adoption of a high-speed rail system, and it’s time that Oklahoma jumps aboard on the idea — sooner rather than later.

Ryan Gilliam, accounting sophomore.

Oklahoma needs a high-speed rail systemLETTER TO THE EDITOR

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The Dallas Area Rapid Transit is Dallas’ train system. The Tulsa-Oklahoma City Corridor Investment Plan is a proposed framework for a railway system that runs from Oklahoma City to Tulsa.

Our View: OSU students’ First Amendment right was upheld, which never should have been a question.

The fundamental First Amendment rights of students at Oklahoma State University were affirmed last week in a court set-tlement that involves changes to the school’s code of conduct to allow students to demonstrate on campus without official university permission.

Last January, the Oklahoma State University student organization Cowboys for Life sued university ad-ministrators after members of the group weren’t allowed to display signs of aborted fetuses or hand out pamphlets about abortion, accord-ing to a Tulsa World article. School officials also attempted to levy stu-dent conduct disciplinary charges against the students after they ques-tioned why they were not allowed to show the signs, according to the article.

The actions of Oklahoma State University officials to refuse those students’ First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and assembly is unacceptable. We applaud the students for pursuing a civil rights case and gaining eventual justice. We believe no student should feel that they cannot express their beliefs and opinions on their own college campus.

Although we may not agree with the anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage stance of Cowboys for Life, we would fight for their right to express those beliefs. It is deeply important that people are exposed to varying view-points and opinions different than

their own. Free speech en-courages healthy debate and contemplation, activities that are more essential than ever in our highly-polarized so-ciety. Sure, some Oklahoma State students may not have enjoyed seeing posters of aborted fetuses, we’ve seen them too, but it is the right of students to

show those signs and express their viewpoints to others.

Free speech matters. For example, when we trade in-sults with our Cowboy rivals, that’s freedom of speech.

First Amendment rights color the perception of

nearly every American, they allow us to live without fear that we will

be punished for expressing our beliefs. And both Oklahoma State University and our beloved OU are state-owned, public properties. It is preposterous that a public universi-ty would attempt to limit the rights of its students. Oklahoma State stu-dents should never have needed to obtain university permission to peacefully distribute literature, oral communication or signage in the first place, and we are thankful our Cowboy neighbors no longer have to.

Fortunately, OU’s student code of conduct includes both “the right to establish and/or disseminate pub-lications free from any censorship or other official action controlling editorial policy or content in accor-dance with university policies” and “the right of assembly to demon-strate, inform, or protest, in accor-dance with university policy.” We all know how well those rights are preserved, from the kooky preach-ers on the South Oval to the recent student protest of CIA director John Brennan’s presence on campus.

We are thankful that our First Amendment rights are protect-ed at OU and that they will now be better protected at Oklahoma State University. College is a time for exploration and learning, both of which are best achieved though the unburdened exchange of ideas. Potential future movers and shakers of the world attend OU and OSU, and it would be a shame for all involved if freedom of speech were limited for those students.

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University College freshman Danny Reese (left) and political science sophomore Cody Trail (right) pass out fliers last semester to promote a Bethel Baptist College Ministry Pancake breakfast. The First Amendment rights of Oklahoma State University were upheld in a court settlement last week, allowing OSU students to freely demonstrate on campus without official university permission.

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Stand up for your rights and be forthright in stating your beliefs. Your intensity will encourage others to support your position. You will be challenged by many new opportunities and experiences in the year ahead. If you face them with conviction, you will succeed.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Your involvement in charitable organizations will help raise your profi le. The result will encourage you to increase your efforts and will spur even greater support. Positive action brings stellar results.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will be able to improve your position through the power of persuasion. Share your views, and stress the positive results that will ensue if your plans are put into action.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Opportunities will come your way if you share your aspirations with others. You may have to make some minor adjustments to your plans, but in the end, you will achieve the desired outcome.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Concentrate on your duties, and use discretion when speaking your mind. Someone could try to use your words against you. Don’t be tempted to join in a heated discussion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You are a talented individual with a unique way of helping others. Unleashing your creativity will enable you to offer signifi cant improvements and solutions. Your generosity will be inspiring.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It’s in your best interest to listen to those around you. You will discover information pertinent to a decision that you need to make. Reserve your opinion until you have all the facts.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your inquisitive nature is looking for a new creative outlet. Explore new activities, challenges and topics that you fi nd stimulating in order to meet people who share similar interests.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Take on a task that’s been hanging over your head for too long. Stop making excuses and start acting decisively so you can move on to more pleasurable activities.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- To maintain your good reputation, you should acquaint yourself with all the relevant information required prior to engaging in a new venture or partnership. Deception will lead to a broken agreement.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Your leadership prospects will be improved if you are a team player. Establish yourself as a hard worker. Someone who is easy to get along with could be a valuable asset to your cohort.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Spend time with people who inspire you. A meaningful relationship is based on mutual interests and ideals. Sharing your ideas will improve your connection to someone special.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Avoid anyone trying to meddle with your plans. Rather than go along with someone else’s ideas, you should fulfi ll the projects that are important to you.

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Column

OU seeks WVU redemption

Following a domi-nant 77-65 victo-ry over the Texas

Longhorns, the Sooners are gearing up to play their final home game of the season against the West Virginia Mountaineers at 8 tonight.

With just two games re-maining, the Sooners (21-8, 10-6) are looking to end the regular season on a high note and head into the Big 12 tournament with mo-mentum on their side.

The Mountaineers (16-13,8-8) have had their struggles this season, finally snapping a three-game los-ing streak with a win over TCU on March 1.

In their last meeting in Morgantown on Feb. 5, the Sooners lost a close game in overtime, falling to the Mountaineers 86-91 in a game that was plagued with adversity from the start — inclement weather prevent-ed the Sooners from arriv-ing on time.

The Sooners overcame that adversity and recov-ered from a 14-point deficit but were unable to hold on in overtime. Freshman guard Jordan Woodard had a breakout game, scoring a career-high 23 points while

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Senior forward Tyler Neal looks to pass to his teammate and sophomore guard Je’Lon Hornbeak against Texas on Saturday. The Sooners beat the Longhorns 77-65.

dishing out four rebounds.Sophomore guard Buddy

Hield added 15 points and eight rebounds in the loss. Hield has emerged as one of the team’s primary scor-ing options, averaging 16.7 points per game.

The Freeport, Bahamas, native has been shooting lights out for the Sooners, especially from beyond the arc. In the Sooners last three games, Hield has been shooting better than 50 percent from the three.

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Lon Kruger has said before that he’s fond of the OU student section, now he and the OU Athletic Department are putting action to those words.

Oklahoma’s last home game of the season on Wednesday at 8 p.m. against West Virginia will be Student Appreciation Night.

The first 2,500 OU students with a valid OU I.D. at Wednesday’s game will be admitted for free with the first 500 also receiving t-shirts and vouchers for popcorn and a drink.

“We wanted to do something significant to thank the OU student body for its support throughout the season,” Kruger said in a press release. “With one home game remaining, we think this is a fitting way to show our appreciation for all that our students do for us.”

“Our players and staff say ‘thank you,’ and we hope to see you Wednesday night.”

After a Bedlam win on Jan. 27 in front of a raucous crowd, Kruger credited his team’s energy to the fans.

“Students made a big impact on the energy right off the bat,” Kruger said after the 88-76 win over Oklahoma State. “I know our players very much appreciate that.”

Ryan Gerbosi, Sports Reporter

For a team that depends on their three point effi-ciency, the Sooners will be hoping that, at some point, the streaky shooter will heat up. The Sooners have been getting great produc-tion out of their guards. The Sooners’ guards combined for 55 of the 77 points scored against the Longhorns.

Sophomore guard Isaiah Cousins has been lighting it up on both offense and de-fense. In their win over the Longhorns, Cousins scored a career-high 24 points and has proved that he can be aggressive on offense, while playing solid defense. The Sooners will be hoping to get the same performance out of their guards against the Mountaineers.

Defense has been an area the Sooners continue to improve on every game. Against the Longhorns, the Sooners managed to con-tain two of Texas’ key offen-sive weapons, while scoring 23 points from 16 forced

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Kevin Durant made a run at the MVP title during Russell Westbrook’s absence. It looked

like it would finally be his year to be the best player in basketball.

Then LeBron James had to drop 61 points in a single game. That changes things a bit.

The MVP race is always going to be a two-player game between James and Durant for the foreseeable future.

But that 61 points might have just given James the boost he needed to win it — again.

He shot over 66 percent from the field. I’ll just let that sink in. He wasn’t just being a ball-hog, just flinging shots up without a prayer, the guy was straight-up efficient.

He also managed to grab five assists. It might not sound like a lot, but when Carmelo Anthony scored 62 points in

January, he didn’t record a single assist.For the record, I’m not a James fan. I

think his decision to “take his talents to South Beach” and subsequent promises of “not one, not two, not three ...” champion-ships are some of the tackiest things to ever happen in sports.

If we’re talking about the most liked play-ers in the NBA, Durant would beat James. Every time.

It might be a little early to talk about this. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, after all.

I don’t discredit what Durant has done this season, either — especially in Westbrook’s absence. To play the way he did; to take on the double and triple teams and average 35 points a game, all without your sidekick? That’s impressive.

Almost LeBron James-esque.And while I wish I could say the Thunder

are a better team than the Heat, I can’t. OKC

beat Miami in January, but after the 103-81 pounding on Feb. 20, it looks like that win in January was a mistake.

There’s still a quarter of the season left, so Durant has a chance to make a late run for the MVP title. Crazier things have hap-pened. I just don’t think it will this time.

If anyone had any doubts about his stay-ing power, James cemented his superstar status in the basketball world for years to come with this performance.

The season’s not over, but the MVP race might as well have come to a close. James isn’t the winner, yet, but he’s already de-fending his award. It’s his to lose.

Durant’s at his heels, but he won’t quite get there.

It’s just not his year, again.

Julia Nelson is a Journalism Senior

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A pop culture calendar of books, movies, TV premieres and more to look out for this month.

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MarchPick up a copy of

comedian Chelsea H a n d l e r ’s l a t e s t memoir “Uganda Be Kidding Me.”

Polica’s newest single, “So Leave,” off their lat-est album, “Shulamith,” is released.

C h e c k o u t W e s Anderson’s latest offer-ing with the eccentric “The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

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Mus eum of Ar t , “The Best Offer” is an Italian mystery starring Geoffrey Rush.

Make sure and check out the season finale of the year’s best new drama, “True Detective,” airing on HBO.

B l i t z e n T r a p p e r b r i n g s i t s u n i q u e blend of folk and rock to Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.

A c t o r R o b e r t Wagner’s book “You Must Remember This” offers a look at the glamorous Hollywood era of the 1940’s and comes out today.

F o l k s i n g e r /songwriter Nicole Atkins plays at The C o n s e r v a t o r y i n Oklahoma City.

The Spartans are back and bloodier then ever in “300: Rise of an Empire,” released today.

M a r s h m a l l o w s , unite! The long-await-ed film adaptation of the television se-ries, “Veronica Mars” hits the screen nearly seven years after the series cancellation.

C h e c k o u t Oklahoma native and quirky pop artist St. Vincent performing at Cain’s Ballroom.

NBC’s new action series “Crisis,” starring Gillian Anderson and Dermot Mu l ro n e y , d e b u t s o n NBC.

I f y o u h av e b e e n h av i n g A a ro n Pa u l w i t h d r a w a l s s i n c e the end of “Breaking Bad,” check out his film “Need For Speed,” based on the popular racing game series.

Lady Gaga’s guest performance on Tony B e n n e t t ’s l a s t r e -cord was wonderful, and now you can get their first collabora-tive album, “Cheek To Cheek.”

“ T h e M a r v e l Encyclopedia” is the perfect gift for the comic-book geek in your life.

With “Gossip Girl” over, Taylor Momsen and her rock group, The Pretty Reckless, can focus on music full-time with their newest release, “Going To Hell.”

The movie ever y-body’s younger siblings have been waiting for, “Divergent,” has finally arrived to theaters.

Make sure to pick u p a c o p y o f “ T h e Sleepwalkers,” a capti-vating book about how Europe went to war in 1914.

It’s been long overdue, but Foster The People is finally releasing its newest album, “Supermodel.”

“The Muppets Most Wanted” is here to satisfy your Muppet needs.

Karmin rocked OU this past fall, and now y o u ca n re l i v e t h e show with the release of their debut album, “Pulses.”

With a perfectly ‘80s sound, Blood Orange’s latest sin-gle, “You’re Not Good Enough,” is worth a listen.

Blackberry Smoke and The Delta Saints co-head-l i n e a t t h e D i a m o n d Ballroom.

S t a r r i n g R u s s e l l C r o w e a n d E m m a Watson, the biblical epic, “Noah,” sails into theaters.

P e r f o r m i n g a t Cain’s Ballroom, you can see The Wonder Years, Fireworks, Real Friends, Citizen and Modern Baseball all for $16.

With the season four finale of “The Walking Dead” on AMC, you will have to find another way to spend your Sunday nights.

The special one-hour series finale of “How I Met Your Mother” airs on CBS.

P l a y i n g a t t h e Make sure and check out the season finale of the year’s best new drama, “True Detective,” airing on HBO.

C h e c k o u t W e s Anderson’s latest offer-ing with the eccentric “The Grand Budapest

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