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OU strives to improve safety at weather center’s entrance Weather center car fire prompts faculty to work on upgrading back gate JESSE POUND Staff Reporter @jesserpound
In the aftermath of Thursday’s car fire at the National Weather Center, OU is looking at ways to upgrade security at that entrance of the center, said Brian Ellis, director of OU Facilities Management. Ellis is working with other departments, including the OU Police Department, to determine how to make the back entrance of the center more secure, Ellis said.
The gate at the back entrance of the center was damaged when the car ran through it, and then the Norman Fire Department cut away portions of the gate to gain access to the car, Ellis said. On Monday, facilities management removed the rest of the gate and replaced it with a temporary security gate, similar to what is used at football games, Ellis said. The Oklahoma City Medical Examiner’s office revealed that the man who died in the incident died of thermal burns and smoke inhalation.
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On Thursday at 3:38 p.m., OUPD received a 911 call saying a car was on fire at The National Weather Center. The person killed in the car fire was determined to be Michael Allan Rouse of Wichita, Kansas.
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Russian junior Laurel Wheeler poses with her guide dog, Stockard, outside of Kaufman Hall where she spends much of her time. Stockard leads Wheeler through busy streets, sidewalks and public transportation, and Wheeler takes her to each of her classes on campus.
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As most students agonize over finals, senior Laurel Wheeler is glad she can finally pursue a major in Russian after years growing up with a disability that threatened to
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deny her a degree. Wheeler was born blind as a result of underdeveloped eyes — her left eye did not form at all and her right one did not have a pupil. Her left eye is now artificial, and since doctors were able to insert a new pupil in her right eye, she is able to see colors, shapes and movement in bright light. D espite this, Wheeler works like most other students, however, she has
to consider factors such as transportation and navigation. Since Wheeler relies heavily on public transportation, a trip to and from campus takes her about 45 minutes. However, she often has to walk to grocery stores since there is not a bus route close enough to accommodate her. Fortunately, Wheeler is SEE VISION PAGE 3
As part of OU’s diversity initiative, the president’s office has selected OU Recruitment Services’ D’Andre Fisher as special assistant to Jabar Shumate, the newly appointed vice president for the University Community. After speaking with many student leaders and staff involved with Student Affairs and recruitment services, Shumate saw Fisher as the “ideal choice for the position” because of his connections and relationships w i t h ma ny s tu d e n t s, s a i d O U p re s s s e c re t a r y Corbin Wallace in an email. Fisher has been involved in many D’ANDRE different groups FISHER around campus, including the McNair Scholar program and Recruitment Services. In addition, Fisher is an active Sooner Ally, has helped with programs for Student Life and works as an adjunct professor for the human relations department. Fisher also recently held the second annual Developing Black Males Conference, which aims to help black high school males overcome barriers to college success. Fisher said he was honored that the university was recognizing his work and was humbled to even be considered for the position. “[I] just really believe in our mission and really believe in what President Boren [and Vice President Shumate] are trying to do,” Fisher said. “I’m committed and ready to work as much as I can for the university.” As special assistant, Fisher will work with Shumate to plan projects to improve diversity and inclusion on campus. Fisher said he plans to work with all students, particularly with black student alliance Unheard, as well as alumni, faculty and staff. “A lot of departments around the university are all working together and trying to make sure we have a more diverse community,” Fisher said. “We already have that, but we want to push forward and do a better job and make it happen.” Fisher will take office June 1.
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Instead of throwing away unused or expired medication, students can dispose of it at Wednesday’s “Medication Take Back” event. Th e e ve nt w i l l b e h e l d o n PHOTO PROVIDED We d n e s d ay , Ap r i l 2 9 a n d i s sponsored by OU’s Southwest OU’s Southwest Prevention Center is holding an event Wednesday called SEE DISPOSAL PAGE 3
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has offered graduate degrees to military bases across North America and Europe for the past 50 years. Faculty members from OU’s Norman campus are sent to these bases to teach the courses to active duty members and their families. Lee Williams, dean of the graduate college, said 12 of the bases OU serves are in Europe, and the remaining seven are in the United States. Servicepeople greatly appreciate the fact that OU SEE MILITARY PAGE 6
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OU wins Big 12 Green Power Challenge Wind farm provides OU with green power ANDREW CLARK Staff Reporter @Clarky_Tweets
OU has been named the Big 12 champion of the College and University Green Power Challenge for using the most green power across all Big 12 universities. The university used an
amount of green power equivalent of avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of more than 13,000 homes annually, said Brian Ellis, OU Facilities Management director. OU also ranks third on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Top 30 Colleges and Universities in green power usage behind only the University of Pennsylvania and Georgetown University.
Ellis said the university takes pride in being a heavy user of renewable energy. “Oklahoma really is poised, because of where we’re located, to be a leader in the wind power area,” he said. The press release defines green power as “zero-emissions electricity that is generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and
low-impact hydropower.” OU uses wind power as its renewable energy source, Ellis said — 100 percent of its energy purchases. “We entered into an agreement with [Oklahoma Gas & Electric] to be the base load for a new wind farm out near Woodward,” Ellis said. The wind farm, OU Spirit Wind Farm, was commissioned in 2010 and has 44 wind turbines. The farm produces 101
megawatts, which is enough energy to serve about 25,000 homes. All 90 schools who competed in the Green Power Challenge collectively used 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours of green power. OU accounted for about 5.6 percent of this green power. Andrew Clark Andrew.T.Clark-1@ou.edu
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VISION: Guide dog helps student navigate life Continued from Page One never alone. Whenever she goes out, she relies on her guide dog, Stockard, who helps her find her way around campus. Wheeler was matched to her dog based on personality and pace during a two-week training session, and the two have worked together for nearly five years. Stockard, a trainee from Guide Dogs for the Blind, can guide Wheeler to classes and to certain people by name, alert her to obstacles, bikers and runners, and will stop her from walking into treacherous terrain, like stairs or streets with reckless drivers, Wheeler said. “She’s my eyeballs. I’m counting on her to get me where I need to go safely,” Wheeler said. “I don’t know what I would do without her. I would say she’s probably the best gift I’ve ever been given.” Wheeler also has to plan her time around her schoolwork. Since she cannot simply flip open a textbook or skim through online resources, Wheeler has to spend up to 18 hours a week just to prepare her study material. Wheeler studies w ith software that reads text out loud, and she must convert all her books, online material and scanned images into text or PDF files that the computer can recognize, often cleaning files to make them usable. The Disability Resource Center gives Wheeler access to usable textbooks and study resources, Wheeler said. “I don’t want to use my disability as an excuse, and I don’t want my disability to get in the way of me reaching the goals I’ve set for myself,” Wheeler said. Before coming to OU, Wheeler was worried that
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DISPOSAL: 3 campus locations are available Continued from Page One Prevention Center, provides a safe way for students, faculty, staff and Norman community members to dispose of their unused medications. Demetrick Jones, program administrator at the Southwest Prevention Center, said that although many people may simply discard their medications in the sink or toilet, it is not the preferred method for medication disposal. “We want to keep as high a water quality as possible,” Jones said. “ We w a n t t o p re v e n t any chances of [medications] getting in the water supply.” People will be able to bring their medications to
three separate locations — in front of Couch Restaurants and the clubhouses of both Traditions East and West — from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Jones said there will be a bin in which to dispose medication as well as a limited amount of lock boxes for people to store their prescription drugs. In addition, if anyone is unable to make it to the event, there are seven locations throughout Cleveland County where people can dispose of medications at any time: both county sheriff ’s offices, the police departments of Norman, Moore, Lexington and Noble and the OU Police Department office. Jones said that this is OU’s first Medication Take Back event, but hopes that it will become an annual event.
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Russian junior Laurel Wheeler poses with her guide dog, Stockard, outside of Kaufman Hall.
she would not be able to finish her degree. At a Texas university Wheeler declined to name, she faced numerous problems from not receiving textbooks or online materials for whole semesters and professors not approving of her guide dog in class to being put down because of her disability. “I had a professor once who told me I wasn’t worth the time it took to teach me, and I would never learn the language that I loved.” Wheeler said. “You don’t want to believe it at first because it’s crazy, but after a while it kind of gets pounded into your head over and over and you start believing it.” Having not received enough access to finish either a French or Russian degree, Wheeler left the Texas university to find other options. She began her first
semester at OU last fall, which was one of the best decisions she’s made in her life, she said. “Number one, to be given all the resources I need to study with, and number two, to have people tell me I deserve better than to live in mediocrity and that I can learn whatever I want to learn and succeed makes all the difference,” Wheeler said. “It makes all the difference in the world.” According to a 2012 study by the National Federation for the Blind, only 11.9 percent of people reporting a visual disability earned a bachelor’s degree or higher, while 26.7 percent did not graduate high school. Wheeler has friends across the countr y that have dropped out of college due to experiences similar to hers. “They just became
another statistic, you know? Another nameless face,” Wheeler said. “There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t realize I could have easily become [like them]. But I’m not, because I’m here, and I’m going to finish my degree and I’m not going to end up like my friends.” Wheeler said she does not want to receive her degree to prove anything to anybody. “I’m not studying or learning or trying to succeed in life because I’m trying to prove a point to the rest of the world. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks of me,” Wheeler said. “It only matters what I think of me. I don’t have to live my life trying to prove my worth to people.” Amber Friend ambermfriend@gmail.com
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Hidden tensions explode amid protests buildings isn’t justifiable, but we believe it’s important to put ourselves in the shoes of Baltimore residents. We know it’s difficult to understand Baltimore and the long-standing issues that led to the unrest rather what it would be like to feel traditional authority figures aren’t there than painting the city with a broad brush. to help you, especially when you’re from somewhere so different like Norman or north Texas, but we have to realize life is wildly different in The world watched Baltimore burn Monday night in the aftermath other parts of the country. That doesn’t mean we justify the riots and of violent protests against the death of Freddie Gray, an unarmed, 25-year-old black man who died from injuries sustained while in police looting; we instead urge those outside Baltimore to try to understand custody. Commentators have been quick to jump to conclusions about why Monday’s violence happened. The relationship between Baltimore citizens and the Baltimore Police the peaceful protests that devolved into rioting and looting. However, Department has been tenuous for years, as evidenced by the millions of instead of broadly condemning or attempting to justify the violence in dollars in settlements against Baltimore. The sad irony of the unrest in Baltimore, we own up to the fact that none of our editorial board has Baltimore is the very institution protestors gathered against — the poever been black, impoverished and living in a large urban city. lice department — is the same institution sent to control protesWe believe the unrest in Baltimore is a nuanced, complex Our View is tors when things turned violent. issue that goes back to historic institutional flaws in the city. the majority What remains to be seen in Baltimore is who can guide a city We encourage Sooners not to be too quick to paint Baltimore opinion of that no longer trusts traditional authority figures. We hope — with a broad brush because otherwise the issues that led to The Daily’s and early actions Tuesday show — the community itself will Monday’s rioting will never be addressed. nine-member editorial board rebuild Baltimore. Young and old residents cleaned the city It might seem like the tensions that boiled over in Baltimore together Tuesday morning, and peaceful protest returned Monday sprouted up overnight, but the general distrust of throughout the day. authority figures apparent on TV Monday night stems from Perhaps most tellingly, many of the violent actors Monday night were a very real and storied history of those authority figures abusing their Baltimore high school students, teenagers who clearly felt so hopepower at the expense of the people of Baltimore. Baltimore hadn’t reless they took to destroying their own city. These young adults clearly cently been in the national media before Freddie Gray’s death, but that feel unheard and took out their frustrations against police officers and doesn’t mean the riots Monday were unprovoked. their own community. Looting and violence is never the answer, but That’s not to say we in any way endorse or support the violence disit’s clear community leaders must listen intently to the message young played in Baltimore Monday. Destroying communities and burning Baltimoreans are sending. It might be easy to paint all of Baltimore as violent and unreasonable, but sadly it’s not surprising young protestors acted out violently against their conditions. A 2014 study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health examining living conditions for teenagers in cities around the Blayklee Buchanan Editor in Chief world found that low-income teenagers in Baltimore are worse-off than Paighten Harkins Managing Editor similar young people living in Nigeria, a third-world county. Dana Branham Online Editor Teenagers surveyed in Baltimore also reported negative views of their Katelyn Griffith P rint Editor living conditions and physical safety and “exhibited high rates of menTony Ragle V isual Editor tal health problems, drug abuse, sexual violence and teen pregnancy. Pa r i s B u r r i s News Editor Dillon Hollingsworth Sports Editor In comparison, teens in New Delhi, despite residing in a much poorer Emily Sharp Life & Ar ts Editor country than the United States, showed fewer signs of such social beK a i t l y n U n d e r wo o d Opinion Editor havior,” according to an RT article. Jamison Shor t Ad ver tis ing M anager Big selection, latest styles The violence that broke out in Baltimore on Monday is heartbreakThe Oklahoma Daily is a public forum, the University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice and ing and has sparked vigorous debate about racism and police brutality an entirely student-run publication. in America. 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Student explains reason and motivation behind running 100-mile races BRADY VARDEMAN
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OU engineering senior Nathan Ferraro’s path to running 100-mile races has not been easy, but easy journeys are not what he’s looking for. As an ultramarathoner, Ferraro runs around 120 miles per week in the summer as a training regimen. His races, on the other hand, involve that much in under 24 hours. One-hundred-mile races, or ‘hundred-milers,’ as he calls them, were not always on Ferraro’s radar. At just 20 years old, he and his ex-wife split. The divorce was finalized a year later. “I drank for one day and I was like, ‘This isn’t going to be the end of my life. I’m going to do something productive,’” he said. While serving in the U.S. Navy, a friend convinced him to sign up for an Ironman triathlon — a race consisting of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon — which Ferraro finished with little prior training. “I don’t know how on earth I finished that thing,” he said. Ferraro then made the jump to 50-mile footraces, and soon after, 100-mile races. He failed to finish a 100-mile race in his first three attempts, however. “That was a real gut check because everything else I’d finished without adequately preparing for it,” he said. Finishing means everything to Ferraro. That principle will be tested from July 28-30 on the roads of Furnace Creek, California, at Badwater 135, the most extreme race offered anywhere throughout the world, according to the Badwater website. It’s like the Super Bowl of ultrarunning,” he said. “It’s like the Rhodes Scholarship of ultrarunning. It’s as high as you get.” Just like the real Super Bowl, Ferraro’s invitation to ‘The World’s Toughest Foot Race’ is an honor extended to only the best of the best. Approximately 100 runners worldwide are selected to compete each year. The starting line is Death Valley National Park, the lowest point in the western hemisphere at 280 feet below sea level. The finish line lies 135 scorching miles away on Mt. Whitney at nearly 8,300 feet. When everything is said and done, runners will have covered three mountain ranges for a total of 13,000 feetworth of vertical ascent, according to the race’s official website.
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To make matters more difficult, while typical ultramarathons have aid stations every few miles, Badwater 135 does not. Runners instead rely on their own crews, arranged by each competitor, in vans for water, nutrition and entertainment, according to the website. After mile 45, a pacer will join Ferraro in running. Members of his crew will rotate as the pacer for the remaining distance. He said companionship is vital when he gets into a lull during the race. “Whenever I’m really in the pits, I’ll pull out headphones and just start talking,” he said. “That’s the biggest part of ultra running — keeping yourself distracted.” Competitors have 48 hours — two days — to finish Badwater 135 (http://www.badwater.com/ event/badwater-135/#tab-entry).
Although the record is 33 hours and 54 minutes, it takes 38 to 39 hours to complete the grueling track on average, according to Ferraro. He’s aiming lower though, hoping to cross the finish line at the 37-hour mark. “As long as I put in the right training, I think it’s a realistic goal, especially with the crew I have,” Ferraro said. “Three of them are experienced ultrarunners who I’ve ran races with before. They’ll know whenever I’m in low points. They’ll know when I’m in high points. They know what drinks I want, what food I want. I’m not going to say it’s going to be smooth, but it should be a little better than having a rookie crew. “They’re all pretty humorous people. So just discussions and jokes and funny YouTube videos
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and funny stories, things like that, can kind of distract you.” Although invitations are limited in the first place, finishers are even rarer. Since becoming an annual event in 1987, more people have successfully climbed Mt. Everest than finished the race. “If I finish, it’ll be the most exclusive thing I’ll ever be a part of in my life,” he said. His crew may help, but the drive to finish will have to come within. During his time with the Navy, Ferraro learned to convince himself he could handle any situation. In his words, Ferraro runs to make his mind — the most valuable thing he possesses — invincible. “So if I can do this race that many people consider one of the hardest physical things in the world, then
what’s stopping me from getting the job I want?” Ferraro asked. “What’s stopping me from finishing college, finishing a master’s degree? What’s stopping me from, if I pursue a doctorate, finishing that?” He’s not looking to only motivate himself, however. When his friends finally discover how much he runs, Ferraro said the majority of them are supportive. Early in his running career, during his time in the Navy, Ferraro invited a friend, Chris Hennessy, to a work out. “From that day on, he was hooked,” Ferraro said. “He’s done an Ironman now. He’s done many Ironmans and 50 miles of [a 100mile race] with me.” The two are still friends almost five years later. In a special relationship molded by pain and physical expense, Hennessy said ‘Nate’ has become his personal motivator. “He’s one of the best people I’ve ever known,” Hennessy said. “If I could strive to be like one of my friends, it’d be Nate.” During one of Ferraro’s first 100mile races in Louisiana, Hennessy ran alongside him from mile 60 to 80. As Ferraro’s body began to give out, he picked up two sticks to use as canes as he ran through the swamp. However, as Ferraro approached a crowd along his route, he threw the canes aside. “He was like, ‘I can’t let them see me using canes!’” Hennessy chuckled. “There’s never an ounce of quit in him.” Ferraro doesn’t finish races simply for the recognition and awards that come with it. Finishing helps him realize its true importance only when he faces another challenge down the road. “Any time I go through a stressful period, I kind of go back to, ‘I remember in mile 80 when I felt like death, but I made it through that, and I finished this race so I can sure as heck study for six hours for this exam,” he said. Perhaps the toughest test of Ferraro’s young life awaits him in California at the end of July. As the clock ticks with less than three months to go, he’s once again looking forward to the challenge — not for the journey but for the reward that lives at the finish line and beyond. “[If I finish] what’s stopping me from doing more hard races?” he said. “If I can do that, I can do anything. That’s why I do these races.”
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to their rigorous schedules while completing their degree, Williams said. professors teach the coursIt takes approximately es, Williams said. the same time for a military Out of the 1,500 graduate student to complete his students in the program, or her degree as a student 800 to 900 of them are in on OU’s campus, Williams Europe, Williams said. Each said. military base is different, “These students follow providing OU professors exactly the same degree rewith various experiences to quirements as we have for the OU campus. the students on the Norman “Every one of [the sol- campus, so it’s the same dediers] has very high regard gree,� Williams said. for OU, and a big part is beWorking professionals in cause the courses are deliv- the military have the abiliered by the regular OU fac- ty to bring real world expeulty,� Williams said. riences to the classroom, 4.25" Williams said. This not only The program offers degrees in human relations, creates colorful discussion, international relations, but allows professors to economics, communica- bring that knowledge back tions and education, as well to the Norman campus. as a Ph.D in organizational “They work in very real, leadership. active, multinational, mulThe cours es are con- ticultural, multidisciplinary structed in a way that allows settings. So they bring an military members to adhere incredible perspective to
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the classroom,� Williams said. For example, one military student has been an attachÊ to the U.S. Embassy in Italy, while another was a key liaison between U.S. forces and NATO, Williams said. Suzette Grillot, College of International Studies dean, began teaching in Advanced Programs four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Grillot was on a U.S. military base in Germany to
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teach international relations theory and was worried no one would come to her class after the incident, she said. However, she had a full class. “They bring a lot of pract i ca l e x p e r i e n c e t o t h e classroom that you don’t typically get,� Grillot said. Grillot has taught international relations theory and American foreign policy in the U.S. and Europe, and she will speak at a convocation in Europe this spring. “Education is education, and it’s valuable, no matter where you earn it and what kind of degree you earn,� Grillot said. “So I think there are some similarities about the importance and the role of education in our lives and what that means.�
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involved in issues that are important to you. Volunteering your time or knowledge to a worthy cause will give you a sense of pride and satisfaction. Valuable connections will result. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Recent changes at home will come to an amicable conclusion. Your mercurial mood will throw your rivals off-course and help you come out on top. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You have a lot on your plate, but there’s nothing you can’t handle if you work hard. Romance is highlighted, making this an ideal time to get together with someone special.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- A relationship with a new acquaintance will make a close friend jealous. Don’t let anyone bully you CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) into making a donation or commit- -- Make the most of a good thing. ment that you have doubts about. An original plan has fabulous fiscal possibilities. This is a good time to CANCER (June 21-July 22) close a deal or forge a partnership. -- Don’t be too timid to ask for help. If you are experiencing a AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) roadblock, make your difficulties -- Be open to new possibilities. known and you will receive the There is no need to stay stuck in a help you need. rut. Broaden your scope to include other areas of interest. Love is on LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t the rise. sign on the dotted line before doing the necessary research. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Giving in to someone’s manipula- -- Anxiety will lead to uncertainty. tive tactics will have expensive Concentrate on your emotional, repercussions. An older relative mental and physical health, and will shed light on your current don’t allow anyone to make you dilemma. feel guilty for the choices you make. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Deal with whatever is troubling you. The ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Now outcome will not be as negative is the time to take action. Make as you fear. Get in touch with the best choice for you. Don’t let someone from your past who you anyone talk you out of doing what feel can contribute to your future. makes you feel most comfortable. Looking out for your interests will LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Get pay off.
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Local talent to play in festival Norman musician, Millsap, promises more eclectic set list for show
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Parker Millsap may be young, but at 21 years old, he’s already made a name for himself crafting music with the insight of someone decades older. He floated around the Norman music scene, performing every Tuesday night at The Deli, located right by Campus Corner, and for the past two years Millsap has moved audiences with his soulful mix of folk, country and blues music. Having already released two highly successful albums, “Palisade” and “Parker Millsap,” the young musician has headed to Nashville, Tennessee, to further his burgeoning career. “My manager’s here, my publicity folks are here, and we’ve been touring a lot,” Millsap said. “I’m just gonna try it for a while, plus I’ve only ever lived in Oklahoma so I wanted to get out and see what it’s like.” Even though Millsap relocated, he admits that his musical identity is rooted in Oklahoma. He’ll be back early next month when he headlines the inaugural Queen of the Prairie Festival in Guthrie, Oklahoma. “I’ve learned a lot from Oklahoma musicians from long ago like J.J. Cale, Leon Russell and that whole crew,” Millsap said. “They’re still influential today, and I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of that.” Raised in a Pentecostal church in nearby Purcell, Millsap was constantly surrounded by music growing up. Whether he was singing gospel tunes at church or listening to his parents’ records at home, Millsap was raised on a steady diet of roots and blues music.
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Local musician Parker Millsap poses for a photo. Millsap once played at Norman dive bar, The Deli, every Tuesday night, but now the 21-year-old performer will return to Oklahoma to play a show in Guthrie at Queen of the Prairie Festival on Friday and Saturday.
“I’ve just always been around it, and when I was nine I started playing the guitar, and it all went downhill from that point,” Millsap said. “It’s the only thing I’ve ever cared about doing.” Taking place on May 1 and 2, the Queen of the Prairie Festival will showcase dozens of local and national acts across multiple genres. Millsap is one of the headliners on the lineup, which boasts out-ofstate acts like Andrew Combs and Justin Towne Earle. The festival mixes in local talent like Millsap and J.D. McPherson. In its inaugural year, the festival hopes to showcase notable folk performers while introducing audiences to the mecca of talented musicians in Oklahoma.
“Hopefully it’ll show a lot of people who don’t go to a lot of concerts QUEEN OF THE that there is a lot of good live music PRAIRIE FESTIVAL out there that it’s worth seeing and that it’s happening right under When: Friday and Saturday their feet,” Millsap said. “There are so many great Oklahoma artists Where: Cottonwood Flats, that they need to hear, and I hope 601 W Warner, Guthrie, OK people come out, see it and realize 73044 what they’ve got.” Price: General Admission As for his own set at the festival, tickets: $80 Millsap promises a much more eclectic performance than what Info: For more ticket prices people are used to. and a schedule of bands, “The people who’ve seen us at visit queenoftheprairie. the Deli like a hundred times need com. to know that this is a completely different show,” Millsap said. Besides adding a drummer, change that’ll also be prevalent Millsap is plugging in and play- on his next album, which he said ing electric guitar more, a musical is still in the beginning stages.
“AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON” WHEN & WHERE: IN THEATERS FRIDAY By the end of dead week, we are all in desperate need of a superhero or two. The Avengers return to the big screen and save the planet in this sequel to the first comic-book based blockbuster. The iconic superhero team battles a villain of their own making, a robot designed for peacekeeping that goes rogue. “FOCUS” WHEN & WHERE: FRIDAY, 6, 9 P.M. AND MIDNIGHT; SATURDAY, 1 P.M. AT MEACHUM AUDITORIUM This weekend is the last for Meacham Auditorium’s Film Series. Be sure to check out “Focus,” starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. Smith stars as a con man on a dangerous mission when he runs into Robbie’s character, who throws Smith for a loop.
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