Along with the May Fair and the Norman Music Festival, students of OCCC can also celebrate 89er Day at the Moore-Lindsay Historical House Saturday, April 30.

Museum curator and OCCC student Angela Gutierrez invites students and faculty alike to the 89er Day Festival that will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Gutierrez said the 89er Day Festival is an interesting way to celebrate the nation’s history.

This past weekend, the Master’s Golf Tournament at Augusta, Ga., was a spectacle for the ages.

In the final round on Sunday spectators were amazed to see the lead change numerous times, with highly unlikely names swapping the lead position.

For all those Tiger Woods fans out there, some thought this might be his time to shine again. Tiger had not won a tournament in 17 months, and made a very strong run in the end only to have his putter fail him late in the stages of the final round.

An interesting little drama has been playing out in Meridian, Miss., for the last few months.

A real gypsy fortuneteller named Sandy Mitchell has been attempting to get the Meridian city council to lift an ordinance banning fortune telling within city limits.

This past week, the city council has voted 4-1 to uphold the ban.

A friendly guest greeted OCCC Thursday with the arrival of Big Truck Tacos on the campus. Hundreds of students lined up in the hotter-than-normal weather to feast upon delicious tacos out of the back of a van.

Although the wait was bordering on ridiculous, it was a welcome surprise to students craving something other than the campus cafeteria food. The sticking point to their visit is that it was a big hit. I saw many students bearing the weather and wait of the line, all in good spirits. Even if the price was a tad steep ($3.25 for a single taco), the food was pretty tasty.

Whether you’re a football fan or not, chances are you probably tuned in to this year’s Super Bowl in anticipation of the commercials. From witty ads to movie trailers, Super Bowl advertisements are usually the cream of the crop.

This year? Not so much.

While viewers can normally count on smut from companies like GoDaddy, this year’s level of commercial perversion was both shocking and uncalled for.

The upcoming Super Bowl XLV (45) is an interesting matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers have the edge in the offensive category, averaging 30 points a game in the post season, but the Steelers defense proves to be one of the toughest in the NFL.

Green Bay is hoping their explosive offense, led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, will secure them a win against one of the leagues most intimidating defenses.

During winter break this semester, many bands rocked Oklahoma City and surrounding areas, one Oklahoma City Community College student headbanged in support of local charity.

Tyler Comes, 21, sophomore at O trip, supplies his heavy vocals to Severed By Sin, a native Oklahoma band. Along with Tyler’s vocals, Chris Poor plays guitar, Andrew “Pablo” slaps the bass, while Ben Hill dominates drums.

The last show performed by the crew was Dec. 12 at the Conservatory, 8911 N. Western in OKC. This performance was special being the “2nd Annual Metal for Christmas: Christmas Connection Benefit” and welcomed all ages. The profit from all ticket sales were donated that night to help fund Christmas presents to children.

The recent shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that left a 9-year-old girl dead along with five others, and injured 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, was undeniably a tragedy.

The event caused a torrent of debates on seemingly related political issues and speculation on what brought the suspect, Jared Loughner, 22, to attempt to assassinate Giffords at her political meet and greet, Congress in Your Corner, on Jan. 8.

Already, several members of the Arizona Republican party have or plan to resign from office after the shooting. Still other members of Congress defiantly continue to present themselves at meet and greet events.

Some members, however, have called for more security personnel to be employed for protection at events. Authorities have countered that public officials need to take more responsibility for their personal safety by limiting public events.

This weekend the NFL playoffs are gearing up for Conference Championships.

The AFC teams fortunate enough this season to reach the game before the Superbowl is the New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This matchup kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS. The Steelers are favored in this matchup, playing at home, even though the Jets beat them 22 to 15 in week 15 of the regular season.

The Steelers will be relying on their intimidating defense lead by Troy Polamalu.

Most everyone these days uses or knows of the popular social networking site Facebook.

With just a click of a button, Facebook users can friend anyone they choose from co-workers, school friends, to even people they have only met once — or not at all.

Being a daily Facebook user, I will be the first to tell you this site can be very addictive. Not only can you view photos and read the latest updates posted by friends, but you can also gain a deeper insight to their personal lives.