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DrinKraft brews up fun in kombucha bar grand opening

Janae McKenzie • September 25, 2018

On the road to the Roots N Blues N BBQ festival, local tasting cafe DrinKraft hosted a grand opening Kombucha & Brunch on Sept. 23. DrinKraft’s kombucha, which they call an “energy boosting, naturally...

Buzz Sutherland brought family-friendly comedy show to Jesse Auditorium

Mariana Labbate • September 25, 2018

Buzz Sutherland has done over 30 shows in more than 50 colleges during his career, but his comedy performances started right here at MU. With the promise of bringing “humor that is 100 percent clean...

Local professor starts tattoo art project to honor late husband

Madeleine Bunten • September 25, 2018

On April 6, 2015, adjunct professor Eric Sweet died suddenly from a heart attack, leaving behind his wife and many loyal students. His wife Catherine Armbrust, a fellow artist and educator, began her project...

Summer to Fall: Fashion Transition Tips

Claudia Khaw • September 24, 2018

The days are certainly getting a little colder here on the MU campus, and students are starting to swap out their summer dresses for thicker sweaters and exchanging sandals for warm boots. I, however,...

MU Engage prepares to launch a new platform for MU organizations

Jessica Belle Kramer, Tanner Bubeck • September 24, 2018

The MU Engage Implementation Team plans on joining two previous programs, OrgSync and Campus Labs, together to create a new platform to help students better connect to campus opportunities: MU Engage....

Penile fractures happen- here’s what to do if it happens to you

Zoe Rich • September 23, 2018

While it is rare, people with penises can “break” them during intercourse. Fracturing a penis is not quite the same as breaking an arm or a toe, as a penis does not actually have any bones in it. Instead,...

From MU Students to out-of-state participants, Roots N Blues’ Volunteer Team has it all

Claudia Khaw • September 23, 2018

For every year since 2007, the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival has made a weekend-long carnival party out of Columbia. With an event as anticipated as this one, a strong committee is a definite requirement...

Arm yourself with Roots N Blues N BBQ’s cashless armbands payment system

Madalynn Owens • September 23, 2018

Roots N Blues N BBQ will bring back their cashless payment system for this year’s festival. The festival will utilize radio frequency identification wristbands, which combine both the ticket into the...

Cheaper ways to participate in Roots N Blues

Zoe Rich • September 23, 2018

Roots N Blues N BBQ is a music festival that happens every year in Stephens Lake Park. This festival attracts a myriad of blues, rock, country and folk artists from all over the world to Columbia. Unfortunately,...

Sturgill Simpson’s country music is more than dirt roads, sunburns

Spencer Mende • September 23, 2018

Sturgill Simpson isn’t making country music for car commercials and he _definitely_ isn’t writing songs about the sexual appeal of his tractor. Often compared with artists like Chris Stapleton and...

Roots N Blues N BBQ brings sustainability to Stephens Park

Madalynn Owens • September 22, 2018

Roots N Blues N BBQ is set to bring big crowds to Columbia, and with big crowds comes big waste. The Roots N Blues N BBQ team welcomes sustainability and encourages guests to help make the festival as...

Roots N Blues artist Amanda Shires’ music offers new spin on traditional country sound

Joe Cross • September 22, 2018

Columbia’s annual Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival has been a city tradition since 2007, bringing in thousands of visitors from out of town each year. In those eleven years, the festival has managed to spotlight...