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The Burney Sisters bring youth to Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

Abby Werner • September 18, 2018

If you’ve checked out the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival schedule recently, you may have noticed that one of the opening acts is folk duo The Burney Sisters, and you may have wondered who they are. The...

Roots N Blues N BBQ head of security offers insight into festival

Skylar Laird • September 18, 2018

As Columbia’s annual Roots N Blues N BBQ festival approaches, Head of Security Bill Clinton is preparing for what will hopefully be another year of success. Now on his tenth year of volunteering to work...

First impressions on the Avett Brothers’ top five Spotify hits

Hailey Grillo • September 18, 2018

The Avett Brothers started as a brother duo by the names Scott and Seth and over time expanded to include other official members like Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon. According to the band’s website, “The...

New app paid for by MUPD to make it safer for students walking alone

Wicker Perlis • September 18, 2018

MUPD launched the new Rave Guardian app which they hope will lead to a safer campus, department sources said. This free app will give users access to all MU safety services through one easy to use interface....

MUPD nightly routine illuminated through student ride along

Emily Wolf • September 18, 2018

Walk down the streets of Greek Town on a Friday night and you’re certain to see houses pulsing with light and sound. Tigers know how to party, but the lifestyle comes with risks. Underage drinking,...

UM System president announces $260 million in investments

Emily Wolf • September 18, 2018

UM System President Mun Choi announced the reallocation of $260 million in investments to be spread across all four campuses in his public address, “Excellence Through Innovation: A New University of...

Bad Bad Hats entertains the audience with their upbeat, love-themed music

Megan Altschul • September 17, 2018

Cafe Berlin, the restaurant-by-day, concert-venue-by-night, welcomed Bad Bad Hats on Friday, Sept. 14. Before Bad Bad Hats took the stage, a local Columbian band called The Adaptation started the show....

MU Tigers advocate for endangered wild tigers

Skylar Laird • September 17, 2018

Since 1890, the mascot of MU has been the tiger, worn proudly on students’ clothes, flaunted at football games and made a symbol of what the school stands for. Yet while students roam the campus clad...

Coming out: Playhouse Theatre Company brings ‘Fun Home’ to Columbia

Janae McKenzie • September 17, 2018

The Playhouse Theatre Company of Stephens College makes their 2018-19 season debut with the musical “Fun Home,” based on the graphic novel memoir by Alison Bechdel. The show runs at the Macklanburg...

Women of Mizzou: Rigel Oliveri on how she balances it all

Stephi Smith • September 17, 2018

Rigel Oliveri brought her Constitutional Law textbook to her son’s violin lessons. For an hour every week for three months, she sat in the waiting room with her nose between the pages and studied while...

Seven tips to ensure safety at college parties

Elizabeth Price • September 17, 2018

Weeks into the fall semester, college parties are springing up nearly every night. While parties are a large part of the college experience, it is important to know how to protect yourself at them. Here...

Los Lobos takes tejano music into present at Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival

Alex Wilson • September 17, 2018

Los Lobos, an East Los Angeles founded band, is going to play a boot-stamping show at Columbia’s Roots N Blues N BBQ festival Sept. 28. The band consists of David Hidalgo, Louie Perez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad...