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Food for thought: Top vendors to visit at Roots N Blues N BBQ

Food for thought: Top vendors to visit at Roots N Blues N BBQ

Hannah Simon September 28, 2016

With the Roots N Blues N BBQ festival just days away, it is now time to prepare your stomachs for the festival food that carries almost as much hype as the actual music. This year, the festival will host...

Roots N Blues N BBQ volunteer makes the festival accessible for everyone

Victoria Cheyne September 28, 2016

Roots N Blues N BBQ offers Columbia much more than great music and savory barbecue; the people who come together and offer their time to the community truly unite it in a way that no brisket ever could....

Roots N Blues Artist Insider: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Roots N Blues Artist Insider: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Kaelyn Sturgell September 28, 2016

In the late ‘90s, Nathaniel Rateliff and close friend Joseph Pope III moved from Hermann, Missouri, to Denver, Colorado, hoping to make music. The two formed the duo Born in the Flood but eventually...

Fans anticipate ‘rough on the edges’ Grace Potter at Roots N Blues

Fans anticipate ‘rough on the edges’ Grace Potter at Roots N Blues

Victoria Cheyne September 28, 2016

Rock superstar Grace Potter will perform this year at Roots N Blues N BBQ, and she has fans from all over the community revved up for her show. She has performed in Columbia with her former American rock...

Millennial Manners: How to survive a music festival

Ben Jarzombek September 28, 2016

It’s no shock that music festivals have become a staple of our generation. We are often lauded as [a generation that sees experiences as more worthwhile and focuses on being happy rather than rich.](http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?/sites/blakemorgan/2015/06/01/nownershipnoproblem-nowners-millennials-value-experiences-over-ownership/&toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2015/06/01/nownershipnoproblem-nowners-millennials-value-experiences-over-ownership/&refURL=&referrer=#28e2f8c61759)...

Houndmouth vocalist Matt Myers discusses sophomore LP

Grant Sharples September 28, 2016

Houndmouth lead vocalist Matt Myers doesn’t exactly know why he always wanted to play music, but he feels he made the right choice. When Myers was 12 years old, he knew that he wanted a guitar. From...

Ten things you need to know about Roots N Blues N BBQ

Ten things you need to know about Roots N Blues N BBQ

Katie Rosso September 28, 2016

####Try the food One of the best things about Roots N Blues N BBQ is the BBQ. I mean, it _is_ in the name. At every Roots N Blues, businesses create unique creations like Harold’s Doughnuts BBQ sandwich...

MSA hopes to encourage use of open educational resources on campus

Jackson Fletcher September 27, 2016

The Missouri Students Association began efforts to increase the presence of open educational resources on campus in a meeting last Thursday. According to [an analysis by NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/freshman-year/college-textbook-prices-have-risen-812-percent-1978-n399926),...

New policy allows students to use preferred names on student IDs

New policy allows students to use preferred names on student IDs

Fiona Murphy September 27, 2016

As of Wednesday, Sept. 21, students who do not identify with their legal name will not have to use a student ID with that name. MU implemented a new preferred name policy. This policy allows students...

Recent budget cuts to MU Libraries decrease staff, materials

Recent budget cuts to MU Libraries decrease staff, materials

Madeline Boccardi September 27, 2016

The recent MU Libraries deficit of $1.2 million for the 2017 fiscal year will affect more than just operating hours. Ellis has had to cut back on employment positions and materials. “As staff have left...

Know Before You Go: Jesse Auditorium hosts alternative music icon Melanie Martinez

Cassie Allen September 27, 2016

This week, instead of writing about a boy band or the likes, I’m giving the attention to the ladies with this week’s column. ####The lowdown On Oct. 3, alternative artist Melanie Martinez will be...

Local art initiatives shine light on literature

Michelle Lumpkins September 27, 2016

Walking to class in the middle of a downpour in Columbia can feel like trying to outrun a monsoon. Puddles of water fill your shoes, umbrellas have magically vanished, and not your clothes and your belongings...