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Lest we forget The story of the last man lynched in Columbia and how a new historical marker is helping us remember and learn from it. pg. 3

BROKEN BEACONS The blue emergency lights on campus may not be as reliable as they seem. pg. 3 RESPONSE TO RACISM In the wake of racial slurs, black faculty and students discuss institutional issues that remain unsolved. pg. 3 DOWNTOWN DOZEN Think outside of the box with MOVE’s 12-part exploration of downtown CoMo. pg. 8

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The Walmart Express on Ninth Street is closing Friday. What will students without cars do? (pg. 5)

The Peace Nook highlights literacy and sustainability pg. 9 Beyond more beers on tap, see how Shakespeare’s has changed over the years pg. 12

TEN Years Running

As their final year running together begins, two cross-country brothers reflect on their careers (pg. 14)

Addison’s serves up American eats for cheap pg. 13 Emil Lippe

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10 The percentage decrease in the RHA semesterly budget. There was a decrease in funds because of enrollment.

102 Tim Kaine, MU graduate and Hillary Clinton’s running mate. Kaine debated Mike Pence on Tuesday night.

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RACE AT MU

LBC incident reopens campus race dialogue Freshman Autumn Clemons: “We’re not just yelling, we’re not just ranting, we’re not just going on about that type of stuff. We’re actually trying to get out a message, and I feel like that’s what people are actually missing.”

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LEARNING FROM HISTORY story by SYLVIA MAEHR · photos by ALESSANDRO COMAI and ALEXZANDRIA CHURCHILL

“I know I am going to die, but I am innocent.”

Those were James T. Scott’s last words before a mob of more than 1,000 people lynched him.

Scott, a black man, was working as a janitor at MU’s School of Medicine when he was accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old Regina Almstedt in 1923. After an identification that was questionable, and further determined to be unreliable, Scott was arrested and taken to Boone County Jail.

Scott was promised a fair trial and “swift justice,” but he didn’t

live long enough to receive either.

On April 28, 1923, a mob made up of MU students and community members dragged him from his jail cell, threw a noose around his neck and hanged him over the Stewart Road bridge.

All mob members were later acquitted in court.

Scott’s murder was the last public lynching in Columbia.

On Friday, about 80 community members gathered at MKT Trail entrance for the unveiling of a historical marker remembering it.

for the rest of the story, see COMMUNITY on pg. 4

Hands interlocked, eyes closed, they stood shoulderto-shoulder in a circle of prayer, weaving themselves in between the tables and chairs.

A few black students led the prayer, the surrounding students listening quietly. Some bowed their heads; others rested their heads on the shoulders beside them.

“We shall overcome,” shouted a black student from the center of the circle, ending the prayer.

“We shall overcome,” the circle of students responded.

The Legion of Black Collegians held a gathering of black students and supporters at the Student Center on Sept. 28 and a town hall in the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center later that evening. Both events were in response to an incident Sept. 27 in which two LBC members reported being harassed and called racial slurs near the Delta Upsilon fraternity house, according to a statement from LBC. The situation was all too familiar.

LBC’s statement came just over a year after former Missouri Students Association President Payton Head recounted his own experience with being called a racial slur on campus in a viral Facebook post on Sept. 12, 2015, bringing issues of race relations at MU into the national spotlight for the first time that semester.

And it was one year ago Wednesday — on Oct. 5, 2015 — that LBC’s Homecoming royalty court was harassed and called a racial slur during their rehearsal on Traditions Plaza.

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CAMPUS SAFETY

Safety Walk reveals broken blue emergency beacons This school year, the emergency beacons on campus have been pressed 24 times, according to the MU custodian of records.

FIONA MURPHY Staff Writer This year’s Safety Walk participants found three broken emergency beacons on campus.

The Department of Student Life hosts the Safety Walk every year as a part of Safety Week. This year, students and faculty discovered issues with blue light emergency beacons, wheelchair ramp accessibility and poor lighting.

The blue light emergency beacons are spread all throughout campus and work by telecom communication.

When the button is pressed, MU Police Department is contacted and alerted from the exact location of the beacon.

“The thing about the blue lights is, they are, I would say, probably less than five times used a year, especially in Greektown, which is honestly kind

of surprising,” Missouri Students Association President Sean Earl said.

Since Aug. 15, the emergency beacons have been pressed 24 times around campus. Thirty-three emergency beacon phones were recorded as “not working” or “light out” in September, according to a report obtained through MU Custodian of Records Paula Barrett.

Steve Pilcher from Campus Facilities is working in the next two weeks to fix the broken blue lights on Rollins Street, Director of Student Services Casey Frost said in an email.

Frost initially said she hadn’t heard the blue light emergency beacons were dysfunctional.

“As far as I know none of the Blue emergency lights were broken,” Frost said in an email a week after the Safety

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The movement to raise funds for the marker began in fall 2015 when the 2015-16 board of the Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students created a GoFundMe for donations. Within a few months, enough money had been raised and the city of Columbia approved the project.

The evening’s ceremony began with a libation and African proverb read by former ABGPS President Angela Haeney, followed by speeches by First Ward City Councilman Rev. Clyde Ruffin, Sharp End Heritage Committee member Barbra Horrell and Mayor Brian Treece. The three spoke about the importance of remembering the city’s history and the obligation people have to speak about injustices.

After the ribbon was cut and the black velvet curtain was removed, the crowd moved in to snap pictures of the marker. Then, the event moved to Leadership

Auditorium in the Student Center for a reception during which various MU community members spoke.

Haeney introduced the reception with a disclaimer. She said she recognized that many present would feel ashamed, angry or upset.

than Almstedt described. He held an esteemed position for a black man at the time, and many eyewitnesses testified that they saw him at the Medical School during the time of the alleged rape. But he fit a small piece of the description: He had a “Charlie Chaplin” mustache, and he was

HE HAD A “CHARLIE CHAPLIN” MUSTACHE, AND HE WAS BLACK. THE AUTHORITIES NEEDED TO ARREST SOMEONE, AND THAT WAS EVIDENCE ENOUGH. “Use the uncomfortable feelings as motivation to examine yourself and your biases,” Haeney said.

Former English professor Doug Hunt then delved into the details of the lynching.

Scott was not an “ideal suspect,” Hunt said. He was older

black. The authorities needed to arrest someone, and that was evidence enough.

The Columbia Daily Tribune published what Hunt considers a “call to action” after Scott was arrested, urging community members to save their tax dollars and lynch Scott instead of paying

to keep him incarcerated.

While Scott was in jail, he shared his cell with the man who did rape Almstedt, Ollie Watson.

Watson, who was accused of raping two other high school girls a week before Almstedt was assaulted, was still at large during the investigation. When he heard of the investigation, he shaved off his own Charlie Chaplin mustache. He was never even a suspect in the Almstedt case.

After Scott was murdered, Missouri’s Attorney General released a statement saying the rapist was likely Watson and the mob lynched an innocent man.

The Tribune, unwilling to admit its own wrongdoing, denied the possibility of the mistake and published articles saying Watson was innocent.

Keona Ervin, assistant professor of African-American history and faculty affiliate in the department of black studies, then transitioned the presentation to the evolution of lynching, which

she believes it is still prevalent today.

“Black death and grieving over black death transcends time,” Ervin said.

Following her talk, a procession of pictures, names and death dates of “unarmed black souls killed by police brutality” flashed across the screen. Over 100 people were killed in 2015 alone.

The auditorium was silent.

Two local poets then performed a 10-minute spoken word piece entitled “The Horror in Missouri,” which reenacted the lynching.

Afterwards, ABGPS thanked the approximately 40 people who attended the reception.

On tables near the doors, there were pictures of innocent black people who were murdered, from Emmett Till to Sandra Bland, reminding people that racism is still alive in the U.S. Edited by Claire Mitzel cmitzel@themaneater.com

News and Notes: New administrators announced, School of Medicine accreditation in peril THE MANEATER STAFF MU gained a new vice provost of enrollment management and Trulaske College of Business dean in September, and the School of Medicine was discovered to be at risk of losing its accreditation in two years if improvements are not made.

New vice provost for enrollment management starts job Pelema Morrice is MU’s new vice provost for enrollment management, effective Sept. 15.

“We are excited to have Pelema join the university,” Provost Garnett Stokes said in a news release Aug. 25. “His experience will provide vision and leadership for Mizzou in attracting, enrolling, retaining and graduating students. I am thrilled to have him as a partner in strengthening Mizzou’s student success efforts.”

Morrice said he is ready to delve into the specifics of MU’s decline in enrollment, which resulted in roughly 2,200 fewer students this fall.

“My first job is to figure out where those specific decreases came from,” Morrice said. “Everyone knows there

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Walk.

In total, three emergency blue lights on Rollins Street, the WG-1 parking lot near the Tiger Avenue Parking Structure and Burnham Road failed to send an alert to the emergency system when tested on the walk.

Some of the lights and systems are not located on university property and therefore have to be handled by

Ajay Vinzé named new Trulaske College of Business dean Stokes named Ajay Vinzé the new dean of the Trulaske College of Business on Sept. 30 after a yearlong search.

Vinzé held various administrative roles relating to business at Arizona State University.

“His experience in the field of information systems and educational curriculum development as well as his outstanding experience as an academic leader will help him position the Trulaske College of Business to continue its record of success,” Stokes said in the announcement.

According to the MU News Bureau press release, Vinzé has a long career in researching “the importance of technolog y innovation and organizational relevance” through topics of data analytics, innovation and collaborative computing.

Stephen Ferris has been the interim dean since 2015. Vinzé’s appointment will be effective on Jan. 1.

School of Medicine students report incidents of sexist treatment from faculty MU School of Medicine students reported over twice as many incidents of student mistreatment than the national average in 2015.

According to the 2015 Association of American Medical Colleges Graduate Questionnaire, in the School of Medicine, 22.4 percent of students reported occasional public humiliation during their time of enrollment. The national average is 10.3 percent.

The Liaison Committee on Medical Education deemed the School of Medicine to be unsatisfactory in the area of student treatment as well as diversity/pipeline programs and partnerships, curricular management and affiliation agreements in a June 2016 report.

Fifteen and a half percent of students reported feeling occasionally subjected to offensive, sexist remarks and names, compared to a national average of 7.63 percent, and 8.62 percent reported occasionally denied opportunities for training or rewards based on gender compared to a national average of 3.23

percent.

If no progress is made within a year, the school could be put on probation; in two years, it could lose its accreditation.

Dean Patrice Delafontaine said in a statement that the school has assembled a taskforce comprised of faculty, staff and students to make improvements.

Edited by Claire Mitzel cmitzel@themaneater.com

Columbia officials. Emergency beacons on campus are checked by Maintenance, a department within Campus Facilities.

They file a work order before the emergency beacons are fixed.

“As issues are reported, work orders are submitted and addressed as soon as time allows,” Campus Operations Communications Manager Karlan Seville said in an email.

Maintenance checks the emergency blue lights every 1-3 days. The three broken emergency beacons found on the Safety Walk are projected to be fixed in

one to two weeks.

“Maintenance does monthly checks and goes around campus, but they file a work order. If you file one, you’re looking at another, and you can’t follow up necessarily all the time with how that work order went,” Earl said.

The Campus Safety Officers, in conjunction with the MU Police Department, check each light and emergency beacon monthly, Seville said in an email.

As for the other issues found during the Safety Walk, the poor

lighting around campus is due to the construction behind Memorial Union.

The sidewalk and streetlights will be fixed after construction in those areas.

Sean Joy, an MU graduate who works on inclusion and accessibility for Missouri Student Unions, and union administration are working to make wheelchair ramps more clearly accessible to students with disabilities, specifically around Memorial Union, Earl said in an email.

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have been general decreases in college enrollment, but we need to dig deeper to develop a game plan.”

Pelema Morrice New vice provost for enrollment management

Ajay Vinzé New dean of the Trulaske College of Business

Patrice Delafontaine Dean of the School of Medicine photo of Morrice by Alessandro Comai all others from MU News Bureau

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Walmart Express to close this Friday The convenience store on Ninth Street opened in January 2014.

KATIE ROSSO MOVE Magazine Editor Junior Ryan Idel stood in the third aisle of Walmart Express, holding a box of Nutty Bars and a pepperoni pizza. Idel typically shops at this Walmart right off of Ninth Street for snacks, drinks and the “typical necessities.” Walmart Express features the quintessential college items: Mizzou gear, calculators, toilet paper, memory cards and frozen foods, but on Friday, the store will close.

Walmart announced in a statement released Monday that the superstore chain made the decision not to renew Walmart Express’ lease “after a rigorous review and consideration of various factors.” Walmart Express originally opened in January 2014.

The news came after Walmart announced in January that it would no longer pilot the Express stores, a concept Walmart has been working on since 2011. The original concept of the stores was meant to combat the success of Dollar Tree, but Walmart had a financial downturn at the end of 2015, which turned out to be its weakest year for sales growth since 2009.

Wa l m a r t ’s D i re c to r of Communications Delia Garcia said the merchandise at the store will be transferred to other Walmart Superstores in town.

Idel will miss the benefits of the proximity of the store. He lives at Brookside Downtown on Tenth Street, a three-minute walk from Walmart

Express.

“It sucks because it’s just so convenient,” Idel said. “But not anymore because it’s closing. It’s sad.”

To get groceries, he said he would have to get his car 15 minutes away, because he doesn’t have a parking pass for downtown. To bring his groceries up to his apartment, he’d have to pay for a meter. Idel has a car, but other students don’t have that option.

Doctoral student Andrea Saltos did not know the store was closing, and she said she buys most of her groceries at the Walmart Express because she lives right above in the Lofts at 308 Ninth.

She typically buys oats, cereal, toilet paper and water, but now she will have to have her groceries delivered.

“I just come here when I need something really quick like paper towels or cereal or milk,” Saltos said. “I don’t have a car, and that’s the reason why this is super convenient. I’m guessing now I’ll just order online.”

The store has 11 associates, and the company said that they will likely be transferred to other Walmart locations or the Sam’s Club in town. The pharmacy is also working with customers to transfer its prescriptions to other stores in town.

Signage at the store suggests that patrons just visit the three Walmart Supercenters or the Sam’s Club.

Assistant economics professor Eric Parsons said he doesn’t expect the space to stay vacant for very long.

“The fact that they’re leaving,

The Walmart Express located on Ninth Street will close Friday, Oct. 7.

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though, suggests that there’s not that big of a market for that as might have been initially thought,” Parsons said.

“There definitely will be some students who don’t have vehicles who are going to have to travel further, get it delivered, pay more. I think probably the next closest is places like maybe Lucky’s Market — at least close to downtown as far as getting more groceries.”

There are also two grocery-based Mizzou Market locations.

“If there is an entrepreneur out there who sees the opportunity to make

profits by selling grocery items there, you might expect something like that to go in,” Parsons said. “If something doesn’t fill that space with a similar type of store, I would certainly expect things like Mizzou Market or Lucky’s Market to probably pick up some of that extra.

And I would also expect students to do things like carpool more with people who have friends who are going out to the larger Walmarts or Hy-Vee.” Edited by George Roberson groberson@themaneater.com

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MSA considers new library fee to address reduced hours

Senate hopes to put out a survey gauging student interest and willingness to pay, then craft the new fee based on responses.

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Students voted last year to “fail the fee” that would have charged students to maintain campus libraries. However, many students were less than pleased to learn that Ellis Library would no longer be open 24 hours, five days a week.

Since the announcement, two students have spoken out in response to the cut hours: Shahrukh Naseer created a GoFundMe campaign, and Gabriella Martinez created a petition on Change.org.

After discussing the reaction, the Missouri Students Association is considering creating a new fee proposal different from last year’s, which was criticized for its high cost.

The initial proposed fee would have charged $5 per credit hour and increased by $2 every year until it reached $15 per credit hour by 2022. If the fee had

$90,000

the amount it would cost to keep Ellis Library open 24 hours a day, according to an MSA committee member

passed, it would have not only allowed the library to be available for 24 hours a day, but it would also have provided for the renovation of Ellis, staffing, modern technology and easier access to online resources.

The fee received a vote of 46 percent in favor. It would have required a vote of

60 percent to pass.

“No one really expected this surge of support to come out [of] this Change. org petiton,” MSA Senate Speaker Mark McDaniel said.

In a joint Student Affairs and Academic Affairs committee meeting Tuesday night, senators discussed potential solutions to the issue.

MSA plans to implement a survey to assess which library services are most important to students and how much they are willing to pay. The proposed fee would be based on the survey responses.

Academic Affairs committee member Taylor Tutin estimated it would cost about $90,000 to keep the library open 24 hours during the week, which would likely be a flat fee of $3 per student.

“If that’s all the students want, that’s what the fee would look like,” Tutin said.

Budget Committee member and Social Media and Technologies Coordinator Riley de Leon said the results of the survey would then go to the Budget Committee, which would be responsible for proposing the actual fee.

Student Affairs Chairman Trevor Mandy said the committees hoped to get the survey up in two to three weeks.

If the fee is proposed, it will appear on the Senate election ballot in November as a referendum.

“I think we’re just trying to expedite things as soon as possible, because there’s a desire now, and students have a lot going on,” Tutin said. “I think if we wait too long… we’ve got like squirrel brains, you know, as soon as something else shiny comes along we’re like, ‘ooooh.’”

Tutin also acknowledged some hesitance to propose another fee so soon after the last one’s failure.

“Two failed fees in two years, that looks terrible,” she said.

If the fee ends up on the ballot, it would potentially appear alongside two other discussed referendums: one to determine the future of the

Craft Studio if a new location for the auxiliary isn’t found, and the other to correct a contradiction in the MSA Constitution caused by the association’s last referendum.

Fiona Murphy contributed to this report.

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There were weeks of protests and activism from multiple campus communities.

Students spoke up and started a conversation at MU and other college campuses across the country. For perhaps the first time all semester, there was hope that things could change.

One year later, history has started to repeat itself.

It was six days until thenChancellor R. Bowen Loftin responded to Head’s post.

Last week, interim Chancellor Hank Foley responded to LBC’s statement the same day, and he was there with black students at the Student Center that afternoon.

The short-term administrative response to racism at MU changed.

But on a campus struggling to heal, finding long-term solutions for institutional problems is still a work in progress.

Administrative solutions MU’s first black English professor, Clenora HudsonWeems, was one of 10 black faculty members hired in 1990, and she has been at MU for over 26 years. She said she was disappointed that despite the protests last year, no substantial changes have been made by the administration. But she was not surprised by what happened to the LBC members last week.

Hudson-Weems has written multiple books, including four about Emmett Till, a black teenager who was lynched in 1955 because he whistled at a 21-year-old white woman. She said despite her focus on topics like racism, she has not been approached by administration for input in the race dialogue at MU. “You would think they would start by dealing with the ones who have been here, like myself, long enough to have experienced enough to know from past experiences, past initiatives to say, ‘Why don’t we do this, why don’t we do that, why don’t we try that,’” Hudson-Weems said.

She said the immediate step that administration needs to take is to sit down and hear the concerns from black faculty members who have been in the MU community for a long time and can give insight on what needs to change. She said it is important that administrators look to older faculty to understand the reality of the situation.

“It’s not always what you want to hear; it’s what you need to hear,” Hudson-Weems said.

Freshman Sania White, a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, said those who harassed the LBC members should be treated based on the zero-tolerance policy. Although White said the first step should be suspension, freshman Autumn Clemons said hate speech should always result in expulsion.

Black Studies faculty member Stephen Graves also said part of the problem is that the university keeps these students’ identities hidden, and they are not forced

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“They should apologize publicly and visibly, and they should be forced to explain themselves,” Graves said.

Hudson-Weems said it is also essential to diversify faculty because those of different backgrounds provide an “endemic” perspective. She said it also gives students of unique backgrounds an opportunity to have representation and a sense of connection within the academic community.

She said there is an attitude of avoiding dialogues about the past, which she finds concerning.

“They’re saying, ‘We’re moving forward,’ without any moves in correcting the past mistakes as if we are going to forget past mistakes,” Hudson-Weems said in an email. “This is needed before we can realistically move forward.”

“You cannot forget the past,” she said. “You cannot. You’ve got to look at the past and learn the lessons of the past so you do not repeat the mistakes of the past.

You have to correct the past.”

Community solutions Both the Student Center prayer circle and the GOBCC town hall meeting gave an opportunity for students and the community to address the issues they saw and begin to heal. At the town hall, representatives from the MU Police Department and Greek Life were in attendance. The room was overflowing.

“I think it was a productive, an emotional, a very surreal meeting,” White said. “Walking out, I didn’t think it was going to hit me as hard as it did.

Just realizing the stuff that’s happening right now is very thought-provoking and in some cases heart-wrenching.”

Although the meeting was open to everyone, most people at the meeting were black students.

“The people that needed to be there weren’t there — the kids that did the actions,” Clemons said. “They were the ones that actually need to hear what we’re going through.”

“I feel like every person who is not sure how they feel about this situation or in opposition to us, I want to challenge them to actually try talking to us,” Clemons added.

“I want them to open their minds, open their eyes, open their ears, and actually listen to what people are saying. We’re not just yelling, we’re not just ranting, we’re not just going on about that type of stuff, we’re actually trying to get out a message, and I feel like that’s what people are actually missing.”

Graves and Hudson-Weems said dialogues regarding race need to be held in the open.

They both want a forum created where students can come out and express their opinions, no matter how controversial.

“The dialogue, the discussion, has to take place between people who really feel that black people are a problem on campus or are inferior or who hold these racial attitudes,” Hudson-Weems said.

“Those people need to be made publically available, and they

THE DIFFERENCE OF A YEAR LBC members being called racial slurs on Sept. 27, 2016 comes a year and 16 days after former Missouri Students Association President Payton Head shared his experience with racism on campus. The Maneater compared the response to both events.

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need to express these attitudes and why and explain themselves to the people they’re offending.”

But with racism not as rampant as it was in the past, Graves said some people make the assumption that current race relations are satisfactory.

“I know the pervading attitude is that we’ve come so far and that things have gotten so much better and the country’s progressing and we’re better off,” Graves said.

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Systemic solutions Graves said often those outside the black community do not realize the prevalence of subtle and institutional racism. Graves and Hudson-Weems said they continue to experience racism on a daily basis.

“If you see this stuff and don’t participate directly to correct the

problem, but you say nothing and turn your head,” Hudson-Weems said. “You’re just as guilty because you did nothing to stop it.”

Graves said his experience is similar to many black students.

“People tend to notice us on campus because we’re black and that’s it,” Graves said. “We don’t have any intellectual or academic contribution to make, that we’re here to fill a quota because of the racial tension that happened last year, and that the university wants to make more blacks visible.”

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Broken blue emergency lights jeopardize safety

Walking around MU’s campus at night, you become familiar with the sight of little blue lights in the distance.

Those glowing blue beacons are emergency phones, meant to be run to and pressed in emergencies.

MU prides itself on these lights as a feature of what makes campus safe. Speakers mention them at Summer Welcome. The Department of Residential Life’s website presents them as a solution to campus safety on its “Movin’ to Mizzou” FAQ page.

“If you are walking and feel you are in danger or something doesn’t seem right, find an Emergency Phone (located all over campus and identifiable by the blue light) and call MUPD,” the page reads.

But there is one problem with these emergency beacons: Several are not working. During the annual Safety Walk, meant to find flaws in safety on campus, participants found three of them did not contact emergency services when the buttons were pressed.

“The thing about the blue lights is, they are, I would say, probably less than five times used a year, especially in Greektown, which is honestly kind of surprising,” Missouri Students Association President Sean Earl said.

In reality, the blue lights have been pressed at least 20 times since the beginning of this school year. Every push of a button has the potential to help someone in danger. The blue lights not functioning puts students at risk.

Casey Frost, director of Student Services, an MSA executive department that helped organize the Safety Walk,

wasn’t even aware that the blue lights were discovered to be broken during the event.

These emergency phones are heralded by MU as a solution to campus safety. If this is the case, why is this not being taken more seriously?

MUPD says these emergency phones are tested every month to make sure they are functioning when needed. If the safety lights are found to be dysfunctional at such a high frequency, it presents a safety risk on campus. Those are three emergency phones that if someone pressed while in danger, help would not have come. Three is three too many.

The physical safety of students should be the top priority of this university. If the blue light emergency phones are key to keeping students safe, they should be maintained carefully and consistently. No emergency phone should be broken when a student is in need.

If for some reason these blue lights are no longer a solution to keeping us safe on campus, the university must identify another alternative. Campus is dark and poorly lit at night, something else the Safety Walk highlighted, and the emergency lights are supposed to be a beacon in that darkness. You’re supposed to be able to have one in sight at all times. Without functioning emergency phones and no presented alternatives, it is hard for us to feel that our university cares about our safety on this campus.

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Lax license requirements imperil drivers JESSIE STALEY

Jessie Staley is a freshman political science major. She is an opinion columnist for The Maneater.

Driving is no joke. Every day, millions of people leave their homes, steering and accelerating 4,000-pound hunks of metal.

It involves depth perception, attention, problem- solving skills and lots of practice. It also involves basic abilities like good eyesight, hearing and motor skills (no pun intended). Despite the responsibility of driving a car, many people disregard this and drive haphazardly, violating traffic laws without a second thought.

People are constantly cutting each other off, riding tails, neglecting turn signals, running red lights and more. In 2012, an average of 92 people in the U.S. died from fatal car accidents every day. In 2014 alone, 32,675 people were killed in car accidents across the U.S. That’s only the average Joe. There are people drinking and overdosing while driving, like the heroin addict who overdosed and hit a family in St. Ann, Missouri,

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in April. Fifteen percent of all fatal car crashes in 2012 involved an alcohol-impaired driver, with a higher average of 30 percent on weekends.

The exam to certify drivers is arbitrary. The hardest part is waiting in line for hours. The process to gain a license should not be so simple as going to the DMV, waiting in line and taking

THE LENIENCY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR GAINING A DRIVER’S LICENSE SHOWS THAT THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS DO NOT PRIORITIZE PUBLIC SAFETY. a written and driving test. You don’t even have to get 100 percent.

Many state tests can be passed with 75 percent. The written test, in many states, may be taken up to three times in one sitting. The DMV awards licenses to many underqualified people every year.

Not all people should drive. It

is not to put blame on old age or impairments, but sometimes the safety of the surrounding population is more important than the privilege of the individual to drive.

At some point in the progression of a person’s life, they begin to lose certain abilities. It may be memory, motor skills, eyesight, hearing or reaction time. All of these abilities are necessary to drive. Without one, your ability to drive safely and effectively is diminished.

It is unacceptable to prioritize efficiency over safety. The leniency of state and federal regulations and requirements for gaining a driver’s license shows that the state and federal governments do not prioritize public safety. It says they are not willing to increase and universalize regulations on driver’s licenses because these actions might remove some car owners from the market.

The freedom to drive is not worth 92 deaths per day. Driving is not a right; it is a privilege.

It is time the federal government steps up and makes universal, safety-oriented regulations and requirements for gaining and renewing driver’s licenses.

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MSA not responsible for racial equity REGAN HUSTON

Regan Huston is a freshman journalism major. She writes an opinion column on student government for The Maneater.

Last week’s incident of discrimination is causing many students to look to the Missouri Students Association for answers and, more importantly, actions that will prevent another hateful incident from happening. MSA Senate agrees that they do, in fact, hold a share of responsibility in the matter. Senate Speaker Mark McDaniel released a video this week explaining that MSA will be working toward ending racial discrimination on campus. Although MSA is the leader of undergraduate students, it is hard to believe that the organization would, or even expect to, be able to solve racial prejudice.

Last year, a courageous bunch decided they would not tolerate any more hate on this campus. It caused MU students to become more empowered and reform this learning environment. But a few individuals outside of the Delta Upsilon fraternity house last week revealed that ugliness is still out there in the world, and it’s haunting this campus.

The students from the Legion of Black Collegians who were verbally harassed brought well-deserved attention to the incident. Hurt and disappointment flooded campus, and rightfully so. Many students are now left

THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM COMES DOWN TO BASIC RESPECT. wondering what can be done to stop racism and hate from permeating MU’s campus.

I was required this year as a freshman to attend a citizenship seminar to explore how discrimination of all kinds has a negative impact on campus. After one week of living here, I understood loud and clear that it is the university’s expectation of us to rise above hate and become better MU citizens every day. As ideal as it is to take away such a powerful message after seminars, quizzes and other tolerance training, reaching total equity is much more difficult than it may seem.

MSA posted a response condemning the incident on Twitter. Aside from that and McDaniel’s promise on behalf of Senate, no exact plan has been formulated. It may seem frustrating to those emotionally impacted by last week’s incident, but it’s a very challenging situation, and finding the solution may be out of MSA’s control.

The root of the problem comes down to basic respect, something we are taught when we are children. MSA should be applauded for their efforts in diminishing hate speech, but there is a long way to go before the mission is complete. The few individuals who feel entitled to express such hateful opinions are rare on campus. The majority of MU students possess a tolerant attitude, and adding seminars will be an inefficient use of MSA’s time.

The fight for racial equity and overall respect on campus is not hopeless, but it is more complex than just adding another protocol quiz at the beginning of a school year. It is built on each and every student here and requires more than MSA installing a mandatory event. MSA can make promises of an undefined plan to combat racial hate, but ultimately young adults make the decision of whether respect is exhibited every day. Rather than relying on MSA or any other campus institution to act as our moral teachers, we should all hold ourselves and our peers to a higher level of respect.

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STAFF MOVE Editor: Katie Rosso MOVE Assistant Editor Victoria Cheyne Social Media Coordinator Ben Jarzombek Collaboration Coordinator Grant Sharples Writers Brooke Collier Hannah Simon Lyndsay Hughley Mackenzie Wallace Michelle Lumpkins Michaela Flores Nat Kaemmerer Videographer Hunter Bassler Ad rep Sally Cochran Columnists Ally Rudolph Alycia Washington Bianca Rodriguez Cassandra Allen Emmalee Wilkins Jack Cronin Kristyna Kresic

Range Free Range Free is CoMo’s first bakery that is free of gluten, peanut, tree nut, fish and shellfish. The first anniversary of Range Free opening is on Oct. 7, and the cafe is celebrating in a big way. The carnivalthemed party will feature live music from River Ghost Revue, a local band that plays “rural folk music.” There will also be a petting zoo from Second Chance, a local shelter, and BBQ, drinks, balloons, face painting, performers in the street, raffles and cake.

Lizzie and Rocco’s Lizzie and Rocco’s, a natural pet food and supply store, will be holding a grand opening celebration at its downtown location next to Seoul Taco and Strange Donuts on Oct. 8. The first 30 customers will get a gift bag at the event and there will be treats for both people and pets.

On top of that, Lizzie and Rocco’s will be celebrating its seventh anniversary at all three of its locations, and there will be treats there, too.

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Move recommends Luke’s Diner Gilmore Girls fans, celebrate.

On Oct. 5, Netflix is turning 200 cafes around the countries into Luke’s Diner, with lots of free coffee, coffee, coffee. The closest locations are in St. Louis and Kansas City. Netflix will be providing “Luke’s Diner essentials” for everyone who works at each location. The event is on the 16th anniversary of the series’ original air date, and it comes ahead of the Nov. 25 release of the new Netflix Gilmore Girls revival. How many cups of coffee will you have? None plus five.

Celebrating race Luke Cage premiered on Netflix on Sept. 30, and the show is already getting rave reviews. The superhero drama, starring Mike Coulter, mimics The Wire in its biting wit and unapologetic confrontation of racial issues as a way to add narrative and background instead of using it as a plot-driving ploy. The show follows the success of Jessica Jones, one of the best shows ever, and definitely surpasses the semi-disappointing second season of Daredevil.

Nyle DiMarco Nyle DiMarco is coming to campus at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 for Celebrate Ability Week. DiMarco was the first deaf winner of The CW’s America’s Next Top Model and also won Dancing with the Stars.

DiMarco grew up in a multigenerational deaf family, and he considers his deafness “an asset rather than a limitation.” Tickets are free and can be picked up at the MSA/ GPC Box Office in the Student Center.

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The Peace Nook emphasizes social justice This basement store downtown has an important message.

NAT KAEMMERER Senior staff writer

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ollow the rainbow and peace flags flying on Broadway, and head downstairs to The Peace Nook, an underground nonprofit shop with an important message of peace, equality and sustainability for all.

“Our mission is to promote economic and social justice,” said Mark Haim, who has been with the Nook and its parent organization, Peaceworks, since its beginning.

The Nook has a huge variety of products, too many to name. A large part of their stock is books on over 20 topics, which are named on slips of paper taped to the shelves. They also have a program where customers can use a “book credit” toward a free book after buying 10 books.

“We sell relevant books that deal with sustainability, lots of approaches to inner peace,” Haim said. “There’s also a strong component of holistic health in the bookstore, like dealing with how to prevent disease or how to take care of yourself.”

In addition to the books, the Nook also stocks clothing, decorations, tapestries, carvings, soaps, candles, incense, bumper stickers, T-shirts and more. Toward the back, there’s also a section geared toward kids that consists mostly of books.

Because it is a nonprofit store, the Nook charges no tax, according to its website.

“We don’t mark things up as much,” Haim said. “Often we sell below the

suggested retail price.”

Lots of snack foods, many of them organic, have shelf space within the Nook.

There are sodas with cane sugar, protein and granola bars and a whole bunch of other types of drinks and snack foods. It’s a good place to grab something out of your normal snacking comfort zone.

“We’re also a convenience food store where people can come in and grab snacks if they don’t feel like paying an arm and a leg,” Haim said.

Many of the products sold there are fair trade, which is “a way of doing business that’s more fair to workers,” said staff member Kim Dill. One of Dill’s responsibilities in the Nook is ordering the fair-trade items, which can include wind chimes, clothing, hats, decorations, knickknacks, bags, headbands and others.

“Fair trade kind of takes the place of sweatshops,” Dill said. “It has checks in place so we know people are being paid fair wages and have good conditions.”

The Nook is always taking volunteers to help its five permanent staff members run the store, according to its website. As little as a couple hours a week is always welcome.

“I’m so appreciative of the wonderful people who volunteer, both now and over the past 26 years,” Haim said. “We have always relied on volunteers. We’ve been through hard times, but the community has always stood behind us and given their support.”

The Peace Nook’s activism extends outside of the store. The store is “a

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community-based resource center operated

by Peaceworks,” according to its website.

Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, founded in 1985 and originally known as the Columbia Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign in 1982, is an organization with a mission of an equal, peaceful and sustainable future.

“It started as a nuclear disarmament group, but became more of a peace organization,” Haim said. “A large portion of what we do now is [climate-related].”

Whatever net proceeds the Nook makes also go toward Peaceworks educational programs, such as its Sustainability Fair and the Earth Day celebration, held with the Earth Day Coalition.

The Peace Nook and Peaceworks have

had a long history of promoting their message and trying to make people a little more aware of what can be done to change the world. With continued support, they’ll keep going for as long as possible.

“If people are concerned about peace or social justice, or any of the things we’re involved in, they can always come here,” Dill said. “We would love to have more people involved in what we’re doing.”

Find The Peace Nook at 804-C E. Broadway, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.

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A virtual tour of downtown vintage Update your wardrobe with throwback pieces from stores around CoMo.

NAT KAEMMERER Senior Staff Writer

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intage stores give old clothes new life, and Columbia has multiple places where you can find some great old fashions. Three downtown Columbia stores — Leo’s Vintage, Maude Vintage and Absolute Vintage — offer three slightly different takes on the trend. All the clothes are unique, so you can stand out from the modern crowd.

Check out these places, and remember: Everything was fashionable once. Don’t be afraid to get a little wacky.

LEO’S VINTAGE

Going to Leo’s may take a while. Once you head up the squeaky, glittery stairs and get into the store, you’ll see why.

There are clothes, books, hats, costumes from every era, paintings, posters, boxes of records, puppets, dolls, postcards, typewriters and probably more that you’ll have to look around for.

There’s also a cat. Her name is Erskine.

“It’s from everywhere,” longtime employee Sarah Billington said. “Flea markets, small town bazaars, garage sales. For the most part, we buy them, but some people donate.”

Prices at Leo’s run pretty low. You can get a good pair of jeans for less than $20 or T-shirts for about $5. The store has various price ranges for different items, and they judge what to charge for each item based on its condition and how

replaceable the item is. Leo’s repairs things in shop, Billington said.

Leo’s doesn’t give plastic bags to its customers. Instead, they make their own bags out of old clothes or items that can’t be turned around and sold because of their condition.

There are some fascinating things sitting in the boxes and shelves and hanging from clothing racks, walls and ceilings. One dress, on the ceiling near the counter, is from around 1912, Billington said.

“It’s eclectic,” Billington said. “We have everything from truly vintage to modern. It’s just a little bit of everything, plus a cat.”

Leo’s Vintage is located at 9 N. Ninth Street.

MAUDE VINTAGE It would be difficult to find replicas of what you see in Maude Vintage anywhere else. This chic store is the perfect spot to create a unique wardrobe.

“I work hard to select what’s in the store,” owner Sabrina Garcia-Rubio said.

Garcia-Rubio travels and has a network of contacts to find vintage clothes to sell at Maude. She works to find bargains and good prices on quality items.

“In the vintage world, they’d call people like me ‘pickers,’” she said.

All the clothes in Maude are vintage or vintage-inspired. When Garcia-Rubio or her employees buy items for the store, they keep in mind the condition

and wearability of the products.

“The vintage I try to buy needs to relate to current trends,” GarciaRubio said. “I’m not looking for many collectables.”

Though some clothes are from modern brands, the store is trying to get more actual vintage counterparts to those modern brands so they can be phased out. They want to stick to their brand, Garcia-Rubio said. All of what you’ll see, however, is definitely unique.

“We try to make the mannequins look awesome,” employee Gabrielle Parish said. “We change them once a week, and if you go around, you can tell who dressed which one.”

Maude always has elaborate, eyecatching window displays. Recently, it’s been a Roots N Blues N BBQ-themed window, and there have been True/False ones in the past. Garcia-Rubio has even done politically themed windows before.

“I do windows on things I 100 percent believe in,” Garcia-Rubio said. “My goal is a new window every month.”

Not everything in the store is used or upcycled clothing. Local artists can find a place to sell here. There are bowls created by Arlene Morris and made of old records, a rack of sparkly booty shorts called the “Booty Boutique” and jewelry by various artists. Toward the back, near the costume section, there’s a table with old magazines.

“It’s a very cool, fun, artistic outlet,” Parish said.

Maude Vintage is located at 818 E. Broadway.

ABSOLUTE VINTAGE Inspired by the ’70s? Head to Absolute Vintage, a store that focuses on stocking clothes from then and earlier.

Here you’ll find an eclectic variety of clothes, hats, jewelry and costumes.

Lining the wall near the ceiling is a collection of unique prom dresses from the 1950s. All of what’s in the store is vintage or vintage-inspired.

“We focus on the ’70s and earlier, but we do include some contemporary items that have classic appeal,” owner Jennifer Johnson said. “For example, we’ll include a ’70s-inspired cardigan.”

There are a lot of pieces here that you may not wear around campus daily, but they could still be a unique piece in your wardrobe or something that you could pull out for a themed party. Get adventurous and try some of the loud print shirts or the dresses with patterns definitely from different eras.

Prices here vary, but they typically run pretty low. Some of the more unique pieces might call for a higher price tag.

Johnson also stocks a fair amount of wigs, tights and accessories in Absolute Vintage. Add extra flair to a unique costume with some of the costume jewelry.

“The more, the merrier!” Johnson said.

Absolute Vintage is located at 923 E. Broadway.

Edited by Katie Rosso krosso@themaneater.com Left: Maude Vintage offers a unique and artistic wardrobe option for low prices.

Center: Absolute Vintage, a thrift store on Broadway, offers “everything from truly to vintage to modern,” employee Sarah Billington said.

Right: Photo illustration of products offered by Leo’s Vintage. Courtesy of Leo’s Facebook.

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‘Hell or High Water’ at Ragtag is full of great writing From the writer of “Sicario,” this bank-heist drama may be the best movie of 2016 so far.

JACK CRONIN

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agtag Cinema, an indie theatre that was founded in 2000 by two indie-film directors, Paul Sturtz and David Wilson, promotes artsy films as well as foreign and independent movies. The venue also boasts unique seating — huge couches and chairs — as well as the perk of sharing the space with Uprise Bakery, which offers popcorn, pastries, soup and salads.

Ragtag recently opened a bank-heist drama that may be the best movie of 2016 to date: Hell or High Water. The film is playing Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. and Thursday at 5:15 p.m.

Penned by Taylor Sheridan (also

known for Sicario) and directed by David Mackenzie, Hell or High Water is a brilliant showcase of writing that could likely result in a few award nominations.

It’s a rare film that is simultaneously funny, thrilling, suspenseful and emotionally resonant.

The story follows a pair of brothers — Tanner (Ben Foster) and Toby Howard (Chris Pine) — as they traverse the deserts and worn-down towns of west Texas, robbing banks along the way.

Their motives are initially unclear but gradually revealed. Meanwhile, a pair of Texas Rangers named Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) and Alberto Parker (Gil Birmingham) trace their steps.

Mackenzie’s pacing is a testament of his patient directing and faith in Sheridan’s script. Little or nothing happens in the vast majority of scenes, as much of the film’s runtime is spent with either the Howard brothers or the Texas Rangers casually interacting.

Where some films would struggle with such a slow tempo, Hell or High Water excels with its fresh, funny dialogue as each duo exchanges insults and jokes.

Beyond the amusing banter, Sheridan’s writing also boasts a handful of great side characters. Every diner waitress or bank teller is lively and compelling enough to demand an extra half-hour of screen time.

Although Sheridan deserves the bulk of the credit, Mackenzie and his cast are equally praiseworthy. From Pine’s protagonist to side characters who only appear in one scene, every actor disappears into their role, making the most of their time on screen. The most remarkable performances, though, come from Bridges and Foster, who are almost unrecognizable as their characters. Each manages to render a firm, relatable humanity in gruff, weathered individuals.

Despite having a relatively weak track

record, Mackenzie’s directing is superb in Hell or High Water. He doesn’t overplay a single emotional note, giving the few sentimental moments even greater weight. From bank heists and shootouts to simple conversations over food, Mackenzie’s command of tone never shifts or wavers. Each action sequence carries a grave seriousness. The stakes are so incredibly high and real that members of the audience audibly gasp when shots are fired.

Truthfully, not much about Mackenzie and Sheridan’s film fails to work. It might lack the extra oomph of profound thematic meanings or massive action set pieces that would make it truly great.

But it doesn’t need that flair.

In a fairly weak year for movies, Hell or High Water is the best to date.

MOVE gives Hell or High Water 4 out of 5 stars.

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Faces of Roots N Blues

Scott Ernest brought his company, Mountain Metal Arts, to Roots N Blues from Pueblo, Colorado. His booth had wall sculptures and wind chimes crafted from recycled metals he collects from scrap yards and anywhere else he can find them. Ernest came to Roots N Blues because of positive word of mouth about the festival. “The people are really nice,” he said. “The music is great, and the weather is perfect. It’s a great location. I mean, what’s not to love?”

Nick Butler has been to every single Roots N Blues since the first, in 2007. Of all of the bands he has seen at the annual festival, he said his favorite was The Black Crowes (in 2013) because they had a great stage presence. He said his favorite food vendor is Big Daddy’s BBQ because the company is local.

Samantha Nielsen, Hannah Nielsen and Victoria McGhee have had different levels of experience at Roots N Blues. This was Samantha’s first visit, Hannah’s second and McGhee’s third. McGhee said they all enjoyed the music as well — especially The Blues Travelers and Rayland Baxter. Hannah: “I think [Roots N Blues N BBQ] is just a big piece of culture for Columbia. It’s always fun to be a part of it and to just see everything that we can bring in.”

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Where to find the best books around town From little libraries to local shops, here’s your guide to discovering literary treasures around downtown Columbia.

NAT KAEMMERER

Senior Staff Writer

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s college students, we don’t always have a lot of time for pleasure reading. Take a break from your history textbook and pick up a book for fun from one of Columbia’s best book stops downtown.

Adams Walls of Books If you want to make it to Adams Walls of Books, you have to plan carefully: The place is only open three hours per week.

From 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays, you can wander through the towering stacks — the word “walls” definitely fits in the store’s name — and let yourself get lost in some good books. It may take a while to sort through some of the piles, but you’ll find something great.

“I once found a first edition of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’” owner and sole employee Nancy Duncan said. “You don’t know what you’ll find, and that’s part of the fun. “ Looking at the stacks on the shelves and the tall piles that build up all around the store, it looks like Duncan will never run out of books. She keeps adding to her stock, too.

“I go to book sales and auctions, and anywhere there’s a good book, I go,” Duncan said. “I love the buying part. It’s like a treasure hunt.”

The store averages about 20 people every time it’s open, Duncan said. People come in to wander through the store and see what they can find.

Adams Walls of Books, located at 214 N. Eighth Street, only accepts cash or check.

Little Free Libraries Ninth Street This little library is sponsored by “The Missouri Review,” so it has several

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Ninth Street,

parklet outside Bubblecup

Adams Wall of Books

Alley A-

214 N. Eighth Street

Outside Gidget’s Garage,

906 Alley A, Columbia, MO

Yellow Dog

Bookshop

Front Lawn-

511 Hickman Ave

8 S. 9th Street

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copies of that. There are also, strangely, volumes one and two of “The Alpaca Registry Journal.”

The parklet, which sits on Ninth Street outside of Bubble Cup Tea Zone, is not permanent, so check out the little library while the weather is still good.

Alley A This chicken coop-shaped little library sits outside Gidget’s Garage.

Inside, you’ll find several books and a couple VHS tapes, along with a sign encouraging library users to get a cheap book at Yellow Dog Bookshop around the corner to leave behind.

“It draws people toward the store,” owner Kim Baer said. “There are days the library gets more attention than the store.”

511 Hickman Ave. This one is north of downtown in someone’s front yard. It’s a little tough to spot, since there are tall sunflowers growing wildly all over the lawn. Inside

the little library, you can find a variety of books, from a copy of “Steve Jobs” to books by C.S. Lewis and John Milton.

Yellow Dog Bookshop A window filled with books draws people toward the pale green storefront of Yellow Dog Bookshop. Outside, you can rifle through a cart of 92-cent books and inside, you can search through the stacks for your favorite things. But who is the dog in the drawn sign hanging by the store?

“We wanted to put a personal name on it, but not ours,” owner Joe Chevalier said. “We saw our dog Scout curled up in the corner and thought, ‘Hey, she’d make a good mascot.’”

Most of the books in Yellow Dog are used, with the exception of a shelf of magazines and literary journals near the front door, and some new books on display closer to the counter. Two of the magazines, “The Riveter” and “New Territory,” are by MU graduates.

The shop gets books from a variety of

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places, such as book sales or regulars who keep coming back with their old reads.

“A lot of people bring books to sell or trade,” Chevalier said. “A lot of people are happy with the trade value if they’re adding to their personal collections.”

Yellow Dog has been around since 2013, when Chevalier and his wife bought Get Lost! Books to keep it from closing completely. They contacted the previous owner, and within 30 days, had reopened as Yellow Dog Bookshop.

“My wife and I met while working in a new bookstore in California,” Chevalier said. “We always thought, ‘Oh, if we had our own place, we’d do pretty well at it.’”

It’s always nice to get lost in a good book, and Yellow Dog can supply you with your fix of fiction, sci-fi, history, non-fiction and a whole slew of other types. Check them out at 8 S. Ninth St. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

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Addison’s offers creativity for college prices The American grill on Cherry Street features a diverse menu and high-quality food.

VICTORIA CHEYNE Assistant MOVE Editor

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s a college student with limited funds who happens to have exceedingly poor budgeting skills, I am always looking for great downtown restaurants that don’t break the bank. I know I’m not alone when I say dining hall food isn’t my jam. I have been blessed with cheeseburger dollars and caviar dreams.

But thankfully, I found Addison’s, an American grill with many options at prices that won’t wreck my checking account. Many of the meat entrees sell for prices that may be outside the typical college student’s budget, but the restaurant offers a great variety of meals for more appropriate prices, too.

The first time I went to Addison’s, I was with my parents, so I really went all out. I ordered the rosemary baked salmon with potatoes for a whopping $19. This entree is definitely pricey for a college student, but I wasn’t picking up the tab, so I really lived my dreams.

The menu describes the dish as “a baked rosemary and olive oil marinated salmon with grilled asparagus served over three cheese new potatoes, finished with a sweet tarragon aioli,” which sounded amazing, even though I had no idea what “new potatoes” were. At least they weren’t old ones, I thought.

The plate came out steaming, and the smell of that wonderful concoction was divine. My salmon was cooked to perfection, the outer layer crisp and seasoned, the meat inside soft, light and moist (but far from undercooked or raw). I strategically ate the salmon with bites of “new potatoes” and loved the harmonious mixing of flavors with the melt-in-your-mouth effect.

The second time I went to Addison’s, I ordered the Caesar salad for my entree.

Of course this wasn’t my first choice, because I love carbs and cheese, but the “Mizzou 22” is real, so I have to pace myself and choose my battles. It is also

The interior of Addison’s on Cherry Street shortly after happy hour began on Tuesday, Oct. 4. (Jessi Dodge | Photo Editor)

$7, and I wasn’t looking to shell out much cash on this particular Thursday night.

This classic salad, however, was surprisingly delicious and flavorful.

The ingredients were fresh; the romaine crisp, the cheese thick and tasty. The salad was tossed in the dressing, which made me really happy. (There’s nothing worse than unevenly dispersed salad dressing.) The large croutons really made the salad and they weren’t at all soggy, but crunchy and baked to goldenbrown perfection.

The next item I try at Addison’s will be the hamburger, which was recommended to me by owner Jeremy Brown.

“What’s great about it is the seasonings that we use, and the real high-quality local ground beef from Show Me Farms,” Brown said. “It’s a healthier beef; mostly it’s the way that we cook it and prepare it, the way that

it’s seasoned.”

In addition to the mouthwatering food, Addison has a particular ambiance: dimly lit, with lots of seating, perfect for date night or a night out with friends.

Brown also owns Sophia’s, an Italian restaurant at 3915 S. Providence Road, and is responsible for the management of both kitchens.

“We’ve changed the menus over the years, [but] I’m still responsible for a good portion of the menus,” Brown said.

“They’re my recipes, but I always allow my exec chefs to put their stamp on the menu.”

The menu frequently changes, keeping food fresh and trendy, and creating a sense of unpredictability for customers.

“I research magazines, internet, and try new restaurants whenever I can, then take the bits and pieces of the things I like and combine them into new items,” Brown said. “But most of

the time it is just my own personal creativity and trial and error.”

According to Brown, an efficientlyrun kitchen and “food-cost systems in place” make this concept feasible.

“We make everything from scratch, and we gain a savings because we’re not paying someone else to do it; we don’t make our own chicken fingers, and we don’t make our own fresh pasta, per se, but all the sauces we make from scratch, and so forth,” Brown said. “We have a better purchasing power too because we have two restaurants, so we can buy things for a little bit cheaper than maybe some others can.”

No matter what the occasion, you can’t go wrong with Addison’s. Feeling fancy? Order the strip steak. Pinching pennies? Order a salad, flatbread or sandwich.

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New downtown pizza parlor is ‘bringing friends together’ Neapolitan pizzeria MidiCi values minute details and creates a distraction-free environment.

VICTORIA CHEYNE Assistant MOVE Editor

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rispy crust, mozzarella and San Marzano tomatoes define Neapolitan pizza. At MidiCi, a new pizzeria downtown, you can create your own pizza by changing the recipe and mixing up the traditional Neapolitan.

MidiCi is located at 1007 E. Broadway, on the ground floor of the Lofts on Broadway, and features imported Italian ingredients and a unique ambiance.

The first location opened last year on Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, California, and has been massively successful. Since opening, over 400 franchises have been sold in a 16-month span. Franchisee Mike Heiland, a St. Louis native, has decided to bring some of that success to Columbia.

“Two of my three boys went to Mizzou, so we’re familiar with the city, we like the city and like the location,”

Heiland said. “It has down-to-earth, Midwestern people.”

General manager Dan Jaycox said the preparation of Neapolitan pizza is what sets it apart from the pizza we typically eat here in the U.S. “[The] big focus of true Neapolitan pizza is the dough,” Jaycox said. “Ours in particular is made with Neapolitan flour imported from Naples.”

The traditional Neapolitan dough is meticulously made with flour, yeast, water and sea salt, then it sits for 8-12 hours before it is used for pizza. Prosciutto, tomatoes (which are crushed in-house to make the sauce) and many of the main ingredients are also imported from Italy. To maintain freshness, however, produce is locally sourced, and non-GMO ingredients are a priority.

“By paying attention to details, we kind of establish a culture in the restaurant,” Jaycox said. “We really pay attention to the details of our ingredients, the quality of our ingredients.”

In addition to the preparation and carefully selected ingredients, the Neapolitan cooking process also differs from that of a typical American pizzeria.

According to MidiCi’s website, the pizza cooks for about 90 seconds in woodfired ovens at a temperature nearing 1,000 degrees.

According to Heiland “the traditional margherita is the main focus,” but pizzas can be “built.” The menu includes many other items, such as salads, burrata plates and meatballs and cheese or meat

The pizza at midici cooks for about 90 seconds at NEARLY 1,000 degrees.

boards from the selection of diverse appetizers. Come early for MidiCi’s happy hour, and stay late for Italian coffee and desserts.

While the handcrafted and meticulously prepared pizza may be divine, the entire authentic Neapolitan experience might be the main attraction.

“The culture of the place with no TV and no pictures on the walls, and really no digital distractions, with bumping Italian music you’ve never heard of before, won’t distract you from bringing your friends together,” Heiland said.

“The whole mission is bringing your friends together over a pizza.”

Heiland plans to open five to 10 more MidiCi franchises in the future in Kansas City and St. Louis.

MidiCi does not have a set date for the grand opening, but plans to have a soft opening at the end of this month and open to the public around the end of November.

Edited by Katie Rosso krosso@themaneater.com

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Sophomore Cayce Hendrickson watches her golf ball travel in the air. Hendrickson recorded a 76.44 stroke average in her freshman year for the total 2015-2016 season. (Maddie Davis | Staff Photographer)

Women’s Golf

Mizzou wins, raises money in home tourney In the only home tournament of the season, Missouri women’s golf raised money for pediatric cancer treatment.

GARRETT JONES Reporter Missouri women’s golf took first place at the Johnie Imes Invitational, hosting the tournament at the Club at Old Hawthorne in Columbia from Oct. 3-4. It is the only time all season that the Tigers are scheduled to play in Columbia.

It was a special tournament for the Tigers, as the team partnered up with the Rally for Rhyan campaign, an effort of assistant men’s basketball coach Brad

Loos and his family to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Rally for Rhyan also provides a support network for 6-year-old Rhyan Loos, Brad Loos’ daughter who has battled cancer and is in remission.

Mizzou, in addition to multiple teams participating in the tournament, have agreed to sponsor 16 children currently fighting cancer around the country, offering financial donations and support for their treatment.

“It was an easy decision to team up,” coach Stephanie Priesmeyer said. “The Mizzou family comes first, and it was

also very nice to see all the teams that are participating contribute; it’s made it really special.”

Mizzou sent out a starting lineup of sophomore Emma Allen, senior Jess Meek, sophomore Cayce Hendrickson, freshman Jess Yuen and junior Clara Young. Since the tournament was hosted by the Tigers, three players competed individually: sophomore Marit Harryvan, sophomore Amanda Kim and freshman Cherise Otter.

“It’s a great thing to be a part of my senior year,” Meek said. “We’re really excited to have Rhyan behind us. It really

has put a lot of things into perspective for me, not just for Rhyan, but for all the other kids who are fighting cancer.”

Fifteen schools competed in the tournament, including Rutgers, North Texas and Memphis. The Tigers easily had their way on Monday in round one, racing out to a six-shot lead over second-place Mercer.

Allen led the way for the Tigers. The Southampton, England, native fired an opening round 66 — the low round for the entire tournament — to take the

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Cross-Country

Cook brothers reflect on a lifetime of racing together After years of running competitively, this season will be their last together.

TITUS WU Reporter “Hey, I just talked [trash] about you,” a cross-country runner called out to a teammate after an interview.

“Oh really?” the other runner sarcastically replied, walking over from a workout. A smile broke out on his face.

Meet sophomore Zach Cook and senior Jordan Cook. They’re brothers, and they both run for the Missouri

cross-country team. Before college, they ran together in high school. Before that, they ran with each other in grade school.

Basically, they’ve been running together their whole lives.

“We were on the Columbia Track Club,” Zach said. “I was in fourth grade and he was in sixth when we started running on the same team. We used to come out on Wednesday night track events … and we’ve been running together since we were little boys.”

Indeed, running has always been a part of the Cook family. Both parents also ran in high school.

“As a parent, you always want your kids to be involved with something,” Zach and Jordan’s father Kent Cook said.

So the Cook parents took the brothers to the Columbia Track Club, and soon enough, Zach and Jordan were winning trophies.

Not only have they been running

together for a long time, but they’ve been doing it well.

The trophies were only the beginning.

In 2006, both brothers ran in Spokane, Washington, as part of the USATF Jr. Olympics. Later, Jordan won the 800meter state title in high school. Both brothers won the cross-country state championship for Rock Bridge High School in 2011.

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THE MANEATER | SPORTS | SEPT. 28, 2016 Column

LSU game days are a class above Mizzou From the tailgate scene to the game experience, LSU outclasses Missouri in every aspect of game day.

TYLER KRAFT

Football Saturdays in Columbia are fun.

Fans converge on Memorial Stadium, sometimes parking as far as a mile from the stadium. Traffic peaks around half an hour before kickoff, with cars snaking their way through the tailgates that surround Faurot Field.

Fans file in as the Tigers kick off to the visitors, eventually filling around 60,000 seats if it’s a good game. They cheer for Missouri and sometimes boo the visitors, then leave and are away from the stadium within an hour of the game.

Football Saturdays in Columbia are fun. They just aren’t SoutheasternConference-powerhouse fun.

The Maneater team and I made the pilgrimage to Baton Rouge this weekend to cover the Missouri-Louisiana State game. However, it was not the game that I took away from the trip. It was the culture of LSU football, which blows Saturdays in Columbia out of the water.

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And now, both Zach and Jordan are the some of the fastest Tigers on this year’s cross-country team.

Part of all that success comes from simply being brothers.

“They have a really unique bond,” coach Marc Burns said. “You can see that really strong bond between each other. Sometimes as brothers, you want to outdo one another. They’re not like that. They want to see each other do well.”

However, that’s not to say there isn’t any competition.

“In the back of my head, I have his [personal records] in my sights,” Zach said. “It’s kind of like an unsaid thing, but yes, I would like to run as fast as my brother.”

But Jordan is more than a role model with running. Off the course, Jordan’s quieter demeanor helps rein in Zach’s more outspoken personality.

“He does a good job of keeping me in line with certain things, whether that’s not getting too worked up about

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Round two also took place on Monday, and the Tigers kept their lead through 36 holes. Strong play from Allen helped the team, along with a solid performance by Otter. The freshman from Bloomington, Indiana, fired an opening-round 69 and followed it up with a second-round 72 to

We left our hotel for Tiger Stadium at 1 p.m. in order to cover the game between Missouri and LSU. The game was scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m.

After driving along what was supposed to be the least trafficked route from Gonzales, Louisiana, to Baton Rouge, we ran into traffic seven miles outside of Tiger Stadium. It was 1:30 p.m.

After working our way through the pre-game traffic, we eventually made our

whether that’s in front of the law school, Episcopal church or on the LSU Parade Grounds.

Fans clad in purple set up couches, TVs and many more objects underneath LSU tents. Games of cornhole compete for space with massive grills that make anything from hamburgers to whole pigs edible.

After spending two hours surveying the LSU faithful, listening to a live

FOR MISSOURI TO TRULY BECOME THE SEC POWER THAT IT WANTS TO BE, IT NEEDS THE HELP OF ITS FANS. IT NEEDS THEM TO BUY INTO THE CULTURE. way to our assigned parking spot. After devouring some Louisiana barbecue a few blocks away from Tiger Stadium, we set off to explore the LSU tailgate scene.

Unlike the Missouri tailgate scene, LSU tailgaters are not confined to the parking lots surrounding their football stadium. Instead, they stretch out for miles, dominating the entire southern half of Baton Rouge.

The best student tailgating is found on LSU’s campus. Students and alumni alike set up tents wherever there’s space,

band and pondering whether it was still acceptable for a 19-year-old to go into an inflatable bounce house, I headed into Death Valley.

Former LSU head coach Les Miles once dubbed Tiger Stadium as “the place opponents’ dreams come to die.” It was easy to see why as soon as I stepped onto the field.

The 102,321-seater stretched skyward in every direction. Even while empty, it still felt as though thousands of eyes were watching my every move.

As it grew closer to game time, fans gradually filled the stands. The noise level grew from a murmur to a rumble and eventually to a roar. At 6 p.m., I was barely able to hear the person standing next to me.

When the LSU Tigers took the field, it felt as though Tiger Stadium was about to collapse. The stands rumbled to life as fans stomped, screamed, clapped and made their presence known to all of Louisiana.

Their presence was felt by Missouri, which suffered its worst thrashing since joining the SEC. Despite many fans leaving before the game’s conclusion, there were still remnants of traffic two hours after game time expired.

On Saturday night, the Tigers who call Death Valley home were in a different species than their Missouri counterparts.

For Missouri to truly become the SEC power that it wants to be, it needs the help of its fans. It needs them to buy into the culture that is present every Saturday in Baton Rouge. Until then, football Saturdays in Columbia will remain a notch below those of the true SEC powers.

practice or getting pissed off at one of my teammates,” Zach said. “He’s one of the team captains and leads by example and [gives good] advice.”

However, as is typical of siblings, the brothers often clashed in high school over many things, from living under the same roof to transportation. But then came two years when Jordan went off to Mizzou and Zach stayed in high school. That time apart allowed them to mature, and along with it came more respect and appreciation.

“It was definitely an adjustment period to have a younger brother on the same team with you,” Jordan said.

“We had a bit of [conflict] back in high school, but now it’s all good.”

For the parents of the Cook brothers, seeing their sons run from childhood to college as teammates is heartwarming.

In fact, they even travel to many of the out-of-state races just to see the Cook brothers run together.

“Just as a parent to see them both racing at the same collegiate level, within a few seconds, pushing and pulling each other… really brings a lot of joy,” Zach and Jordan’s mother Lori Cook said.

But it will all come to an end.

After graduation this coming May, Jordan will seek to complete a graduate

doctoral program in physical therapy.

Zach will be by himself running for Mizzou. Jordan will not only spend significantly less time running but also less time with his brother.

“The dynamics of the team will change a whole lot, and I guess I’ll step up and fill his spot,” Zach said.

For Jordan, “moving on is kind of a hard thing to do, so…”

He paused a bit, looking down and taking time to compose himself. Then he looked back up.

“I haven’t thought that far yet.”

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finish the first day at 3 under par.

Round three took place Tuesday and saw the Tigers continue their consistent play. Though they shot +2 for the day, it was still enough to record the first victory of the 2016 season, finishing at even par overall and beating out Fresno State by three strokes to win the tournament. Florida International finished in third at +11, Kennesaw State finished fourth at +12 and Mercer and Troy tied for fifth at +17. It was the team’s first victory since winning the same tournament a season ago, and

it was the third season in a row that Mizzou has won the event.

Individually, Medy Thavong of Kennesaw State finished first at -5.

As for the Mizzou starters, Allen put together another strong finish with a sixth-place showing at -1. Yuen finished tied for eighth at even par, Hendrickson finished tied for 19th at +3, and Young and Meek finished tied for 30th at +6.

The Mizzou individuals recorded strong performances as well. Harryvan tied her teammate Yuen for eighth at even par. Kim finished tied for 12th at

+1, and Otter finished tied for 21st at +4.

Mizzou led the tournament field in many statistical categories, including par 4 scoring average at 4.05, par 5 scoring average at 4.93, total birdies recorded and total eagles recorded.

The Tigers look to build on the momentum from this week’s victory in their next tournament, the Jim West Challenge in The Woodlands, Texas, from Oct. 9-10.

Edited by Peter Baugh pbaugh@themaneater.com

In the middle of the photo, Zach and Jordan Cook flank their mother, Lori, as they prepare for a Columbia Track Club race when the boys were younger. Courtesy of Lori Cook

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