about sno-cone:

Something to remember...when reading our articles:

1. We are not professionals
2. The views expressed in the articles are not that of everyone involved with Sno-Cone magazine
3. The people who review the cds have chosen to review the cds they reviewed...yeah...so make what will from that fact
4. The editor makes few changes to the articles to ensure creative individualism
5. The editor only corrects obvious problems with the articles such as capitalization, fragments, forgotten words, misplaced words, etc. Basically, the writer has to make an eye-piercing mistake to the common reader
6. Life is not that serious...remember this when reading articles...really, you should just apply this saying to your life...
7. Smile.

A quick history of Sno-Cone…

Sno-Cone sprang from the loins of KCOU/88.1 FM-Columbia in March 2000. For a year, Sno-Cone was consistently run coming out with four print issues. Then, sometime after the resignation of Trip Maker, this little magazine was neglected, basically forcing it into a two year hibernation. Now, in November of 2002, Ty Craft and Bob Sullivan have taken up the task of resurrecting KCOU’s literary outlet in Internet form.

Sno-Cone’s goal:

The goal of this magazine has changed some since its move to the Internet. Of course, our focus is on music but Sno-Cone will not remain limited to only music. We wish to offer an outlet for anyone (KCOU DJs and others at Mizzou) to voice their opinions about music, movies, art, politics, Mizzou, or just about anything. We are not professionals and no qualifications need to be met by submitters, other than being enrolled at Mizzou (we make exceptions if someone would like reply or write a guest article) …well, the article must be readable as well. Hopefully, Sno-Cone will add depth to the voices heard on KCOU/88.1, which, as many have heard, has come under fire on many occasions for not serving the students of Mizzou. This is an asinine accusation considering anyone at Mizzou can become a DJ. And do not forget our funding is continually diminished or threatened making it near impossible to do more than we currently accomplish. Despite KCOU’s treatment as a bastard child, Sno-Cone has come back to life in hopes of helping shut up the station’s critics.

Why the name Sno-Cone?

Here is what the old website said:

Well, back in the day KCOU was the property of the University of Missouri Residence Hall Association, from which the station still graciously rents its studio space. In 1996, RHA Speaker Jason Wheeler led a charge to rid his organization of its cumbersome holding, as he said the money used for KCOU's upkeep would be used better toward acquisition of a sno-cone machine for the student union. Although few heeded his call to "fuck the constituents," Wheeler pushed to sell the station to National Public Radio outlet KBIA/91.3 FM, who would scrunch KCOU's 24-hour format into 12-hour daily chunks.

The deal lost its bearings later that year, and soon the Missouri Students Association stepped up to purchase the station. Today, KCOU still is a core reporter to the College Music Journal and one of the foremost college-radio stations in the country.

And that sno-cone machine's still on ice.

You can read more about this in detail if you go to www.themaneater.com and do an archive search under “Wheeler, Jason”. A vast list of articles should come up for your reading pleasure.

- Editor Bob Sullivan and Webmaster Extraordinaire Ty Craft