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03.29.2019 Vol. 219 No. 122
COURTESY OF SUB Ella Mai won Best R&B song at the 2019 Grammy Awards for “Boo’d Up.”
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CHRIS JORGENSEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY Freshman quarterback Brock Purdy looks downfield as he scrambles to his right against Kansas State on Nov. 24. Iowa State knocked off Kansas State 42-38.
Purdy leads Cyclones into offseason BY TREVOR.HOLBOOK @iowastatedaily.com There’s two things for certain Iowa State coach Matt Campbell loves: football and “the process.” This week, those two collided with spring practices picking up and players’ season of improvement starting. “We were fortunate we were able to have a spring practice before we left for spring break, but it’s great to have this team back,” Campbell said after Tuesday’s practice. “This football team, so far, the first two or three months — it’s been a team that’s come back with a purpose. “I really appreciate that about this
group, and I think the thing that I really like about this team is being able to coach them because they’re self-starters.” Campbell oozed with passion discussing his team and the strides its made since Iowa State’s Alamo Bowl loss. Campbell shows even more passion when it comes to the offseason and kicking off another cycle of the program’s “process.” Campbell loves running drills on the Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility’s turf like a house cat loves stretching out in the sunlight, and rightfully so, too. His passion displayed itself midway during the drills when the freshness of the practice wore off, but the smile
plastered on Campbell’s face stayed put. Campbell and seven other coaches each grabbed a foam pad and lined up with four on each side facing each other and forming a tunnel. Quarterbacks and offensive skills players charged between the two lines of coaches with a ball tucked under their arms. Campbell and his crew reared back and hacked at the players like a major leaguer taking batting practice to promote ball security. After the line of players trickled through, Campbell remained engaged and smiling. While ball security and other fundamental drills aren’t the most glamourous
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How right-wing extremism spreads online BY NATHAN.CIRIAN @iowastatedaily.com The mass shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand that has left 50 dead and 50 injured has raised questions about how extremists use the Internet and how the actions or inactions of giant tech companies affect the spread of hateful ideologies, such as white supremacy. The sight of large-scale massacres at the hands of far right extremists has become a common sight for many Americans. The shooting in Christchurch did not happen in the U.S., but it did echo tragedies that have happened throughout Europe and North
America. These past shootings all follow similar outlines and often come from extremists circles on the far-right, circles which primarily lurk in the corners of the Internet. The Christchurch shooter, a 28-year-old man from Australia, streamed the massacre on Facebook Live and posted his manifesto online prior to the attack. Copies of the video and the manifesto still exist and can be found through online searches, largely due to a phenomenon known as the Streisand Effect, which states that attempts to remove, censor, and get rid of content, on the Internet in this instance, is followed with more attention and demand
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for said content, often resulting in the content being re-uploaded enmasse. Michael Bugeja, a journalism professor, criticized the practices of giant tech corporations, such as Facebook and YouTube, for their role in the availability and distribution of radical and violent content. “These tech giants lack sufficient privacy and content protocols to monitor and block heinous content such as this,” Bugeja said. Bugeja went on to mention these platforms have profit in mind, first and foremost, and the primarily goal of social media sites, such as Facebook, is to “survey and sell.”
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SUB’s spring concert line-up announced BY ALEXANDER.GRAY @iowastatedaily.com R&B artists Ella Mai and Bazzi will co-headline this spring’s outdoor concert, hosted by the Student Union Board. The outdoor concert will take place Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. in the Molecular Biology parking lot, rain or shine. Tickets are on sale now. Ella Mai broke out with her Grammy-winning “Boo’d Up” released on her third EP, “Ready.” Her clean vocals mixed over DJ Mustard’s clubready beats evoke traditional R&B sounds of the past, wrapped in anthemic lyrics of love and heartbreak. Later included on Mai’s self-titled debut LP, “Boo’d Up” climbed to No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and won Best R&B Song at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Her single “Trip” went on to hit No. 11 in the Hot 100. Ella Mai is joined by pop/R&B artist Bazzi, best known for his hit singles “Mine” and “Beautiful.” Bazzi first found popularity on Vine — hitting more than 1.5 million followers — and was the first artist to debut a song on the platform with “Bring Me Home.” “Mine” debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 thanks to viral fame from its inclusion in a Snapchat filter, eventually peaking at No. 11 on the chart. In August 2018, Bazzi also joined as an opening act for the European leg of Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods” tour. This is not the first major outdoor concert hosted by SUB. Last year’s concert brought Fetty Wap, Cheat Codes, Kyle and Andreas Moss to Iowa State’s campus. An estimated 2,500 attendees showed up for the concert of the 12,000 tickets available. Student Government allocated $190,000 for last year’s spring outdoor concert in addition to the $60,000 put forth by SUB itself. “That money we allocated tonight was to make sure we can make this event successful so that it can be a reoccurring event for students in the future,” Cody West, former president of Student Government, said on Nov. 29, 2017. Tickets are $39, $25 with an ISU student ID in advance, $30 with an ISU student ID the day of the show. Tickets are available online via www. midwestix.com, as well as in the Maintenance Shop Box Office in the Memorial Union.