November 13, 2018

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Mavericks undefeated, win 20th NSIC title

Team clinches a first-round bye headed into the playoffs

KEVIN KORBEL SPORTS EDITOR The Mavericks battled against not only the weather this past Saturday, but also the Upper Iowa Peacocks at home at the Blake, stomping over the team, 47-7, for their twentieth NSIC conference title in school history.

Out of the gate, the Peacocks looked unmatched compared to the #1-ranked team in the country, as the Mavs jumped out to a 21-0 lead early in the first quarter.

Sophomore tailback Justin Taormina got the Mavericks on the board early in the game, scoring on a 42-yard rush to the house to put the Mavericks on the board early, 7-0.

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The next offensive drive for the Mavs, they scored another touchdown, courtesy of a six-yard run by sophomore quarterback JD Ekowa to put the Mavs up, 14-0.

On the following kickoff,

the Peacocks return unit attempted to return the ball on the kickoff, and muffed the ball, which was then recovered by the Mavericks.

The next offensive drive, junior wide out Justin Arnold

caught an 18-yard pass from junior quarterback Ryan Schlichte for the touchdown to put the Mavs up 21-0 with 7:34 left in the first quarter.

There looked to be some signs of life for the Peacocks

on the following offensive drive.

Upper Iowa went on a 7 play, 70-yard drive on their next offensive possession, which then ended in a touchdown score by Peacocks tailback Ryan Parmely to put a dent in the Mavericks lead in the first quarter at 21-7.

As the game went into the 2nd quarter of the game, the Mavericks would score another touchdown early in the quarter, courtesy of a 15-yard touchdown run by junior tailback Nate Gunn to put the Mavs up 27-7, after the PAT attempt would then be blocked by the Peacocks on the following play.

Late in the quarter, Schlichte would add another touchdown pass to the stat sheet, throwing it up to junior wide out Shane Zylstra for the 42-yard bomb for the touchdown score to put the

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American Indian Night celebrates culture and heritage

KOLBY SPOMER STAFF WRITER This month MNSU is taking time to shine a light on the schools most impressive feature: its abundant diversity. Each week, a different ethnicity has had a night to call their own in the CSU’s spacious ballroom.

Last night, it was the Native American’s turn to celebrate their greatness, which they did in a very fun and classy way.

Over the course of the night, guests were treated to a lovely dinner, a heartwarming vocal performance by a

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talented group named Sisters in Song, and an educational display of common phrases in different Native American languages.

To open the night Dr.

Henry Morris, the Dean of Institutional Diversity, and Dr. Richard Davenport, the President of our university, welcomed everyone to the event. After this quick

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introduction, guests were led in prayer by an elder of the Dakota tribe in Mankato that blessed the food and, more importantly, the night ahead.

The delightful dinner was

ushered out soon after, and consisted of fried chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, and green beans followed by a chocolate cake which was quickly devoured by the hungry audience. Once the plates were cleared, the travelling singing group Sisters in Song was slated to perform. As they approached the stage, some murmuring started amongst the crowd due to the lack of, well, sisters. Only one was able to make the trip, due to weather and travelling conditions, but thankfully she was accompanied by the groups MC, who promised to make the show worthwhile after his first jokes left the

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WEATHER OUTLOOK: TUESDAY (11/13)

H: 28 L: 18 Mostly cloudy, cold.

WEDNESDAY (11/14)

THURSDAY (11/15)

H: 41 L: 26 Mostly sunny, not as cold.

H: 45 L: 28 Party sunny.

FRIDAY (11/16)

H: 35 L: 16 Mostly cloudy.

SATURDAY (11/17)

H: 26 L: 13 Mostly sunny, cold.

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Negative political ads and their affect Opinion

JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER There are many divides in America. Geography, class, race, and gender are all to be taken seriously. But there is another divide, one which has more salience in the aftermath of the 2018 elections, just as it did in 2016.

What is that divide? Simply put, whites without a college degree were far more likely to back Donald Trump, (and Republican candidates in general), than whites with a college degree. Racial minorities largely broke for Clinton and the Democrats, in line with previous polling.

2018 confirms those divides. Educated suburbs were brutal for Republicans, while areas with medium education levels largely held.

Racial minorities turned out for the Democrats, as did a massive number of white, suburban, college educated women.

This political divide also encapsulated geography.

Rural areas, (which normally vote Republican,) generally have fewer college graduates than urban areas and suburban areas. Some of this divide has to do with jobs.

A degree in business law, for example, is unlikely to help you in becoming a windturbine technician.

Urban areas have a lot of college graduates, and suburban areas are generally a mix, which is why they are increasingly serving as a kind of political battleground.

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JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER With the election a week in the rearview mirror, we should take a look at one of the most irritating and, unfortunately, omnipresent aspects of campaigning: the negative political ad.

These advertisements are typically run by outside interest groups, (think Super PACS or single-issue advocacy groups), in opposition to a particular candidate.

While some of these ads critique the stance of a candidate on a particular issue, most are more concerned with impugning the character of the candidate being critiqued, usually by linking them with corruption and immoral behavior.

Do these ads work?

Sadly, yes.

Negative advertisements do generally encourage people to vote against a particular candidate or policy, especially if they are endorsed by the other candidate.

It’s likely that negative ads reinforce the partisan leaning of the person watching them, thus making them more likely to go to the polls on election day.

On the same token, the ads might discourage those who are more moderate in their leanings from showing up.

Very few, (if any), people actually like these ads. They’re typically seen as distracting from actual debates about issues and cheapening to broader political discourse.

However, they are increasingly common, being up over 60 percent in the 2018

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election cycle as compared to the 2014 cycle.

So why are these ads bad?

Besides being obnoxious, excessive negative advertising in political campaigns can lead people to conclude that

“...they are increasingly common, being up over 60 percent in the 2018 election cycle as compared to the 2014 cycle.” all candidates are corrupt, self-dealing, and generally unconcerned with the public good. That, in turn, can cause moderate or independent voters to drop out of the political process.

It can also create or worsen a resentment of politics among those who are not politically engaged.

There’s also a financial aspect to this issue: briefly,

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crowd in stitches. The songs performed were all written by the artists themselves, who had mixed English and Native languages in an extremely innovative and entertaining way. After they finished up their set, they told the audience it was their turn to perform, leading a long line dance that admittedly started off a little awkward, but ended with immense joy and laughter.

To close out the night, students from different Native

classes led the guests in an educational experience where they were taught common phrases like “Hello” and “My Name Is” in different dialects such as Ojibwe and Diné.

These phrases are most likely going to be forgotten pretty quickly by me, but it was a fun community moment nonetheless.

After the event ended, I asked the performers what they thought of the whole event, and I think they summed up the night much

many of the groups which air these ads are outside interest groups, sometimes associated with industry, finance, or nonprofits, that want to put money behind a particular candidate or

better than I ever could.

“As a Native myself, I personally appreciate things like this a whole lot.

Seeing us and other Native people being honored and celebrated really shows how much the country is starting to shift its views on us. We are no longer caricatures or Halloween costumes, but valued members. So yeah, I guess it is just really nice to see things are starting to change.”

against another.

This has gotten significantly worse since 2010, when the Citizens United Supreme

Court ruled that organizations could spend unlimited amounts of money supporting or opposing candidates, thereby leading to a flush of money into political races.

In the race for Minnesota’s first House District, in which Mankato is located, over 13 million dollars were spent on the election by various groups.

The rise of negative advertising is obnoxious, but it is also manipulative and benefits organizations that are well-heeled.

They cheapen our discourse and weaken our commitment to politics and democracy, both of which should be seen as serious concerns.

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Can AI save news media? ieiMedia offers classes to students its benefits because as who apply for a Gilman thought of as tourism plus Opinion about engineers, many of the tasks scholarship receive one. “This classes, is actually much

DAVID BASSEY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Whether you’re just a fan or a techie, artificial intelligence is around us.

Over the weekend, Chinese news agency Xinhua released the first AI news anchor, and this got me thinking...

Can A.I. save news media?

You’ve seen the scenes countless times. Tony Stark, getting valuable assistance from his robots in “Iron Man”, Alex’s clean-up drones and sentient A.I. system in “Tau,” or perhaps the humanoid of “Ex-Machina”.

According to Poole and Mackworth, A.I. is a field that studies the synthesis and analysis of computational agents and how they act intelligently.

Whether it’s in use in an iRoomba or a conceptual coffee robot, A.I. can be seen around us.

As a new Editor-in-Chief, I was faced with analyzing about 150 years worth of data this summer, as well as developing creative solutions for our team to become the best newspaper they could be.

I am particularly excited

we perform today will soon be redundant.

A.I. depends on data regardless of the platform used. Take for instance, data analysis of oil reservoirs to determine faults.

A.I. can serve as a diagnosis tool to predict massive amounts of data and to draw conclusions.

The fields of deep learning and machine learning provide tools that can aid engineers and scientists in making decisions.

But we can’t always be lovey-dovey to all things A.I. There are some challenges that we must face: hardware, software and even ethical challenges.

Can we develop hardware infrastructure that can run the required datasets? Perhaps the answer can be found in high performance computing.

What language softwares can be used to write codes that are adaptable to highlevel and low-level functions?

What is the limit of developments we can make in a certain period in A.I.?

These are just some of the questions that come to mind.

I believe that A.I. can help news media to be more proactive, especially when the human component doesn’t have the resources to learn from large amounts of data.

Photo courtesy of Reuters An A.I. virtual news reader based on Xinhua news anchor Qiu Hao, at a conference in Wuzhen town of Zhejiang province in China.

JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER Dr. Mike Dorsher can attest to the transformative power of studying abroad.

He went to London as a

year, we had five Gilman winners, eight applied.”

For students, the experience often leads to things they were not expecting. “About half of our students have never been outside of North America.”

Dr. Dorsher said. “What students expect is often quite different from what they find.”

A large part of that

“ieiMedia offers eight study abroad programs in seven countries, including Norway, Spain, Italy, and Peru.” senior in university on a study abroad program. “It opened my eyes and changed my life,” he said.

Now, as executive director for The Institute for Education in International Media, (ieiMedia), Dr. Dorsher is helping to transform the lives of other students. For those interested in studying journalism, ieiMedia is sponsoring opportunities to take classes abroad, to practice real journalism, conducting interviews, compiling and editing videos, and engaging in academic experiences through multiple disciplines.

Dr. Dorsher, executive director for ieiMedia, said that the programs improve participants’ skills as both students and journalists.

“The journalism students who study abroad with us come back as better students and as better student journalists,” he said.

IeiMedia offers eight study abroad programs in seven countries, including Norway, Spain, Italy, and Peru. Enrollment has been growing, but Dr. Dorsher said that ieiMedia is aiming to bring more students into the programs. “For 2019, we’re offering eight programs and aiming for over a hundred students,” he said.

The students themselves are drawn from all across the U.S. and Canada, offering a diverse experience to participants.

Moreover, ieiMedia is making efforts to increase the economic diversity of the students who participate. “Any student who qualifies for a Pell Grant can also apply for a Gilman study abroad scholarship,” Dr. Dorsher said. Students have good odds of success as well; 28 percent of applicants

difference, according to Dr. Dorsher, lies in the fact that studying abroad, while often

more involved than that.

“We’re doing reporting every place we go, we’re talking to people and interviewing people.” Students get the opportunity to interview people from other countries about American culture and politics. Students also get the opportunity to work with language interpreters, and many students find that speaking a foreign language with native speakers is very different from using it in a classroom setting.

All of the programs are excellent, but students in the upper Midwest may find the Norway program particularly interesting. “We have a lot of students from the upper Midwest with some Scandinavian background,” Dr. Dorsher said, “We get students from all across America, and across Canada too. There’s a lot of diversity.”

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Fat, dumb, and happy: a story on fat shaming A young woman’s recollection of learning to accept her body

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MARIA LY STAFF WRITER I come back from the Chinese Buffet, my family’s Sunday tradition, with my fifth plate of fried chicken.

I can feel my uncles, my aunts, my grandparents, and my parents staring at me as if I just devoured a whole horse. “Does she really need to eat that much”, “Look at her… she looks like a water elephant.” I try to ignore them and take a bite of that crispy, salty, fried chicken goodness, the crunching and taste blocking my ears from the negativity of my family.

Later before I take a shower I look at my little belly that protrudes out like an inflated balloon. I hate how my body looks. I still have the grease of the chicken on my lips. I am so disgusting.

I try to quit pop, but the 25 cent machines at work tempt me, and I crack open a cold grape soda three days after my vow to quit. I try to exercise, but the feeling of sweat dripping down my face is utterly disgusting and I decide exercise is not for

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me. I try to eat healthy, but the cravings are intense and I decide my life is incomplete without the taste of Oreos, chocolate ice cream, ribs,

my mom gives me a lecture about being fat and forces me to weigh myself. I go to family gatherings and hear the word “water elephant,”

“In a world where we are constantly judged, how do we love ourselves?” fried chicken, and coke. I decide to lose weight once I’m unable to see my feet.

I step into the kitchen;

snickering, words of shame and disapproval, and the slight shake of their heads.

I look in the mirror and the

cycle starts again.

In a world where we are constantly judged, how do we love ourselves? I think about this a lot. Over the years, I’ve learned to simply not care. How do you not care? For that question I have no answer, it’s just something you do.

I still hate my body, that will never change. However, I’ve learned to accept and appreciate it more. Although my family fat shames me every time I pick up food that is more than 100 calories, when I walk a little slower than others, or just simply existing, I’ve learned to stop listening. During holidays when I visit them, from head to toe, I’m decked out in all black, camouflaging the chub rolls in my body with baggy shirts and well-thought-out jackets.

“Maria you’ve lost so much weight, starving in college really suits you.”

I smile as I eat that same fried chicken, bite after bite, as the undermining compliments keep on rolling in. As a young woman, whether it’d be from my family, society, or myself - I will always be fat shamed. As I plunge my fork into a massive piece of cake, I’ve learned to accept that I will always be fat, dumb, and happy. For once, I’m okay with that.

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Soccer loses in 2nd round to Central Oklahoma The Mavericks are out of the NCAA playoffs, end the season with an overall record of 19-3-1

BOBBI PATRICK STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State women’s soccer team’s season was cut short this past Sunday at the hands of the Central Oklahoma Bronchos, 3-1, in Edmond, Oklahoma.

The Mavs went head-tohead in the second round of the 2018 NCAA D-II Tournament, after coming off a first round victory versus Emporia State on Friday, which they won in overtime, 2-1, to move on to the second round game on Sunday.

Central Oklahoma, who was seeded No. 1 in the Central Regional, was the opponent that the Mavs would inevidably face on Sunday.

At the start of the game, the Bronchos were outshot by the Mavericks, 7-5, in the first half.

Central Oklahoma scored the first two goals of the game in the first half, one in the

2nd minute of the game and another in the 22nd minute of the game, until the Mavs were finally able to crack the scoreboard in the 33rd minute of the game from junior Dakota Wendell with an assist from junior Bri Ciaccio.

The Mavericks held up great defense against the Bronchos, who unfortunately ended up scoring their final goal in the 84th minute of the game to put the finishing touches on the Mavs.

The Mavericks managed to still outshoot the Bronchos, 18-15, during the game, but it failed to show up on the scoreboard for the Mavs.

While the Mavs are knocked out of tournament, there’s a lot the team has to be proud of.

Senior Abby Hausken surpassed the most minutes played record in a career in the second half of the game with 6,551 minutes. Also making the list was senior Maddy Burandt, who is sixth all-time with 6,160 minutes.

Dakota Wendell scored 17 goals this season and had 41 total assists, including five game-winning goals of those 17. She earned the seventh

highest all-time goals in one season and eighth in assists for Minnesota State history.

Wendell was also named first team all-district for her achievements this season as well as her academic performances.

Junior goalie Alexa Rabune was second highest in Minnesota State history with 19 wins, and her 81 goals being 7th all time. Her 12 shutouts made her third in a single season. Her save percentage of .811 landed her seventh in that category as well.

Senior Morgan Cottew capped off her last season with many career highs, which included a tie for second highest assists, and is tied for fourth in goals in one season.

She also earned fourth for assists, points and game winning goals. Rounding off her all-time bests, she also finished 10th in career shots with 222.

The Mavericks beat the Bemidji State Beavers for their third NSIC Conference title in a row. This was the eighth consecutive season they had made it into the NCAA Tournament.

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Senior forward Julia Zach (29) and the Mavericks head back to Mankato after losing to Central Oklahoma.

The Mavericks end the season with an overall record this season of 19-3-1, as they

now look forward to the future.

Basketball splits first homestand of the season

The Mavericks defeated Lindenwood, and lost to Missouri Southern State this past weekend

AARON YOUNG SPORTS EDITOR The Mavericks basketball team had two difficult matchups this weekend and split their home game stand.

The first was against Lindenwood, where they won by the skin of their teeth, 88-85.

Following that win, the Mavs faced Missouri Southern in a game that couldn’t be finished in regulation. This time though, they lost 10098 and couldn’t contain the Tigers.

In their first matchup, Lindenwood controlled the pace in the first half, as they were crashing the boards and get-

ting early rebounds.

The Mavs had their moments but the Lions just had their way ending, ending the first half with a 9-point lead, 49-40.

Coming out of the second half, the Mavericks were relentless and got off to a 9-2 run to start off the half.

However, Lindenwood came storming back and that led to a back and forth contest. Maverick fans were brought back to life with a monstrous dunk and, at one point, a three-pointer.

The only problem was the inconsistency on the Mavericks part. The team had a hard time getting into a groove.

Lindenwood kept playing at their pace and they almost won because of it.

However, with one possession left in the game, the Lions couldn’t capitalize. They were down by three and one

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Senior guard Tre Baumgardner (right) pushes up the floor in a game against Lindenwood last Friday. of their players shot a three and airballed it. The buzzer went off and that was game, 88-85 was the final score.

Four Mavericks scored in double digits against the Lions.

Juniors Cameron Kirksey

and Kevin Krieger scored a combined 34 points, while senior Carlos Anderson put up 16 points and junior guard Juwan McCloud scored 15.

In the second game, the squad to put everything that had in the tank on the court

but fell just shy of a victory.

Going into the half, they

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Mavs up 34-7, going into the half.

The rest of game was defensively dominated by the Mavericks, as the team had three sacks and three interceptions on the day, one of them almost taken to the house early in the game by sophomore defensive lineman Chance Bowen. The 6’4”, 260-pound lineman was a few yards from the end zone after intercepting the opposing quarterback on the play, before being tackled yards short of the end zone.

The Mavericks ended up defeating the Peacocks, 47-7, to win their second straight NSIC title.

After the game, head coach Todd Hoffner had this to say about leading his army of Mavericks rolling into the

playoff season, “Our goal is to not end our season at the Blake again this season.

We haven’t been able to do that since 2014. This year, our goal is to change that.”

The team hopes that the odds indeed are in their favor this time around, as they go into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed going into the NCAA Tournament.

Being the No. 1 seed, the team now gets a week off to prepare for their next opponent, which will be the winner of the match between CSU-Pueblo and the Colorado School of Mines.

The winner of that game will go on to face-off with the Mavs at Blakeslee Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 24 at noon.

Hopefully this time around, the Mavericks can get the job done.

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The Mavs had a 6-point lead on Missouri Southern 43-37.

The second half was more aggressive and emotional.

There were 11 fouls in the first five minutes and the Mavericks had the bulk of those fouls.

Despite this, they managed to keep the lead but the Tigers just wouldn’t hold up.

On the final possession of the game, senior guard Carlos Anderson had the chance

to win the game for the Mavericks on a three but the basketball didn’t go in, resulting in overtime.

For the Tigers, it was Jamal Nixon who lit up the stat sheet, with 49 points and 10 rebounds on the day. That came to an end, as he was fouled out, meaning the Tigers had to find another person to step up.

Lucky for them, it was the Mavericks who once again couldn’t capitalize on

a last second effort to win the game, as Juwan McCloud missed the potential game-tying shot that would have forced overtime, losing the game, 100-98.

After this two-game homestand, Minnesota State hope to get back in the win column, facing off against St. Cloud State on the road, beginning on Saturday. The team looks to redeem themselves at St. Cloud.

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Fall Fashion in Kato

2018 Fall Fashion Show features local brands and talent

MARIA LY STAFF WRITER The Fashion and Commercial Photography Club held their 2018 Fall Fashion Show this past Thursday with student performers, models, stylists, and local Mankato designers.

The crowd was continuously entertained with stimulating graphics as student performers hit the runway.

Among them were Udu Ovraiti, who performed his song “Greenlight” featuring Gency Lunch, “Let you know” and “Butterflies” and performers BJay and Leekthough, who got the crowd pumped and turnt with their R&B and hip hop styles.

The show started with stylist Marissa Rucks and her models, who sported fall fashion couture with animal print coats, leather incorporated outfits, and casual streetwear inspired by current trending

patterns.

The next set of models that could fix any broken mirrors with their utter fabulousness, styled by Esther Okaro, were sparkling from head to toe with their sequined makeup, glittery tops and dresses, unique prints, and sparkly and radiant heels inspired by the 21st century afro revolution into western style.

Styled by Nimo Quadri, the next group of models graced the stage with their unique, aesthetically-pleasing styles. One model, who wore a black fedora wide brimmed hat, sequined black button down tucked in his salmon pants, sleek shoes, and a briefcase - fully represented the cowboy-esque, urban professional look. Other models were dressed in overalls, professional business wear, hipster styles, vests, and unique prints and hats.

Midway through the show, Maverick alumni since 2013 and fashion influencer Sadek Lunique showed up to MC the rest of the show and introduced next stylist, Grace Gobey, with her take on fall fashion.

Grace’s models brought together the big city life as

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each sported a stylish fall coat, dress, boots, and heels with their street and business casual styles. The models stunned the crowd with their simple but magazine worthy

looks.

The next models to hit the catwalk showed fall fashion in a fancy spin with dapper wear, styled by Tip Top Tux of Mankato. Each model

was decked in a suit enough to swoon the crowd off their feet and turn everyone into a tuxedo-sexual.

The next set of models, styled by Aso Bella Clothing, brought a Nigerian twist to the runway with their take on fall fashion. The crowd got a taste of Nigeria as the models walked down the runway with their elegant Nigerian influenced dresses and casual button down short sleeved cuffed shirts.

Following that was Coty Clothing, a self-taught sewer and designer who wowed the crowd with his models and unique styles - with fur coats and vests, vibrant exotic prints and a one of a kind light-up denim outfit decked out in bling and rips and tears with unique accoutrements.

The outfits uesd by student stylists from the show were sponsored by Vagabond Village, a business based in Mankato, models were decked out in elegant and simple styled dresses, fur coats, and heel boots. Their simple colors and style ended the show with a banger as they truly represented what fall is all about.

Joji releases new album “Ballads 1”

Former YouTube sensation has hit No. 3 on the Billboard

MARK REYNOLDS STAFF WRITER George Miller, better known as Joji, has reached No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums and No 1. on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

While his wild YouTube personality “Filthy Frank” may have over six million subscribers and started the “Harlem Shake” trend, Joji turns in a completely different direction with twelve ambient, emotional songs.

Jacob Erkel, a Music Industry senior at Minnesota State University, Mankato, has been following Joji for only the last year, but is deep into his entrancing, strange music.

“I like how chill it is while also being extremely emotional,” Erkel said. “It has that low-fi vibe to it where it puts you in a relaxed mood, but it makes you think about a lot of different things. Very thought-provoking, very emotional music.”

Erkel’s theory on the album’s popularity is that it touches on emotions that everyone in the millennial generation has, but no one wants to talk about.

“You can imagine it like every other kind of popular

music right now is the outward appearance that people love to show off, you know, when they’re out in the club and they’re partying and all that kind of crap. And Joji really encapsulates the rest of what life is like for, I feel like, 20-somethings and millennials,” Erkel said.

And that seems to ring true with Joji’s message. In an interview with Billboard, he says that he quit his “Filthy Frank” personality because he didn’t feel progression with his YouTube channel, and developed bad habits.

“As stuck people do, I was indulging in vices and just drinking a lot,” Joji said.

“It got to the point where I was just showing up to the

sets and the PAs knew there had to be a six-pack of beer there.”

Joji’s music shows his deep understanding of and experience with negative emotions.

Erkel’s favorite songs “Demons” and “Slow Dancing in the Dark” discuss struggles with inner demons and heartbreak respectively.

The true appeal of the album, it seems, is his ability to find a balance between lyrical content and strange, encapsulating music and sounds. He uses his voice as an instrument, rather than distracting with words.

“Joji is a great example of the tone and sound of the voice being more important than the lyrics content,” said

Erkel. “All of his vocals are just drowned in reverb and split between a couple of octaves. It just goes so well with a bunch of the low-fi beats that go on in the background of the song.”

While many may be turned off by mumble rap, Joji’s music may be different enough that people will be able to find a song that they enjoy.

“If you hate mumble rap,” Erkel said, “I recommend you listen to Joji. He is, I think, unlike any other mumble rapper out there. No matter who you are or what you’ve went through in your life, Joji has a song that will hit you emotionally.”

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018