APRIL ISSUE

Hello Royals! Welcome back to The Current Uproar! This is our April issue! Check out our previous issues from the past few years on the student newspaper tab on the activities webpage. As always, our newspaper is open to all students and open to a wide variety of content, so if you have any suggestions or would like to become a correspondent, send us an email at [email protected]. Hope you enjoy this issue! Sincerely, Nikhil Jain Editor-In-Chief

In This Issue: Musical Notes: May Edition NFL Draft

https://www.facebook.com/Asian-Pop-Music-323993765112980/ https://www.nfl.com/network/events/nfl-draft Musical Notes: May Edition By Carson Macynski Welcome back to the May edition and this will be the second to last article of the year. This time, I want to focus on some Asian musicians that have been underrated by American Pop Culture. 1. Born in , 39 JJ has lots of success in the music industry since his debut in 2003. The pentalingual has won many awards including the Golden Melody Award and he plays piano, guitar, drums, and harmonica. His hard work has paid him back fairly. 2. G.E.M Get Everybody Moving is the common nickname for Tang Tsz Kei who is considered a superstar musician in Mainland China and she is trying to gain popularity in the western music markets. Respondents say her vocal range is fantastic and it may be better than western pop. 3. Lea Salonga came from the Flipinos and she played the voice of Mulan in the 1998 film Mulan. She started music at a young age and she reached stardom in a short time period. Even now, she seeks to improve herself and support others and her vocal range is considered exceptional. 4. Li Yundi is a Classic Pianist in Mainland China and is arguably one of the most talented artists. He won a Chopin Piano Award at the age of 18 in the year 2000. Li Yundi takes his musical career seriously and fits every note into every second. 5. Yui is a top star and she receives most of her likes in her home country of Japan. Her music appeared in some Anime episodes and respondents say her voice is soft but has a rock attitude. Her concerts usually result in maximum capacity especially in Japan’s Primate Cities. 6. Ji Hae Park is a South Korean Violinist and like many other violinists, Ji Hae Park knows how to touch souls with her violin. Besides having a wide scale and range of violin music, she is also an advocate for mentally disabled people which impacts the style of her music in some ways. 7. Fatin Shidqia is an Indonesian singer who rose to fame after winning the first season of The X Factor and her music hits the top notch on Indonesian Apple Music. She also won five AMI rewards with the latest being awarded in 2017. 8. Lang Lang is considered a Piano Prodigy in Mainland China and he won his first competition at the age of five and started classes with the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music at the age of 12. He has played with the Berlin/Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras and many other American orchestras. 9. Hoang Thuy Linh is considered a Multi-Talent Star in Vietnam and she acts and sings for a living. Her music combines Vietnamese folk music with Western Pop and her music videos are presented in modern styles. 10. Shreya Ghoshal is considered to be India’s Heart and she has many awards under her belt and her music appears in Bollywood films. Over the years, she toured the United Kingdom and United States and she became the first Indian singer to have her wax figurine put on display in Madame Tussauds Museum. https://www.thethings.com/asian-musicians-k-pop-idols/ https://asianacircus.com/music-from-asia/ NFL Draft By Nikhil Jain This year’s draft was one to remember. As expected, Trevor Lawrence out of Clemson went number one overall. This had been the prediction for a very long time. Zach Wilson out of BYU went 2nd to the Jets and surprisingly Trey Lance went 3rd to the 49ers. The Vikings traded down from 14 to 23 and still got the player they wanted in Christian Darrisaw. He is an OT who will help the vikings biggest weakness, offensive line. Overall, I would say that the draft was very entertaining and it helped that the Vikings made some good moves. I can’t wait to see the new guys in action in September.

UCL Final By Nikhil Jain The biggest match in club soccer is coming up very soon as Chelsea will take on Manchester City in the Champions League Final. Both these teams are English clubs. Chelsea’s season seemed to be a failure after all the new signings until a manager change turned it all around. Now, they are playing to be champions of Europe. However, they are facing the heavy favorites Manchester City. With their new signing of Ruben Dias, City have looked nearly unbeatable when at full strength. They already clinched the Premier League Title. The UCL final will be great to watch but my money is on City to pull it out.