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Sproutworks Chosen as Interim Canteen Vendor
Sproutworks is taking over the NYU Shanghai canteen beginning May 2nd, NYU Shanghai Campus and Facilities announced on April 18 in a school-wide email. Sproutworks will be providing meal service for three months that will consist of their usual menu of healthy sandwiches and salads, as well as a Chinese menu created specifically for NYU Shanghai.
Controversy Surrounding Spring Formal
Last week, Student Government announced the annual Spring Formal to happen on April 27th, eleven days before the event. Following the announcement, students expressed concerns via the NYUSH All Classes and Study Away Facebook page on the timing of the announcement and the increased price for an event that is supposed to be open to all students.
NYU Shanghai and NYU Stern to Jointly Offer Graduate Degrees in Business
Two Masters of Science programs are going to be jointly offered between NYU Shanghai and NYU Stern, enrolling the inaugural class in June 2019. “This new collaboration with NYU Stern fits right within NYU Shanghai’s philosophy of offering innovative graduate programs that are tailored to meet societal needs,” said NYU Shanghai Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman.
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PODCAST: Importance of 关系 (guanxi) for International Trade
VOCA editor Lana Kugli sits down with Professor Christina Ammon and Isabella Farr for a fascinating discussion about the importance of ethnic networks for China-US trade. Professor Ammon's rigorous economic research is complemented by Isabella Farr's family anecdotes. Listen for fascinating historical stories, leading econometric models, and a puzzling opium story.
Sproutworks Chosen as Interim Canteen Vendor
Sproutworks is taking over the NYU Shanghai canteen beginning May 2nd, NYU Shanghai Campus and Facilities announced on April 18 in a school-wide email. Sproutworks will be providing meal service for three months that will consist of their usual menu of healthy sandwiches and salads, as well as a Chinese menu created specifically for NYU Shanghai.
Controversy Surrounding Spring Formal
Last week, Student Government announced the annual Spring Formal to happen on April 27th, eleven days before the event. Following the announcement, students expressed concerns via the NYUSH All Classes and Study Away Facebook page on the timing of the announcement and the increased price for an event that is supposed to be open to all students.
Senior Spotlight: Ben Weilun Zhang
“This global travel through NYU Shanghai was really a cumulative journey for knowledge, experience, culture, and language,” said senior Ben Zhang of his four years at NYU Shanghai. “I realized my dream and now I am just following this passion.”
NYU Shanghai and NYU Stern to Jointly Offer Graduate Degrees in Business
Two Masters of Science programs are going to be jointly offered between NYU Shanghai and NYU Stern, enrolling the inaugural class in June 2019. “This new collaboration with NYU Stern fits right within NYU Shanghai’s philosophy of offering innovative graduate programs that are tailored to meet societal needs,” said NYU Shanghai Vice Chancellor Jeffrey Lehman.
PODCAST: How To Create a Mashup
VOCA editor Lana Kugli sits down with Risha Hoag who explains the process of making mashups.
Senior Spotlight: Ben Weilun Zhang
“This global travel through NYU Shanghai was really a cumulative journey for knowledge, experience, culture, and language,” said senior Ben Zhang of his four years at NYU Shanghai. “I realized my dream and now I am just following this passion.”
Senior Spotlight: Lillian Korinek
Lillian Korinek applied to colleges while studying as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Zhunan, Taiwan. “My host family was such a big influence in my decision to stay in Asia for my undergraduate,” she said, recalling that period of her life. “NYU Shanghai, like so many good things in my life, was just one […]
Professor Jun Zhang: A Wavin’ Flag Without a Pole
On clearer days, Professor Jay-Z’s cluttered corner office had a great view of what Paris Hilton once described as “the future.” Unbothered by the recently constructed buildings that stand in the way, he finds inspiration in the traffic flowing on Century Avenue, the apposite 10 lane road that spills into the heart of Shanghai’s financial […]
I May Be Far Away, But I Am Proud to Call Parkland Home
"I hold so much pride and respect for the people of my town. However, my support can only go as far as the computer screen," writes OCA Contributor Matthew Cline, an alumnus of Stoneham Douglas, reflecting on being so far from home when tragedy strikes.
Don’t You Dare Take the Elevator For One Floor
"You good-for-not-much, one-floor-riding, blisslessly ignorant, time-wasting, annoying little ding-dongs. Please stop it. Please just stop. You don’t need to do this. No one needs you to do this. You are wasting time, you are wasting electricity, you are wasting my remaining nerve endings. Your foolish, witless buffoonery has not benefited anyone," writes OCA Contributing Writer Mohos Mate.
FoS Is Life
"FoS mandates more courses than other majors, but the challenges facilitate rigor. The wonderful opportunities - excellent faculty, chance for direct interactions with the professors, and research scopes - that are present actively rewards our efforts," writes freshman FoS student Raiyan Reza.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Shanghai
OCA Contributor Emma Rosensaft reviews Shanghai BJJ and their martial arts classes.
Celebrate Women’s Day in Shanghai
Celebrate Women's Day at these events in Shanghai, curated by OCA City Lights Editor Haley Sadoff.
My First Chinese New Year
"When a dish is finished, you don’t take it off the table, you stack the next dish on top of it, and it seemed that night that Bill’s father was determined to stack our dishes to the ceiling." Senior Sevi Reyes chronicles his trip to his freshman year roommate 陈震宇 (Bill)'s hometown over Chinese New Year.
对话凌昱恒:不疯魔·不成活
This is the first installment of OCA's collaboration with the NYUSH section of 围炉. You can follow them on WeChat by scanning the QR code at the bottom of the article
勾搭文化
在我们这所中美文化交互共存， 碰撞融合的上海纽约大学，中国学生对Hookup Culture的态度与看法也随着他们在上纽的生活发生着转变。
夜谈——在那扇门后的世界
“学校开学一周了，7天的orientation还未结束，却感觉踏入了一个全新的世界”…… 大一新生进入上纽以来对新集体，新环境，新身份的追问。