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A Historic Short Squeeze – The Story of GameStop
If you have been paying attention to the news recently, there is a large chance you have heard of the recent spike in GameStop’s stock value. In this article, I’ll break down what happened to GameStop and why this short squeeze is a big step not only for the market, but mankind.
A Beginner’s Guide: Branches of Economics and Business Structures
The concepts of business and economics might be pre-existing knowledge for some, but absolutely foreign for others. Additionally, there is often an unspoken fear of asking “beginner questions” when entering a professional environment. The articles in the series A Beginner’s Guide aim to help introduce beginner readers to the concepts and ideas behind the systems of business and economics. This first article will focus on introducing the different branches of economics and different business structures.
Movie Industry in the Pandemic Era
The film business is changing dramatically due to the pandemic. Movie theaters are closing, film production slowed down, and more and more people are turning to streaming services.
New Campus Construction Still on Track Despite Covid-19 Delay
As international students of all classes are finally able to return to campus (or in the case of first-years, access campus for the first time), our minds can’t help but turn towards the post-COVID-19 future of NYU Shanghai. A part of this future that 2 out of 4 undergraduate classes can look forward to is the new campus which is currently in construction. Here’s what to expect for the new campus and how construction is going after Covid-19 stopped all work for over 2 months.
The Struggles of Being a Go Local Student
Amid this pandemic, online classes have now become the new norm. The inescapable new norm that we all dread about – and yet, here an opportunity presents itself – a splendid way for us to connect and engage with each other in-person. No more fretting, or so I thought.
A Beginner’s Guide: Branches of Economics and Business Structures
The concepts of business and economics might be pre-existing knowledge for some, but absolutely foreign for others. Additionally, there is often an unspoken fear of asking “beginner questions” when entering a professional environment. The articles in the series A Beginner’s Guide aim to help introduce beginner readers to the concepts and ideas behind the systems of business and economics. This first article will focus on introducing the different branches of economics and different business structures.
Movie Industry in the Pandemic Era
The film business is changing dramatically due to the pandemic. Movie theaters are closing, film production slowed down, and more and more people are turning to streaming services.
The Struggles of Being a Go Local Student
Amid this pandemic, online classes have now become the new norm. The inescapable new norm that we all dread about – and yet, here an opportunity presents itself – a splendid way for us to connect and engage with each other in-person. No more fretting, or so I thought.
Professor Profile: Barbara Edelstein
Ziqi Lin sat down with Professor Barbara Edelstein to discuss her background, inspiration, and experiences living and teaching in Shanghai.
How to Be a Pen Pal
Sophomores Lichen (Jennifer) Dong, Zixin (Harry) Wang, and Guangyu (Tim) Wu talk about their experiences being members of the Pen-Friend club as part of the PEERXNYUSH chapter.
An Investigation of NYU Shanghai’s Finances
After NYU Shanghai’s financial records were audited for the year ending December 31, 2016, the report (财务报表计审计报告 or Financial Audit Report) was made available to the public. The main finding is that there was nothing dodgy in the audit report, even though NYUSH reported a loss. But, the main lesson from reading through NYUSH’s financial disclosure is long term viability.
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.
Wearing a Mask Is a Gym Dilemma 戴口罩“撸铁”——健身房里的两难
Since the reopening of the school’s fitness center and studio last month, many students have already returned to exercise. However, all of the students who go to the school fitness center and studio are required to wear masks all the time and follow a series of rules in response to COVID-19, which has aroused some discussions on campus.
拖了这么久，终于尝试理解没钓到好评的姜子牙了
While being one of the highly anticipated films after the reopening of theatres for COVID-19, Jiang ZiYa had killed the box office. However, many audiences expressed disappointment about its structure and confusion about its theme after watching this film. Actually, it includes thoughtful philosophical questions and an abstract discussion of The Trolley Problem. We try to subjectively analyze its inner conflict of having a huge theme, plain characters, and plot setting and how these conflicts become an unavoidable problematic narrative form. In the end, we still regard it as a pioneer of Chinese adult film animation.
谁动了我的……?
Due to the increasing loss of personal belongings, discussion amongst students on such issues also increased. This article documents recent events, and offers advice concerning such issues.