SHANGHAI, China –

####Youth League Sing-off Competition Held by the NYU Shanghai Youth League, the second annual school sing-off competition held its final round on Nov. 17. Public auditions were held earlier this month in the cafeteria, and finalists competed in front of a panel of judges to win first place and a variety of prizes, such as a Polaroid camera, Sony speakers and gift cards. Jingyao Guo won this year’s competition.

####Clay Shirky on the Election and Media On Nov. 15, NYUSH Professors Clay Shirky and Anna Greenspan hosted a well-attended discussion on the role of the media in this year’s tumultuous U.S. elections. With students from all majors and cohorts attending, Shirky and Greenspan shared their insights on how forms of social media like Facebook contributed to the divide that many see in U.S. society and politics today.

####Humanities Perspective Sparks Campus Discussion Following a weekend of intense online debate, NYU Shanghai students participated in a forum held by the Ally Week Committee, Collective Voice, Model UN, the Identity and Advocacy club and NYUSH’s Student Government. The discussion, titled A Conversation About Identity in the 21st Century, centered around exploring and discussing issues about identity, discrimination and activism that have circulated around campus following the explosive response to an On Century Avenue article published previously. The opinion piece was published in the wake of a talk given by several humanities professors on France’s Burkini Ban, held on Oct. 25.