OCA Hiatus Announcement
On Century Avenue will be taking a hiatus in the month of August to complete our rebranding.
Maya Spaulding
Maya Spaulding
Maya Spaulding is a contributor to On Magnolia Square.
Works
What Women at Work is Doing to Fight Gender Inequality 
NYU Shanghai’s Women at Work club is fighting to bridge the gender gap in the working environment.
Hiding Under Desks in School
I remember hiding under school desks for active shooter drills.
Opinion: Teachers are Not the Main Solution to the Mass Shooting Epidemic
As a response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, there have been calls of action to protect students from active shootings and gun violence, but the solution cannot start with teachers.
Leaving Shanghai During the Lockdown
I left China during the Shanghai lockdown following the success of several other NYU Shanghai international students.
International Students Head Home in Light of Lockdown
International students want to leave Shanghai because of Vice-Chancellor Lehman's announcement that classes will be taught remotely for the remainder of the semester.
More Remote Learning and Jinqiao Lockdown
In the past two days, Vice-Chancellor Lehman updated NYU Shanghai community that the Academic Building will remain closed, and Jinqiao residents were informed that the Jinqiao residence halls were in lockdown.
The Academic Building is Closed for at Least Two Weeks
Vice-Chancellor Lehman announced that starting Monday, March 14, the Academic Building will be closed and all classes will be instructed remotely for at least the next two weeks due to the rising Covid cases.
More COVID-19 Testing at NYU Shanghai Welcome Center
On March 12, the Welcome Center opened from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for students, staff, and faculty who still needed to get a precautionary Covid test.
Precautionary Covid Testing This Week at NYU Shanghai Welcome Center
On March 10, students, faculty, and staff lined up outside the NYU Shanghai Welcome Center from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. to take a mandatory precautionary Covid test.
NYU Shanghai Shuttle Bus Breaks Down
Students on the 4:45 shuttle bus from campus to Jinqiao and Jinyang dormitories had to wait for a second bus as the original one broke down.
On Century Avenue at the Involvement Fair
OCA was invited to the Involvement Fair
Blue Bayou: A Retelling, Not a Telling
In this short article, I try to use the film Blue Bayou as an example of how complex and complicated the Asian adoptee experience is, including the trauma and fears and identity issues that Asian adoptees face as well as the fears I have of a non-Asian adoptee retelling Asian adoptee stories.
Returning to China For the First Time as a Chinese-adoptee-American
Traveling internationally is a daunting task in itself especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the added factors of returning to my birth country for the first time as a Chinese-adoptee-American, the experience is quite unique and presents its own challenges and surprises.