On May 13, SEM's Big Data 2501 and Big Data 2502 Youth League branches won first and third prize respectively at USTB's university-wide arts-themed class and League Day event for the Class of 2025.
The event, titled "Passing the Torch, Celebrating Excellence," invited first-year undergraduate branches to stage performances reflecting the spirit of contemporary youth. SEM's Class of 2025 branches prepared programs in advance and performed on the main stage.
Big Data 2501 presented "Looking Up at the Starry Sky," opening with a skit reenacting the moment when the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China set sail on the Red Boat. A background video wove together images of revolutionary pioneers, achievements of the new era, and portraits of today's young people. Students waved starlight lanterns during an interlude and closed with an emotional recitation.
Big Data 2502 performed "Forging Youth in Steel, Innovating toward the Future," combining skits and recitation to trace USTB's identity from the "Cradle of Steel" to a pioneer of science and innovation. The program depicted students tempering themselves through algorithmic problem-solving and project work.
The awards added to a strong showing by SEM's first-year League branches in the university's annual student culture program.
