On May 17, 2020, the final of the 10th "Shenxue Cup" Debate was successfully held in Xidian University. The competition was jointly organized by the Youth League Committee, the debate team and the student union of the University. The two sides were the debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts and the debate team of the School of Computer Science and Technology. Contestants used Tencent conference for online debate, and bilibili.com for live broadcast.

Some people said that this was an era of heroes based on results, while others believed that every drop of sweat in the struggle had its meaning. For young people, this was a question worth thinking about. "The process/results can better reflect the value of young people's struggle" was the debate topic of this competition. The debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts, as the pro, held that "process can better reflect the value of young people's struggle", and had a fierce debate with the opposition.

The two sides had a fierce and splendid debate on the topic. Both sides expressed their own opinions and collided with each other. They presented a splendid debate contest for everyone and brought more thoughts about the value of young people's struggle to the audience. We thought that by measuring the value of young people's struggle with process, we can more intuitively see the young people's struggle for their ideal goals, let the society see the positive outlook of young people and let the society trust them. At the same time, this would form an atmosphere in which process was used to measure young people's struggle, also encouraged young people to have the courage to try, explore more possibilities in life, expand the boundary of social cognition and promote social development. Just like 100 years ago, the May 4th youth rushed in front of the cliff of national crisis with so-called impulse and ignorance. It was because of people like them that social boundaries were constantly expanded and society can progress.

After the evaluation and comments of the three judges, the debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts, as the pro, won the second place in the 10th "Shenxue Cup" debate competition. Liang Yuanyuan, a debater from the School of Humanities and Arts, said, "it's beyond the expectation and to be expected to reach the finals. We just hold the belief that we must stick to every game. We are sorry but not discouraged to win the second place. One day, the debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts will reach the top. I hope that the School of Humanities and Arts will get better and better, and the debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts can make progress hand in hand without any hindrance. "

The debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts has a strong strength. Many members of the debate team of the School have been selected into the debate team of the University, and have represented the university to fight against various schools and universities for many times. In the previous debates, the School of Humanities and Arts also performed well, having won the championship of the Zhongnan Cup in 2016 and the second place of the Shenxue Cup in 2017. In this Shenxue Cup Debate, we successfully passed the group match, the quarter-final and the semi-final, and achieved the good results of the runner up in the final.

It was reported that the School of Humanities and Arts attached great importance to the development of the debate team, and the Youth League Committee had provided a lot of support for the development of the debate team, encouraging students to collide with ideas and clarify truth in the debate. Rewards were honors and medals, but this was not the end. The debate team of the School of Humanities and Arts had full confidence to achieve better results in the future and would never stop striving.

Copywriter | Cui Hongmei

Picture | Han Ruoxin, Chen Zhuo

Editor | Wang Yuting

Editor in charge | Chen Chunxiao