by Rana Irby — Much discussion on the U.S. military’s presence abroad in recent years has focused on the Middle East. What seems to not...

by Julia Smucker — In 1998, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released an extensive report demonstrating “the infectious...

by Katherine Noble — Daunte Wright was shot and killed on Sunday, April 11th, by a Minnesota police officer. Wright was a father of a...

by Sophie Trist — On April 13, the Biden administration announced changes to the FDA regulations on mifepristone, also known as RU486, an...

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — This Earth Day, there are many things one could wish were done differently. One could wish for the polar ice...

by Christy Yao — The ending of Roe v. Wade in America, although a celebratory event for many pro-lifers, will present new and unique...

by Sophie Trist — Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is deeply harmful to people with disabilities. Many “right to die” proponents scoff at...

by Sophie Trist — Garrett Bradley’s 81-minute documentary Time, available on Amazon Prime, tells the story of New Orleans prison...

by Rana Irby — Fair warning: if you watch the film The Mauritanian (which you absolutely should), it’s going to be a tough experience....

By Haley Spencer 1st Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2021 Artist Statement: Seeds can’t form from scars. Every fragile branch cut...

By Mallory Nygard 1st Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2021 Best In Show When Gavrilo shot the Archduke as he rode unknowingly in his...

by Stephanie Hauer — I’m sure I don’t have to remind you of all the ways that COVID-19 has impacted us. Across the globe, around 2.68...

By Nick Sansone 1st Place, Prose, Create | Encounter 2021 Download The Last Supper to read it in its original screenplay formatting:...

By Rosemarie Tischer Stith 1st Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2021 Artist Statement: As a very young child, Rosemarie Tischer...

By Sunrise Transparence 1st Place, Video (Short Film), Create | Encounter 2021 Artist Statement: Entering the Actual Reality is an...

By Stephanie Midori Komashin 2nd Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2021 Poems will be written in the Japanese hiragana first, then...

By Kaine Spitak 2nd Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2021 Donnie Brandon Nathaniel Artist Statement: These are the last meals...

By Maeve Gilheney-Gallagher 2nd Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2021 Artist Statement: “La Monarca” was inspired by the migrants...

By Michael Jezewak Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2021 Artist Statement: American decadence takes many forms, only...

by Aimee Murphy — The bright and welcoming cover of You Are Enough immediately attracted me to it when I saw it shared on a children’s...