by Katherine Noble — In our society, we are often taught that everything fits into a binary system. There is good and bad, black and...

by Christy Yao — An essential part of our democracy is the people getting to vote on particularly important or controversial issues. This...

There are few things more quintessential to Halloween than horror movies.

by Stephanie Hauer — Social distancing is vitally important, and the responsible practice of its principles saves lives. For many of us,...

by Grace Aquilina — As of September 26th, Amy Coney Barrett is the Supreme Court nominee to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg....

by Stephanie Hauer — In Spring, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos revealed changes to Title IX. Title IX is a law that prohibits...

by Christy Yao — I’ve always thought feminism makes sense. The idea that men and women deserve equal rights and opportunities seems like...

by Kelsey Hazzard — The Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal taxpayer funding of most elective abortions through the Medicaid program,...

This past summer the killing of George Floyd and other Black Americans, has sparked protests across the U.S. in response to police violence

by Aimee Murphy — The U.S. has a long and dark history of violating the human rights and dignity of incarcerated people, and this week...

by Ashley Chilek — Avatar the Last Airbender has recently made a long-awaited return to Netflix, where it instantly overtook the #1 spot...

I was lucky to grow up in a household that encouraged critical thinking, that encouraged chasing after truth, even if it were unpopular, and

by Ashley Chilek — When an able-bodied person wants to harm themselves, we try to do everything in our power to stop them; we call it...

by Ashley Chilek -- Due to its association with pushing extremist abortion dogma, many women have rejected feminism. However, feminism,...

In the wake of George Floyd's murder, protests and outrage swept the nation.

by Liz P. — Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown was a star student-athlete at Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit, a Catholic university in...

By Daniel Collins 1st Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2020 Daughter of Spring and life-bright gaiety, Unwearied psalmist of the temple...

By Lauren Handy 1st Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2020 Artist Statement: I deconstructed the infamous The Father of Gynecology,...

By Grace Malinee 1st Place, Prose, Create | Encounter 2020 When Arianna Pena woke in the middle of the night with abdominal pain, she was...

By Hannah Slatsky 1st Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2020 Artist Statement: I use mainly ink and watercolor in my artwork, but...