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...

by Grant Hartley 2nd Place, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2020 AMERICAN IS 79TH FATALITY IN SPAIN CAR CRASH ... The doors busted out like...

By Haley Spencer 2nd Place, Visual (3D), Create | Encounter 2020 Artist Statement: This piece was originally created as a way to process...

By Margaret Ao 2nd Place, Prose, Create | Encounter 2020 Here’s the thing: I know that if I spoke about my sadness—the numbness—the days...

By Alexandra Kilgore 2nd Place, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2020 Artist Statement: This is a mixed-media collage made from magazine...

by Grant Hartley Honorable Mention, Poetry, Create | Encounter 2020 1. The Portuguese man-of-war is not a jellyfish, but a colony, not it...

By Laura Hill Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2020 Artist Statement: As a black woman, mother, and veteran I am deeply...

By Sophie Trist Honorable Mention, Prose,, Create | Encounter 2020 Warning: Sexual Content She stares at herself in the grimy mirror in...

By Aimee Murphy Honorable Mention, Visual (2D), Create | Encounter 2019 Artist Statement: This acrylic painting on canvas is one of the...