Students hoping to enter the “Why Humanities?” competition had better don their thinking caps — the submission deadline is noon Oct. 27.

Sponsored by the Humanities Research Group, the contest challenges UWindsor students to answer the question “Why do the humanities matter in a post-recovery world?” with a prize of a semester’s tuition on the line.

All full-time students are eligible to compete by submitting a text up to 500 words in any genre — an essay, rant, poem, song, audio, spoken word — or video of two minutes or less.

Entries must be emailed directly to HRGmail@uwindsor.ca with the subject line “Why Humanities? Entry.”

Visit the group’s website for more information.