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Swimming, tennis, and basketball update for the week of February 20, 2009.

Today’s review is of Confessions of a Shopaholic. A romantic comedy review? Yes, yes, I know. It took a lot of persuasion for me to break the habit and not see and review another action flick for this week’s Pilot. I took a risk, and as I expected, got burned and now regret it.

Colorful posters lined the wall with jarring messages about human rights violations around the world. The stage was lit in anticipation of the performances to come. Outside the door, freshmen Amy Baldauf and Mallory Lee greeted people at a table with Amnesty International pins and information about the sponsoring clubs, Amnesty International and the Principia Energy Coalition. At 9 p.m. sharp, Amnesty president, freshman Laura Ainsworth, stepped up to the mic to introduce freshman band ConSentric.

Ainsworth said about the event, “It’s all about the human rights, baby.” She also said that it was a chance to bring all of the activist clubs together.The evening was sponsored by Principia’s Amnesty International chapter, a human rights activist group, along with the Principia Energy Coalition, a club which works for environmental sustainability on campus.

Winners of the 2009 Student Government Elections

Amid news of budget cuts, hiring freezes, and sports program suspensions, Principia could soon see the creation of a women’s softball team. Led by sophomore Andie Raffles, a group of 18 Principia women are petitioning for the creation of a softball club for this spring, setting varsity status as next year’s goal.

Dear Editors,

I very much appreciated your recent informative articles on the suspension of the football program and the school’s budget. It is important that we all feel like we have the facts behind decisions that are challenging to accept and the role of the Pilot in providing this information is vital to our community.

Kenji reviews Animal Collective, The Fray, Lily Allen, and N.A.S.A. Also: the next installment in the “Notable Australian Song” series!

Jeff Steele joined the Principia marketing department last month as copywriter and editor for the College campus. Steel has taught in the English and Theater departments over the years, sharing his passion for acting, and particularly Shakespeare, with Principia students.

The student government elections that took place this week came at a vitally important time for Principia. As we face significant budget cuts and a certain degree of student apathy, the newly elected student leaders have a chance — and, indeed, a responsibility — to perform an important service for the student body and the college at large. The new student government leaders must act to represent student interests effectively to the administration and ignite greater student initiative around campus.