by Katie Ward Staff writer Published May 29th, 2009

12th annual Frisbee tournament
The campus Frisbee Club will host its 12th annual Frisbee tournament Saturday starting at 9 a.m. on the practice soccer and football fields. The final game will be played under the lights on the soccer field at 7:30 p.m. Ten teams will compete for the traditional first place glow-in-the-dark discs. For the first time, however, the second place team will receive tournament T-shirts, designed by Frisbee Club president Warren Curkendall. Curkendall, who also designed the glow-in-the-dark discs, said that the teams this year may be “more competitive.”

Nancy Glascock / photo

Rugby in fall
In lieu of a Principia football season, the college rugby team will play its first autumn season in September. Senior Fred Morrison, the team’s only four-year player, said that the 2009 season was the “best season we’ve played in my four years on the Thunderchickens.” The team only lost one game during this year’s spring season, and that only by one point.

Conservationist to give commencement speech
Environmental educator Wendy Paulson will speak at the college graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 7. Paulson, a conservation expert, is a member of the National Council of the Student Conservation Association, and has authored a children’s series of nature activities. She and husband Hank Paulson, former secretary of the U.S. Treasury, are both practicing Christian Scientists. Previous commencement speakers include college president Jonathan Palmer and Earl Anthony Wayne, a U.S. ambassador to Argentina and former Principia trustee.

Fifteen films to be premiered at Prin film festival
The fifth annual Principia Short Film Festival will air tonight in Cox Auditorium. At least 15 films will be shown in this year’s festival. After the films have been played, both the judge and the audience will select their favorites. The results will be announced at the reception in Holt Gallery directly following the showing, after which the judge’s choice receives a $100 prize and the audience’s choice a $50 prize.

Live webcast with Christian Science Monitor editor
Principia will host a live webcast today at 1 p.m. with Christian Science Monitor editor John Yemma. The webcast, which is a test for the Monitor, will be streaming through U-stream TV in Room 201 in the School of Government until 2 p.m. Students are encouraged to send questions to Yemma via Twitter by tagging their questions with “#csmonitor.” After the webcast, students will fill out online feedback forms.

Milk comes to campus
Amnesty International presented the Oscar-winning film Milk in Wanamaker Hall this past Tuesday. The film centers on the political career of Harvey Milk, the first openly-gay man elected to a major public office in the United States. Senior Gameli Anumu says he hopes the movie will “facilitate continued discussion on the topic of homosexuality.”
The film was followed by conversations in small groups and was well attended by students as well as Office of Student Life staff.

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