About Us

“[The Pilot staff] strives to print a paper that will grasp the undercurrents of thought on campus and challenge the student body to more alert thinking.” — 1947 Sheaf, pg. 60

Welcome to the online Principia Pilot, the award-winning student-run newspaper of Principia College in Elsah, IL. Our news team brings you the finest in campus news, opinion, sports and trends every two weeks.

As our website continues to mature, our biweekly news cycle will diminish as content is added more frequently. For now, our online articles currently release simultaneously with our print publications. These are printed Friday of academic weeks 3, 5, 7, and 9 on campus. An update schedule is posted on our home page.

The Pilot first appeared in 1944, and was printed on a press located on campus. The print version has evolved and expanded over the years, and today we employ more than 15 writers covering hard news, features, and campus opinion, a team of designers who keep the Pilot’s layout fresh and arresting, and five photographers capturing sports highlights and campus events every day.