Nostalgia is an interesting thing. As graduating seniors, we are often asked to reflect on the past four years and impart wisdom to our younger peers. Professors, friends and family members are eager to hear our plans for this upcoming fall. No matter what our responses to questions about the future and the past, it [...]

Dear Readers, In 1899, Mary Kimball Morgan and Fannie Ball Perrin had one night to choose a name for their new school before it was to be listed in the directory simply as “Mrs. Morgan’s School.” The women agreed that the name should reference Principle, but they “decided to do some specific metaphysical work to enable [...]

Dear Readers, Much of the campus community has heard by now that the bakery in Elsah was shut down after an FBI investigation and ensuing drug bust.  Correction:  This rumor was perversely absurd; the bakery closed due to lease issues. You see, this is Elsah.  Our little village on the river is quiet and we’re pretty [...]

Dear readers, As many of you have likely noticed, this has been a bit of a transitional year for our beloved Pilot.  In just a few short months, we’ve altered our format from a biweekly newspaper to a website to a newsletter. And now we’re finally introducing the Pilot as a magazine. In short, we’ve been [...]

No matter what role you fill in this community, it’s likely you’ve had to deal with some degree of change in the past few weeks. Students and faculty are learning simultaneously how to work within a semester system that’s new to everyone. We’re adjusting to an entirely new workload and a new way of managing [...]

About a week ago, the following email was sent out to the entire Pilot staff in response to some of the feedback we received about our last magazine issue and some of the topics we’re covering in this edition. We thought it might be helpful for the rest of our community to read this as well: [...]