Stories and photos by Nadja Peschke An engine ignites and my eyes are pulled across the street. From my desk below the window I see …
Elsah General Store Provides a Link to the Past
By Marc Trinidad When Blair Smith retired from his career of working with students at the Principia Upper School and College, his legacy of service …
Horror meets hip-hop in Alton flash mob
By Katie Penfield Every Halloween night for the past eight years, the Principia theater and dance students have participated in the Alton Halloween Parade. The …
Principia College’s second chapel
By Sarah Geis John Williams has a man cave, but it certainly isn’t a den. When he wants to get away, the Principia College professor …
Principia College’s Alton Abroad
By Sophie Hills In the late 1970’s, Principia students proposed and initiated a new abroad with the goal of gaining a comprehensive picture of a …
Bucket Brigade, a legacy of neighbors helping neighbors
By Dana Cadey It might have been 8 o’clock on a Saturday morning, but 10 Principia students were already packed into a van driving down …