Cate Norton
Current Hometown: Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
After graduation, Norton will spend the summer searching for the perfect apartment in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Why? Because she’ll be attending law school this fall at the University of Pittsburgh. She chose Pitt after receiving a substantial scholarship, but she said that’s not the only perk. It’s also close to Norton’s home, and she [...]
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Senior Profiles
Friday, May 28th, 2010A Visit from the Christian Science Board of Directors
Friday, May 14th, 2010The Christian Science Board of Directors visited students on three separate occasions across campus on Tuesday, May 11, starting with international students in the Dining Room and ending in the Howard Living Room. During their second discussion in Buck House students responded to questions being asked regarding church membership, online content such as electronic Bible lessons, and practicing Christian Science in both traditional and contemporary manners. “We’re learning so much from [the [...]
Turning Principian thumbs green
Friday, April 30th, 2010Twice a week, senior Molly Hayes, junior Jenn Odell, sophomore Lulu Mosman, and freshman Emma Lowenberg venture into Elsah, where they learn about organic agriculture as interns on the Three Rivers Community Farm. Dirty knees and dusty pants are hallmarks of their work.
Faculty positions in flux
Friday, April 16th, 2010Each available job listing is assigned to a different search committee, which often includes the unit head, an instructor within the same department, and a faculty member from a different department.
Mass Comm manages
Friday, April 16th, 2010The college put all forces into play to find substitute professors. The administration contacted a wide range of potential professors, from former faculty to Christian Science Monitor Editor John Yemma. Three current faculty and staff members came forward to fill the voids.
Dust off your dance shoes, alumni
Friday, March 5th, 2010Dance Production is over. Sad? No need to be. Come June, Principia’s first-ever Alumni Dance Retreat and Production gives dance-lovers another chance to share the joy of dancing at Principia.
Emmanuel Jal speaks at Principia College
Friday, February 19th, 2010Peace activist Emmanuel Jal, a former Sudanese child soldier, gave a talk in Cox Auditorium February 11. Jal came to Principia as one of this year’s Ernie and Lucha Vogel Moral Courage speakers, and delivered his message of peace to an audience of students, faculty, and members of the community through speech and hip-hop performance. Jal described his transformative journey from anger and vengeance on behalf of his family and country to love for his fellow man.
Questions at candidate night
Friday, February 5th, 2010Some poised, some stuttering, some looking at their partner for agreement: all the candidates’ responses discussed the importance of prayer in their leadership positions.
Homegrown herbs, Haiti relief
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Knowing what your food has been through to get to you is an important part of sustainable thinking, and buying things locally is even better. Soon, you may start to see salad greens and herbs in the scramble room that were grown in Principia’s own greenhouse.
In seventh heaven: Solar Car places in Australia
Friday, November 13th, 2009The Solar Car Team came in seventh place in the World Solar Challenge in Week 7, and they could not be happier.
The World Solar Challenge (WSC) is a division of the Global Green Challenge that consists of a race from Darwin, Northern Territory to Adelaide, South Australia. The course is 3,028 km (1,877.36 miles) through the Australian Outback, from the north coast to the south coast of the continent. The race started on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 25 at 8 a.m. and ended on Friday, Oct. 31. Thirty-two teams of innovative students and advisers from the most acclaimed engineering schools around the world traveled far for the ability to participate in the race.
