Editing Principia College (section)

==Student life==
Principia College has a diverse student composition and amount of organizations given its size. 20% of its students are international and represent thirty countries on six of the world's seven continents.<ref name="fastfacts">{{cite web |url=http://www.principiacollege.edu/fastfacts |title=Fast Facts |publisher=The Principia |author=The Principia |work=Web|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=May 2020}} The college has forty student clubs and organizations, among these the Euphrates and Leadership institutes.<ref name="fastfacts"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.principiacollege.edu/institutes |title=Institutes |publisher=The Principia |author=The Principia |work=Web|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> The Public Affairs Conference at the college is one of oldest student-led conferences in America and has been held annually since 1939.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.principiacollege.edu/campus-life/clubs-organizations/public-affairs-conference |title=Public Affairs Conference |author=The Principia |work=Web |publisher=The Principia |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> The Principia College Speaker Series has featured former United States President [[Barack Obama]], statesman and retired four-star general [[Colin Powell]], former United States president [[George H. W. Bush]], former United States president [[Jimmy Carter]], author and poet [[Maya Angelou]], [[David McCullough]], [[Elie Wiesel]], actor and director [[Robert Duvall]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[Coretta Scott King]], and [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.principiacollege.edu/node/1321 |title=Speakers and Events |author=The Principia |work=Web |publisher=The Principia |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref> In addition to the Public Affairs Conference, Principia College holds an International Perspectives Conference with a focus on global issues such as [[human rights in Africa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.principiacollege.edu/ipc-conference |title=International Perspectives Conference |publisher=The Principia |author=The Principia |work=Web|access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>

===Technology===
Of the technological programs present at Principia College, most prevalent and distinguished is its study in [[solar energy]]. The college has competed in [[solar car]] world events since 1995 and finished second in the [[North American Solar Challenge]] of 2008 and seventh in the [[World Solar Challenge]] of 2009.<ref name="solarcar">{{cite news |title=Solar car team from tiny Principia College competes in world race |author=Weich, Susan |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/susan-weich/solar-car-team-from-tiny-principia-college-competes-in-world/article_d4153bf6-c975-585a-81b3-37776d4660bd.html |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=2 November 2011 |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref>

===Athletics===
[[file:Principia logo from NCAA.svg|thumb|120px|Principia athletics monogram]]
Principia College teams, named the Panthers, participate as a member of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]'s [[Division III (NCAA)|Division III]] in the [[St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (SLIAC). The Principia Panther is the mascot of Principia College and has been since its change from the Indian in 1984.<ref name="timeline"/> There are 14 varsity athletic teams at Principia College of which men's sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis, track & field, and rugby; and women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.<ref name="fastfacts"/>

In 1983, the women's tennis team won the NCAA Division III national championship.<ref name="timeline"/>

In 2013, the men's rugby team won the first ever Open Division [[USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships|USA Rugby 7s Collegiate National Championship]], beating the [[University of Wisconsin-Stout]] 27–12 in the championship match.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wise |first=Chad |title=Principia takes first Men's Open Division Championship at College 7s |url=http://usacollege7s.com/principia-takes-first-mens-open-division-championship-at-college-7s/|access-date=27 November 2013 |date=24 November 2013}}</ref>

In 2022, the men's rugby team completed an undefeated season by winning the Division II [[National Collegiate Rugby]] Championship XVs title, defeating [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] 47–16 in the championship match.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ncr.rugby/news/principia-dii-and-cal-poly-humboldt-small-college-win-national-championships | title=Principia (DII) and Cal Poly Humboldt (Small College) win National Championships }}</ref>