My name is Danielle, and I am a senior with a major in the Communication Arts program here at Wilmington College, due to graduate this December. I am a successful first-generation college student, and I wanted to share the short story of my road to this campus before I graduated this year. I hail from California and am older than my peers, also; I am a single parent of almost-college-age kids. My path here to this college has not been an easy one, but one filled with numerous

Today’s article begins with a simple question: What are your priorities for the week? Most will probably answer this question by describing a list of schoolwork they need to accomplish. Maybe there’s a project you’re working on, a big paper due. Maybe you’re even one of the people facing their final college projects, preparing to complete your degree and walk across the stage in May. If you’re an athlete, you may be thinking about some of the things you believe you can do in

Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote that “we are reformers in Spring and Summer; in autumn and winter we stand by the old.” (1) Emerson was speaking of the difference between a conservative (in a literal sense, not in a political sense) and a reformer. “Conservatism makes no poetry, breathes no prayer, has no invention; it is all memory,” he wrote. “Reform has no gratitude, no prudence, no husbandry.” Emerson must have had access to a crystal ball, because despite being deceased

Wilmington College prides itself on the activities provided to students. One of the most exciting events of each semester is Grocery Bingo, hosted by QAC, also known as the Quaker Activity Council. QAC is a group of students that includes representatives of all students on campus. Commuters, athletes, fine arts, and Greek life are all included. On August 27th, 2025, QAC hosted the Grocery Bingo of the Fall 2025 semester. It had an impressive turn out, with over 100 students

Cierra Bolender, member of the Wilmington College Class of 2024. Cierra Bolender was a student at Wilmington College from 2020 until December of 2023 and graduated in the Spring of 2024. She majored in education and English. Cierra originally wanted to attend a college further from her hometown, Greenfield, Ohio, than Wilmington College. However, she was given the opportunity to interview for a scholarship and attend a visit. Cierra instantly knew this would become her home

Dolly — before the fatal kick that split the cutout in half. The Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) is a national initiative aimed at fostering a love of reading in kids. Reading from a young age fosters a love for learning and an ability to educate oneself with ease. Since its founding in 1995, the initiative sends free books each month to kids, covering the period from birth up to five years old, regardless of how much money their families make. This initiative equips

As the colder months creep in, we must do our best to surround ourselves with love and connection this year. It’s easy to hide under the covers and doomscroll when seasonal depression begins to move into your headspace. Every year around November, I notice my friendships begin to weaken. I’ll go months without meaningful time with people I see very frequently in the summer. We have no control over the weather. We have very little control over our phone addiction, especially a

December 7, 1941. November 22, 1963. September 11, 2001. That list of dates should raise a myriad of emotions in any group of people who know their American history. The initial, knee-jerk reaction is probably a melancholy one, and that reaction is more than appropriate considering the tragedies synonymous with these dates. On December 7, 1941 , Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Empire of Japan, killing more than 2,000 people and launching America into the rapids of World Wa

Wyatt Morrow, Wilmington College senior studying Agricultural Communications serving as the 2025-2026 National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow Vice President. (Photo credits to Taylor Apple, National ACT Executive Adviser) What started as a dream to build an Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow  ( ACT) chapter at Wilmington College  has grown into experiences, friendships, and opportunities I never imagined. In April of 2024, our ACT  chapter here at Wilmington Colle