by Mary Rose On January 23 rd and 24 th , 2026, I attended my third straight Winter Leadership Experience (WLE). This conference is hosted by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) in varying locations around the state each year. Although the national average age of farmers is almost 60 years old, many of the attendees at WLE are the younger faces of agriculture. WLE is intended for the younger generation of producers through the Young Ag Professionals program, also known as

Plowed, icy Elm Street on Wilmington College's campus in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern. by Mary Rose While Winter Storm Fern may be gone, the snow and cold temperatures she left in her wake are here to stay a while longer. With the weather report staying below freezing, it seems like a great time to snuggle up underneath some blankets with the heat cranked up. Some may be working from home or having remote instruction, like I have. However, others may be staying horizont

When I was in the fourth grade, my teacher told us never to abbreviate Christmas as ‘Xmas’. Her reasoning was simple enough that even a group of ten-year olds could understand it. One of my classmates immediately pegged the problem with making that abbreviation as “taking Christ out of Christmas.” It took me several years to realize that she wasn’t really all that worried about our spelling and what we wrote on our Christmas cards. She was trying to teach us about a symptom o

Larry Fitzgerald is one of the greatest wide receivers in the history of the National Football League. Over the course of a 17-year NFL Career, he had 17,492 receiving yards and 121 receiving touchdowns.(1) In addition to his numerous accolades and stats on the field, Fitzgerald is known to be an incredible philanthropist. He runs the Larry Fitzgerald Foundation, which advocates for breast cancer research, in honor of his mother, Carol, who died of breast cancer in 2003 . (2)

Wilmington College is amping up their music program this semester with more opportunities for students and community members to hear music across the campus grounds. Assistant Professor of Music Evan Hatter is raising the expectations for the Wilmington College Music Department. This includes more student performances from the Quaker Thunder Pep Band. In the fall semester alone, the band held an outdoor jazz concert, performed at the Homecoming pep rally for students, and add

Ohio State Football invokes a lot of different memories in a lot of different people. Almost any dedicated fan can tell you their favorite player, favorite play, favorite game, favorite coach, and more in the blink of an eye. Considering that Ohio State football is one of the most followed sports teams in the entire world, that’s quite a lot of memories-and, given that Ohio State has won 880 games1 throughout the history of their football program, it’s reasonable that a lot o

When you think of the people playing in the National Football League, you probably have a certain image inside your head. If you’ve really watched an NFL game at any point in your life, you can picture what an NFL football player looks like. For those of us who know the game well, you probably think of a handful of guys who are among the most elite, stars who transcend the gridiron and grab the eyes of far more Americans than solely the NFL audience can encompass-folks like T

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