Emily Cusack, Devon MayseApr 8, 2016Parsons Hall gone but not forgottenOn Feb. 28, 1928, disaster struck Olivet College, leaving a charred shell of a dormitory standing in place of Parsons Hall. At...
Emily CusackMar 29, 2016Upton Conservatory is ‘Home’ for manyTo quote Margaret Callahan, junior and band member, “The Upton Conservatory is like a home for the people involved in Olivet’s music...
Emily CusackFeb 13, 2016Before the Comets were CometsCourtesy Photos What came before the Comet? The Congregationalists. Yes, Olivet College was known as the Congregationalists prior to...
Emily Cusack, Devon MayseNov 20, 2015A look into the Archives: the ghosts of buildings pastIn 1885, a red brick building was donated to Olivet College. Mather Hall, named for its benefactor, Roland Mather of Hartford,...
Abigail BeaverNov 6, 20152014 Blair Hall ‘Health Scare’ - Looking back to move forwardPhoto by Jacob Reinsmith It’s been a year since the Blair Hall health scare, initially thought to be a carbon monoxide incident, sent 55...
Emily Cusack, Cody OraczOct 23, 2015Kicking it back to Dole Hall’s historyEighty-four years ago, on Nov. 4, 1931, the cornerstone of what was to become Dole Hall, the new women’s dormitory, was laid. This new...
Emily CusackSep 25, 2015Homecoming - 90 years strongHomecoming has been a long standing Olivet College tradition. How long of a tradition you ask? Ninety years. On Nov. 14, 1925, the...
Emily CusackSep 16, 2015OC, Pine Lake tradition dates way backTaking the backway on old U.S. Highway 21 to Marshall will take you past a little bit of Olivet College history. In the archives of...