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Emily Cusack, Devon Mayse

Apr 8, 2016

Parsons Hall gone but not forgotten

On Feb. 28, 1928, disaster struck Olivet College, leaving a charred shell of a dormitory standing in place of Parsons Hall. At...

Emily Cusack

Mar 29, 2016

Upton Conservatory is ‘Home’ for many

To quote Margaret Callahan, junior and band member, “The Upton Conservatory is like a home for the people involved in Olivet’s music...

Emily Cusack

Feb 13, 2016

Before the Comets were Comets

Courtesy Photos What came before the Comet? The Congregationalists. Yes, Olivet College was known as the Congregationalists prior to...

Emily Cusack, Devon Mayse

Nov 20, 2015

A look into the Archives: the ghosts of buildings past

In 1885, a red brick building was donated to Olivet College. Mather Hall, named for its benefactor, Roland Mather of Hartford,...

Abigail Beaver

Nov 6, 2015

2014 Blair Hall ‘Health Scare’ - Looking back to move forward

Photo 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 Oracz

Oct 23, 2015

Kicking it back to Dole Hall’s history

Eighty-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 Cusack

Sep 25, 2015

Homecoming - 90 years strong

Homecoming has been a long standing Olivet College tradition. How long of a tradition you ask? Ninety years. On Nov. 14, 1925, the...

Emily Cusack

Sep 16, 2015

OC, Pine Lake tradition dates way back

Taking 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...

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