Stephen Devereaux, PhD., Brings Laughs to Math at Olivet

Karma Poprawa, a freshman on the esports team. OLIVET, Mich. — For freshman gamer Karma Poprawa, competing for The University of Olivet’s esports team has been both a new challenge and a dream come true. A native of Webberville and graduate of Williamston High School, the freshman has quickly made his mark in collegiate competition, earning a Division III national ranking tied at number six and collecting five wins so far this season. While representing UO as a Hearthstone p

The University of Olivet women's volleyball team coming together in a huddle. OLIVET, Mich. — The University of Olivet Women’s Volleyball team has finished its season on November 11 after a loss to Albion in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. This season, the Comets finished the regular season with an 8-18 record, 4-11 in the region, 3-5 in the conference, 4-3 at home, and 4-9 on the road. The Comets had several key players return this season, such as Jules Hall, Jaydn

Savannah Turner, the only woman on the baseball team. OLIVET, Mich. — As the only woman on The University of Olivet baseball team, Savannah Turner brings discipline and competitiveness.   She first started playing baseball in her sophomore year of high school. She decided to start training with a private coach a few months before her tryouts, after not making the team. She always had the passion to play baseball over softball. There is not one major thing that made her make

President Corey sitting at his office desk. OLIVET, Mich. - President of The University of Olivet, Steven Corey, and his wife, Kelly Corey, professor of business, were on an episode of “House Hunters: Moving from Michigan to Montana.” The episode aired on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 10:01 p.m. on HGTV, Hulu, and YouTube TV. “Well, it was neat. So, we watched it as a family because my kids have never seen someone that they know on TV,” Ryan Shockey, vice president and chief of sta

By Braeden Jones OLIVET, Mich. — Benyamin Kamali is a man with strong ties to Olivet. He and his two older brothers graduated from Olivet. He was an athlete here, and now he’s a First-Year Success Navigator here. But Ben has a unique story, one that shows how important Olivet is to him. Ben was a wrestler in high school and committed to continuing his athletic and academic career at the University of Virginia. “I ended up getting injured there. And when I was injured, I kind

Students of The University of Olivet and community members file in for the trick or treat event, held in the Square on Friday, Oct. 31. OLIVET, Mich. — Halloween in Olivet took place on Friday, Oct. 31. Events such as trick or treat in the campus Square and the Fire Station open house happened from 6-8 p.m. The trick or treat in the Square was held by the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), Hiram Archer Student Success Academy (HASSA), and Comets Activity Board (CAB).

Photo of the wrestling room and the wrestling locker room. Photo taken by Shaelyn Lampinen OLIVET, Mich. — The University of Olivet wrestling team, known to most by OWC (The Olivet Wrestling College) opened its season with the annual Red vs. White Intersquad Meet on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25. This tradition gives coaches an early look at their roster before official competition begins. The meet takes place over two days and serves as both an evaluation of the tea

SERVPRO, a cleaning company, parked outside of Block House. Servpro assisted with cleaning up the establishment following the fire. OLIVET, Mich. – A fire broke out at Block House, the restaurant and esports center located on the corner of Main Street and Butterfield Highway in Olivet. The fire occurred at 4 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, and the “spontaneous combustion” of a bag that contained linen rags caused the fire, said Kyle Ritenburgh, the manager of Olivet’s Block House’s

Head coach Sam Hargraves coaches up the white team during the intersquad scrimmage on Wednesday, October 15. OLIVET, Mich. — The University of Olivet Men’s Basketball team is looking to have a great year. After finishing 11-16 and winning in the first round of the MIAA Tournament against Albion, the Comets look to build off of what they accomplished last season.               “Already in a couple of early practices that we’ve had, I’m kind of ready for practice to end, and t