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...
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Olivet College
SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF OLIVET SINCE 1888
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 14, 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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