Picture of the softball coaches office door. OLIVET, Mich. — The University of Olivet softball team is preparing to begin the 2025-26 season. The Comets are coming off a season in which they finished 1-25, 0-10 at home, 0-16 against conference opponents, and endured a 19-game losing streak.             UO has several key players returning this season, such as junior Alexis Bond, who is also a captain this season, junior Hailey Wenke, senior captain Shaelyn Lampinen, and junio

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

The front door of LifeWise Academy. OLIVET, Mich. — LifeWise Academy is an organization that offers bible education to public school students. Schooling takes place during the school day, and students must obtain permission from their parents to attend. LifeWise was founded through two different churches: Stand for Truth and Cross Over the Hill out of Hilliard, Ohio. The Olivet LifeWise is not affiliated with any church in town, but does partner with them. The program can s

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).

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

OLIVET, Mich. — The University of Olivet has many respected and successful teams. Over the years, a number of Comet teams have found success on the court, field, or water, but one of the latest to find their lane is the Bowling team. “I do (wish we got more attention) but at the same time I think we’re earning that,” said head men’s and women’s coach Brandon Grice. The team has had much success so far this season, with multiple top-five placings and two wins. They have also h

By Braeden Jones OLIVET, Mich. — In the spring of 1968, Ron Fazio graduated from Olivet College and was teaching history at Marlboro High School. By January of 1970, Fazio became a part of history when he was one of 2.2 million young men drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. “In those days, very few teachers got drafted, but since I did get drafted, I did fight the draft for 18 months,” said Fazio. Over 50 years ago now, he found himself thousands of miles away in a foreign