My freshman year of college I met my two best friends: Ashton Osborne and Katie Priest. Meeting them changed my college experience. I met them on the first day of band camp which was August 21, 2016. I was worried that because I didn’t know anyone I was going to be alone. After Professor Duby did the introduction about being a Marching Comet we split up into our sections: winds, brass, drumline and color guard (that’s me). The color guard went outside to Blair lawn and starte

During the week of April 9th – 13th , Olivet’s sororities and fraternities had their very own Greek week. All of the events were planned by members of the ISC board. The week was supposed to start off with a scavenger hunt, but the weather wasn’t what we expected it to be. Therefore, the very first event was the Greek dinner. Each house cooked or bought something to the dinner and we all enjoyed each other’s company together. On Wednesday we hosted a Greek probate in Upton G

The radio station can be a different experience for everyone. For some, the station can be a place of creativity, for others, it can be a place for someone to gain their voice and be able to practice speaking. WOCR can help students in numerous ways and the ideas and skills learned at the station benefit students in a lot of ways. Over my time at WOCR, I have learned multiple skills but three stand out. The first lesson that stands out is being confident. When a student h

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Olivet is a small college-based town and is home to mainly college students. However, what people don’t know is that there are also about 20 dogs living on this campus with college students. There is Peso, Beam, Lillo, Mya, Emmy, Kodak, and Dimond which are all Pitbull’s. Then there is Cali a pocket Pitbull, Bear who is a lab, King who is a beagle mix, Scout who is a beagle, Aspen who is a German Shepheard mix, and several other dogs that I have had yet to meet. Most of

Just this past weekend, the marching band and the psychology department hosted an Out of Darkness Walk. The walk was put together through the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to encourage the discussion of how to prevent suicide and to raise funds to get more resources on Olivet colleges campus to keep suicide from happening. Due to the skies opening up, most of the festivities were moved inside of Upton gym. The morning started off with a bunch of booths

I enjoy being on the radio at WOCR for a number of reasons. First, I love listening to music. Since a young age, I found myself listening to some form of music. I remember loathing waking up early for school and dreaded the second I heard "time to go" from Mom, but the brief enjoyment received from being up in the morning came from the MTV channel. I found music videos entertaining across every genre and gained an interest for Hip-Hop and R&B music, especially. I enjoyed the

My experience here in Olivet College has been filled with so many different challenges and trials, but the Mr. Olivet competition has allowed me to share my personal thoughts and talents with the school. Every year the Mr. Olivet competition happens and I love the reaction I get and how much I am able to help the people in the audience. 2016 was the first time that I was able to read my first poem out loud to people and, to be honest, I wasn’t ready. 15 minutes before the

What up Olivet?! Katie here and as I have talked about before in the past, Art Seminar has the opportunity to go and visit art museums as field trips! Who would have thought there would still be field trips in college?! I am very happy that there are still field trips and this time we went to University of Michigan Museum of Art! It was a smaller museum, but it had a lot of great pieces inside of it! I want to go back to this museum so that I can go and see everything tha

Hey OC! If you didn’t know, I have been getting a lot of projects for school. A week or so ago, I made a post on group projects offering some tips to help make them more enjoyable for everyone, but I want to expand on a topic that I think is an important. Time management is something that is needed in day to day life. For example, before going to class, there is a lot that needs to happen beforehand. One needs to get up to their alarm, get ready for the day, grab somethin

With the school year coming to an end, we college students tend to have a lot that piles up on our plate. Whether it is a bunch of group assignments, test, or projects, they start flowing in pretty fast. So, I thought this would be a good opportunity to put out a few suggestions to just keep in mind. 1. Start studying ahead of time. If you do, there will be less on your plate when the week actually arrives. Also, it gives you a pretty good overview on what you need to fo

How’s it hanging Olivet?! Last year when I was a freshman, I gave out some freshman tips, so I thought it would be cool to do a sophomore tips post, because I have learned more over the course of being here at Olivet! First piece of advice comes with some explaining. I know that when you are a freshman, the biggest thing is finding your group of people, which makes total sense! You get to college and you may know a few people, but not a whole lot. So, you want to find tha