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The Olivet College Echo seeks to provide
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Assistant Editor is Tajalli Kelley-Graves,
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Production Mgr. is Katelyn Harmon,
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The Echo Staff includes:
Branden Webb: Staff Writer
Erin Brown: Copy Editor
Eleri Thomas: Staff Writer
News
Assoc. Director of Admissions runs marathon
Echo Staff
By day, an associate director of admissions and Olivet Class of 2002 alumna. By
night, mom of two in hometown Lowell. On
Oct. 11, 15,228th finisher in the Chicago
Marathon.
Those who know and work with Melissa
Casarez know her as a colleague and former
Comet basketball player. Recently, she’s been
donning her running clothes whenever time
allowed. Now we know why.
Casarez spent a cold but dry Sunday afternoon running the marathon, and finishing
with a time of 4:16:48 in a field of 46,658.
“For my first marathon I was very pleased,”
Casarez wrote in a recent e-mail. “The city
was beautiful, the spectators were crazy and
the atmosphere was absolutely perfect! I loved
reading the signs! People are goofy and awesome! It was quite a bit colder than I would
have preferred. I believe it was 32 degrees
when the race started but warmed up to 35
by the end of the race - but it didn’t rain! The
cold weather did NOT agree with my joints,
especially my knees!”
For Casarez, it was not just a test of endurance, it was part of an effort to raise funds for
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. “I am so blessed
to have had the ability and the support to be
able to run it,” Casarez wrote. “Running on
behalf of St. Jude Children’s Hospital was
also such a fulfilling experience! Knowing I
was running for each and every one of those
Courtesy photo
kids kept me going until the end! I was able
Melissa Casarez after the race, showing off her
to raise over $700 and still counting.”
participation medal.
Halloween events coming up at the Marshall Franke Center
Press Release
The Franke Center for the Arts, 214
East Mansion St., Marshall, has two Halloween events coming up.
The Halloween Magic Show is Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m., featuring “An
Evening of Music and Magic,” with magician Phillip Hagerty and singers Wanza
and Brooks Grantier. There will also be
a special “Midnight Spook Show,” featuring shows from the 1920s and 1930s
performed by Wysard. Tickets are $15 and
$7.50 for students.
There will also be a free Halloween
party on Friday, Oct. 30 from 6 to 8
p.m., including a safety presentation by
a Marshall paramedic, a 7 p.m. reading of
the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and a 7:30
p.m. costume contest. The free event will
feature food for purchase, and will take
place in the DownStage Banquet Room.
The Franke Center is also presenting
a Cabaret Night, Thursday, Oct. 29,
featuring songs of World War II. Tickets
are $12.
Tickets are available by calling the box
office at 269-781-0001.
What’s going on here?
Evan Platonas: Sports Editor
Jacob McCans: Photographer
Jenna Lake: Staff Writer
Laken Bender: Photo Editor
Nicole Demerly: Staff Writer
Sam Page: Photographer
Sarah Phillips: Staff Writer
Echo Advisor:
Joanne A. Williams, M.A.
Humanities Department Chair:
Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer, Ph.D.
Tajalli Kelley-Graves/ECHO
Olivet College President:
Donald L. Tuski, Ph.D.
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Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
Echo Staff
This gentleman was spotted in the dirt
outside of Dole Admissions on Oct. 18.
Is that an onion in his hand? Is he burying body remains? As it turns out, Dennis
Daugherty, ‘70, a board of trustee member,
is planting daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths
so that the building will be surrounded by
flowers when spring arrives.
In just planting flowers, Daugherty is
demonstrating three of the seven principles
that the Olivet Compact was built upon:
• I am responsible for service to Olivet
College and the larger community.
• I am responsible for contributing to the
quality of the physical environment.
• I am responsible for the development
and growth of Olivet College.
News
Different tastes on the banning of flavored cigarettes
By Nicole Demerly
Staff Writer
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the sales of fruit,
candy, or clove flavored cigarettes
Some of the banned flavors include R.J.
Reynolds’ (the owner of the trademark
Camel) candy flavored cigarettes. Kuaui
Kolada (a pineapple and coconut flavor),
Twista Lime (citrus), and winter blends
including toffee and mint mocha flavors
were all banned.
Brown & Williamson, of Kool cigarettes,
produced fruit flavors featuring a Midnight
Berry flavor and a Caribbean Chill flavor,
which are no longer available in the United
States. There are also chocolate, vanilla, and
other flavors included in the ban.
Some students on campus agreed with
the FDA. Kim Olsen, junior, said, “I think
that it’s good that they’re banning [flavored
cigarettes], because less people will smoke
because they won’t crave that flavor.”
“I think it is a good idea banning flavored oxide, carbon monoxide, ammonia and 43
cigarettes because tobacco companies are other ingredients, which are all known to
trying to target more people by making cause cancer.
At Olivet College, smoking and tobacco
their products look tasteful,” said Ashley
use is prohibited in all buildings, according
Laprise, junior.
“Many people just smoke flavored ciga- to the Student Handbook. Hookahs are also
rettes because of the taste and they do not prohibited.
realize the effect it has on their health. The
government is not taking away a ‘luxury,’
it is merely doing a favor by protecting the
health of its citizens,” Laprise said.
Others wish the government would go
a step further in the ban. “I think that it’s
great for the government to ban flavored
cigarettes, but the bigger demographic is
smoking, period. There should be a law
that cuts down on how many cigarettes are
being sold. This will help prevent cancer,”
said senior Demetris Mayberry.
In the United States, 20 percent of youth
smoke, and about 3,000 start smoking every
day. Cigarettes contain arsenic, formaldehyde, lead, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen No smoking sign in Dole Hall. Sam Page/ECHO
‘Pistol Packing Mama’ speaks about domestic violence
By Sarah Phillips
Staff Writer
It was not uncommon to see wet eyes
at Karren Kraemer’s presentation Oct. 14
at the Criminal Justice seminar, and again
in the Conservatory Recital Hall. Since the
disappearance of her adult daughter, Becky,
in 2003, Kraemer has made it her life’s mission to speak out in hopes that her story will
reach others trapped in the deadly cycle of
domestic violence.
On Oct. 14, she took the time to tell
students her story. Kraemer was never a
stranger to domestic violence. Growing up
under the hand of an abusive father, she and
her sisters endured sexual abuse and beatings
on a regular basis. Kraemer ran away when
she was 16 and started a new life, free of
violence. However, domestic violence would
enter her life again, but this time toward her
daughter, Becky. When she was in her early
20s, Becky began to date a man named Carl
Rogers Jr., who beat her regularly. One night,
Becky came home to an enraged Carl and
was never seen again. Kraemer approached
the police to file a missing person’s report.
They informed her that, as an adult, Becky
had the right to go missing, and made little
attempt to look for her. Convinced that
Carl had murdered her daughter, Kraemer
hounded him, determined to discover the
whereabouts of Becky’s body. She was out
many nights putting up posters and asking
questions, as well as starting rallies and following Carl. She admitted that her actions
may have been borderline stalking, but she
felt no remorse and was willing to go as far
as needed to find her daughter’s body. In
Milwaukee, the city where Becky and Carl
lived, Kraemer became known as the “Pistol
Packing Mama.’”
In the following years, Kraemer made
progress on her quest as she motivated the
police to help her. She found evidence linking Carl to her daughter’s murder, but due to
the fact that the evidence was circumstantial,
he was never convicted. She had suspicious
graves excavated, but has yet to find her
daughter’s body. In addition to searching
for her daughter, Kraemer found the time
to speak to various prisons, colleges, and
organizations all over the world. She has told
her story on NBC’s Dateline, ABC’s 20/20,
and the Tyra Banks Show.
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In 2008, she founded the Broken Wings
Network, which offers families of missing
persons resources and support. This year,
she will be facilitating panel discussions at
a Investigating Missing Persons Conference.
In explanation for her numerous, time-consuming activities, Kraemer said, “I am here
today because I have to be my daughter’s
voice.”
Afterward, Women Resource Center
Director Dianne Thomas said, “We had a
good turnout and I was very pleased with
the presentation. Karren was very passionate
about her mission and I was impressed by her
commitment. Karren’s appearance exposed
audience members to a life event that hopefully most people will never experience.”
The students also voiced positive reactions. “I thought it was one of the best
programs at Olivet that I’ve ever been to.
She wasn’t trying to get sympathy, she was
trying to get awareness. There were a lot of
tears,” said Allison Kortz, junior.
Information about Kraemer’s mission can
be found at www.karrenkraemer.com, and
tips on how to help can be found at www.
thebrokenwingsnetwork.com.
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What’s Inside
Marathon Runner
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Groundbreaking
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Concert Review
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O.C. Homecoming
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O.H.S. Homecoming
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Millionaire
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Advice
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Puzzles
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Breast Cancer
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Sports
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Homecoming King and Queen, Blake Brannick
and Jaqueline Taylor, seniors, smile for the camera during the Homecoming parade.
Courtesy photo
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News
Groundbreaking held for M. Gordon Riethmiller Art Building
By Tajalli Kelley-Graves
Assistant Editor
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new
M. Gorton Riethmiller Art Building occurred
Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. The ground was cold and the
sky was grey, but the ceremony proceeded with a
tent nearby in case it started to rain. Despite the
poor weather, a crowd of more than 100 people
gathered, according to President Don Tuski. “Attendance was excellent,” he said, “Major donors in
attendance were very excited by the turnout.”
According to a press release by the college
on Oct. 2, the $3.7 million building is being
constructed in honor of M. Gorton Riethmiller,
a 1928 graduate from the college and president
of the school from 1957 to 1970. The college
received a $1.5 million gift from Charles ’46,
Ph.D., and Rev. Dr. Peggy (Riethmiller) Blackman. An additional $1.2 million was received as
a grant from the Kresge Foundation.
According to the brochure about the building, “Olivet’s faculty is dedicated to teaching the
fundamentals of art…while still encouraging
expression amongst all students…” This building
will be used mostly by the Visual Arts Department, but can also be used by other students,
faculty, and community members. The building
will contain an art gallery, fine art vault, and
classrooms, including six art studios for sculpture,
ceramics, printmaking, figure drawing, drawing,
and painting.
The 17,000 square-foot building is going to be
built next to Burrage Library in a Georgian revival
style in order to match three of Olivet’s oldest
buildings: Blair Hall, the Margaret Upton Conservatory, and Dole Hall. Since the building will
be facing Main Street, visibility and awareness of
the Visual Arts program will increase. As of now,
the program has a small building tucked behind
the Mott Academic Center and in-between the
Physical Plant building and Mott Auditorium.
Other recent improvements on campus include
the Mott Auditorium renovation and the addition
of the patio next to the Mott Convenience Center,
the construction of the Cutler Athletic Complex,
the complete renovation of the Cutler Football
Stadium, and the construction of the Gillette
Village student housing apartments.
Courtesy photo
Administrators and staff break ground for the new art building next to Burrage Library Oct. 10.
Olivet to sponsor student Media Week Oct. 26-31 Norma Curtis in a
By Eleri Thomas
Staff Writer
WOCR, the Garfield Lake Review, and
the Echo are just a few of the dozens of
organizations available to students. But
these are different from the rest of the
clubs at Olivet. They are different forms
of media - the means of communication
that reach or influence people widely, in
this case, the campus.
To emphasize this fact, Media Week
is being planned. During the last week
of this month, Oct. 26-31, the Garfield
Lake Review, WOCR, and the Echo are
sponsoring different events where students
can learn something new and different
about student media, and also how they
can get involved.
Sophomore Elizabeth Mitchell, DJ and
station manager of the WOCR, the campus student radio station, is excited about
the event. “It’s all about student media,
and what students can do to get involved.
Every day’s going to have something different during Media Week,” said Mitchell.
“We have such good resources, and more
people could know about them.”
Associate Professor of Humanities Martha Perkins is the advisor of the Garfield
Lake Review, the annual literary magazine.
“I think it’s awesome the new student
leaders are putting together this whole
program to show the campus how they
can get involved in the media, and how
the media serves them.”
Kristen Wolfolk, junior, is the Garfield
Lake Review editor. She is also looking
forward to the event. “This is a great way
to inform the college about the media
we have here on campus,” Wolfolk said.
“For the Garfield, we are planning for
the Poetry Slam and possibly a writing
workshop.”
The Department Chair of Humanities
Kirk Hendershott-Kraetzer is happy for
the opportunity of Olivet College’s media
programs to be recognized. His department has a big part in campus media. “I
love the fact that we have the new space,
the Convergent Media Center. The only
issue is that the students are hidden, so
it’s hard to see them at work. The Echo
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wins awards, the Garfield is spectacular,
and the WOCR does great work also,”
said Hendershott-Kraetzer, “We have really good, hard-working people. The more
students, faculty and staff involved, the
happier I am. And the services here, they
are open to everyone. Anyone can work.
They don’t have to be a journalism/mass
communication major or minor, just anyone interested and willing to work.”
Events tentatively planned during Media Week include: Echo Open House and
a photo lesson at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct.
26, featuring refreshments; the Student
Life Paranormal presentation at 9 p.m.,
Tuesday, Oct. 27; a WOCR Karaoke Contest Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 8 to 9 p.m.;
a Garfield Poetry Slam Oct. 29 from 8 to
9 p.m.; Writing Lunch-Ins, and an Open
House in the Convergent Media Center in
the basement of the Kirk Center, Friday,
Oct. 30 from 5 to 6 p.m., as WOCR features scary stories throughout the day on
89.7 FM. The events will be held all over
campus. Signs will be posted and e-mails
sent out with specific information.
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new academic role?
Echo Staff
Norma Curtis, vice president, dean for
academic affairs and professor of education,
has worked at Olivet College since 1988. She
has also has worked as the registrar and as chair
of the Education Department.
Word is she will be taking on a new role
next academic year.
Curtis helped in the design of the Master
of Arts in Teaching degree program. In 1999,
she received the 1844 Award, which is given
to those who demonstrate commitment and
dedication to the advancement of Olivet.
Dianne Thomas, director of the Women’s
Resource Center said, “I like her dedication
to the students. She is committed to making
sure that the students get the most from their
academic career.”
Curtis refused to comment on her future
at Olivet, saying that the details are still being
worked out and that information would not
be officially released until next semester.
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Concert Review: Craig Owens once Chiodos, now solo
By Branden Webb
Staff Writer
After getting lost at the I-69/96 junction, my cousin Amanda and I were
still psyched to get to Michigan State
University’s Demonstration Hall to see
the Craig Owens concert last Friday, Oct
9. Then, my gas pedal stopped responding, and my Hyundai shut down. We had
run out of gas on the freeway! That still
didn’t dampen our spirits. We pressed
on, walking down the side of I-96 to buy
gas. A couple of very nice people hitched
us a ride to and fro and we got back on
our way.
We were late, but we had finally made
it. The show was a fund-raiser for MSU’s
State of the Art Winterguard. The Winterguard is MSU’s competitive indoor
color guard, a new registered club, which
competed in national competition and
even won first in their class last year.
Versus the Ocean (VTO) was on stage,
about three quarters of the way through
the set. Lead singer Jeremy Whittaker
was playing “Happiness by the Kilowatt
Hour,” a cover from Alexisonfire, on the
piano. He was backed by his band, two
on acoustic guitars and one with a snare
drum. It was a great rendition, and I
realized I liked Versus the Ocean right
then and there, specifically for their cover
choices.
I got to sit down with Whittaker for
about an hour, and we talked about him,
the band, and the music scene these days.
VTO is a four-piece band from Flint, and
are signed by Take Over Digital Records.
They’ve released one album, and are in
the middle of recording a second. VTO
has played with bands, like Silverstein,
Haste the Day, and Alesana, just to name
a few.
Whittaker talked about frustrations
with the music industry lately, and how
it’s difficult to be a signed band. “You
constantly have to battle; it’s hard to
balance between doing what’s acceptable,
and still trying to be original at the same
time. It’s difficult,” said Whittaker.
VTO’s new album is more of a concept
album. “We’re trying to push ourselves,”
said Whittaker. In the beginning, it has
a younger perspective, both with lyrics
and with the music. As it goes on, however, the lyrics become more and more
mature, and the real concept is about
growing up.
I rather enjoyed what I heard of Versus
the Ocean’s set; it is always nice to hear
a hard-core band’s songs in an acoustic
version. I had already heard most songs
in their original versions. They did a
great job incorporating the piano into
the acoustic versions
Immediately after that, I interviewed
Shay Leigh, an opening performer for the
night. Leigh, 18, graduated last year from
Okemos High School. She’s been playing
the guitar since she was 14, and sang for a
crowd for the first time at a talent show in
elementary school. Leigh has auditioned
for American Idol twice: the first time guys who really appreciate music, to sit
was in Omaha, Neb. in 2007 and the sec- here and listen to some guy ramble on,”
ond time was in Louisville, Ky. in 2008. said Owens.
Owens politely declined an interview
She didn’t make it, but she thought it was
with me, but I did get the chance to talk
an awesome experience.
Leigh is still an independent artist, but to a couple of his fans.
“Absolutely amazing,” said Marta Rohas played quite a few shows, including
venues such as Mac’s Bar and Mixtape znowksy. “I’ve seen him (Owens) more
Café, both located in Lansing, and Floor times than I can count on my fingers
and toes.”
Café in Detroit.
“I like him (Owens) because he is so
I missed her set because I was late, but
she did sing later with alettertoyou during down to earth with the crowd. He’s so
their set. I also listened to her songs on personable,” said Lauren Syring.
All and all, I thought everyone that
her MySpace. She has a wonderful voice,
played did a great job. I admire Owens
and her lyrics are very honest.
After alettertoyou’s set, Craig Owens, for coming out and helping raise funds
formerly of the band Chiodos, came on for the Winterguard, and being so close
stage. Seventy- five kids (not as many as I to his fans. The trip to MSU might have
originally thought) came out, specifically taken a lot longer than I had anticipated,
to watch Owens. Trademarked by his tat- but I am glad that I finally made it.
toos, endless side-projects, and curiously
high-pitched voice, he stole the attention
of everyone in the ballroom.
The first song of his set was from
Chiodos’ debut album All’s Well That
Ends Well, “Baby, You Wouldn’t Last
One Minute on the Creek.” Then he
played “Lindsay Quit Lollygagging.” It
was like I had Chiodos (of Davison) on
shuffle in my iTunes. Owens played 14
songs overall, spanning from Chiodos’
hits to some side-projects, and a few of
his new solo-career releases. He did a
great job, and was very interactive with
the crowd.
“I have the utmost admiration for you Craig Owens
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Poetry Corner features Martha Perkins, associate professor of humanities
Want to see your poems in the
Poetry Corner?
Let us know! Send your submissions to echo@olivetcollege.edu
Untitled
Miners’ Strike
I felt some hollow god
whisper a chance
in the semblance of honey
that I might live forever,
and trapped as a bee
in its own creation
I lost the will
to deny such foolishness.
This train runs headlong
into darkness,
the way a life slides into
the tracked tunnel
and forgets its way
in the confusion
of blindness.
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These tracks continue,
but not with us.
If I come out of this cave,
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Socrates, will you
guarantee
my freedom,
one million dollars, and
a getaway plane?
No, don’t bargain: let’s
hold ourselves hostage
just a bit longer
‘til the fat lady sings and
the canary stops.
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165 years
homecoming events
fill the campus
with students and
alumni
Photos by Jacob McCans/ECHO
Top right: Members of Nu Gamma Xi march in the Homecoming parade.
Below: The golf team is full of smiles for the Homecoming activities.
M. Gorton Riethmiller Art Building. “This
is very exciting time when we can add new
facilities for our current and future students
here at Olivet College,” said Mary Anne
McMullen, women’s tennis coach.
During Saturday morning there was a
College Concert at the Olivet Congregational
Church where the wind ensemble, jazz band,
By Jenna Lake
Staff Writer
It was a crisp fall day at about 52 degrees
with a light breeze. People were wearing
Olivet College sweatshirts and fleece jackets,
waiting patiently, dotting Main Street, excited
for the Olivet College Homecoming parade
to begin.
There were at least 21 entries in the Oct.
10 event, consisting of the Constantine High
School Band, the 1974 championship football team alumni, Olivet College cheerleading
squad, men and women’s basketball teams,
men’s golf team, women’s volleyball team,
the Homecoming court, Women’s Board of
Olivet College, Greek societies, President
Don ‘85 and Louise Tuski, alumni Brain
Banner ‘69, and Kelly Pringle ‘91, the O.C.
Gospel Choir and Eatran and more.
and choir performed. An art reception for
Doug Semivan ‘71 was held in Mott, Sarah
Lawrence, ’56 presented “ Olivet College: A
Postcard History” in Burrage Library, and the
Sigma Beta alumni council hosted a carnival
on their lawn with a quarter toss game, face
painting, and a moon walk. Other alumni
events were held on and off campus.
Jamell Parker and Theresa Turner represented the freshman class on Homecoming
court. Cameron Sick and Lacee Boone were
the sophomores, while Christopher Behnke
and Sara Griffith represented the junior class.
Seniors included Mariah Cosper, Ethan Felsing, Chyndralesa Love, Tyrell Hatcher, and
Queen Jacqueline Taylor with King Blake
Brannick, crowned at halftime.
“I think this year’s Homecoming was fun
but there is always room for improvement,”
said Jason Meadows, director of student activities. The parade headed from the Burrage
Library down to the football field, where the
Comets lost 24-14 against Kalamazoo.
The parade and football were not the only
things going on Homecoming weekend.
Events include the groundbreaking of the The Constantine High School marching band heads toward the stadium during the parade.
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Game review reveals a valiant attempt
By Evan Platonas
Sports Editor
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Olivet College
football team fell to Kalamazoo College, 2414, in the annual Homecoming game at the
Cutler Athletic Complex.
The Hornets wasted little time in establishing command of the contest, taking a 10-0
lead in a span of 25 seconds midway through
the opening quarter. Olivet would eventually
score its only touchdown of the half, as junior
Nick Glass scooped up the loose ball of off a
punt blocked by sophomore Vince Hanna
and ran 12 yards for a touchdown. The
halftime score was 17-6, in favor
of Kalamazoo.
The Hornets received
the ball to start the
second half, and
put together a
five-play, 52yard scoring drive,
which
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capped by a 12-yard touchdown catch by
Hornet Cory McCain. The extra point attempt split the uprights, and they led 24-6.
The Comets added eight points midway
through the third quarter when freshman Josh
Baggerly caught a 23-yard touchdown pass
from sophomore quarterback C.J. Gregory.
Gregory’s two-point conversion pass to freshman Thomas Tobolic was good, making the
score 24-14. There was no scoring in the
fourth quarter, as the Comets were plagued by
turnovers.
King and Queen, seniors Blake
Brannick and Jacqueline Taylor
pose on the track during the
Homecoming game.
Clyde the Comet, waves at
Courtesy photo people in the Homecoming parade.
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Want to see your pictures in the Echo?
Submit them to echo@olivetcollege.edu
Above:
Sophomore Mike
Martin runs
with the ball.
Title __________________________
Below: Cheerleaders
pump up the crowd during
the Oct. 10 game.
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Name:______________________________
E-mail: _____________________________
Class rank:__________________________
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be an expert artist. Draw a three-panel comic in the space provided and
return it to the Echo mailbox, located in the Upton Conservatory, or scan
it and e-mail it to echo@olivetcollege.edu.
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H1N1 invades campus If I had a million dollars...
Those symptoms, according to the Centers
Echo Staff
Fifteen confirmed, more suspected. That for Disease Control, include: difficulty breathis the buzz at Olivet College this week. But ing or shortness of breath; high fever, severe
if hacking coughs, emptying classrooms and body aches; pain or pressure in the chest or
slumping sports teams are any indication, abdomen; sudden dizziness; confusion; or
H1N1 is taking hold of everyone’s atten- severe vomiting.” There is now a “Pandemic
Influenza Information” file in Public Folders
tion.
It started with informational bulletin for students and staff to access for informaboards and meetings last semester, when tion. Information is also available through
the Wellness Center at
other colleges, includ749-7392.
ing Kalamazoo College,
Marshall Internal &
reported outbreaks. It
Family Medicine, in
continued with signs on
cooperation with the
Olivet bathroom doors
National Guard and the
reminding all to wash
Wellness Center held an
hands, and has continH1N1 flu vaccination
ued, as of Oct. 16, with
clinic on Oct. 21 in
bottles of hand sanitizthe Library Insurance
ers being surreptitiously
Room from 3 p.m. to 7
slipped into classrooms Wellness Center nurse Martha O’Dell.
and common areas.
Jacob McCans/Echo p.m. The clinic was free
The precautions are not presumptuous. As to students and employees. MIAA schools
junior Janae Hawkins recently wrote, “Due Albion, Calvin, Kalamazoo, and Alma colto the recent outbreak of H1N1 influenza leges have reported no student incidences of
on campus, I will be going home until I am the H1N1 flu so far this fall.
In an Oct. 18 story in the Charlotte
able to retrieve a vaccine. I am pregnant,
therefore I am high risk...Thank you for Shopping Guide, Todd Hibbs, director of
institutional advancement said, “We have
understanding.”
Administrators, including Dean for Stu- asked students to be honest and responsible
dent Life Linda Logan are cautioning students if they have any flu-like symptoms” at Olivet
to not attend school activities if they are feel- College.
Good health practices include hand washing ill, and, according to an Oct. 16 e-mail, “If
you are ill or experiencing flu-like symptoms, ing with soap and water and covering the nose
and mouth when coughing and sneezing.
you should go home.”
Frost and her husband traveled to Farmington Hills on Sunday, Oct. 4 for a lottery
Marcia Frost, lead of the Cyber Café show that was being taped. In this show, the
in Burrage Library, has had an experience five contestants were to play a card game.
with the lottery that many do not get the Victory in this particular show involved
the “best two cards,” and Frost’s husband
chance to have.
Frost, who has been working for Chart- won this game against a female opponent.
This secured
well’s “since
the million
they started
dollar win, and
here,” said that
on the mornshe has been
ing of Oct. 5,
an employee
Frost and her
on campus
husband “went
for 10 years.
to the lottery
Her husband,
office and they
Patrick Frost,
wrote us the
who is an avid
check,after
lottery player,
taxes.”
purchased a
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scratch-off
three students
ticket. Statistithat works
cally, it is more
with her, senior
probable that
Krystal Marone can win
on a scratch Marcia Frost (second from right) celebrates with students in cus, has worked
Jacob McCans/Echo with Frost for
off ticket rather the Cyber Cafe.
than a lottery ticket, but this is not always three years. Of Frost’s win, she said, “I know
true. Originally, Frost said, “The ticket was both her and her husband, and they’re both
deserving people of the money.”
a loser.”
With the money, the Frosts plan to build
“[We] sent it in for a second chance
drawing,” Frost said. The basis of this sec- a house three miles out of town on Butond-chance drawing was that five of three terfield, and they have been able to pay off
million applicants would be selected, and their four adult children’s student loans.
Frost’s husband was one of those lucky few.
By Erin Brown
Staff Writer
Editorial: Domestic violence month does not mean...
What is domestic violence? Webster’s
Dictionary defines it as “violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or
domestic partner; usually violence by men
against women.” Yes, usually women are the
ones who are subject to the violence, but men
can be too. Over Homecoming weekend,
however, domestic violence was taken to a
new and frightening level.
When people party, let’s face it, shit
happens. But what doesn’t need to happen,
EVER, is domestic violence. A fraternity
house on campus had an open gathering.
There was a young man and a young
woman, neither current students. Said man
and woman got into a verbal argument and
the argument resulted in an image that was
etched into the minds of those who stood by
and watched it happen.
In a matter of seconds, the young woman
was grabbed by the neck, dragged, pulled and
pushed through the main level of the house,
out the front door, and thrown down the
porch steps. Two dozen people immediately
gathered and watched from the porch, lawn,
and driveway as the scene escalated from bad
to worse and ended up with a front yard full
of people.
Only then did members of the fraternity
and sorority next door step into the situation.
They tried to restrain the young man and console the young woman. What other actions
taken that night remain unknown. Did she
go to hospital? Did he escape the group of
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half a dozen or so men who physically took
him to task?
Please take a moment to let this information sink in.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT MAN
THINKING? And what were all of the
bystanders thinking? Beating and verbally
abusing the young man after the situation did
nothing, obviously. If anything, it may have
angered him even more, and who knows how
violent the rage could have been later on.
Why didn’t anyone immediately call 9-11 or Campus Safety? Campus Safety was on
alert; it was Homecoming. How could this
have happened? It’s not a natural occurrence;
it should never be. What does physical violence solve? What does stooping to that level
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of anger and hurt prove? Nothing.
As students on this campus, we should be
disgusted that something of this nature took
place, and we should be disappointed that
we stood there and let it happen. How are we
living the Compact if we watch other people
get abused - not only physically but verbally,
mentally, and emotionally abused?
Olivet College is an upstanding campus
with upstanding students and faculty. We
can’t let these types of situations go unheeded.
We need to stand up for our rights, men and
women. Domestic violence is no joke. This
should be a wake-up call for all involved in
this situation. Domestic violence doesn’t only
happen on other campuses, it happens here.
It’s real. Be aware. Speak up. Act.
Editorial
Advice from Padre
Stats that make you want to fight
According to the American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures 2009 Report,
an estimated 40,000 women will lose their
lives to breast cancer in 2009. Beyond that,
this year, an estimated 519,000 people
will die of cancer. Breast cancer is blind to
color, age, race, and health. Breast cancer
is indiscriminate to women. It doesn’t care
if it strikes your friend, aunt, grandmother,
sister or mother, or even a male family
member.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is just
one of many causes Olivet College students
can support. O.C. can lead the way among
its peers by:
• Challenging professors and the men in
Shipherd and Blair to wear pink
• Challenging the cafeteria staff to become creative with pink foods
• Paint the town pink
• Serve pink lemonade at events
October is Breast Cancer
• Spread pink frosting on the cookies and
cakes
Awareness Month
• Challenging MIAA colleges to a fundEach day of every month, there are
thousands of organizations planning events, raising campaign
fund raisers and awareness programs all to
“Real men don’t wear pink.” I think
support an important cause. Total strangers who demonstrate commitment to the not. Look around this month and observe
cause make up the volunteer backbone of all of the pink. Frankly, I hope you will
these organizations. These are the everyday never tire from seeing pink or the symbols
heroes we salute for their unselfish service. representing other important causes. I
Everywhere we look, we are reminded about hope you will notice them all and take up
a cause important enough to call your own.
the importance of a cause.
For example: October is Breast Cancer Without a cause, a drive or will to make a
Awareness Month and there will be vari- difference then why fight? Everyone needs
ous activities focused on raising awareness, a cause to rally behind.
raising research dollars and finding a cure
- LUV Padre
within our lifetime. One cannot pick up
a newspaper, read a magazine, watch TV,
listen to the radio, surf the Internet, fly
on Delta Airlines® or check their Facebook
page without seeing the ubiquitous pink
ribbon.
Do you want some advice from
The Olivet College community is aware
of the cause with the women’s soccer team
recently wearing pink jerseys for a game. Padre? Please send any questions
Plans are in place for the women’s volleyball team to “dig for a cure” during their
that you might have to
upcoming match on Oct. 26. Both teams
are doing their part in the battle to fight
echo@olivetcollege.edu
against breast cancer.
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Dr. Lovelorn’s advice
Dear Dr. Lovelorn,
I used to be in a relationship where I had a
lot of chemistry and passion with the person,
but there was no security or stability. Now
I’m in a relationship with someone who provides the security and stability, but very little
chemistry or passion. I find myself longing
for that missing chemistry and am starving
for that missing passion. Now the person I
had the passion with has contacted me and
wants to get back together but I am unsure.
What should I do?
~ Torn Lover
Dear Torn Lover,
People often run into problems in their
relationships. They may feel their current
relationship is not completely satisfying their
expectations. Relationships that are comforting and secure sometimes lack spontaneous
passion. On the other hand, relationships
that are exciting and passionate may not offer
a feeling of true stability (Miller & Perlman,
2009).
Here’s my advice: take time to think about
what characteristics are most important to
you in a relationship. Research suggests that
if your ideal partner is one that is warm and
trustworthy, then the relationship with that
partner will be one that is intimate and loyal
(Fletcher, Simpson, Thomas, & Giles, 1999).
If the relationship you are seeking is one of
passion, then your ideal partner may be someone who has status and is attractive (Fletcher,
Simpson, Thomas, & Giles, 1999). The more
passion in a relationship, the more satisfied
both partners tend to be (Fletcher, Simpson,
Thomas, & Giles, 1999).
One concern you may have with the “passionate relationship” is that the spark in the
relationship will fade quickly after getting
back together. While there are some situations
where the passion in relationships do fade,
research shows that romantic love does not
necessarily dissolve in a long term relationship (Fletcher, Simpson, Thomas, & Giles,
1999). The more the couples feel that there is
a high level of romance in their relationship,
the happier they are. Couples who feel their
relationship is more of a “companionate” love
(one where the couple truly cares about each
other, but it is lacking youthful passion) are
not as satisfied in their relationship as those
characterized by romantic or passionate love
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(Acevedo & Aron, 2009).
So figure out what is necessary to make
you happy in a relationship. If stability and
passion are both of equal importance to you,
then maybe neither partner is the right choice
for you. Perhaps this may be the time in your
life when you sit down and think about what
it is that you truly want in a partner. Once
you have considered what qualities you are
looking for in a partner, then you may be able
to figure out who is best for you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lovelorn
Having relationship problems? Want questions answered? Don’t know what
to do? Need advice on
love? Ask Dr. Lovelorn!
Please send all your questions
and topics to echo@olivetcollege.
edu or dbattaglia@olivetcollege.
edu
You will remain anonymous.
Talking the Talk
Communication is Key
Presentation by
Nancy King
of Planned Parenthood
Wednesday - Oct. 28
2 p.m.
Library Lecture Room
Sponsored by the Women’s Resource
Center & the ISC
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Want to know all about
Olivet College Media?
Media Week is October 26-30.
Come and check out WOCR,
the Echo, and the Garfield
Lake Review.
Olivet College Echo
“Is Olivet College Haunted?”
Come and find out Tuesday, October 27th @ 9 p.m. as the Metro Paranormal Investigation completes Part
2 of their supernatural investigation.
There will be a costume contest and
a prize for the best dressed. Come in
your scariest costume!
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
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Sports
Sports teams show their colors as they don pink for breast cancer awareness
By Lindsey Blase
Guest Writer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness
Month, made official in 1985. But it was not
until 1993 that the pink ribbon became the
symbol for breast cancer awareness. Organizations around the United States are doing their
part to raise money and awareness. Olivet is
also doing its part. Sports teams have not only
made a name for themselves record-wise, but
also by supporting this cause.
The Comet volleyball team will be hosting a game against Kalamazoo College on
Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Cutler
Athletic Complex. The idea is to raise as much
money as possible for breast cancer research.
The Comets will be wearing pink shirts that
say ‘Dig For the Cure.’ These shirts are now
being sold for $10 each. If any are left, they
will be sold at the match for the same price.
“In recent years, volleyball teams from
around the country have done a ‘Dig For
the Cure’ theme in which we raise money
for breast cancer research,” said Coach John
Miller in an email to the campus. The team
is also going to raffle off pink and white volleyballs. Players on the junior varsity and
varsity teams are recruiting supporters for
this effort. The tickets will also be sold at the
game and all proceeds will be going toward
finding a cure for breast cancer.
Other Comet sports teams have already
participated in raising money for breast cancer. The varsity soccer team wore pink shirts
in support of breast cancer awareness and
accepted donations for the cause before their
September 16 game against Manchester where
they ended up winning 2-1.
From putting on games to supporting
with T-shirts, Olivet students are doing their
part. Sororities and fraternities are also raising
money throughout this month. There have
been ‘Pink Parties’ encouraging donations
for the cure.
The varsity soccer team pose after their game against Manchester where they won 2-1. They
wore pink shirts and accepted donations for breast cancer on Sept. 19.
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Sports briefs: Women’s golf places second in MIAA
Football
On Oct. 10, the team lost to Kalamazoo
24-14. Game review on page 7.
On Oct. 17, the Comets hosted the
defending MIAA conference champion,
Trine University (Indiana), at the Cutler
Athletic Complex and lost 42-17.
Olivet trailed at halftime by a score
of 28-6, with a two-yard touchdown run
by sophomore Mike Martin. After Trine
scored, junior Cam Bramer ran the kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown. The
100-yard kickoff return is the longest in
school history, and ties for the longest in
MIAA history.
Men’s Soccer
On Oct. 10, the Olivet College men’s
soccer defeated Hope College, 1-0, at the
Van Andel Soccer Stadium in Holland.
Freshman Bung Jin Lee (East Kentwood)
scored the lone goal of the match at the
19 minute mark. Junior Mike May and
freshman Daniel Casey-Dunn (Lansing
Catholic) were each credited with an assist
on the goal.
The following Tuesday, Olivet continued its success with a 1-0 victory over
Alma at the Cutler Athletic Complex.
Freshman Dalton Guggemos (Laingsburg)
scored the game’s only goal.
On Oct. 17, Olivet hosted Adrian College to begin the second half of MIAA conference play. Both teams battled through
double overtime in an attempt to earn
the victory, but neither succeeded, as the
contest resulted in a 0-0 draw.
Women’s Soccer
On, Oct. 10, the Olivet College women’s soccer team fell to Hope, 2-0, at the
Cutler Athletic Complex. Last Saturday,
Olivet fell to Kalamazoo College, 4-1,
at Mackenzie Field in Kalamazoo. Junior
Ashley Buyce scored Olivet’s only goal of
the game. Senior Katie Koralewski and
freshman Rebecca Gaarde (Parma Western)
earned an assist on the play.
The team traveled to Albion College
on Oct. 20 where they lost to the Britons
3-0. The women’s soccer team returns to
the field tomorrow with a home game.
They will play Adrian College. Kick off
is at noon.
Men’s Golf
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Olivet
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College men’s golf team finished season
play, placing sixth in a rescheduled MIAA
Jamboree at the Wuskowhan Players Club,
Hope College’s home course.
The Comets also place sixth in the final
MIAA seasonal standings. Hope College
captured the 2009 MIAA Championship
with an eight-round total of 2,399 strokes.
Albion, Calvin and Trine all tied for second-place at 2,440 strokes. Adrian was
fifth at 2,471 strokes, followed by Olivet
at 2,488; Alma, 2,534; and Kalamazoo,
2,566.
For his efforts this fall, junior Cameron
LaFountain earned second-team All-MIAA
honors. He played in all eight jamborees,
averaging 76.5 strokes per match.
Women’s Golf
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Olivet College women’s golf team finished second
in the 2009 MIAA Championships at the
Bedford Valley Country Club. The Comets
finished in second-place in the final seasonal standings, and placed four golfers on
the 2009 All-MIAA teams.
Junior Amber Conrad and senior Megan
Rimmel earned first-team All-MIAA hon-
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ors, while sophomore Lauren Campbell
and junior Abby Wheeler earned secondteam honors.
In addition, the Comets finished in the
top ten nationally, ranking ninth in the
NCAA Division III Head-to-Head rankings. Under the direction of Head Coach
Bill Maas, Olivet will compete in a threeround spring league qualifying tournament
with the winner earning the MIAA’s automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division
III National Championships May 11-14 at
the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-theHills, Florida.
Cross Country
Last Saturday, the Olivet College men’s
and women’s cross country teams competed
at the Manchester College Spartan Invitational in North Manchester, Indiana.
For the women, sophomore Brittany
Marshall finished in 35th-place (out of 93
runners). She ran the 6K race in 25:49.
For the men, junior Jordan Dornan
placed twelfth (out of 74 runners). He
covered the 8K course in 27:13, just seven
seconds off the pace of his season-best
time.
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Sports
Coach Brissette looks to carry on Comet wrestling success
By Evan Platonas
Sports Editor
A s t h e o n l y N C A A Di v i s i o n I I I
wrestling college in Michigan, Olivet
College takes great pride in its wrestling
program. After rescuing the program
and reestablishing Olivet’s presence as
a national power in collegiate wrestling,
Todd Hibbs decided to step down as the
head wrestling coach after five successful
seasons. The Comets have introduced
Brandon Brissette as the new head coach
for the 2010 season. Brissette brings a
combination of championship success,
extensive knowledge, and a lifetime of
wrestling experience to the Olivet College wrestling program.
Brissette was born and raised in Bay
City. The son of a high school wrestling
coach, he began wrestling at the ripe age
of 5 years old. Brissette attended Bay City
Western High School, where he was a two
year All-State wrestler as a sophomore
and junior, and went undefeated in his
senior season. After high school, Brissette
attended the University of Michigan and
successfully made the wrestling team as a
walk-on. After completing one year at the
University of Michigan, he decided to
transfer to Wartburg College (Iowa). At
Wartburg, Brissette thrived both on the
wrestling mat and in the classroom. He
was a three time Academic All-American
for Wartburg, leading the Knights to two
NCAA Division Three championships
and two runner-up finishes in four years.
After completing his wrestling career at
Wartburg College, Brissette decided to
pursue an advanced degree at Heidelberg University (Ohio). While obtaining a master of education, he served as
a graduate assistant coach for two years
and as a full-time assistant coach for
two years. During Brissette’s four-year
tenure at Heidelberg University, the
Student Princes win four straight Ohio
Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament
Championships. Brissette would then
leave Heidelberg University to become
the head wrestling coach at Olivet.
Brissette brings a combination of
extensive experience and championship
success to the Olivet College wrestling
program. In addition to winning championships, Brissette has been exposed to
many of the various styles of wrestling,
having played or coached in Michigan,
Swim team record holders return, look to make a splash this season
By Evan Platonas
Sports Editor
The Olivet College swimming and
diving programs look to continue their
success in the upcoming season as Jake
Taber begins his third year as head coach of
the men’s and women’s swimming teams.
For the men’s campaign, a well-rounded
recruiting class is expected to accompany
a talented roster, filling holes on a young
team that has only one senior swimmer.
The women’s team is extremely young,
with three juniors and zero seniors. The
Lady Comets will rely heavily on the
recruiting class in the upcoming season.
Despite the lack of upperclassmen, the
outlook for the 2010 season is extremely
positive, as both teams are filled with a
barrage of young, talented swimmers looking to continue Olivet College swimming
and diving success.
The Olivet College men’s swimming
and diving program has a well-rounded
2009-2010 recruiting class comprised of
seven freshmen. Leading the way for the
newly acquired Comets are Brock Jackson
(Sturgis), Joel Knight (Lakeview), and Josh
Mauk (Lakeview). Jackson is an individual
state champion, while Knight and Mauk
won state championships as members of
the Lakeview High School swimming
and diving team. Other freshmen include
Nick Edgar (Everett), Damian Spielmaker
(Ionia), Payton Violassi (Andover), and
Chris Wojcik (Bay City Central). Many
of these freshmen recruits will have a
profound impact on the team’s success in
the upcoming season.
The recruits complement a core of
skilled returning swimmers for the Olivet
men. Leading the way is junior Kellen
Beckwith, an All-American in the backstroke. Beckwith is the Olivet College
school record holder in both the one hundred and two hundred yard backstroke.
Juniors Mike Harden, the school record
holder in the fifty yard freestyle, and Rafe
Maxwell, who holds the school record in
the one hundred and two hundred yard
butterfly, look to continue their success in
the 2010 season. Senior Sam Jaffee looks
to provide veteran leadership as the only
senior on the squad, while sophomores
Jon Bachman, Zach Burgess, Matt Marquette, Mike Mette, and Austin Munn will
gain valuable experience in the awaiting
season.
With only three junior swimmers and
no senior swimmers, the Olivet College
women’s swimming and diving team will
rely heavily on its recruits. The 2009-2010
women’s recruiting class is led by freshmen
Crystal Jager (Hamilton) and Erica Schlabach (Northridge). In preseason workouts,
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Jager has been in-line with the school record for women’s individual medley. Other
freshmen include Jana Blodgett (Sturgis),
Chelsea Mullins (North L’Anse Creuse),
Jennie Plamondon (Flushing), Rachael
Sanders (Woodhaven). Team success will
be largely impacted by the performance of
the entire freshmen recruiting class.
The Lady Comets have a nucleus of
six returning swimmers. Leading the way
is sophomore diver Megan Waschak, who
holds the school record in the one meter
dive, the one meter champ dive, and the
three meter champ dive. Sophomore Jessica Howard holds the school record in the
800 yard freestyle relay, and sophomore
Caitlin Lohr holds the school record in
the 200 yard freestyle relay. These two
will continue to have a profound impact
on the success of the women’s campaign.
Juniors April Cupps, Sara Griffith, and
Olivia LaFortune will provide veteran
leadership, mentoring the younger members of the team.
Thanks to a variety of young talented
swimmers, the perspective outlooks for
the men’s and women’s swimming and
diving teams remain positive. Taber begins
his third season as head swimming and
diving coach for both teams, and looks
to continue Olivet success in the 2010
campaign.
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Iowa, and Ohio. This knowledge will
certainly benefit the Comets, as they
compete against schools across the
Midwest.
Brissette wishes to establish a new
school feel to the wrestling program,
while keeping the same traditions that
have made it a success. In the upcoming
season, the Comets will implement a
unique training program and execute a
variety of styles instituted by Brissette.
Exciting times are ahead for the Olivet
College wrestling program. Brissette
looks to continue Olivet wrestling success by taking the team to a new level of
national prestige. Brissette’s championship success and widespread experience
suggest that the Olivet wrestling program
is in good hands.