Written by Olivia Lyons Everyone loves their best friend, but some people think my best friend and I have taken our love to a non-platonic level. For the past three and a half years that we have known each other, we have been asked how long we’ve been in a relationship, if we’re a couple,…
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To All the Boys I’ve Swiped Right On: An Open Letter to Men on Tinder
Written by Olivia Lyons If you are between the ages of 21 and 26, within about 50 miles of my current location and a male identifying person interested in females, you may have seen me on Tinder. I created my account with the full intent of using it as a social experiment. As a 22-year-old,…
The Night Walker
Written by Olivia Lyons I finish filming a school project with a classmate at her apartment. It’s about 9:30pm, on a well-below-zero December night in Burlington, Vermont. I’ve called two of my friends who had said they could probably bring me home. No answer from one, and an apology from the other. One last call…
My Inexperienced Adventure at the FIS Ski World Cup
The International Ski Federation’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup was held in Killington, Vermont over Thanksgiving weekend, making this the first World Cup held in New England in the past 25 years. I found myself, someone who has lived 20 minutes from Killington and never skied a day in her life, among many ski enthusiasts…
