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Zumba Nation: From an Uncoordinated First-Timer

I bounded through the dance studio’s door, hiding my apprehension under several layers of brightly colored spandex. I had never been to Zumba before. In fact, I have only ever attended one aerobics class in my short 18 years. It was in Rome, and a classmate who convinced me that it would be fun dragged me along. Obviously, my friend and I defined “fun” very differently.

by Olivia Lloyd on April 4, 2013April 6, 2013

Sweet Rituals

I don’t remember when my sister and I began baking cookies together, but soon it was a permanent fixture, the ritual of our childhood. Every Monday at seven o’clock, our mother would drop me and Cecily off at our father’s house.

by Olivia Lloyd on March 30, 2014April 6, 2014

Apologetic Anne

As the recent New York Magazine article, “Why Do Women hate Anne Hathaway (But Love Jennifer Lawrence)?” thoughtfully explores, Anne Hathaway bugs people. Unlike the magnetic Jennifer Lawrence, Hathaway has always had trouble garnering public affection. For the most part, I try to stay away from the popular sport of celebrity hating that this article examines.

by Olivia Lloyd on March 28, 2013March 31, 2013

On Potential

When I was growing up, my mother believed I was a prodigy; the only problem was, she didn’t yet know at what.

by Olivia Lloyd on April 13, 2015

I’m Totally Over Princeton University President, Christopher L. Eisgruber

Breaking up is hard to do—especially when your ex is the president of your university :/

by Olivia Lloyd on November 14, 2015September 22, 2017

Princeton’s Ten Hottest Freshmen

What follows is an unranked list of ten of the most beautiful freshmen at Princeton, as chosen by us and based on a survey of approximately four upperclassmen girls.

by Eliza Mott, Hadley Newton, Olivia Lloyd, Sophie Parker-Rees on October 24, 2015November 15, 2015

No Life but in Things

Imagine, for a moment, that you are dead—dead not for a day or a year, but dead for many centuries.

by Olivia Lloyd on December 6, 2014December 7, 2014

Telescoping Bodies

A young man is standing 2 m from the edge of a cliff that overlooks the ocean. The distance between the top of the cliff and the water below is 12 m.

by Camila Legaspi, Guy Johnston, H. H., Kat Kulke, Olivia Lloyd, Senna Kaine, Suzanne Doré on March 7, 2015May 26, 2020

What Shirley Wrought

The ban on freshman rush didn’t democratize Princeton’s social scene. Instead, it sparked a troubling set of sexual politics around passes.

by Olivia Lloyd on December 12, 2015July 12, 2017

The Unexpected Bodies

It was 9 a.m. Awakened, as I often am, by sunlight, I opened my door to go to the bathroom downstairs. Supine, to the side of my door, was a male form, blonde and muscular and naked. His hands were cupped over his genitals, his underwear crumpled by his head. His eyes were closed. I froze in surprise, but I had to pee, and out of some ingrained politeness didn’t want to disturb him. I stepped over him quietly and went downstairs.

by Emily Lever, Hannah Hirsh, Megan Tung, Nick Sexton, Olivia Lloyd, Susannah Sharpless on October 11, 2014October 12, 2014

Dear Susan Patton

I would like to sincerely thank you for coming to campus on Thursday, April 18, 2013 to give a lecture titled, “Advice from a Princeton Mother.” Your lecture helped me a great deal. It helped me to understand exactly what is so dangerous about anti-feminist, slut-shaming women like you, and why the backlash you received after your now infamous letter to the editor in the Daily Princetonian was not only deserved, but important to the future of American women.

by Olivia Lloyd on May 2, 2013May 6, 2013

A Wolf in Your Clothing

WHO IS THE PRINCETON COAT THIEF? If you’re like me, then you have received countless emails from your residential college listserv that sound something like this: Hey Guys! Sorry to spam, but I lost my coat at (insert eating club … Read More

by Olivia Lloyd on March 1, 2013March 22, 2013


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