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Crowdsourcing the Blizzard

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Whether this weekend\'s snowstorm turns out to be an\xa0historic blizzard of epic proportions\xa0or a meteorological letdown, we at Flyby are ready to make the most of it. While some of us have one foot out the door to line up for Burdick\'s hot chocolate, others will likely find themselves holed up indoors for a good part of this frosty weekend. That could get pretty boring.

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So whatever you\'re up to this weekend, whether inside or outside, warm or cold, we\'d like to see it. What better way to enjoy a blizzard than by participating in a photo contest? You won\'t be in class, you won\'t be at Freshman Formal, and you won\'t be doing your reading—but chances are you will be Instagram-ing, and maybe even tweeting.

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Send us your snowstorm snapshots via Instagram or Twitter, using the\xa0hashtag #flybysnow.

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Cambridge Has a New Social Space

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If you\'re tired of spending night after night at a Grafton Group Restaurant or sick of wandering up and down Mt. Auburn Street searching for a party, look no further. The Sinclair, a new concert venue and restaurant located at 52 Church St., has opened its doors to the Square.', [])

Throwback Thursday: Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. '38

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During a recent tumble through cyberspace, Flyby came across this old photograph of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy '40, chilling in Winthrop's Gore courtyard. The acronym that never was, JPK graduated from Harvard in 1938 and attended Harvard Law School before enlisting in the Navy during World War II (he was later killed in action). Here, Joe keeps things classy but casual in a sport coat while reminding us that our genes will never be as good-looking as his. If you're suffering from a particularly strong case of Kennedy nostalgia, head over to Winthrop House and sit where JPK once sat. The JFK Suite is located just a few yards away, in F entryway.

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Freshman Formal Postponed!

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Freshmen who had not yet grown accustomed to life at Harvard were made a little more so Wednesday evening when they learned their formal dance, previously scheduled for Friday, had been postponed. The cause: a blizzard. Yes, that\'s right, a blizzard. Forty-five mile per hour winds, feet of snow, near zero visibility—the works. (An Act of God, you ask? Probably not this time, but only time will tell.)', [])

Needing a New Class?

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Is this you in class? Are you wishing that you hadn't taken those three Gen Eds? If you're having second thoughts about your course selections, Flyby has you covered. We've gone through the course catalogue and picked out some of the strangest classes offered this spring. The descriptions below are our best guesses of what these Gen Eds (plus a bonus Applied Physics course) might have to offer.

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Voting Has Opened for the UC Special Election!

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You\'ve probably heard of the upcoming special election to fill Massachusetts\' vacant Senate seat (previously occupied by John Kerry). But did you know about our very own UC special election? For students living in Adams, Cabot, Currier, Dunster, Eliot, Kirkland, Mather, Quincy, or Winthrop, there will be a special election this week to fill a total of 13 UC seats.

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Kiefer Sutherland: Things You Didn't Know

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Hasty Pudding Theatricals has finally picked a Man of the Year for 2013, and it\'s the guy who played Jack Bauer on Fox\'s "24" (also known to some diehard, know-it-all fans as Kiefer Sutherland).

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Once you\'ve learned how to spell his name (we at Flyby recommend that you do this ahead of time so you can immediately tweet any spottings on Friday. Luckily the "i" before "e" rule holds true here), you may want to know a few more things about the enigmatic Canadian star.

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Herewith, four things you didn\'t know about Sutherland, the male recipient of the Hasty Pudding\'s highest annual honor:

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PSA: Shopping Week, Extended

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Something any shopping trip can teach you is that one size does not fit all. That amazing top your friend was raving about can leave you feeling like you've made a major faux pas. And of course, there's always the worry that the ahead-of-the-curve discovery that fits you perfectly this semester will be discovered by the world and their linkmate the next. Shopping, whichever way you look at it, can be stressful.

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Top 5 Superbowl Commercials

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UPDATED: February 5, 2013, at 7:52 p.m.

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The Superbowl has come and gone, but YouTube is forever. And, honestly, whose Tuesday couldn't use a little YouTube? To direct your procrastination and fuel your nascent nostalgia, here's our list of the best commercials of Superbowl XLVII.

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10 Greatest Moments from the Super Bowl XLVII

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On Sunday, millions of Americans took a break from their humdrum lives to tune into one of the biggest television events of the year, and possibly of the decade. Even Harvard managed to make an appearance, with professor\xa0Daniel T. Gilbert\xa0starring in a Super Bowl ad. But for those of you who somehow missed this momentous event, Flyby has recapped the 10 most phenomenal moments of the evening.

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Look Like you Understand the Super Bowl

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The Super Bowl is upon us, and, trust me, there is nothing super about being called out for knowing nothing about America's number one pastime. So to help you watch the funny commercials in peace, here is some advice on how to look like you understand the game.", [])

Scott Brown Will Not Run for Kerry's Senate Seat

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Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown will not run in the special election for John F. Kerry's vacated senate seat, according to a report Friday by the Associated Press.

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The Republican Brown—who lost his seat in November to former Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren—was seen as a favorite to contend for Kerry's seat, which was opened when the 28-year Senate veteran was appointed Secretary of State.", [])

Class of 1958 Was 'Ablest in the History of Harvard,' Report Says

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Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

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February 1, 1922:\xa0Seismograph Records Tremor

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An unusually heavy earthquake shock was recorded yesterday morning by the Seismograph Station at the University. The vibrations began shortly after 8:24, and at about 8:40 became so violent that the needles which record them went off the drum on which the record them is made and put the seismograph temporarily out of commission. A rough computation by Professor J. B. Woodworth \'94 makes the distance of the earthquakes about 4470 kilometres from Cambridge, or about 2778 miles.

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