Bite your nails, hold your breath, take a shot.... Grades are now up. Well, if your instructors filed them and if you filled out all of your Q evaluations, that is.

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You've sent out an imploring message over every house and interest group email list, to no avail.\xa0You still need a roommate. Good thing Craigslist has more to offer than serial killers and casual encounters. We know finding someone to physically live with through the virtual world can be daunting, but luckily Flyby is here to help you with a few trustworthy tips.

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Apparently a chaste activity does exist that is analogous to sex: talking about oneself. A recent series of studies conducted by Harvard neuroscientist and Associate Professor Jason P. Mitchell (who taught SLS 20 in 2010) and psychology student at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Diana I. Tamir found that self-disclosure activates the same regions of the brain that are associated with food, money, and sex.

According to Mitchell and Tamir, 30 to 40 percent of human speech involves informing others of one\'s "own subjective experiences," meaning talking about oneself. That\'s right, we may think we\'re all great listeners, but we\'re really spending almost half of our time talking about our opinions on a subject or a telling a story in which we are the protagonist. Mitchell and Tamir conducted a series of five studies in order to determine why we love conversing about ourselves above all other topics.

The studies revealed that we will often go to comic lengths to avoid talking about others and to keep the focus of the conversation on ourselves. In some of their tests, Mitchell and Tamir even offered participants money to talk about other people, such as President Obama. Financial incentives, however, did not prove powerful enough to prevent people from revealing personal information, such as whether or not they liked pizza.

The neuroscientists monitored the brain activity of some participants and observed that when these participants talked about themselves there was increased activity in the mesolimbic dopamine system, the same area of the brain that experiences increased activity during sex.

Apparently, long-winded stories about your last trip to the Delphic can be just as enjoyable as how that night might have ended. Next time you find yourself completely annoyed at a friend for being too self-involved, remember: it\'s just part of his brain chemistry.

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

Saturday, May 9, 1891: Courses for Teachers on "Methods of Instruction"

The announcement of the courses to be given for the benefit of teachers during the new academic year is now in press, and will soon appear. The plan has been already mentioned in these columns, and some further particulars are at present forthcoming.

At its last meeting, then, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences decided to offer, during the academic year 1891-92, a series of courses, open to men who are graduates of Colleges or Scientific Schools, and "to others of suitable age and attainments" (under the same conditions as those which now govern admission to the Graduate School). These are to be called "Courses in Methods of Instruction adapted to the purposes of teachers, and of persons intending to become teachers."

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Interested in European history? Economics? Politics? The Center for European Studies Library is selling its books on these topics until 6 p.m. today.

The dusty shelves of the small library of the lower level of CES hold a wealth of untouched knowledge; many of these books have been left unopened since the CES library closed in September of 2010. Today these volumes of books concerning Europe are on sale for prices ranging from $1 to $5.

"I wish more students knew about it," said Grace W. Njunge ’15, one of the students who helped coordinate the sale. "There’s so much history in this library."

The sale is one day only and ends in around an hour, so hurry over to the CES to take advantage of some amazing deals.

Done with exams but not done with BoardPlus? Read on for Flyby's tips to finish up any leftover BoardPlus, whether you want to share the wealth or stock up for the summer.

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A group of hackers, dubbing itself only as "The Unknowns", claimed that it hacked into parts of Harvard\'s website, in addition to websites of other major organizations such as NASA, the U.S. Airforce, and the French Ministry of Defense among others, according to an ABC News article.

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The Harvard-Radcliffe Rugby Football Club bypassed traditional forms of fundraising by creating a method of raising money unique to their athleticism: moving. Calling themselves "Radcliffe Movers," members of the Women\'s Rugby team will work in groups of two and three people to assist students as they move boxes and furniture out of their dorms and into house storage facilities. "We get off-season lifting workouts, you get your stuff moved," reads the tagline on the Radcliffe Movers sign-up form.

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First drafts are no longer safe from the eyes of outsiders. Flyby raided the Lamont recycling bins to discover the deeply profound, uncover the roughest of the rough, and unearth a slew of amusing, verbose, and altogether fascinating papers.

Here are some lessons we learned that might benefit other paper-writers during the last stretch of finals:

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Tastemaker is a series in which we reserve the right to opine. This week, the Internet Blow Up.

#Whatshouldwecallme didn\'t stand a chance. In a year defined by what Flyby will refer to as the "Internet Blow Up," any slightly amusing online trend instantly became fodder for every blog and/or facebook status update. What once made us laugh now gives us the urge to report as spam, or at least vomit a little in our mouths and then all over our keyboards.', [])

Tired of Lamont? Stop by b.good from 9:30 to 11 p.m. for a free shake, courtesy of UC Restaurants and DAPA Deals. After all, you deserve it!

Next Saturday students will turn in the last batch of final exams and the 2011-2012 school year will be officially complete. The class of 2012, which only has a few tests, senior week, and Commencement ahead of them, can attest to the fact that your Harvard experience really will finish before you can say "Primal Scream." While there is no way to slow the passing of time, Flyby suggests that you take advantage of your remaining weeks, semesters, or years here and partake in those Harvard traditions that you will regret forgoing after graduation.

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

May 3, 1927: New Manter Hall to Rise Soon

The final plans for the Manter Hall School\'s new building which will be located at the corner of Mount Auburn and Holyoke Streets have been approved and work will start immediately. The building which has been designed by the firm of Adden and Parker will be four stories high of red brick and will be architecturally in harmony with the colonial style now so prevalent throughout the University. Originally to be only three stories high, it was found that more room was necessary and the fourth floor which has been added to the plans will be given over entirely to dormitory rooms for students in the school.

The basement will be a grill room and the ground floor space will be rented to stores. The second and third floors will be used for classrooms with the main entrance leading to them opening onto Mt. Auburn Street.

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If you\'re looking to take a study break after spending days and days in Lamont, check out\xa0Crimson Compliments, the latest Harvard-student created website by Seth A. Riddley \'12.

"It\'s a Facebook page that allows Harvard students to post anonymous compliments to their friends," Barr Yaron \'14, one of the site\'s co-administrators, explained.

Riddley was inspired to create Crimson Compliments after viewing a similar page for students at The College of William and Mary. Riddley then launched the page on Thursday night. Already, it has over 200 Facebook friends and has been referenced on websites like "I Saw You Harvard."

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59 JFK Street is now home to the newest restaurant in Harvard Square: Park Restaurant & Bar. Park, which opened on April 11, offers a friendly neighborhood bar and restaurant that serves home-style American cuisine in an elegantly trendy yet informal atmosphere.', [])

Whether you're looking to grab food on the go before scurrying off to a final or just bored of eating the same HUDS salad every day, the food trucks in and around campus provide delectable dining options at a low cost. This week, Flyby scouted out a few different food trucks to learn more about the many delicious and convenient lunch possibilities they offer.

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