Flyby Blog
Bring Back Lemonade
In early September, a tragedy occurred in dining halls across the campus. The death of lemonade occurred. It was silent, sudden, and secret. Most of all? It was SHAMEFUL. Like a thief in the night, all of the Minute Maid lemonade dispensers adorned a new, haphazardly stuck-on “Powerade Lemon Lime” label. The once harmonious blend of real, concentrated lemon juice, pure filtered water, and yellow dye #5 was erased to “Less than 0.5% of Citric Acid,” “Electrolytes,” and “Water”...WATER! Not pure filtered water — oh, no — just water! This is a crime, a travesty, a bigger upset than the grade cap! (okay maybe not that big.)
Literally Locked
Are you perpetually locked out? A D1 procrastinator? Well, with these five studying hacks you’ll be the most productive student on campus. While we recognize they may be a bit unconventional, we know you’ll do anything for that A. Except maybe studying on your own accord. Read along to turn the key, dial, and lock in!
An Open Letter to the Friends I Only See in Class
Dear Semester-Long Friends, I hope this letter finds you well. Or, more realistically, I hope this letter can reach you in the depths of Canvas, where our friendship apparently started and ended.
A Guide to Better Harvard Deadlines
Why do we say that October 5th is the cutoff date for Add/Drop? And why do we say that it’s the 11th Monday of the semester for Pass/Fail? Honestly, who came up with these arbitrary dates, and who says we should listen to them? While we wait for those answers to roll in, Flyby offers more logical options that should benefit both students and faculty when mapping out arbitrary academic deadlines. Out with the old and in with the new!
Love It/Hate It: Declaration Day
Did someone say Declaration Day? That’s right, sophomores, October 9th is looming over our heads (#tomorrow), so you better find time to submit those concentration forms on the new and totally improved my.harvard. While many of us are eagerly awaiting our chance to meet a new cohort of like-minded peers, others are certainly less than thrilled. Whatever your mood, we’re certain that you’ll either come to love or hate October 9th.
3-Day Weekend Shenanigans
You know what time it is. The most awkwardly timed break (can you technically call it that?) of the fall semester is this weekend. While I am ecstatic that I won’t have to roll out of bed for my Monday classes, I know that this break would be a good time to get a jump on midterms. But instead, I’ll be side questing in and around Cambridge, so join me as I brainstorm some of my best slacking-off shenanigans!
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[LEAKED] Dream Harvard Business School Invitee List
What could be more enticing than swipe access to your favorite niche celebrity? That’s right, I am talking about the open list from our beloved Harvard Business School. Harvard is renowned for the opportunities it provides students—and I am not talking about “pre-professional” opportunities (who cares lol). Networking with Pete Buttigieg is great and all, but what I really care about, Harvard, is seeing didactic social media influencers at 8 p.m. on a Tuesday night.
Professor Email Parlance 101
So, it’s time to learn from the professionals. Say what you will about campaign fundraisers, but their emails get opened. And the tactics transfer beautifully to asking for an extension, or even just a reply. Here’s a three-step strategy, inspired by our favorite political figures, for writing emails your professor will surely at least open, even if they never respond.
An Open Letter to Phone Pouches
After nearly four centuries of educating presidents, Nobel laureates, and people who drop out freshman fall to be yet another Y Combinator kid with an AI startup, the College has turned its formidable intellectual focus toward perhaps its greatest challenge yet: getting undergraduates to stop looking at Instagram during dinner.
A Beginner’s Guide to Disney Channel Original Movies
The chill in the air can only mean one thing: it’s time to rewatch every single Disney Channel Original Movie. So, basically, just all of Kenny J. Ortega’s masterpieces. High School Musical, Hocus Pocus, Descendants—the list goes on and on and on. But—and this came as a total shocker to me freshman year—I’ve come to realize that not everyone grew up watching the likes of Zac Efron and Miley Cyrus after school. Not everyone was raised by the Sprouse twins, Jonas brothers, or the one and only Selena Gomez.
Ways to Get to Class in a Storm
Autumn is rolling in with a bang. If you thought the week-long Nor’easter was bad, just wait until you get hit with a slew of midterms and essays as classes start to ramp up. Just as a New England fall brings continuous rain, your classes will bring endless pain. Admittedly, getting to class can be quite difficult, especially when you have to brave both miserable weather and campus security threats at once. So here are a few suggestions for getting to class when walking through the rain seems anything but desirable.
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