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Blockmate/Linkmate Housing Day Etiquette
Housing Day is nigh upon us. We bet that all you freshmen are thrilled that you, your blockmates, and your linkmates are going to find out where you’ll be spending the next three years. But not so fast, killer.
How To: River Run (from the Police)
River Run. It’s a tradition as old as Harvard itself (give or take 360 years) where freshmen take shots at every upperclassmen house the Housing Day eve. Other than ritual slaughter, it is the only way to appease the Housing Gods and guarantee good housing and a plentiful harvest in the Lowell Community Garden.
“Hi, I’m Dean Pfister”- Currier House
Currier House brought pre-Housing Day fever to new heights with an email from “dean.donald.pfister@gmail.com.” Complete with a fungus reference, a tree-themed book recommendation, and an invitation to join “the Dean” at the park, it bore all of the marks of a classic Pfister correspondence.
Harvard Today: March 11, 2014
The Quad Houses are up on the the 2014 Housing Market, so check out the profiles for Cabot, Currier, and Pfoho, also spelled as F-U-C-K-T-H-E-Q-U-A-D.
New Kirkland Housing Videos Use PowerPoint, Aren't Offensive
Not all housing day videos are created equal. After Kirkland’s Housing Committee took down several of their Beyoncé-themed 2014 Housing Day videos due to inappropriate material, upperclassmen turned in a different aesthetic direction to give the Class of 2017 an idea of what they can expect should they be placed in Kirkland come next Thursday.
Harvard Today: March 10, 2014
Happy happy Monday!! After what was (hopefully, but probably not) a productive weekend, we hope you are all rested and ready to go for one last week before spring break.
Roving Reporter: How Do You Spell Pforzheimer?
We already know that Harvard students can't name the capital of Canada, but surely they know how to spell, right?
A Few Tips for Bloomberg's Commencement Speech
For those who were too busy studying for their midterms, it was recently revealed that Michael R. Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and sixteenth wealthiest person in the world (hey, we’re moving up from last year’s 580th), will speak at Harvard’s 363rd Commencement Ceremony on May 29. Hey Mikey, since we know you read Flyby, here are some tips to help you with your speech.
