Holiday
Natives Among Us
Cantabrigian Pua Higginson, right, and Cambridge Rindge and Latin student Caroline Daley, left, perform a traditional Tahitian dance in Harvard Yard at the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday afternoon. As Harvard University recognizes the holiday as Columbus Day, the culture group Native Americans at Harvard hosted the event to praise native culture and advocate for the university to accept the new title.
UC Endorses Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The Undergraduate Council on Monday overwhelmingly endorsed a motion calling for the University to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day instead of Columbus Day.
Native Notification
Kathleen L. Jackson of the African and African American Studies Department and Ian P. Maynor '17 tape signs at the Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration.
Attendees at Memorial Church Easter Service
Attendees of the Easter Service in Memorial Church Sunday morning are seen watching on as Professor Jonathan Walton delivers the sermon. Worshippers present included Dr. Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, who is seen seated in the first pew, and Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, who is in the second.
Easter Service at Memorial Church
Professor Jonathan Walton delivers instructions on the taking of communion for attendees at the Easter service Sunday morning, as volunteers prepare to distribute wine and bread while attendees look on.
Memorial Church's Easter Celebration
Josh Bean ‘16 and other students perform the Alleluia Choruses during the Easter Service in Memorial Church Sunday morning. Viewing over his shoulder, seen are attendees including Dr. Cornel West, Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University, and Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
Students Celebrate Persian New Year
Students, faculty, and Cambridge and Boston residents celebrated Nowruz, the traditional Iranian New Year, at the Student Organization Center at Hilles on Thursday evening.
New Year's (And New Semester's) Resolutions
As we usher in 2016, many of us hope that we will be better, smarter, and more productive people than we were in 2015—not that the bar was too high to begin with. Here are some more realistic New Year’s resolutions that we might actually go through with (but still probably won’t).
Fun Ways to Celebrate New Years
Whether you are home with your family or out with your friends, Flyby has come up with some anxiety-free ways to ensure a successful start to the year.
Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide
Oh no—it’s the day before Christmas Eve, and you were so busy scrambling to do your Course Evaluations (due at 11 p.m. tonight!) that you completely forgot to buy something for your Secret Santa. We’ve collected some last-minute gift ideas that won’t break the bank.
Flyby's Holiday Placemat for Nosy Relatives
A placemat guide for holiday discussions on sensitive college issues with loved ones
Holiday with the Longfellows
Marissa Cheifetz, a member of the Longfellow holiday open house’s staff, describes the Longfellows’ holiday menu to a visitor at Friday evening’s open house.
Holiday Events At and Around Harvard
What events can you attend this finals period on Harvard's campus when the stress is becoming too much?
How To: Celebrate the Holidays in Your Dorm Room
What can a broke college student do to cheer up during this finals season?
Deck The Dining Halls
Students decorate the dining hall of Kirkland House with wreaths and lights on Monday evening.
Kirkland Lights
Students circle the holiday tree in the courtyard of Kirkland House on Monday evening. Members of Kirkland’s House Committee set up the tree earlier that afternoon, according to HoCo member Melissa Balding ’17.
Christmas Tree Lighting at The Charles Hotel
A parent allows his curious child to touch ornaments on a tree during this year’s Christmas tree lighting event at The Charles Hotel.
Veteran’s Day Stadium Run
Veterans, students in ROTC, and supportive community members begin running up the steps of Harvard Stadium. They gathered on Veteran’s Day to support past and present veterans and raise money for the Warrior Scholar Project.
A Night at... the Queen’s Head Pub
A young woman wearing a shaggy, red, tendril-adorned hat cradles a glass of beer next to us, nodding along to two men dressed in navy sweaters. Across from her, a blue-haired lady claps in earnest beneath orange streamers. A man wearing a neon green dinosaur onesie holds his costume’s accompanying hat while bopping along to the fading bass. Masks and carved pumpkins, empty mozzarella stick containers, and half-filled bottles lay strewn around the bar.
Seinfeld, Tamagotchi, and Suds: 3 Wackiest House Traditions
Though undergraduate houses are now assigned randomly, each has maintained idiosyncrasies from the good ole’, pre-90s days when students could self-select. Flyby asked around campus to find the top three wackiest house traditions—both well-known and otherwise—that have long endured.
Halloween Pumpkins
Student-carved pumpkins create a festive and spooky atmosphere on Friday evening.
Costume Contest
Students await judgement for best costume at the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub on Saturday night. The contest was a part of Haunted Hall, a College-wide Halloween party that took place in Annenberg.