Flyby Blog
A Guide To Alternative Greetings and Salutations
Break away from the Harvard intro when you introduce yourself to someone. Here are some alternatives to the name-house-concentration-hometown intro to spice things up!
Open Letter to To-Go Boxes
The to-go containers have made it more difficult for students to get lunch between classes :( Is it time for the to-go containers to go?
Confessions from a Former Sidechat Virgin
I am an addict. Like down bad, lost in the trenches addict. My choice of poison? Sidechat. There is something special — some would even say beautiful — about your first week on Sidechat.
Harvard PMO List
Let’s be real: wherever you go, there will be something that screams “tspmo” ( “this pisses me off,” for all you uncultured folks). That’s equally true at Harvard.
No One Tell the Tourists About This…
As a plant lover, I always wondered why Harvard only had glass flowers but no live flowers. While contemplating my psets and long schedule, I subconsciously summoned my inner Robert Frost and took the road less traveled to my lecture in the Northwest Building... leading me to the OEB department's greenhouse!
Greenhouse Orchids
Orchids are one of the most diverse categories of plants on Earth. When there are only less than 25,000 species of birds, amphibians, and mammals combined on Earth, orchids boast more than 30,000 species among themselves, according to Wiggin. They are also the plants that need the tropical warmth and humidity.
Tropical plants
From top left to right, the tropical plants, succulents, and pineapple (yes, you read that correctly!) all require very different climate conditions that aren’t the typical New England weather.
Diverse ferns
This diverse set of ferns (left) and mosses (right) from across the world helps teach plant physiology and biodiversity classes at Harvard.
Fabulous plants
From left to right, a pitcher plant, a violet passion fruit flower, a red powder puff from Bolivia, a hibiscus plant, and a carrion flower in the stapelia genus
To Work Over Break or To Not Work Over Break…
Thanksgiving Break is the only time during the fall semester that Harvard kids have off…but is it really a break when you’re prepping for finals? Or could it be more accurately referred to as a pre-reading period? I guess it depends on which person you are. I really hope you picked some A’s. If not, my thoughts go out to you, soldier. Good luck.
Harvard-Yale Overheards
Ahh, Harvard-Yale weekend, a weekend filled with drinks, laughter, and a dash of football. Even outside of campus, our listening ears are on, delivering you some overheards from The Game.
Harvard vs. Yale: By the Numbers
Leading into the big game, let’s see how Harvard and Yale stack up across the board. Objective metrics are everything when gauging which school truly is superior.
How Harvard Can Win The Game
With the Ivy League Championship title already secured, the time has come for the Harvard football team to face its truest endeavor: beating Yale. This task is not one to be taken lightly, and though our chances for a win at The Game this year look pretty good, it’s all hands on deck. So, without further ado, here is Flyby’s foolproof strategy for how you can help Harvard win Harvard-Yale.
Love it/Hate it: Harvard Mascot
Here you are: HY ticket secured, Yale library floor housing approved, and gameday outfit all planned out. You begin to feel yourself engage in the rare school spirit that has spread across campus, awaiting this year’s HY football game. However, as you observe everyone’s enthusiastic school spirit, you may notice one ever-changing figure – Harvard’s mascot, aka Crimson, aka John Harvard, aka The Turkey, aka Remy??
Friends within Our Foes?: Sasha and Heidi
As Harvard students, it might be obvious to think of dogs when referring to Yalies. Their beloved mascot Handsome Dan is unfortunately quite cute, even if they are on the 19th iteration of him. But, did you know that Dan is not the only dog strutting across Yale’s campus?