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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!
An Open Letter to DoorDashing Food
Dear Harvard College A.B. recipients, There is an epidemic among us. No, not mono from “deep kissing” (s/o GenEd 1079), the flu, or seasonal depression due to the numerous sick, gray days here in Cambridge. </3 It is people who DoorDash. Every. Damn. Thing. First up on my list of suspects are you lucky athletes with scooters. Why, oh why, are we DoorDashing food from Felipe’s and Jefe’s when your multi-hundred-dollar vehicles of death can get you to the Square faster than Todd in a Honda Civic can? I get that you may be sore from that brutal 7 a.m. practice of yours, but c’mon, why are we paying a $10 delivery fee for a $12 burrito?
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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.
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.
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.
A Plea for Muffin-Free Mornings
On Monday, from my perch in Kirkland, I trekked down four flights of stairs to the dining hall to track down a banana nut muffin. Room temperature with slightly softened nuts, it was a typical HUDS breakfast fare. On Tuesday, I once again trekked down four flights of stairs to the dhall and snagged a blueberry muffin with spots I’m pretty sure were blueberries. On Wednesday, I almost fell down four flights of stairs (#alarmnotset) on my way to the dhall. Once again, I grabbed a muffin, though this time of a spice variety. Who knows what tomorrow will hold? Well, probably a muffin.
Flyby's Guide to Harvard for World Leaders
Harvard has been hosting some big names lately. The Prime Minister of Spain stopped by yesterday, and the President of Sierra Leone arrives next week. These are people who run literal countries and have crossed oceans to be here. But what do they get? A quick lap around Harvard Yard, a pat on the back in University Hall, and a panel at the IOP. If they’re lucky, they’ll get a photo op with John Harvard (but hopefully won’t touch his foot). Frankly, we’re disappointed. Our esteemed guests are leaving campus without seeing the real Harvard. So we’ve designed an itinerary of our own, which we hope the administration will consider implementing. Heads of state, clear your calendars and bring a pair of good walking shoes!
HUDS Soup Tier List
As both a soup connoisseur and an individual whose brain is basically soup at this point (I know it’s only four weeks into the semester, but I said what I said), I consider myself uniquely qualified to rank our dining halls’ brothy offerings.
Flyby v. Harvard Shuttle: A Petition for One Loop
PassioGo this, Citymapper that. A new year, a new app to download just to get to the SEC. But the app is merely the strawman on which the woes of a Quadling are pinned. We must tear off the mask to reveal our true common enemy: the Harvard Shuttle system. Read flyby’s majority opinion advocating for the synaptic pruning of the web of shuttle routes, and join us on our quest to make it home safely and economically after a night out in Mather JCR.
This is Not MY my.harvard
my.harvard sure looks different this year! The cleaner and more modern landing page is finally rid of its excessive hyperlinks and Excel-sheet aesthetic. But that’s not to say that it’s without its own shortcomings. From course registration kinks (like being dropped from sections randomly…) and pretty dubious coding, the new and improved website is not as much of an upgrade as it initially appeared. Funnily enough, while doing research for this piece, my.harvard crashed on me. What a weird twist of fate.
How To: Stay Distracted in Class
Have you had to put away your laptop while your professor still presents off their own screen? The anti-technology epidemic is surfacing, but I refuse to let it stop me. Find ways to combat in-class boredom without ever being accused of touching your phone!
“Everything Must Go!”: Including the Senior Sale Itself?
It's Christmas in Cambridge again. As senior sales ramp up and the quality thereof steadily declines, I thought I might get in on the action. Check out Charlotte's Sophomore Sale Extravaganza here!
A Day in the Flyfe of a WHRBie
Have you ever wondered what goes on in the Pennypacker basement? Why are the lights always on? Why is there always an instrument or bike propped by the back door? What’s with the radio and its penguin Herbie? I had these same questions a year ago, when I embarked on my journey to join the society of herbie-whrbie AKA 95.3 FM WHRB Cambridge. Each Thursday of my life is now dedicated to the Penguin, and I think it’s high time I took you along. Waddle along and peer into the belly of Pennypacker if you dare…
How To: Make the Most of Your September Freedom
It’s safe to say that I will greatly miss the live-laugh-love version of myself that only comes out during this final weekend of September freedom. As a new weekend rolls around, I can only hope that my STEM classes push me to reinvest in my whimsy, spark conversation about my thrifted pieces and specialty coffee, and allow me enough time to sleep (even when solo cups are involved). Here’s to counting down the days until our next break!
An Open Letter to My Stolen Bicycle
Electric blue, shining brighter than the ocean at low tide, glistening like the sky on a hot summer day. Summer days like the ones when I was twelve, riding up and down my neighborhood street, delivering pies to my grandmother. Summer days like the one spent traversing the Providence Bike Path, stopping for Dell’s frozen lemonade. Summer days like the one when you were taken too soon from me.
POV: You’re the Love Island Cast on Sophomore Declaration Day
There are a myriad of lessons we can take with us from the Love Island cast as we transition into a new semester. Now, we can only wait for one, or many, of their appearances at Harvard Business School for further words of wisdom (writing this to manifest it). Or, for any of you lucky sophomores reading this, a serendipitous scroll through Harvard Yard on Friday, October 9th. I hope you all have this date GCal-ed…
Flyby's Guide to Crimson Jam 2026
Flyby's guide to Crimson Jam 2026, featuring Alesso!!
Overheards on Fall 2026 FDOC
Our eyes and ears were open for the FDOC! Check out some of the things we overheard at the start of this semester :)
Guide to the Harvard Libraries: The Botany Libraries
New semester, new you. Whether you are a senior about to graduate and want to make this year special, or a freshman who has just set foot on campus, everyone wants to make the most of their experience at Harvard. Oh, what’s that? You’ve only been to Widener, Cabot, and Lamont Library? That’s alright; it’s never too late to explore Harvard’s list of more than 20 libraries. Start your journey now and grab your Harvard Library Passport. It’s time to visit the Botany Libraries before you come up with more excuses as to why you have no time in your GCal to explore this beautiful campus.
Flyby Investigates: Can Harvard Teach Me How to Swim?
Welcome back, folks! You’re all tanner and more well-rested than ever before. But while some of you were jetting off to Bora Bora and Cancun (#boring), I went on my own all-inclusive vacation. I’m talking about a 25-yard private island with water as far as the eye can see. Yup, this summer I ventured to the one and only Malkin Athletic Center.
Things that Take Longer than Walking to Rhode Island
We walked to Rhode Island!
Flyby's Skin Care Advice
Avoid the wrinkles and gray hairs from the stress of midterms and finals by stepping up your skincare routine.
Flyby Investigates GCal Warriors
Flyby investigates GCal warriors around campus.
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