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Anatomy of a Fracket
You don’t want to lose your nice winter coat after you leave it in a huge pile, so it’s about time that you start thinking about what you’re going to wear out to the Owl in the snow. Thus, Flyby presents: The Fracket.
The Harvard Grade Generator
By now everyone's heard the news: Harvard hands out good grades like candy. Dining halls are alive with the sounds of students wondering who is getting all of these apparently ever-so-abundant As.
Infographic: Losing Your Keys
If you haven't lost your keys by now, you're probably in denial. Losing one's keys is a mishap that every Harvard student has surely overcome. Flyby graphs out the emotional roller coaster here.
Harvard Today: Dec. 5, 2013
It's officially reading period! Enjoy the break from classes and get ready for finals.
Breaking News, Breaking Student Morale
Just before finals week, the Harvard undergrad population is met with great news: everyone’s getting A’s! At least, that’s how some panicky students may have interpreted Dean Harris’s recent remarks—leading to a wave of despair washing over campus. Here are seven ways that simple statement ruined mornings across Harvard today:
From the Archives: Grade Inflation at Harvard
On Tuesday, Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris stated that the median grade at Harvard College is an A-, prompting commentators the world over to criticize the perceived leniency of the College's grading standards. But this is not the first time such an outcry has occurred, nor is it likely to be the last. Below, Flyby presents a collection of news stories on grade inflation at Harvard over the years, from The Crimson’s archives.
Reading Period: Expectations vs. Reality
You may have hopes of studying efficiently, eating well, exercising frequently and not going insane, but we all know that as soon as you click on that first Buzzfeed list, things go downhill and before you know it four hours and all hopes of a productive day fall to the wayside (don't worry, you're probably going to get an A anyway). Flyby has come up with two reading period pie charts detailing the expectations vs. realities of reading period.
