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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!
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?
Why Yale is Better Than Harvard... (sorry)
With The Game coming up this weekend, we can likely expect some big wins for Harvard. To make up for what is about to be a totally crushing defeat, here are some totally real and valid ways Yale does win over Harvard.
Ways To Get To Yale If You Didn’t Get A Shuttle Bus Ticket
If you only check your email to see Flyby’s Harvard Today (don’t worry, we do too), chances are you probably missed the announcement to buy shuttle bus tickets to get to Yale. And now…you’re scrambling to figure out how to get there. It’s not time to panic just yet! Because we’ve compiled our helpful list with our favorite way to make it in time to the Game before kickoff!
A Realistic Map of New Haven
Take a look at our simplified map to know what is actually worth paying attention to during your trip down to Connecticut.
Flyby Investigates: Late Night Slice in New Haven
If you’re in search of a late-night slice after spending the night out, here are some recommended spots around Yale’s campus and New Haven to check out!
Flyby Tries: Starbucks Holiday Drinks
It’s TIIIMEEEEE to revive our dopamine receptors and get into the holiday spirit! Flyby tried all of the new holiday drink offerings and the consensus is…
Should You Pass/Fail That Course?
We all have that course in mind. You know—the one you’re constantly late to, walking in five (then 10, then 15, then 30) minutes late as the semester drags on, to eventually just not at all. And when you do finally make it to class, you can barely stay awake, as weeks of missed material make it difficult to decipher what sounds like a foreign language at this point. Your grades are slipping, and naturally, you are thinking… do I just pass/fail? Well, don’t fret, Flyby is here to help you decide.
My New Laundry Routine
On a gloomy and very, very cold November morning, shivering as we trudged to class, all Harvard undergraduates received an email that would change their lives forever. No, it wasn’t that we’re getting a shopping week. Or that Remy had become the official mascot of the College. No, no, no… it was better.
Recapping the Government Shutdown
After 43 days (Oct. 1 to Nov. 12), the House finally passed a bill to end the nation’s longest shutdown. While Congress and the government may have been in standstill, our lives most certainly were not. Here are a few things that you may have missed that happened during the government shutdown.
I Am Once Again Asking Harvard To Increase BoardPlus
BoardPlus is the well-loved semesterly allowance that Harvard gives us to spend at various cafes and cafeterias across campus. That said, is $65 a semester truly enough? I think not (there’s been considerable inflation since 2007). As long as BoardPlus allocations remain stagnant, I will keep pleading with Harvard to recenter academics AND student well-being by beefing up our supply of snacks and caffeine.
6 Ways Harvard Students Are Studying
You’ve probably heard a thing or two about how Harvard students allegedly don't attend class. Well… let’s look at the facts: Students wouldn’t be here if they weren’t hard workers. So the real question is: What if professors graded based on what they’re actually mastering? Forget exams — here are 6 things that Harvard students are actually doing (a.k.a. the classes they cannot escape).
How Big Is the FAS’s Structural Budget Deficit?
The FAS’s budget ran a structural deficit of 365 MILLION dollars this year. Without further ado, here’s what FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra could’ve bought with this money instead:
Harvard Professor Memorabilia
Forget Q Reports. An entire new butterfly species was named after Harvard’s beloved professor Andrew Berry — which says far more about how iconic he is than any other metric could. In the spirit of Euptychia andrewberryi, Flyby has chosen an assortment of more groundbreaking memorabilia that should be named after Harvard professors.