Thanksgiving
For Students on Campus, Thanksgiving Brings Rest, Feasting
Surrounded by the golden tones of Adams House and the din of conversation, students found a warm, comfortable atmosphere for Thanksgiving dinner on campus. Others hit the books.
Hey Professor! Science and Cooking: Thanksgiving Edition
With Thanksgiving around the corner, FM sat down with Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Michael P. Brenner and David A. Weitz, who teach SPU 27: Science and Cooking, for advice on how to cook the perfect Thanksgiving dinner at the molecular level.
Teen Mag Quiz: Where Should You Go For Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Whether you’re an international student who’s baffled as to why we eat turkey in remembrance of genocide, an American undergrad dreading going home out of fear of seeing your parents, or somewhere in between, FM’s got you covered. You’re only five questions away from a definitive answer as to what you should do for Thanksgiving, so what are you waiting for? Christmas?
Thanksgiving Mad-Lib
Hey __________ (kid who lives in New York / “friend” from my Gov section / my Ec TF), you know we’ve _________ (been friends / hated each other / had a non-exclusive, consistent “thing”) for a while now and my family __________ (lives too far away / hates me / is vegetarian), so I don’t have a place to __________ (crash / eat / procreate) over Thanksgiving Break.
How to Shed Those Post-Thanksgiving Pounds
By now, you’ve probably woken up from your turkey-induced coma and gotten back into your normal weekday routine (just in time for reading period to start and mess with it again). And let’s be real—the only exercise you got over break was from stampeding innocent fellow shoppers on Black Friday. So, to help you lose those post-Turkeyday pounds, Flyby suggests taking some of these easy steps:
Year Two: #flybythanksgiving
We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and enjoyed the break from school. Here's a gallery of some of the 'grams and tweets from #flybythanksgiving. Thanks to all participated—it was fun to see how people celebrated!
Community Members Dash Around Cambridge in Yulefest 5K
Over a thousand people dressed as Santa Clauses, elves, and reindeer descended upon Harvard Square for the third annual Yulefest race on Sunday morning. The run, one of five annual 5k races in Cambridge, kicked off at the intersection of Holyoke Street and Massachusetts Avenue and was followed by a post-race block party on Brattle Street.
Students Celebrate Hanukkah On Campus
Though many students were at home last week for the first few days of Hanukkah, they will be able to find food and festivities—from fried latkes and jelly doughnuts to traditional Jewish games of dreidel and the lighting of menorahs—across campus in the final days of the Jewish holiday.
Gallery: Our Second Annual #flybythanksgiving
Some of our favorite submissions from our second annual crowdsourced #flybythanksgiving!
A “Family Thanksgiving” At Harvard
From HUDS workers to House Masters, the College strove to give students who remained on campus this Thanksgiving break a warm, familial experience.
But What Is Life Without Email?
No, your phone isn’t broken - getting less than a hundred emails a day is normal. This is what breaks are meant to feel like! But if you realize you’ve already started missing the constant notifications, we at Flyby have compiled a list of things you can do to remedy your email withdrawal.
Preparing for Thanksgivukkah
In honor of the upcoming mega-holiday, Flyby has rounded up a few ways you can make this miraculous, literally once-in-a-lifetime combination of Thanksgivukkah as epic and festive as can be.
#flybythanksgiving: Take Two!
Flyby would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving holiday! We hope that wherever you’ll be celebrating turkey day, you’ll be in good company and getting to relax a little before the end of the semester. If the fam gets to be too much or you can’t bear to be away from Flyby or social media for the next couple of days, we have the perfect solution.