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Opinion

Greetings from the Ad Board

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

In focusing on “low-hanging fruit” like The Crimson’s innocuous semesterly celebration, Deans David R. Friedrich and Suzy M. Nelson of the Office of Student Life squander time and money regulating celebratory, fun events highly unlikely to create any liability for the College.


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Hello, Goodbye

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

The voicemailer’s barrages remind me on a regular basis of one of the most unique, amusing, and sometimes frightening aspects of my job—I regularly come into contact with more crazy people than probably anyone else on campus.


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Opinion

Welcome to the New TheCrimson.com!

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

<p>Thanks for visiting, and I'm thrilled to welcome you to the redesigned and refocused TheCrimson.com!</p>


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A Letter To Crimson Readers

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

In yesterday’s newspaper, The Crimson ran an advertisement that questioned whether the Holocaust occurred and which unsurprisingly angered many members


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Flyby

Chairs in the Hood

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

About a week after their initial placement in the yard, we wondered, how are the colored chairs doing? We know


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It Takes One To Know One: Reviewing GQ's "Douchiest College" List

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

<p>It's probably already been tossed around your House or club list, but if you haven't noticed, the venerable Gentlemen's Quarterly took it upon itself to provide a "heavily researched, possibly stereotypey, but still accurate guide" to America's 25 Douchiest Colleges. Thank heavens someone finally stepped forward to fill this gaping void in the journalistic landscape.</p><p>Kidding aside, we at FlyBy took our highly-ranked "Harvard douche" identity to heart, and have combed over the list utilizing our finely-tuned knowledge of douchery.  Where did GQ go wrong?  Who was left out? And when did they just get lazy?  Find out what the douchexperts have to say below.</p><p>(As a perhaps-belated warning to our elderly FlyByers, it's nearly impossible to write this post without using the word "douche" over 50 times, so proceed with caution.)</p><p>


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It Takes One To Know One: Reviewing GQ's "Douchiest College" List

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

It's probably already been tossed around your House or club list, but if you haven't noticed, the venerable Gentlemen's Quarterly


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News

The Best Cheap Eats in the Square

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

Harvard Square is brimming with food options, particularly in comparison to most college towns. But you’ll find that unless it’s


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Obama Backs Off Gates Remarks After Police Ask for Apology

UPDATED 5:38 P.M. President Barack Obama conceded Friday that he had erred in his "choice of words" in criticizing the


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So This is Getting Big...

By Maxwell L. Child  • 

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