We’re back for another year of FlyBy, and your favorite series “Around the Ivies.” With some Ivy League newspapers out of hibernation and others not, here’s a sampling of what’s been going on around our friendly rival schools.

Yale

Yale is one-upping us again. They’re moving forward with plans to build two new residential colleges—sticking to plans to demolish historic buildings including the Seeley G. Mudd Library, Hammond Hall, and Brewster Hall—while our much touted “House renewal” process won’t start until at least 2012, according to Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith. Some locals and preservationists may be fighting for the buildings to be saved, but Yale University President Richard Levin told the Yale Daily News that the two new residential colleges will probably open in 2015 or 2016.

Meanwhile, though President Faust has taken it up as her mission to (try to) expand the arts at Harvard without disrespecting all those laid off staffers, Yale College has created a new position for an arts dean. According to the YDN, Dean Susan Cahan’s responsibilities will include “[developing] new programs in the arts” and making room for more artistic space. While Harvard does have its own Office for the Arts, this year it will probably be more focused on budget cuts than “new programs.”

That said, Harvard did recently release reports both on the arts and on House renewal—and words clearly speak louder than actions.

Princeton

The only consistent news item that seems to have been going on at Princeton (besides budget cuts) is that sketchy men have been exposing themselves to women on campus. In fact, it’s happened four times since mid-spring, and the police have arrested two men so far. The latest incident happened at 10:30 p.m. on August 1, when a female visitor was stopped by a man asking for directions, and as she gave directions, she noticed he was exposing himself. April and May saw randos masturbating and exposing themselves on campus as well.

This seemingly random “string of incidents” must have some cause. Is it just the recession, or is it part of a larger malaise that afflicts people who have to live in New Jersey?

Columbia

Though Columbia was ranked number 8 in U.S. News' college rankings, Columbia's Bwog takes a stab at Harvard by calling us "financially incompetent," even if we beat them again next year:

Columbia administrators are probably rubbing their hands in anticipation of next year: because these rankings are based on 2008 data, the past year's financial trouble for many top schools (which, comparatively, Columbia escaped) will only be taken into account next year. Then again, it wouldn't surprise anyone to find a financially incompetent school on top again - US News has its ways.

60 comments ensue about Columbia's acceptance rate and...outsourcing sex to other New York colleges. "can the men at NYU integrate your curves?" inquires one commenter.

Brown

Emma Watson is coming!  Yeah. We guess they win for the week.

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