Around Campus
Flyby Tries: Making Harvard Square College-Kid Friendly
Let’s face it, Harvard Square is way too expensive, lacking in variety, and just outright boring. Naming it after a college but having it tailored to tourists is an atrocity. Check out Flyby’s attempt at making Harvard Square college-kid-friendly!
Leaked: Your Datamatch Matches
Now that Datamatch isn’t asking for Rice Purity Test scores anymore (boo), we had to find something else to expose to the general public: your matches.
Flyby Ranks: Super Bowl Ads
Super Bowl LIX brought big-budget ads packed with humor, excitement, and star power — but did they hit the mark? Let’s break down the biggest successes and fumbles from this year’s commercial lineup.
Flyby Tries: Fancy Coffee at Lovestruck Books
Follow a Flyby writer’s adventure to try out a new coffee shop in the square! George Howell Coffee, located in Lovestruck Books underneath the old Anthropologie building, is a delightful experience, both for the tastebuds and for the bored Harvard student.
Reasons Why You Wore Your Harvard Sweatshirt to the Airport
Do you need some extra convincing to wear your Harvard sweatshirt to Boston Logan this weekend? Whether it’s to land a job or spark a fleeting airport romance, Flyby breaks down all the reasons why you might decide to wear Crimson to Terminal B.
Flyby Investigates: Who Plays Music At Annenberg?
Every day, we see many of you Annenberg-goers tapping your foot, humming quietly, or outright singing along to the tunes spun by the mysterious Berg DJs. After fanboying from the sidelines for far too long, one of our writers had to know more about the people responsible for bringing this amazing energy into Berg. Finally, the question of who’s on aux during breakfast will be answered.
Harvard Rivalries
Whether you planned your own Super Bowl watch party or were too distracted by the Sunday Scaries to tune in, yesterday was a time for fun-spirited taunting and glaring at your rivals. Here are some of the most contested rivalries on Harvard’s campus — get ready to pick your side.
Harvard College Concentrations as Winter Coats
As we all bundle up for the harsh Boston winter, everyone needs a good coat. But, which coat will make you best fit in with your peers? Winter coats, like concentrations, say a lot about a person. Here’s our semi-comprehensive list so you can get the coat that will best suit your needs.
Expectations vs. Reality: Spring Semester
The new year is a great time to set resolutions, which can translate into expectations for the upcoming semester. In actuality, one week of Harvard can feel a lot like getting ice-cold water poured on your flames of hope. Today, Flyby is here to commiserate.
A Harvard Winter-Horrorland: Best Places to Slip-and-Face-Plant on Campus
Winter signifies the return of Harvard’s most humiliating extreme sport: trying not to slip on ice while getting to class. While we can’t exactly tell you how to avoid being humbled by ice, we can point out the worst best places to face-plant on campus!
Is Winter Break Actually A Break?
For the entirety of the fall semester, you’re dreaming of winter break — no alarms, no deadlines, nothing…right? But once it is break, is it actually a break?
Flyby's Spring 2025 Playlist
Now that we’ve been back to school for a week, we are all too familiar with our daily commutes. Or we should be at least — it's too early to skip class just yet. Whether it be early in the morning for your 9 a.m., or in the evening for your I-get-to-sleep-in days, music is essential to making your daily treks all the less miserable. Here are some of our top musical picks to start your spring semester off right!
Why the First Week Back Feels Like an Episode of Survivor
You’ve just returned from winter break, where you’ve enjoyed the comforts of home, maybe traveled, or simply binged every series Netflix had to offer. Now, you’re thrust back into the unforgiving terrain of Cambridge, and it’s survival of the fittest — or, at least, survival of the slightly better prepared. Much like the hit reality show Survivor, the first week back at Harvard is full of challenges, alliances, and the occasional blindside.
Overheard on Spring 2025 FDOC
Alas, the first day of classes and chaos is over!! Jk, you all talk really loud, and we listen. Come check out some of our spring semester overheards!
Flyby Investigates: Is Snowport Worth It?
In Boston, nothing says winter festivities better than the cookie-cutter Hallmark dreamscape bordering the Atlantic: Snowport Village. Snowport exists as the Boston legend of holiday cheer — just 40 minutes away on the Red and Green (festive!) lines, it promises rich, tangy hot cider, tempered-chocolate pianos, and kitschy bobbles of every holiday shape, color, and size. But beyond its Willy Wonka exterior, any visitor knows that each handcrafted stall and ornamental delicacy is bound to drain your wallet. So, are the wonders of Snowport worth the prolonged commute and colossal costs?
