Flyby Blog
Overheard during the Harvard Square Blackout of 2016
In case you’ve been living under a rock (or have been holed up in Starbucks for the evening), you’ll know that most of Harvard Yard and the River went dark sometime around midnight tonight. Students
The Most Dangerous Game: Flyby’s Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Perhaps this is a bit late since the debate was last night, but here at flyby we’ve designed a fun (probably dangerous) game for all you upperclassmen for future events.
If Your $132 Didn't Go to Mankiw
Ec 10a now requires that students buy a new loose-leaf course pack for a whopping $132, a change that the course head and textbook author N. Gregory Mankiw stands by. You could be glad you didn’t enroll, or holding back tears because you did; either way, we at Flyby have a carefully curated selection of objectively better things you could’ve spent that cash money on.
Listen Up! is BACK and Better Than Ever
Guess what– your favorite journalistic, blockmate/BFF, crime-fighting (not really) duo is back to answer all your burning questions in our biweekly advice column, Listen Up! This time, Hyemi and Betty take on bad dates and digestive health.
Falling for Fall: How to Take Advantage of Harvard's Best Season
This season doesn't last long, and Winter Is Coming, so take advantage of the fall today.
How To: Study for Midterms (Looking At You, Freshmen)
Here’s to all the freshmen who have never studied a day in their lives, who always got by in high school with intelligence and lazy indifference, and who are scared by the reality of an actual exam.
The Best $10 You'll Ever Spend
Are you a sophomore premed already disenamored with Chem 17? What about a freshman who already failed to finish his first CS 50 problem set even though students receive an extra 10 days this year? If so, have no fear. Though the first Add/Drop deadline has tragically passed, Harvard students still have until the Fifth Monday (October 3) to finalize their course schedules for the fall semester (and even then, why is everyone so scared of the dreaded W?). For the steep price of $10 a course (and the next 60 seconds of your life, which is all Flyby can really ask for at this point), we’ll will give you the lowdown on which courses to pick up to repair your broken semester.
How To: Get a Late Start on Your Thesis
It’s already more than halfway through September and some seniors may just realizing that they have a thesis to do...oops. Here are things you should remember as you kick your thesis into gear.
Meet President Faust’s Mysterious New Puppy
Everyone loves a good puppy study break. Life at Harvard is stressful, and nothing says relaxation like a small four-legged animal with a wet nose and an unpredictable bladder. No one knows this better than University President Drew G. Faust.
Can You Handle The Handle Bar?
Until this Saturday, The Handle Bar is offering free classes to walk-in customers who show a valid student ID. Basically, all of Harvard could go to a legitimate spin class for free. We here at Flyby decided to check it out and document the six stages of stages of spinning misery (and triumph).
