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Flyby Preview: Questions for Tomorrow's Mental Health Town Hall
With one day to go until administrators and representatives of University Health Services sit down at Thursday's much-anticipated "Mental Health Town Hall," students are refining, submitting, and voting on questions that aim to demystify Harvard's mental health resources and procedures.
Boyfriends Aren't a Thing Here (But New Friends Can Be)
Welcome to "Listen Up!," Flyby's weekly advice column, written by two jobless, washed-up seniors from their futon in Winthrop. We rounded up some of your most poignant questions from last week and responded with our unfailing wisdom.
'Warm Cuts' on Campus
The cozy feeling behind snowy tunes like "Baby It’s Cold Outside" and "Let It Snow" only lasts several days past Christmas. Now it's almost spring break, and yes, it's still snowing and raining and sleeting. Good ol' Cambridge. To keep you warm and dry and a little less miserable today and tonight, here are some "warm cuts" on campus.
Meet the 2013 Yardfest Openers!
The war for Yardfest opening act has been waged, and The Cantab Cowboys and Puttanesca have come out on top.
Harvard's Impeccable Reputation
And here we go again, yet another set of rankings! Times Higher Education released its World Reputation Rankings, which its website explains "is based on nothing more than subjective judgement," albeit the judgement of "published, senior academics."
Survive Lab as a Humanities Concentrator
Maybe it's for your SPU requirement, maybe you just drunkenly ended up in the bio-labs, or maybe you're like me, and just wanted to play with chemicals. Regardless of the reason, it's happened—you're are in a lab class. Your strong verbal skills and College Board approved vocabulary won't help you here. As I like to say, science is hard. But luckily I have some tips that will make lab a little easier for us humanities concentrators.
The Week in Preview: March 3-8
We've rounded up some of this coming week's most noteworthy events. Check them out and then check The Crimson for coverage the next day.
Beyond the Books: Harvard Libraries’ Quirkier Collections
It's common knowledge that Harvard's libraries house the country's second largest book collection. To those of you unimpressed by shelves upon shelves of dusty tomes, these more eccentric acquisitions may pique your interest. We at Flyby have compiled a list of the quirky, the bizarre, and the questionably useful relics found in Harvard's libraries.
Media Outlets Weigh in on Nap Space
Ever since students signed Yuqi Hou '15's petition rallying for a space to nap in Harvard Yard, numerous media outlets have chimed in to opine on the idea. While some applaud the concept, others find it further proof of Harvard students' snobbery.
A Good Bagel is Hard to Find
One culinary question you'll never hear debated is where in the United States to go for a bagel. The supremacy of the New York bagel is a closed case—an accepted tenant of foodie-ism that is about as up for discussion as Avogadro's number. After I decided to come to Harvard, my mom bought me an enormous winter coat. But I was less concerned about Cambridge winters than I was about the prospect of being out of reach of a decent bagel. I went my entire first semester at college without attempting to fill the void. But positive experiences with Cambridge sushi and Cambridge pizza gave me a ray of hope. This week, Connie and I attempted to do the impossible: find a bagel worth eating within walking distance of Harvard Yard.
