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Flyby Investigates: Henrys at Harvard
Henry is the 23rd most popular name on campus. Why? We’re not quite sure.
How to Survive a Lamont All-Nighter
All-nighters are where undergrads become champions, but don’t let being ill-prepared ruin your academic weapon status. So use these tried-and-true tips to make it through the night, and may the Lamont odds be ever in your favor.
HUPD Police Log: Reading Period Edition
The countdown to the end of the semester has been flying by — lol, get it? — but for HUPD, it’s definitely felt like an eternity given all of our shenanigans. Campus is still bustling with activity, and we’re here to share it all with you.
How to Get a Fête Plus One
If you’re not one of the lucky few in Eliot, you’ve probably been scheming since last spring to secure a coveted plus one to Fête… and now it’s four days out, and you still don’t have a ticket. The good news? Flyby, as always, is here to help. Here are ten methods you can try to win yourself a spot at this *elite* black-tie affair.
Reading Period Affirmations
As we binge hours of Panopto lectures, abuse all of Canvas’s possible features, and leave scathing QGuide reviews, here are a few affirmations to help make this unbearable season just a little less miserable.
Flyby Tries: Letting ChatGPT Determine My Finals Study Schedule
And as final exams roll around (they’re in a week, people: insanity), I have found myself without a study schedule for my exams. Being resourceful, I had ChatGPT do it for me.
So What Had Happened Was… Visitas 2025
While the sight of a gazillion red lanyards made us die a little inside, we’d be lying if we said that prefrosh’s presence on campus wasn’t entertaining. Here are some highlights from our encounters with prefrosh this weekend.
Things to NOT Bring to Harvard
This one’s for our incoming prefrosh — the Class of 2025 may not ever meet you because we are old, but I hope my senior wisdom will stay with you until Commencement Day 2029. Let’s get packing…
Visitas, Not Veritas: A Time For Reinvention
For those of you who might find the Visitas fresh start daunting or in case you’re feeling a little uninspired, here are some ideas for the new identity you can take on, whether for the weekend or for the next four years.
How to Emulate a Harvard Local
As Visitas finally rolls around, we are so excited to have you (prefrosh) all on campus! That being said, you shouldn’t make it obvious that you’re new here. Here are some notes to keep things cool and casual on campus — spark up your alter ego and convince everyone that you’ve been around the Yard once or twice!
Do They Even Go Here?
Here are some foolproof ways to verify that your new Visitas BFF isn’t a 30-year-old social experiment in disguise or a ~pathological liar~ with a deep love for free tote bags and a vendetta against the admissions process.
What I Wish I Knew at Visitas
I’m here 2 tell you 9 things to know for Visitas. (See what I did there?)
“We Know a Spot”
Unfortunately for you, your amateur campus tour guide's suggestions are bound to be lacking. If you’d like to avoid walking ten thousand miles this weekend for no real reason, you’ll listen to us.
Your Visitas Home Base, Revealed
If you’re wondering whether the Visitas gods have cursed you or blessed you with a halfway decent floor to crash on, don’t worry — we’ve got you. Here’s our very official, extremely accurate, and absolutely unbiased round-up of the upperclassman dorms you might stay in during Visitas weekend!
Visitas 2025
April is nearly over, but if you’re anticipating a smooth cruise into May, you’re sorely mistaken. Unfortunately, the fact that you can now count the remaining days of classes on two hands — finally — only entices your professors to stress test the limit on the number of deadlines they can set within a five-day period. (Lucky you.) There’s also the not-so-small matter of welcoming another class of students to campus. Yes, that’s right, it’s already time for Visitas 2025! Here’s our welcome to the Class of 2029.
