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I Am Once Again Asking Harvard To Increase BoardPlus
BoardPlus is the well-loved semesterly allowance that Harvard gives us to spend at various cafes and cafeterias across campus. That said, is $65 a semester truly enough? I think not (there’s been considerable inflation since 2007). As long as BoardPlus allocations remain stagnant, I will keep pleading with Harvard to recenter academics AND student well-being by beefing up our supply of snacks and caffeine.
6 Ways Harvard Students Are Studying
You’ve probably heard a thing or two about how Harvard students allegedly don't attend class. Well… let’s look at the facts: Students wouldn’t be here if they weren’t hard workers. So the real question is: What if professors graded based on what they’re actually mastering? Forget exams — here are 6 things that Harvard students are actually doing (a.k.a. the classes they cannot escape).
How Big Is the FAS’s Structural Budget Deficit?
The FAS’s budget ran a structural deficit of 365 MILLION dollars this year. Without further ado, here’s what FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra could’ve bought with this money instead:
Harvard Professor Memorabilia
Forget Q Reports. An entire new butterfly species was named after Harvard’s beloved professor Andrew Berry — which says far more about how iconic he is than any other metric could. In the spirit of Euptychia andrewberryi, Flyby has chosen an assortment of more groundbreaking memorabilia that should be named after Harvard professors.
Things to Re-Center Instead of Academics
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve definitely heard about Harvard’s new report about grade inflation or, at least, seen posts on Sidechat about Amanda Claybaugh’s fated email. Flyby hears your concerns, and we also believe that there is more to the life of a college student than simply their GPA. So without further ado, here are some of the things that should actually be re-centered at Harvard.
The True Winners of the Cambridge Half
Did you or the most annoying person you know run the Cambridge Half and choose to make it their entire personality on Sunday? Well, I did. And I can tell you the true winners are not the runners biting their participation medals but the hordes of people who woke up at 7 a.m. on Halloweekend to support their mentally ill friends. I spent my whole 13.1 miles reading your signs, and they saved me from taking a jump right off Week’s bridge.
Flyby Goes: Leaf Peeping Around Campus
The trees around campus are putting on a genuinely stunning fall display, with vibrant hues of red, orange, and yellow peeping out. Take a moment to look up from your phone between sections and appreciate the foliage — check out some of the spots our writers found to have some of the best trees!
Trick-or-Treat: Harvard Edition
Trick-or-Treat! A midterm on October 31st? An excellent decision for student morale! But maybe it's about the friends we’ve made along the way (severe trauma bonding). Settle in, because this is Harvard’s version of trick-or-treating: the tricks are real, the treats are mediocre at best, and somehow we’re all still here for it.
Flyby Fall 2025 Playlist
Fall at Harvard is unlike any other. On one hand, beautiful fall foliage transforms this place into the aesthetically pleasing New England college campus you see in movies. On the other hand, we experience an endless midterm season (that will only get harder from here…), an endless Sidechat debate about finals clubs, and an endless series of 4:30 p.m. sunsets. Whether you decide to romanticize the season or revel in autumnal melancholy, Flyby presents to you a perfectly curated playlist for this rollercoaster of a Harvard fall.
Hot or Not: 2025 Halloween Costumes
With Halloweekend on the horizon, almost every conversation in the dhall will bring up the question “what are you going to be?” Whether you have five costumes or haven’t bothered to come up with anything yet, we here at Flyby have compiled a list of the popular costumes we expect to see the most of — and, more importantly, what our takes on each are. Feel free to use these as inspiration, a warning, or a bingo card in spying the most trendy Halloween costumes prowling Tasty Basty.
Harvard Is Heist-Proof
Raise your hand if you read about the Louvre Heist and thought that you could do the same. Everyone’s up? Now imagine if it were held on Harvard’s campus. Everyone’s hands should be down.
Bad Omens: Harvard Edition
Harvard can be a scary place on any day, but there are, without a doubt, ill omens you can spot from a mile away that will tell you just what you’re in for. Without further ado, here are some surefire omens that guarantee misfortune at Harvard.
How to Get Your Life Together Before Parents’ Weekend
It’s that beautiful time of year again, when midterms never seem to end and Halloweekend is an impending blur. Family weekend is scheduled in the midst of all this chaos, and you completely forgot that your parents are coming to town. But don’t fret, little one. Your friends at Flyby are here to save the day with our guide on how to get your life together before that.
Goodbye Road Rat
A chance encounter with a rat on the road leads to multiple epiphanies about the rat race we live in. Look both ways before crossing the street. Live with love and whimsy.
What’s Haunting Harvard This Fall
As we’re officially in Spooky Season, Harvard’s campus vibes have changed. Of course students are haunted by midterms and poor technology (shoutout to Canvas being down for a day but my essay deadline not getting extended), but beyond the annual scaries of midterm season, there’s also some new frights at Harvard this fall.
