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Linda Lee
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Dear Freshmen: From Our PAFs
Dear Freshmen, This semester’s been a lot, and who better to hear from than the PAFs in Flyby! Without further ado, some words from the wise...
Quiz: Which Tech Firm Are You?
Are you a tech whiz destined for Google? An archaic Microsoft nerd? Take a break from staring at your failed test cases and find out.
Flyby Presents: Best Zoom Backgrounds
It’s hard to imagine how we would be navigating school without the incredible power of technology. Zoom sessions allow us to attend lectures from anywhere in the world, so why not explore the possibilities? Why limit yourself to your messy bedroom with your stuffed animals or pile of laundry inconspicuously tucked away from the range of your webcam? Modern problems require modern solutions.
How to Get Out of a Commitment
As Harvard students, we love saying yes to things. Sure, 10 p.m. is an awfully inconvenient time to mark green on the When2Meet, but it’s not like you have anything planned then (at the moment, at least).
Our Kids Will Be Better
How do you raise a child to have a life that you yourself have never known? This is the greatest paradox I have grappled with during my time at Harvard.
In Response to ‘What Do You Do?’
The next time we are faced with the question of “what do you do,” it is my hope that rather than feeling boxed in, we are bursting with answers of everything we are and everything we are capable of.
Summer Postcard: Recharging at a Konbini
To me, a konbini is equivalent to a humble refuge from confusion and chaos. It’s the checkpoint area on the game map every time I die, sheltering me from time and all matters of reality until I’m ready to face the world again.
What Will You Miss Most About Harvard?
In honor of Commencement season, Flyby went to Quincy Courtyard to talk to Harvard seniors about what they'll miss the most about Harvard
How to Adult After Harvard
Adulting has a steep learning curve based on experience and time, but there’s no harm in following some basic tips to help get you started on that #solo life.
The 8 Weirdest Things from This Year’s Harvard Senior Sales
Here are some of the weirdest items that have been put up for sale by seniors during this senior sales season.
What Does It Mean to Be a Tutor?
When the delicate trust between a student and a tutor is broken and replaced with strategic targeting and hostility, the incident no longer becomes isolated within the fences of Winthrop House.
Guide to Harvard Acronyms
Before you even get to complicated classes, you must face everyday Harvard lingo. Let us decode some of the most common acronyms for you!
The 5 Percent of Harvard’s 5 Percent
There is one caveat to Harvard’s thriving and inclusive extracurricular scene: To explore something new, you must already be good at it.
Yard Chat: Harvard's New Yik Yak
You might have gotten a weirdly mysterious email, or you might have heard about it from friends, but Yard Chat is here. What's going on with this anonymous platform? We poked around to find out.