Around Campus
Leaked: Your Datamatch Matches
Now that Datamatch isn’t asking for Rice Purity Test scores anymore (boo), we had to find something else to expose to the general public: your matches.
Flyby Ranks: Super Bowl Ads
Super Bowl LIX brought big-budget ads packed with humor, excitement, and star power — but did they hit the mark? Let’s break down the biggest successes and fumbles from this year’s commercial lineup.
Flyby Tries: Fancy Coffee at Lovestruck Books
Follow a Flyby writer’s adventure to try out a new coffee shop in the square! George Howell Coffee, located in Lovestruck Books underneath the old Anthropologie building, is a delightful experience, both for the tastebuds and for the bored Harvard student.
Reasons Why You Wore Your Harvard Sweatshirt to the Airport
Do you need some extra convincing to wear your Harvard sweatshirt to Boston Logan this weekend? Whether it’s to land a job or spark a fleeting airport romance, Flyby breaks down all the reasons why you might decide to wear Crimson to Terminal B.
Flyby Investigates: Who Plays Music At Annenberg?
Every day, we see many of you Annenberg-goers tapping your foot, humming quietly, or outright singing along to the tunes spun by the mysterious Berg DJs. After fanboying from the sidelines for far too long, one of our writers had to know more about the people responsible for bringing this amazing energy into Berg. Finally, the question of who’s on aux during breakfast will be answered.
Harvard Rivalries
Whether you planned your own Super Bowl watch party or were too distracted by the Sunday Scaries to tune in, yesterday was a time for fun-spirited taunting and glaring at your rivals. Here are some of the most contested rivalries on Harvard’s campus — get ready to pick your side.
Harvard College Concentrations as Winter Coats
As we all bundle up for the harsh Boston winter, everyone needs a good coat. But, which coat will make you best fit in with your peers? Winter coats, like concentrations, say a lot about a person. Here’s our semi-comprehensive list so you can get the coat that will best suit your needs.
Expectations vs. Reality: Spring Semester
The new year is a great time to set resolutions, which can translate into expectations for the upcoming semester. In actuality, one week of Harvard can feel a lot like getting ice-cold water poured on your flames of hope. Today, Flyby is here to commiserate.
A Harvard Winter-Horrorland: Best Places to Slip-and-Face-Plant on Campus
Winter signifies the return of Harvard’s most humiliating extreme sport: trying not to slip on ice while getting to class. While we can’t exactly tell you how to avoid being humbled by ice, we can point out the worst best places to face-plant on campus!
Is Winter Break Actually A Break?
For the entirety of the fall semester, you’re dreaming of winter break — no alarms, no deadlines, nothing…right? But once it is break, is it actually a break?
Flyby's Spring 2025 Playlist
Now that we’ve been back to school for a week, we are all too familiar with our daily commutes. Or we should be at least — it's too early to skip class just yet. Whether it be early in the morning for your 9 a.m., or in the evening for your I-get-to-sleep-in days, music is essential to making your daily treks all the less miserable. Here are some of our top musical picks to start your spring semester off right!
Why the First Week Back Feels Like an Episode of Survivor
You’ve just returned from winter break, where you’ve enjoyed the comforts of home, maybe traveled, or simply binged every series Netflix had to offer. Now, you’re thrust back into the unforgiving terrain of Cambridge, and it’s survival of the fittest — or, at least, survival of the slightly better prepared. Much like the hit reality show Survivor, the first week back at Harvard is full of challenges, alliances, and the occasional blindside.
Overheard on Spring 2025 FDOC
Alas, the first day of classes and chaos is over!! Jk, you all talk really loud, and we listen. Come check out some of our spring semester overheards!
Flyby Investigates: Is Snowport Worth It?
In Boston, nothing says winter festivities better than the cookie-cutter Hallmark dreamscape bordering the Atlantic: Snowport Village. Snowport exists as the Boston legend of holiday cheer — just 40 minutes away on the Red and Green (festive!) lines, it promises rich, tangy hot cider, tempered-chocolate pianos, and kitschy bobbles of every holiday shape, color, and size. But beyond its Willy Wonka exterior, any visitor knows that each handcrafted stall and ornamental delicacy is bound to drain your wallet. So, are the wonders of Snowport worth the prolonged commute and colossal costs?
Harvard to Break Ground on Pritzker-Funded Economics Building in June 2025
Construction on the new building for the Harvard Economics Department will begin in June 2025, according to an email sent to Harvard Art Museums affiliates on Monday morning.
Harvard Houses as Iconic Christmas Songs
All songs have their own vibe and spirit, but all contribute to the greater holiday joy that brings us together, just like all 12 houses of the student community. Happy holidays!
Every Harvard Square Ice Cream Place, Ranked
Harvard Square has so many ice cream places. As Flyby’s outgoing leaders, we considered it our final and most important duty to try each and every place so we could determine once and for all where you should spend your hard-earned money on the sweetest of treats.
What Harvard Students Are Actually Thankful for This Thanksgiving
As the leaves fall and HUDS rolls out the pumpkin pie, we’re reflecting on the little things that make Harvard life just a bit sweeter. Grab a plate, pass the gratitude, and let’s dig in.
Flyby's Review of the Yale Bulldog Roast
Did YOU go to the Yale Bulldog Roast? If not, never fear, Flyby has you covered. The game might be over, but you know what isn’t? Hating on Y*le :). May joint hatred keep us together and get us through the rest of the semester.
Flyby Tries: Intellectual Vitality at the H-Y Game
Harvard has something that Yale doesn’t: intellectual vitality. One Flyby writer tried to practice intellectual vitality at the H-Y game to see if we could at least win against Yale that way.
Flyby Tries: Recreating Dean Khurana’s Harvard-Yale Photos
You know it. You love it. You look forward to the day you can be featured on it. Dean Khurana’s Instagram. While you wait for your fateful debut, take a look at some of his best pictures that we so beautifully recreated!
Harvard-Yale Cocktails
Here are some school-spirited takes on classic cocktails to get you in the Harvard-Yale spirit this weekend. Go Crimson!
Flyby Tries: Honeycomb Creamery
Honeycomb’s been on our go-to list for a while now, but this weekend we decided to actually embark upon this side quest. Of course, as soon as we picked a day the weather dropped ten degrees. Ice cream in 50-degree weather — why not? Undeterred, we set off from campus at a brisk pace, enjoying the fall foliage and peaceful Cambridge vibes on an overcast but otherwise lovely day.
Harvard Houses as Coffee Shops
As we approach 4 p.m. sunsets and Canada Goose season, finding the right place to grab a warm cup of coffee in the square becomes a top priority. Luckily, there are so many (at least 12) options! But which one to choose… Your house might be an indication!
Other Things From 2017 That We Should Bring Back
President Donald J. Trump will be back for a second term in 2025. This got us thinking… if we’re headed towards a 2025 that looks more like 2017 part two, what else should we bring back from that era? We took a look at Flyby’s very own coverage from that hallowed time to determine how we might make Harvard return to 2017.