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Flyby Tries: Making Harvard Square College-Kid Friendly
Let’s face it, Harvard Square is way too expensive, lacking in variety, and just outright boring. Naming it after a college but having it tailored to tourists is an atrocity. Check out Flyby’s attempt at making Harvard Square college-kid-friendly!
Flyby Matchmaker 2025!
Has another lonely cuffing season passed you by? Are you worried that you’re doomed to spend eternity alone? Does the sight of a happy couple holding hands in the Yard make you cry yourself to sleep? If so, you might be suffering from singledom. But you don’t have to suffer alone. In our infinite wisdom, Flyby has concocted the perfect prescription for you: let us set you up on a blind date.
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.
Presidential Romance: A Valentine’s Day Date with Harvard’s Finest
Ever imagined what it would be like to date a former U.S. president? No? Well, we did it for you anyway. This year, Valentine’s Day just so happens to fall on Presidents’ Day weekend, so why not combine love with a little bit of history? It’s like dating an IOP kid who swears they’re going to be president — except these guys actually made it.
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.
How To Live Without TikTok
If you’re still recovering from the temporary TikTok ban and feeling a bit put-off by the on-again-off-again nature of the app (it’s giving toxic situationship energy), we’ve got just the cure for you: a curated list of hobbies to entertain yourself that don’t involve swiping, liking, commenting, or reposting. Enjoy!
Winter Break, On Your Resume
If you’re too embarrassed to admit that you spent your winter break doing absolutely nothing to anyone who asks about your break (read: everyone, for some reason), we have the perfect piece of advice: pretend you’re putting your break on your resume.
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!
93 Hard: The Harvard Student’s Semester-Long Challenge
I’m sure we’ve all heard of the 75 Hard Challenge. It’s this quite unrealistic and often completely counterproductive 75-day process where you make yourself miserable on the off-chance of retaining better habits. With 93 days in this spring semester, I have formulated a super realistic plan of action to make this semester the best it can possibly be! Here’s Harvard’s own version of the 75 Hard Challenge: 93 Hard!
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 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!
How To Be A Chill Guy During Finals
At the end of the day, who doesn’t want to just be a chill guy who lowkey doesn’t gaf. We put together a few ways in which you can channel Chill Guy’s spirit during finals week.
Predict Your Finals Performance: A Reading Period Personality Quiz
Congratulations, everyone! We survived another semester… well, almost. Unfortunately, most of us still have finals season to get through. Speaking of finals season, are you curious about how well you will do on your finals? Take this quiz (to further procrastinate your studying) to find out!
How To: Cope with the Constant Risk of Hypothermia (ft. Daylight Savings)
As we all begin to feel the chill of winter sink in, our mental batteries are probably running on low-power mode. Though it gets tough sometimes as everything starts to feel overwhelming, just remember that this, too, shall pass. We at Flyby want to remind you that you’ve got this!
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.