Flyby Politics
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.
Cultural Comparison: Canada vs. USA
In time for non-Canadian Thanksgiving, freshman Noah J. Caza gives us his cultural insights after a few months "abroad."
This Week in Photos: April 23 - April 27
We endured prefrosh clogging up our classes and were rewarded for our patience with a taste of sunny, warm weather. All this and more, this week.
We Sat Down with the UC's Cat and Nick
Flyby caught up with incoming UC president and vice president Catherine L. Zhang '19 and Nicholas D. Boucher '19 to put personalities to the winning ticket. Some "funny" stories, yay or nay games, and House of Cards discussions ensued.
In, Out: December and January
Ah, January, a fresh start. (Minus the parts where you go back to campus bae and push all decision-making to Shopping Week.)
What You Missed at the Crimson Crossfire Debate
The Crimson Crossfire debate took place in Harvard Hall on the 12th, and it was filled with great debate points, inquisitive questions, and circular reasoning.
The Most Dangerous Game: Flyby’s Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Perhaps this is a bit late since the debate was last night, but here at flyby we’ve designed a fun (probably dangerous) game for all you upperclassmen for future events.
Malia Obama Can't Get Enough of Harvard
After touring campus last spring, then visiting again last semester, Malia will start at Harvard College starting in 2017.
Democratic Debate Drinking Game
One month ago, CNN graced us with the second GOP debate, also known as three hours of shouting, Donald Trump awkwardly high-fiving people, and a little bit of politics thrown in there.
Harvard Hangs with POTUS on Martha's Vineyard
Some of Harvard’s top donors have been swinging sticks and rubbing elbows with the president this summer—and we’re not talking about Drew G. Faust.
’Poonsters Prank the Crimson—and Dupe Donald Trump
Harvard Lampoon staffers tricked the Donald Trump campaign into thinking that The Crimson was endorsing the controversial candidate for president.
Are You a Beyoncé Voter?
In the great tradition of Harvard students receiving national attention for tumblr pages (see here, here, and here), Sarah E. Coughlon ’15 has captured the spotlight with her new blog called “Beyoncé Voters.” The website is a response to a quote from Fox News host Jesse Watters who said of Hillary Clinton, “This is how she’s going to try to win the White House….she needs the single ladies vote — I call them the Beyoncé voters...they depend on government because they’re not depending on their husbands. They need things like contraception, health care, and they love to talk about equal pay.”
Jindal Thinks Obama Should Sue Harvard
Bobby Jindal, current governor of Louisiana, spoke about Barack Obama at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, slamming him for being “the most liberal and incompetent President” of his lifetime in response to his treatment of the current situation in Ukraine.
Obama Is Coming to Harvard (Square)!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, President Obama will be in town for the afternoon to attend a "DNC Roundtable" at 4:50 p.m. at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square. According to Boston Magazine, the event will have 25 attendees, each of whom have donated up to $32,400 to the Democratic Party.
Presidential Superlatives: Valentine’s Day Edition
This year, America’s two greatest holidays fell on the same weekend. Let’s celebrate while we still can (because a Valentine’s Presidents’ Day Weekend only happens four out of every seven years). As our forefathers so writ and intended, here are some presidential superlatives of an amorous nature. Happy V&P Weekend!
You Could Do Worse: An Interview with UC President and Vice President Candidates Clark and Mayopoulos
Samuel B. Clark ’15 and Gus A. Mayopoulos ’15 promise a new era of leadership and ambition, fueled by an unorthodox approach that threatens to challenge our notions of student-led politics. Here they are, in their own words.
Fist-Bumping with Faust: An Interview with UC President and Vice President Candidates Nwokike and Kim
Amidst all the posting of flyers and the creation of facebook prof pic templates, it may seem hard for UC presidential candidates to take a moment to laugh. But in order to understand the candidates better, we at Flyby think it's important to get a better sense of their pop culture prefernces and hear more about their daily lives. Flyby sat down with Chika-Dike O. Nwokike '15 and Una Kim '15 to do just that.