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  • Throwback Thursday: old Old Campus

    This cover of our magazine is almost 100 years old, but the scene it depicts is much older: a photo of the Old Campus from 1864 that would have... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2024 12:00am

  • It'll be in tents

    Out with the commencement chairs, in with the reunion tents: Yale welcomes back the classes of 1954, 1959, 1964, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 22 2024 08:29am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Who are you wearing?

    A view from yesterday: one of the underrated pleasures of commencement is the time spent socializing in regalia on Cross Campus while waiting for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 21 2024 05:09am

  • Dining out

    As the weather warms up, it's high season for the food trucks outside Ingalls Rink. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2024 03:58am

  • Seating arrangements

    They're lining up the chairs for Class Day (Sunday) and Commencement (Monday). The rain is supposed to go away by then; let's hope so! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2024 08:00pm

  • No triskaidekaphobia here

    Two new floors were added to Kline Tower in its recent renovation. Maybe because the building houses scientists, there was apparently no... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2024 06:34am

  • Coming up

    Nearly everywhere you look on campus these days, there's something in bloom. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 14 2024 04:46am

  • Big moment

    As spring progresses, the campus redbud trees are having their star turn. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2024 04:41am

  • Another semester in the books

    Final exams don't end officially until 5:30 this afternoon, but the campus is abuzz today with people packing up and moving out. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 8 2024 05:27am

  • Captive

    When it's a beautiful spring day, this is the best possible place to be "stuck in the library" at Yale. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 7 2024 01:30am

  • Mystery Monday: who gives a hoot?

    We've noted before the substantial owl population carved into Yale's architecture. Does anyone know where we spotted this one? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 6 2024 06:47am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Spring scholars

    Final exams for Yale College students began yesterday, so there's lots of work to be done. But that doesn't mean they can't also enjoy the sunshine... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2024 05:21am

  • Yard work

    The Cross Campus lawn is a lot quieter today than it was during the protest encampment earlier this week. A grounds maintenance crew was out this... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 1 2024 04:52am

  • Dogwood days

    Yesterday was one of those perfect spring days; we admired the trees outside Vanderbilt Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 30 2024 05:21am

  • A modernist above the mantle

    When the Linonia and Brothers Reading Room reopened last week, visitors noticed a new addition above the room's fireplace. It's a reproduction of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 25 2024 10:55am

  • Retreat

    One of our favorite quiet corners of the campus—the courtyard behind SSS—is now looking its best. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 24 2024 07:40am

  • Mystery Monday: a good read

    Reading period starts this Friday, but this bespectacled scholar is getting a head start. Do you know where on campus we found him? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 22 2024 04:08am

  • Don't look at me!

    All right—who put the googly eyes on the mailbox? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 19 2024 04:38am

  • Idyll

    Oh, to be young again, on an April afternoon on Cross Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 17 2024 04:10am