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  • Mystery Monday: vaneglorious

    What two figures from Yale history are perched on the campus skyline in this weather vane? And where on campus is it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 7 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Memories of Minerva

    We’re looking into the long and complicated history of the statue of Minerva that presides over the fourth-floor architecture studios in Paul... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 4 2022 08:00am

  • Nice for November

    It was 70 degrees and sunny yesterday, and students on Cross Campus were making the most of it. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 3 2022 03:11pm

  • Time to shine

    It’s show time for the ginkgo trees outside the Yale Health building. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 2 2022 08:00am

  • Calendar change

    October came to a beautiful end yesterday on Chapel Street. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 1 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: hair-raising

    Happy Halloween! Where on campus can you find this terrified reader and his spooky comrades? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Pinnacle

    This is a good time of year to talk your favorite carillonneur into taking you up to enjoy the view from Harkness Tower. Alums, did you ever climb... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 28 2022 08:00am

  • Autumn's apex

    Fall is approaching its peak on the Connecticut shoreline, and the campus is no exception. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2022 08:00am

  • Duck tour

    Yesterday was not an ideal day for a campus tour, complimentary poncho notwithstanding. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: light and truth

    This may be a toughie, as there are carved versions of the Yale shield all over campus. This one is inside a courtyard. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 24 2022 08:43am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Quiet time

    It’s quieter than usual on campus—Yale College, the Graduate School, and some of the professional schools have been on fall break since... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 21 2022 08:00am

  • Before the fall

    More of the trees of autumn: this one is in the backyard of the Divinity School. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 19 2022 08:00am

  • Beauty and Brutalism

    Another autumn dispatch, from the corner of Chapel and York. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 18 2022 08:07am

  • Mystery Monday: twofer

    You may have to reflect a while on this one: what campus building—and what building’s mirror image—are we seeing here? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 17 2022 08:39am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Foliage report

    It’s not peak foliage yet, but we’re seeing lots of color on campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 14 2022 08:00am

  • Divine

    Where better to bask in the sun on a crisp fall day than the Sterling Divinity Quadrangle? This year, the Divinity School celebrates its 200th... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2022 08:00am

  • Breaking news

    Just another of our occasional (and certainly not self-interested) reminders that print is still not dead. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 11 2022 08:15am

  • Mystery Monday: how's your Latin?

    Who knows where we found this seal adorning a Yale building? It will help if you’ve taken Latin. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 10 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Welcome families!

    After a wet and chilly week, it’s a beautiful 75 degrees and sunny today as Yale kicks off Family Weekend. It’ll be cooler but still... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 7 2022 02:39pm