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  • Study hall

    Day three of our snapshot tour of the new colleges: the library of Pauli Murray College. The window at left overlooks the dining hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 17 2017 08:05am

  • Food for Franklinites

    Day two of our snapshot tour of the new colleges: here’s the dining hall of Benjamin Franklin College, seen last week when dining-hall... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 16 2017 07:01am

  • All the way up

    For the next few days, we’ll be posting our snapshots of the new residential colleges as they prepare to open to students on August 23. From... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 15 2017 08:43am

  • FIeld of dreams

    There was room for a late-summer game of wiffle ball on Cross Campus Saturday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 14 2017 08:47am

  • Calm before the storm

    Here’s the view of Benjamin Franklin College’s main courtyard, seen from the terrace of the head of college’s house. Franklin head... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 11 2017 08:46am

  • Big dig

    If you've ever wondered what the inside of Science Hill looks like, now’s your chance. The excavation is part of the construction of a new... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 10 2017 07:50am

  • Disarmament (updated)

    Update, August 22, 2017: Yale to move stone carving that will remain available for viewing and study The university released the following... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 9 2017 08:39am | Ico comments 45 comments

  • Elm City eats

    On this gray day, with rain expected and a high of 71F, it seems like a good day for Atticus black bean soup. Alums, what New Haven food or drink do... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 7 2017 10:25am

  • Know hope

    Above the Prospect Street entrance to Pauli Murray College, a quote from one of Murray’s poems. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 3 2017 09:23am

  • Where study awaits

    The Divinity School library was empty when we looked in on Monday morning. Four weeks until classes start again! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 2 2017 09:54am

  • Cheaper by the dozen

    The lobby of the Center for British Art is awash in porcelain vases in anticipation of an upcoming exhibition on British pottery. There are 80 of the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 1 2017 08:57am

  • TGIF

    It’s a beautiful Friday morning in Branford Court. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2017 09:05am

  • Bike of Babel

    This motorcycle is regularly parked on Rose Walk outside Sterling Memorial Library. At least 2.9 billion of the world’s people are on notice. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 27 2017 09:53am

  • Where’s-that Wednesday

    Today’s picture is a bit off the beaten path for most Yalies. Who recognizes this mid-century interior? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 26 2017 09:10am

  • Sign of the times

    Imagine the befuddlement of a time traveler from 2015 who comes across this sign on Cross Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 25 2017 09:06am

  • Cold day in July

    Were we just complaining about the heat? This is what Old Campus looks like this morning. We’re headed for a high of 66 today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 24 2017 09:08am

  • Coming soon to Broadway

    You can tell the vintage of a Yale alum by asking them what was at the corner of York and Broadway in their day. Au Bon Pain? Demery’s?... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 19 2017 08:56am

  • Local attraction

    When your morning walk takes you through Cross Campus every day in the summer, you realize at some point that you are in the background of thousands... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 18 2017 09:29am

  • The shadow knows

    Can you identify where this photo was taken this morning? If the architecture alone won’t do it, have a good look at the shadow. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 17 2017 09:31am | Ico comments 2 comments