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  • A good sign

    Spotted in the moat on Grove Street outside Silliman College: witch hazel, an early harbinger of spring. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 1 2016 10:19am

  • Eventide

    Sunset yesterday evening behind the construction site of the new residential colleges, which will be very handy to Ingalls Rink (right). Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 29 2016 08:37am

  • Through the bars

    It’s chilly but sunny, a nice morning to view the Old Campus through the Whitman Gate. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 26 2016 08:39am

  • Throwback Thursday: hoops of yesteryear

    That’s John Weber ’53 taking a shot against Fordham on the cover of our January 1952 issue. In more recent basketball news, this... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 25 2016 09:22am

  • Wet Wednesday

    One could grouse about the rain on a day like this, but in February, we’re mostly grateful that it isn’t snow. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 24 2016 10:09am

  • Whale of a team

    Ingalls Rink is “the world’s most beautiful hockey rink,” according to Wired magazine. Right now, it’s also home to the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 23 2016 09:27am

  • Hidden GEM

    Every morning as we walk down the alley between McClellan Hall and Linsly-Chittenden Hall on the Old Campus, we're greeted with a smile by this... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 22 2016 10:07am

  • Lest we forget

    Before it was retrofitted into Branford and Saybrook College, Yale’s Memorial Quadrangle (1917) was the prototype for a new campus... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 19 2016 08:17am

  • It might as well be spring

    Red Sox pitchers and catchers report to spring training today, an annual milestone that always makes us remember the late Yale president, baseball... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 18 2016 08:20am

  • Dusky brutalism

    To those of you with an abiding enmity for Paul Rudolph Hall (née the Art and Architecture Building): isn't it kind of nice when bathed in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 17 2016 10:16am

  • A little thaw

    The good news is that the temperature is above freezing. The bad news? Puddles. Lots of puddles. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2016 10:58am

  • Historic site

    Why are we offering a picture of the Law School Library on President’s Day? Because according to legend, it was the place where a future... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2016 09:13am

  • The path to Payne

    It’s one of Yale’s most photographed views: the gothic tower of Payne Whitney Gymnasium framed by the eccentric peanut-brittle walls of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 12 2016 09:25am

  • Throwback Thursday: now THAT was a snowstorm!

    When younger students remark on the ankle-deep snow covering the campus right now, seniors can say “that’s nothing. When I was your... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 11 2016 10:09am

  • Settled in

    There’s nothing like a cozy college library on a winter’s night. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 10 2016 10:22am

  • Winter, continued

    We’re just going to keep posting snowy campus pictures for a while, if that’s okay. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 9 2016 10:37am

  • Ivory tower

    Another snowy day in New Haven today, though this picture is from Friday, when a strong north wind made the wet snow stick to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2016 09:03am

  • Snow time

    Yale woke up to snow this morning—three inches as of 9 o'clock. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 5 2016 10:18am

  • Throwback Thursday: ultimate’s origins

    Forty years ago, in our February 1976 issue, John Tierney ’76 enlightened our readers on the rise of ultimate frisbee at Yale, reporting on... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 4 2016 08:36am