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  • Throwback Thursday: uniforms

    Seventy-five years ago this month, Yale had the war on its mind, but not to the complete exclusion of football. (That’s Handsome Dan V, by the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 2 2017 01:46pm

  • We fall for it every time

    We can rarely resist this view of Branford College through the Memorial Gate—certainly not in the fall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 1 2017 02:31pm

  • All Hallows Eve

    Happy Halloween! Jack o' lanterns are on display all over campus, we’ve already seen a few people in costume, and the popular Yale Symphony... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2017 02:31pm

  • Aftermath

    It was a long, noisy night in New Haven last night as the remnants of Tropical Storm Philippe brought high winds and rain. We haven't heard of any... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 30 2017 10:05am

  • Clearing

    The sun is back today! It’ll be a good day to hang out in the courtyard of Pierson College. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 27 2017 08:24am

  • Show me the way

    New signs are going up to help visitors find their way around downtown New Haven. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2017 09:00am

  • Bus stop

    Passengers waited for the Yale Shuttle outside Stoeckel Hall yesterday afternoon in the midst of some much-needed rain. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2017 09:09am

  • Bright spot

    It’s gray and blustery this morning, with scattered brilliance. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 24 2017 10:04am

  • Harvest time

    The Branford head of college house offers an autumnal welcome. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 23 2017 10:23am

  • Prospect

    Today is a good day to enjoy the view of campus from the top of Paul Rudolph Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 20 2017 11:29am

  • R and R

    Yale College students have the rest of the week off for fall break: time to relax, catch up on work—or leave town. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 18 2017 11:35am

  • A change is coming

    It’s beginning to look like fall, and with temperatures finally down to the 50s, it’s beginning to feel like it, too. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 17 2017 12:11pm

  • A way with words

    Happy 259th birthday to Yale’s own Noah Webster, lexicographer, founder of New York’s first daily newspaper, and champion of an American... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 16 2017 10:11am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Coming up

    Now rising: the steel frame of the new building on Science Hill. Known for now simply as the Yale Science Building, the 280,000-square-foot... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2017 10:08am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Sit-down dining

    When the new residential colleges were planned, the corner of Prospect and Sachem was left vacant, with the thought that a new undergraduate theater... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2017 08:27am

  • Commemorative eats

    Yale’s fourth annual Founders Day celebration is under way on Cross Campus right now. It’s a chance to celebrate the university's 316th... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 11 2017 12:26pm

  • Suspended

    Abraham Pierson has been taken off his pedestal. But don’t worry—the Old Campus statue of Yale’s first leader is just getting some... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 10 2017 10:51am

  • Historic days

    Lots of anniversaries to note: one hundred years ago yesterday, Yale laid the cornerstone (pictured) for the Memorial Quadrangle, the residence... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 9 2017 08:26am

  • Temporary skyline

    There’s a tent in the main courtyard of Pauli Murray College this morning—part of the preparation for the dedication of Murray and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 6 2017 11:19am