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  • Bag of tricks

    They run a pretty tight ship at the newly reopened Yale Center for British Art, so you might be surprised to see a trash bag lying around the lobby at... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 2 2016 08:46am

  • Burger time

    How long has it been since you had a cheese works from Louis’ Lunch? Fourth-generation proprietor Jeff Lassen is still at the cast-iron grill... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 1 2016 08:18am

  • Progress report

    Some of the scaffolding around the new residential colleges has come down, allowing us sidewalk superintendents a better look. This is the future... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 31 2016 09:49am

  • Memorial Day 2016

    Memory here guards ennobled names. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 30 2016 10:24am

  • Time for reflection

    It’s reunion time! Welcome back to the classes of 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1961, and 1951! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 27 2016 08:58am

  • Cast away

    A look inside one of the dumpsters placed on campus for departing students. We checked out the MacBook—it had a cracked screen. We did not try... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 26 2016 03:21pm

  • Head start

    In case you were wondering what would become of the “master’s house” now that residential colleges no longer have masters... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 25 2016 10:05am

  • Raising the roof

    3,627 graduates and their families are grateful that the rain held off until today. Now, the Old Campus gets ready for reunions. Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | May 24 2016 10:50am

  • Commencement Number 315

    Yale’s 315th commencement gets under way in an hour! This year’s honorary degree recipients are: Canadian Supreme Court justice Rosalie... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2016 09:14am

  • Street scene

    A sunny spring day and a prime people-watching table next to the Art Gallery—not a bad way to pass the time in old New Haven. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 20 2016 09:04am

  • Set in stone

    As they reach Phelps Gate in the commencement procession on Monday, graduates will see their class year immortalized. Since the 1850s, each Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2016 11:58am

  • Feast day

    Ah, senior week . . . these soon-to-be graduates were enjoying a lunch of lobster and champagne in front of Sterling Memorial Library yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2016 08:41am

  • Getting ready

    The stage is set for Commencement this weekend. Now it’s just a matter of putting out 15,000 folding chairs and we’ll be ready to go. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2016 08:54am

  • Suspended

    School’s out, commencement is not till the weekend, and reunions are two, three weeks away. It’s a good day to try out the hammock in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 16 2016 08:03am

  • Outta here

    Yesterday was moving-out day for all undergraduates except for seniors. Have a great summer, Elis! See you in the fall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 13 2016 08:44am

  • Red, white, and beautiful

    The Berkeley College courtyard always sports the college colors this time of year. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 12 2016 08:53am

  • The British are back

    The wait is over! The Yale Center for British Art reopens today after a 16-month renovation. The building itself looks a little brighter and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 11 2016 08:30am

  • A site with spirit

    Now the new colleges have names—that’s Pauli Murray College on the left and a bit of Benjamin Franklin College on the right. It’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2016 08:40am

  • Here comes the sun

    After a week of rain, clear skies have returned to New Haven. But with Yale College final exams finishing up on Wednesday in Yale College, a number... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 9 2016 08:52am