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  • Passing through

    It’s been more than two years since the Memorial Hall rotunda was closed for construction of the Schwarzman Center. Work continues on the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 18 2020 08:04am

  • Get the message?

    The campus bulletin boards are now doubling as billboards to spread the word on preventing COVID-19. Other nearby boards read “WEAR FACE... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 16 2020 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: sex talk

    Fifty years ago this week, in 1970, students arriving on campus for the fall semester were greeted with a 64-page pamphlet called Sex and the Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 17 2020 07:55am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Served fresh daily

    After being closed for nearly six months, Sterling Memorial Library is now open again to faculty, students, and staff. The library’s nave is... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 15 2020 07:42am

  • Mystery Monday: gotta stand for something

    This light fixture hangs over the door to a campus building. Who knows which one—and what the initials “YSM” stand for? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 14 2020 08:10am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Mess tent

    Students living on Old Campus didn't have access to the residential college dining halls during a two-week quarantine period, so Yale Dining brought... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 11 2020 08:00am

  • A change in the environment

    The School of the Environment (formerly the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies) is celebrating a new year and a new name at Kroon Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 10 2020 08:00am

  • Innovate here

    The Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale—which styles itself Tsai CITY—has moved in to its new glass-walled pavilion behind the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 9 2020 08:00am

  • Walk this way

    The Yale University Art Gallery hasn’t yet announced when it will reopen, but they’ve been getting ready for guests. Arrows at the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2020 08:10am

  • Sign of the times

    All Yale undergraduates—and graduate and professional students who live in campus housing—are being tested twice a week for COVID-19.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 4 2020 07:57am

  • Go outside and play

    These are not easy times for singers and players of wind instruments. But these three trombone students from the School of Music (left to right: Ben... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 3 2020 07:58am

  • Outsiders

    New this semester: lots more tables and chairs all over campus provide ways to socialize outdoors. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 2 2020 08:14am

  • Cornering the market

    Claire’s is back! After closing for the pandemic and renovations, the noted vegetarian restaurant reopened on August 21. Those with long... Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | September 1 2020 07:53am

  • Jacket required

    Congratulations to the School of Medicine’s Class of 2024! The first-year students received their white coats on Friday at a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 31 2020 09:08am

  • Signs of life

    This term will have its challenges. But it is so nice to see people on this lawn again. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 28 2020 07:55am

  • Legal avenue

    Just in time for the new semester, the conversion of Wall Street in front of the Sterling Law Building to a pedestrian walkway is now complete. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 27 2020 08:02am

  • A class apart

    For the first time since World War II—when the Old Campus housed Army trainees—there will be no first-year students on Yale’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 26 2020 07:47am

  • Welcome! Go to your room.

    Today is the second day of a week-long move-in process for Yale College students. Each student has a prearranged dropoff time, after which... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 25 2020 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: open-and-shut case

    This week’s mystery: where on campus can you find windows with these distinctive shutters? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 24 2020 08:17am | Ico comments 2 comments