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  • Word on the street

    A Black Lives Matter mural was painted on Temple Street Saturday between the two halves of the New Haven Green. It's the second such mural in the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 6 2020 08:14am

  • Mystery Monday: hand in hand

    Let’s hope these two hand-holders are in the same pandemic bubble. Does anyone where on campus to find this stone carving? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 5 2020 07:50am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • A builder of New Haven

    On Saturday, New Haven dedicated a new statue of William “King” Lanson (1785–1851), a free black entrepreneur best known for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2020 08:01am

  • Art is back!

    It’s far from back to normal, but the Art Gallery (shown here) and the Center for British Art both reopened to visitors last Friday. The... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 2 2020 08:01am

  • Recycled

    Yale’s nuclear particle accelerator was removed in 2015, but a piece of it remains in front of its former home, Wright Laboratory. Artist... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 30 2020 07:52am

  • A non-virtual classroom

    Keep wearing masks and washing your hands, folks! We’re dreaming of the day we can see this classroom full of people again. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 14 2020 08:04am

  • Mystery Monday: hands up if you know this one

    This is one of two light fixtures held up by massive stone hands. Do you know where they can be found? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 28 2020 08:03am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Tent meeting

    Count on the School of the Environment to come up with an outdoor solution to in-person classes this semester. The school has put up tents for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 25 2020 08:05am

  • New season, same rules

    On the first day of fall, we found students enjoying beautiful weather—and keeping their distance. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 23 2020 08:13am

  • Canine vs. Covid

    Spotted on Cross Campus last Friday: Yale brings out the big dog in its campaign against COVID-19. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2020 07:41am

  • Mystery Monday: old friend

    This face may be familiar: it’s been gone for a while but recently arrived back on campus. Anybody recognize it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 21 2020 07:57am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Throwback Thursday: the kids were all right

    Fifty years ago, author and outgoing Pierson College master John Hersey ’36 published a book called Letter to the Alumni, a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 1 2020 08:08am

  • Throwback Thursday: new construction

    One hundred years ago today, we featured Wrexham Tower, part of Yale’s new Memorial Quadrangle, on our cover. The quadrangle, which now... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 24 2020 08:10am

  • Mystery Monday: finishing touch

    This may be the hardest Mystery Monday we’ve done yet. Can anyone identify the building where this fancy finial can be found? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2020 08:10am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • 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