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December 2014

  • Happy Hillhouse holidays

    This holiday season, the President’s House at 43 Hillhouse is a home again. President Peter Salovey ’86PhD and his wife Marta Moret... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 23 2014 09:37am

  • Mystery Monday: ruminate on this one

    These goats (we’re fairly sure they’re goats) keep each other company on what campus building? We’ll update this post with the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 22 2014 09:36am

  • Your guess is as good as ours

    We don't know why there's a pumpkin on top of the Giamatti bench this morning. But there is. ___________________________________________... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 19 2014 10:35am

  • Throwback Thursday: belly of the Whale

    On our March 1960 cover: “Children of faculty members enjoy regularly scheduled skating at the new Ingalls Rink.” The photo was taken by the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 18 2014 12:04pm

  • Not a creature was stirring

    There are plenty of seats available in the Linonia and Brothers Reading Room as winter break begins. Have a good time off, students! See you next year!... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 17 2014 08:40am

  • Getting ready

    It's looking a lot like Christmas on the New Haven Green. Vacation starts for most of Yale tomorrow evening!... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 16 2014 10:56am

  • Mystery Monday: misguided angel

    One building on the Yale campus includes several bricks like this one scattered throughout its façade—most of them right side up. Can you... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 15 2014 09:41am

  • Figgy pudding, anyone?

    The Connecticut Yuletide Carolers sang on Chapel Street yesterday evening, spreading good cheer to shoppers and giving Scrooges something to grumble... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 12 2014 08:46am

  • Throwback Thursday: snows of yesteryear

    Throwback Thursday: we got snow on campus this morning, but just a dusting—nothing like this scene on our March 1945 cover.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 11 2014 10:43am

  • A tree grows on Broadway

    A festive new addition to the skyline of Broadway. Fourteen more shopping days till Christmas, and six more studying days till winter break.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 10 2014 10:13am

  • Rainy days and Tuesdays

    We’ve got a temperature of 38 degrees F and heavy rain in the Elm City today. Please don’t share this photo with anyone trying to decide... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 9 2014 10:32am

  • Mystery Monday: a man and his pig

    Who is this guy holding a pig? And where on campus can he be found? We’ll update this post with the answer tomorrow. UPDATE: This one is found... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 8 2014 10:21am

  • Crunch time

    Fall-term classes in Yale College end today, and students start hitting the libraries to prepare for finals. Alums: any advice for them about... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 5 2014 10:26am

  • Throwback Thursday: Lorimer’s arrival

    Our February 1994 cover featured the return to Yale of Linda Koch Lorimer ’77JD as secretary of the university. Twenty years later, Lorimer is... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 4 2014 10:30am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/1960-throwback-thursday-lorimer-s-arrival?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Not winter . . . yet

    It’s a chilly, rainy December day in New Haven, and some of us are clinging to the last vestiges of fall wherever we can find them.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 3 2014 10:10am

  • You’ll go down in history

    Does seeing a landmark plaque on this building make anyone else feel old? The New Haven Preservation Trust honored Yale's restoration of Rudolph Hall... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | December 2 2014 10:42am