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May 2016

  • Memorial Day 2016

    Memory here guards ennobled names. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 13 2016 08:44am

  • Red, white, and beautiful

    The Berkeley College courtyard always sports the college colors this time of year. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 9 2016 08:52am

  • Lots of room

    An organ student tackles the Newberry Memorial Organ in Woolsey Hall, Yale’s most glorious practice room. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 6 2016 08:17am

  • Bulldogwoods

    Has Yale always had this many dogwood trees? They’re putting on quite a show this year. This specimen is on Library Walk just outside Jonathan... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 5 2016 08:45am

  • Gray May

    Dreary skies in New Haven this week—perfect weather for the library as students prepare for final exams. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | May 4 2016 08:52am