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October 2016

  • White October

    The first snow of the winter came before Halloween. The flakes that fell yesterday morning didn’t stick, but a few first-years got their first... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 28 2016 08:23am

  • Autumn artistry

    Nature and Calder both contribute some color to Hewitt Quadrangle. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 27 2016 08:40am

  • A Sterling view

    The changing campus skyline, seen from the stacks of Sterling Memorial Library yesterday: in the foreground is the Law School, with the Grove Street... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 26 2016 08:40am

  • Not fade away

    The fall foliage map tells us we’ve already peaked in New Haven County. There’s still plenty to see on campus, though. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 25 2016 08:47am

  • Rock show

    A glowing 2,000-pound specimen of quartz greets visitors at David Friend Hall, the Peabody Museum’s new gem and mineral gallery, which opened... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 24 2016 08:24am

  • Them’s the breaks

    It’s quiet on campus, as the College and the Graduate School went on fall break Wednesday. Remember when we had to wait till Thanksgiving for... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 21 2016 08:56am

  • ’Tis the season

    Someone added a tiny bit of autumnal decor to the math building. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 20 2016 08:51am

  • Color us impressed

    The Chaplain’s Office and the South Asian Graduate and Professional Association marked the start of fall break yesterday afternoon by inviting... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 19 2016 10:04am

  • Lying down on the job

    We’re enjoying sunny weather, and it’s warm enough that a reclining reader on Cross Campus might even seek out some shade in the middle... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 18 2016 08:26am

  • Three hundred years on the Green

    On this date in 1716, the Yale Corporation voted to move the college—then known as the Collegiate School—from Saybrook to New Haven. The... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 17 2016 08:31am

  • Rhapsody in blue

    The blue of autumn skies in New Haven always keeps us looking up. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 14 2016 08:41am

  • Feats of clay

    Louis Kahn’s architecture provides a sublime setting for the Art Gallery’s display of Japanese terra cotta and ceramics. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 13 2016 08:43am

  • Skyline for scholars

    One of the best views on campus is reserved for a select few. This was taken from the Comparative Literature Library on the eighth floor of Bingham... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 12 2016 08:54am

  • Cooling-off period

    We’ve had a couple of chilly mornings, and jackets and sweaters are starting to appear. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 11 2016 09:16am

  • A golden year for the Rep

    The Yale Rep took over Library Walk Friday to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Congratulations on 50 enriching seasons! We look forward to 50 more. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 10 2016 08:36am

  • Guardian angels

    We walk this campus every day, and still, we regularly see very old things we’ve never noticed before. Today, the morning light drew our eyes... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 7 2016 09:12am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/2488-guardian-angels?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 5 comments</a></span>

  • Birthday party

    Yesterday was Yale’s third annual Founders Day, celebrating the 315th anniversary of the university’s charter. As has become custom... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 6 2016 08:48am

  • Say no more

    Nobel Prize–winning chemist and Yale professor Lars Onsager died 40 years ago today, an event that led to a classic exemplar of a genre we... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 5 2016 08:40am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/2486-say-no-more?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Music hall

    The new building connecting Hendrie Hall (far left) and Leigh Hall (right) is coming along. When completed, the three buildings will collectively be... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | October 4 2016 09:23am