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August 2019

  • Furniture, rearranged

    After 60 years in the basement of 149 York Street, the Art Gallery’s collection of American furniture  has some breathing room. The... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 30 2019 08:38am

  • More chairs, fewer books

    The renovation of Bass Library is still a work in progress, but the library did open on time for the beginning of the semester. To meet growing... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 29 2019 01:13pm

  • Let's get it started

    The start of the semester is a good time to think about  . . . starting something. The Yale Entrepreneurship Collaborative brought more than 30... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 28 2019 10:36am

  • Corny as Stiles in August

    While students were away for the summer pursuing personal growth, there was some growing going on in the courtyard of Ezra Stiles College. This crop... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 27 2019 08:50am

  • Notes on Camp Yale

    Classes in Yale College don’t start till Wednesday, which means students are still enjoying the week known as “Camp Yale.” Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 26 2019 01:27pm

  • The new arrivals

    There’s a light rain falling on the first-year move-in, but it has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of the scores of students here to greet the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 23 2019 10:22am

  • Back for more

    The residential colleges opened yesterday for returning students to move in, but the real show starts tomorrow, when colleges pull out all the stops... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 22 2019 08:56am

  • Sit.

    Amid the tables and chairs on Broadway Island: a benched bronze bulldog. Bow wow wow! Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 21 2019 09:04am

  • Big entrance

    Ain't no party like a Law School party, ’cause a Law School party is actually an orientation. YLS welcomed 212 new JD students yesterday with... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 20 2019 01:38pm

  • Reclaiming the street

    The first leg of the new Wall Street pedestrian walkway—from College Street to Berkeley College—is now open. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 19 2019 06:56am

  • Putting the ale in Yale

    From 1902 until 1920, Elm Citians could enjoy libations produced by the Yale Brewing Company (no relation to the university) on the Quinnipiac... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 16 2019 08:00am

  • FOOT work

    The new semester is fast approaching: we ran into a group of First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trips (FOOT) leaders having lunch on Cross Campus today.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 15 2019 01:59pm

  • In the mix

    Now that they’re all-gender, the a cappella group formerly known as the Duke’s Men is officially called Doox of Yale. Their... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 14 2019 08:42am

  • Preserving the past

    Yale’s oldest building, Connecticut Hall, is shrouded in blue this summer as it undergoes restoration work on its masonry and windows. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 13 2019 09:05am

  • Art in space

    In 2010, Swiss artist Felice Varini painted this 110-foot-tall illusion—titled Square With Four Circles—in an alley off Chapel... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 12 2019 10:23am

  • Anticipation

    Students arrive in less than two weeks, and Silliman College is getting ready with some new furniture. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 9 2019 08:32am

  • Fine crystal

    Since our office moved across campus, the Peabody Museum is now a splendid destination for a lunchtime walk. The spectacular mineral collection in... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 8 2019 11:22am

  • Fashion show

    We don’t know the intention behind this relief carving on the Elm Street side of Trumbull College, but these folks sure are snappy dressers. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 7 2019 10:08am

  • Wreathed

    There are only so many ways to take a picture of Harkness Tower, but we were surprised to see that we hadn’t posted one like this before:... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | August 6 2019 08:04am