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November 2023

  • The little chill

    With temperatures topping out in the 30s today, people have had to dig out their cold weather gear. We did see a few hardy students in t-shirts... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 29 2023 07:46am

  • Which way the wind blows

    We got an unusual angle on the Jonathan Edwards College weather vane from Weir Hall yesterday. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 28 2023 04:13am

  • Mystery Monday: embedded

    Here's an easy Mystery Monday to get you back in the swing of things after a long weekend. Where on campus did we photograph this Costantino Nivola... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 27 2023 03:15am

  • Tough turkey

    Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! The stonecutter who worked on this piece above the Davenport College kitchen door really knew how to carve a... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 21 2023 10:00pm

  • The holdovers

    Not everyone leaves campus during the week-long Thanksgiving break from classes, but it is noticeably quieter on Old Campus. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 20 2023 10:00pm

  • Give a long cheer

    Harvard's team may fight to the end, but Yale will win! More than 51,000 people eventually made their way into the Bowl from the tailgates on... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 19 2023 10:28pm

  • Now and then: what came before TD

    In July of 1934, we showed readers the site on Temple Street that would soon be Timothy Dwight College (second photo). The houses on the site, which... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 16 2023 03:58am

  • Perfectly Frank

    On the eve of The Game, we thought you might appreciate this portrait of Eli football hero Frank Merriwell that we found in a box at the archives... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 16 2023 10:00pm

  • Early admission

    We know it's kind of a cliché, but it really does seem like the first-years look younger every year. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 15 2023 03:00am

  • Time is flying

    With The Game and Thanksgiving break just around the corner, the campus has entered its late-foliage phase. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 14 2023 04:40am

  • Honoring those who served

    Hundreds of people—including students, faculty, and staff who are military veterans—gathered on Hewitt Quadrangle Friday for Yale's... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 13 2023 03:43am

  • Breaking foliage news

    Just another visual report on the progress of the fall foliage. We'll keep you posted. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 10 2023 04:19am

  • Now and then: fence sitting

    Some parts of the campus change more than others. The photo of Lawrance Hall and Old Campus we took yesterday would look pretty familiar to the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 9 2023 03:22am

  • A matter of truss

    It's a nice time of year to admire the bridges that carry pedestrians over the Farmington Canal Greenway at Hillhouse Avenue. The two bridges... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 8 2023 05:14am

  • Lessons in surface tension

    We happened on these folks blowing bubbles on a crisp fall afternoon last week. Made our day. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 7 2023 03:02am

  • Deluxe accommodations

    Many campus legends circulate about the Vanderbilt Suite, a luxuriously appointed set of student rooms above the archway in Vanderbilt Hall. Alums... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 6 2023 04:24am

  • Back in time

    This is just a reminder to fall back on Saturday night. The days get a little darker in New Haven starting on Sunday (except for the early risers). Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 3 2023 12:00am

  • Now and then: High Street

    It's sometimes startling to be reminded of all the nineteenth-century buildings that fell to Yale's bulldozers in the great campus expansion of the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 2 2023 12:00am