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  • Yale's oldest: Connecticut Hall

    This week we're looking at the five oldest Yale buildings still in existence. Today: Connecticut Hall. Completed in 1753, it’s the second... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 21 2023 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: Trumbull in progress

    Our August 1932 issue offered a roundup of the remarkable spate of new construction on campus. Here's Trumbull College under way. The residential... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 17 2023 08:22am

  • Arachnophilia

    Even on a gray day, the courtyard of Jonathan Edwards College looks pretty nice this time of year. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 16 2023 12:40pm

  • Back in the swing

    Strapped down for the summer, the tire swing in the north court of Berkeley College awaits the return of students next week. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 15 2023 08:39am

  • Mystery Monday: AKA MMVII

    This stone carving blends well with Yale's timeless gothic architecture, but it indicates a building younger than the current student body. Where is... Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | August 14 2023 08:27am

  • Shortcut of champions

    The passageway between Morse and Stiles—known to some as Jock Walk—was closed all summer for construction work. We're glad to have it... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 11 2023 08:00am

  • Major shade producer

    This spectacular red oak in the front yard of Betts House is one of the campus's greatest trees, with a canopy measuring nearly 100 feet across. Do... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 9 2023 11:33am

  • But hey, free poncho

    Rain didn't deter tour groups from their appointed rounds yesterday. What was the weather like when you toured Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 8 2023 09:15am

  • Mystery Monday: the devil made me do it

    Today's mystery: where can you find this carving of a conflicted convict? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 7 2023 08:01am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Take this lying down

    It's August—time to gear up for a new semester. We spotted a delivery of new Yale blue mattresses at the front gate of TD Wednesday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 4 2023 08:00am

  • Painted Lizzie

    The Elizabethan Club is getting a paint job, in a slightly different color. We hope this won't be as controversial as when they changed the tea... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 2 2023 09:05am

  • Bollard alert

    Blocked entrances on High Street and Wall Street put a crimp in some pedestrian commutes yesterday. The university is installing retractable... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 1 2023 09:53am

  • Mystery Monday: something's missing

    This fall, a landmark of the campus skyline will be open again, but with a name that is seven letters shorter. What word used to be between "Kline"... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 31 2023 08:31am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Foodway

    Enjoying the view on Blount Avenue, the pedestrian path once known to Yalies as Grub Street, since it connects the Old Campus to Commons. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2023 09:16am

  • Throwback Thursday: before Morse and Stiles

    65 years ago, in our July 1958 issue, we reported that, thanks to a $15 million gift from Paul Mellon ’29, Yale would build two new... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 27 2023 08:00am

  • It's cool

    The pavilion between the Yale Science Building and Kline Tower is a good place to get out of the heat on a summer day. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 26 2023 08:45am

  • Movable feast

    Even in the summer, the food trucks at Prospect and Sachem are one of New Haven's busiest lunch destinations. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 25 2023 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: ignorance isn't bliss

    Today's mystery: where did we spot these words of wisdom? For magna cum laude honors, tell us the source of the quotation. For summa cum laude, tell... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 24 2023 07:55am

  • Oasis

    Somehow, even the sound of the water pouring over the Women's Table makes us feel a little cooler on a summer day. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 21 2023 03:10pm