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  • Inside Commons

    Part of the Grove Street façade of Commons has been peeled back to its brick innards in the renovation project to create the Schwarzman... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 20 2018 11:48am

  • Carrot or stick?

    We’re not sure whether this message from Yale Health is a promise of self-improvement (“better you!”) or a warning (“you... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 18 2018 01:14pm

  • The first taste is free

    Just in time for finals, Dunkin’ Donuts was offering free samples of espresso outside Payne Whitney Gym on Friday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 17 2018 09:00am

  • Merry Christmoose

    A few Old Campus dorms have lights up for the holidays—the Ezra Stiles first-years in Lawrance Hall have fashioned the annual moose head in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 14 2018 08:36am

  • Illuminating

    As we approach the shortest day of the year, the trip home from work gives us a nighttime view of the campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 13 2018 01:43pm

  • Hitting the books

    Reading period is here! Time to find a spot in the stacks. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 11 2018 09:52am

  • Works on paper

    The lobby of the Yale Art Gallery was packed on Friday for the Odds and Ends Art Book Fair. Small independent publishers and artist alumni of Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2018 09:57am

  • To the letter

    Walking through Sterling Memorial Library this morning, we happened on the installation of signage bearing the new name of Yale's Center for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 7 2018 10:34am

  • Metro-North meeting

    A determined wooer has posted these flyers all over campus. What do you think? “Mutual interest” or a TA too polite to say “bug... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 6 2018 10:17am

  • Good morning, Harkness

    Nine o'clock was relatively quiet on the Old Campus this morning; students in Yale College do still have classes to attend through Friday, when... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 5 2018 09:59am

  • Wigging out

    Happy Halloween! Over at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Sage Boy is looking a fright. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2018 10:15am

  • Take a peek

    Yankee Magazine’s fall foliage map says we’re at peak color in New Haven right now, which jibes with our on-the-ground observations.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 30 2018 08:41am

  • Whose woods these are

    Sachem’s Wood on Science Hill is just about back to normal now after being dug up for utility work connected to the new science building. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 29 2018 10:49am

  • HGS hiatus

    Another blue construction fence has popped up on the central campus, this time at the Hall of Graduate Studies, which is closed for a major... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2018 08:42am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Squash season

    Outside Kroon Hall this morning, we found a spooky team of jack o'lanterns, carved by the Forestry Club last night. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 24 2018 09:55am

  • A hub for digital humanities

    Depending on when you went to Yale, you may remember this space in Sterling Library as the Franke Family Reading Room or, further back, the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 23 2018 08:38am

  • One good turn

    Students are back from fall break today, but much of the fall color around here is still to come. We found some on Rose Walk this afternoon. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 22 2018 01:58pm

  • It’s decorative gourd season, Elis!

    While students are on fall break, Yale Hospitality took over Cross Campus today for its fall produce market, with fresh local apples, cider, and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 19 2018 02:06pm

  • Portrait of power

    On the side of one campus building, a hydroelectric dam is celebrated in stone. Who can name the building? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 18 2018 10:30am | Ico comments 2 comments