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  • Cold comfort

    We’re headed for a balmy high of 31 F in New Haven today. Alumni, what can you tell first-years about how to survive winter at Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 8 2018 10:18am

  • Hazy shade of winter

    The campus is mostly shut down this morning in the midst of a windy winter storm. Yale told all employees—except those performing... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 4 2018 10:17am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Covered

    An up side to the sub-freezing temperatures: the thin blanket of snow on the Noguchi sculptures in the Beinecke Library's sunken courtyard has... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 3 2018 09:17am

  • Frozen

    The earth is white with snow on the Old Campus this morning. And it is freaking cold. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 2 2018 10:16am

  • Frozen squid

    It’s not every day that you see a giant squid in a snowstorm, but that’s just the Peabody Museum’s way of celebrating the season. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 19 2017 11:11am

  • Be prepared

    It’s finals week—time to find a carrel and get to studying. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 18 2017 09:24am

  • Tree of knowledge

    It’s become an annual tradition at the Medical Historical Library: a Christmas tree made of books. The National Union Catalog, a bibliographic... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 15 2017 08:48am

  • Fresh powder

    We got a dusting of snow this morning, just enough to make the Law School courtyard a little more picturesque. Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | December 14 2017 10:53am

  • Courtside

    Sneak preview: our next issue will include a wonderful photo essay on Payne Whitney Gymnasium with pictures by Bob Handelman. In the meantime, does... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 13 2017 11:10am

  • Season’s skiings

    It seems there are some skiing enthusiasts at the President’s House. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 12 2017 10:24am

  • It begins

    The winter’s first snow looks a little worse for the wear today, but there was a nice, powdery four inches or so yesterday morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 11 2017 11:24am

  • Reading the walls

    In our current cover story on the new residential colleges, we talk about the ornament in the colleges, which includes some intentionally arcane... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2017 12:47pm

  • Swing space

    There’s a seat available in the Jonathan Edwards College courtyard this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 7 2017 11:16am

  • In the cards

    Scholars now study in comfy chairs where Sterling Memorial Library’s card catalogue once stood. Where was your favorite place to study at Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 6 2017 03:22pm

  • Silver lining

    It’s all shades of gray on Hewitt Quadrangle this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 5 2017 10:22am

  • In the red

    Trees aflame on Library Walk this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 4 2017 10:50am

  • Godzilla’s-eye view

    Now on view at the School of Architecture: Vertical Cities, a Dutch exhibition with dozens of models of world skyscrapers, all at the same... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 30 2017 11:15am

  • Sweatin’ with the Yalies

    We’ve been spending a lot of time at Payne Whitney Gymnasium lately, and not just because our abs need some work: our next issue will feature... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 28 2017 09:15am

  • Nothing in Commons

    Commons is officially closed now as work begins on the transformation of the dining hall, its basement, and the adjacent Memorial Hall into the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 27 2017 10:46am