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  • Throwback Thursday: riveted

    What captured the attention of these Yale men on our cover nearly 60 years ago? A note inside the issue explains that it was a talk by Senator Barry... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 6 2022 09:24am

  • Throwback Thursday: building a movement

    Thirty-five years ago this spring, student activists built a shanty town on Beinecke Plaza as a protest against Yale’s investments in South... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 6 2021 09:39am

  • Hail to the chiefs

    Happy Presidents Day! In 1962, John F. Kennedy became the 11th US president to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Yale. In all, 14... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2021 08:38am

  • Throwback Thursday: elected Elis

    We’ve been tracking Yale alums in elected office for a long time. This spread featuring alumni governors and members of Congress was published... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 5 2020 08:00am

  • Today's the day

    Guess what day it is? Americans, for information on how to vote today, go to vote.org. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 3 2020 07:57am

  • Throwback Thursday: Eli vs. Eli

    Back in our May/June 2004 issue, we memorialized that year's presidential election—which featured two Yale College grads and fellow Skull and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 16 2020 08:50am

  • Timely

    Some of the stone carvings on the Sterling Law Building have taken on a new and disturbing resonance lately. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 18 2020 09:02am

  • Standing in judgment

    The Sterling Law Building is well known for its stone carvings depicting real and allegorical figures related to the law, like this English judge... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 18 2019 07:33am

  • Displaying Common Sense

    A first edition of Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet Common Sense is on display through January 20 at the Beinecke Library, along with other... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 16 2019 12:05pm

  • At the table

    Even in this digital age, we’re happy to report that the folding table on Cross Campus is still a viable means of outreach. Jennifer Yoon... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 3 2019 08:31am

  • The city votes

    Yesterday was Election Day in New Haven: Elm City Democrats chose challenger Justin Elicker ’10MEM, ’10MBA, over incumbent Toni Harp... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 11 2019 08:21am

  • 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
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 20 2019 01:38pm

  • Legal entry

    Who says law school isn’t fun? YLS broke out the party decorations for registration of first-year law students yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 23 2018 08:40am

  • We do declare

    On display through next Wednesday at the Beinecke Library: one of 26 known copies of the Dunlap Broadside, the first printing of the Declaration of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 6 2018 10:16am

  • Judge for yourself

    One of the many legal-themed carvings on the Sterling Law Buildings—we’re not sure, but we’re guessing it’s Justice Stone. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 29 2018 01:10pm

  • Thomas, that was a real nice declaration

    Happy Independence Day, America! The Beinecke Library is showing off its first printing of the Declaration of Independence—one of 26 copies in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 4 2017 03:10pm

  • Campus reacts to immigration order

    More than a thousand people gathered on Cross Campus yesterday evening for what was called a candlelight vigil in support of immigrant and refugee... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 30 2017 08:20am

  • Message

    Regardless of their political beliefs, Yale students are not shy about expressing them. This message went up in the fourth- and fifth-floor... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 27 2017 08:05am

  • Show of support

    While many in the Yale community went to Washington, New York City, and Hartford for women’s marches on Saturday, about 500 turned up on... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 23 2017 08:35am