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  • Welcome, grad students!

    The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences welcomed first-year students yesterday with a matriculation ceremony on Cross Campus and a lunch in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 23 2022 08:00am

  • Helping hands

    Yesterday was move-in day for first-years in Yale College. All over campus, student volunteers like this crew from Trumbull College welcomed new... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 22 2022 08:00am

  • A fresh crop

    Sunday is move-in day for the Class of 2026! Alums, any advice for a first-year on how to make the most of Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 19 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Throwback Thursday: shorts subject

    In 1942, Yale was getting onto its wartime footing, which among other things meant starting the new academic year in the heat of July. When freshmen... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 18 2022 08:30am

  • The medicine of the soul

    There were plenty of doctors in the house at Harkness Auditorium Friday night as the Yale Medical Symphony Orchestra played its first concert since... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 7 2022 08:23am

  • Better late then never

    Yale welcomed back the Class of 2020—and, in some schools, the Class of 2021—for a procession and ceremony on Saturday to celebrate... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 16 2022 08:05am

  • Goodbye for now

    Another academic year is in the books, and most students are on their way out for the summer. See you in the fall! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 13 2022 08:00am

  • Comfort food

    Yesterday was a very good day for a bowl of soup and Atticus bread, and the Office of LGBTQ Resources had it covered. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 5 2022 09:15am

  • Into each fling . . .

    Yalies braved pouring rain yesterday to celebrate the first Spring Fling since 2019. On the stage this year were Aminé, Sofi Tukker, Masego... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2022 08:45am

  • Hit the books

    Today is the last day of classes in Yale College and in some of the professional schools. Now it’s time to study for finals. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 29 2022 08:54am

  • Closing the deal

    This afternoon is the end of Bulldog Days—the two-day annual event in which students who have been admitted to Yale College come and see... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 27 2022 01:03pm

  • Make yourself at home

    Cross Campus was packed with Yalies enjoying the weather last Friday. Extra credit to the folks who brought out an entire living room worth of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 20 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: procession

    The International Room in Sterling Memorial Library was once the Yale Memorabilia room, and its shelves are decorated with scenes of extracurricular... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 18 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Buona notte, Naples

    Two and a half years after Wall Street Pizza (formerly Naples) shut down, Yale has shared its plans for the building in a public meeting. Recently... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 25 2022 08:18am

  • Throwback Thursday: moving off

    Fifty years ago, in our March 1972 issue, we wrote about the trend toward off-campus living among undergrads, including the unidentified students in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 17 2022 08:47am

  • Throwback Thursday: boards of education

    Forty-five years ago, our February 1977 issue included a photo essay on campus bulletin boards. Who remembers the ride board in Yale Station? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 17 2022 07:57am

  • Repopulated

    Students are back! Spring term classes in Yale College and the Graduate School start today—online—with the switch to in-person classes... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 25 2022 07:57am

  • Same pandemic, different year

    Yale College students began moving in last Friday, and classes—albeit remote ones—start next week. McClellan Hall on Old Campus has been... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 21 2022 08:20am

  • 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