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  • Relax and enjoy the view

    In the new Schwarzman Center, the west balcony of Commons has been designated as a lounge for graduate and professional students. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 7 2021 08:43am

  • Throwback Thursday: holiday dinner

    This weekend, the traditional first-year holiday dinner returns to Commons after several years at 150 York Street. There will actually be two... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 2 2021 08:00am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Birthday present

    New on the side of the Asian American Cultural Center on Crown Street: a mural called Finding Home by Los Angeles artist Lauren YoungSmith. The... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 30 2021 08:05am

  • Under the big top

    Life in the pandemic: seeing tents on campus used to mean there was a reunion or a commencement coming up. But structures like this one in the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 5 2021 09:23am

  • Rush hour

    Some things at Yale never change, including the pedestrian traffic at the intersection outside Memorial Hall between classes. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 3 2021 08:00am

  • Tower struggle

    Graduate students used to live in the tower of the Hall of Graduate Studies. Now that the building has been renovated to be the Humanities... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 2 2021 08:00am

  • Hilltop view

    We found a fair number of students using the pavilion between Kline Tower and the Yale Science Building on a recent Saturday afternoon. The pavilion... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2021 08:00am

  • Let's chat

    Students in Pauli Murray College last week continued the tradition of fireside chats, where first-years build a sense of class community and process... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 20 2021 08:19am

  • Throwback Thursday: sweet memories

    A new grab-and-go food spot in the Schwarzman Center has replaced Durfee’s, the campus convenience store in Durfee Hall. But some of us... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 30 2021 08:27am

  • The way it should be

    We know we’ve said it before, but it’s so good to see this campus full of people again. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 10 2021 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: changes at Commons

    One hundred years ago this month, we reported on changes in Yale’s then-20-year-old Commons dining hall. Although “it is the same hall... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 9 2021 08:00am

  • Commons is back

    After nearly four years, Commons is now open for lunch again. It looks much the same, but some things have changed: there are now four serveries... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 7 2021 08:08am

  • New year, new rules

    Classes begin in Yale College and the Graduate School today—in person for the first time since March 2020. Students, faculty, and staff are... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 1 2021 07:56am

  • In person

    What a pleasure it is to see the campus filled with people again! Classes begin tomorrow in Yale College and the Graduate School. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 31 2021 08:10am

  • Time of arrival

    Tomorrow is the big day when the Class of 2025 moves in. Alums, do you remember the first time you walked through Phelps Gate as a first-year? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 26 2021 08:00am

  • In the round

    What a pleasure to see a circle of students—from the environment school—on the Sachem’s Wood lawn yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 17 2021 08:06am

  • Throwback Thursday: bladderball's heyday

    Fifty years ago this fall, we reported on the 1971 bladderball game, calling it “one of the most durable of Yale institutions.” But it... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 2 2021 07:51am

  • Throwback Thursday: back to school

    Seventy-five years ago this fall, we showed how undergraduate life looked a little different in the aftermath of World War II, as returning veterans... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 19 2021 08:09am

  • Daily bread

    Dwight Chapel's primary function is spiritual nourishment, but right now it's being used for feeding bellies. A few dozen students who have come to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 11 2021 09:14am