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  • Oh say, can you see?

    The flag is flying once again on the Ledyard Flagstaff on Hewitt Quadrangle. Still awaiting the return of the Calder sculpture to make the quad... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 3 2021 08:00am

  • Back at its post

    Two and a half years after it was removed for the Schwarzman Center construction project, the cenotaph at the center of Yale’s World War I... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 5 2021 08:20am

  • Say no to the snow

    Did you ever notice that there’s rarely any accumulation of snow on Beinecke Plaza? Here’s why: a hot-water circulation system below the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 4 2020 07:56am

  • A firm foundation

    As construction crews work on a new subterranean addition to Commons—part of the new Schwarzman Center—we get a rare look at the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 26 2019 08:47am

  • On the move

    Art handlers were on Beinecke Plaza this morning disassembling Alexander Calder’s sculpture Gallows and Lollipops. Amy Doyel of the Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 6 2018 10:42am

  • It begins

    Parts of Hewitt Quadrangle—aka Beinecke Plaza—are being cordoned off for construction of the Schwarzman Center, the transformation of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 2 2018 08:59am

  • Casualties

    The flag on Hewitt Quadrangle was at half-staff yesterday evening in recognition of the school-shooting victims in Parkland, Florida. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2018 09:03am

  • Silver lining

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

  • A September morning

    Yale marked the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attacks this morning with a ceremony on Hewitt Quadrangle. Students read the names of the nine... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 11 2017 09:16am

  • Fresh Friday

    Every Friday in the summer, Yale Hospitality (née Yale Dining) offers Uncommon Market, a produce market outside Commons that also sells goods... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 23 2017 01:45pm

  • Head and shoulders

    Just the topmost portions of students headed to class are visible over the wall outside the Beinecke Library. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 17 2017 08:35am

  • 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

  • Twilight’s last gleaming

    Hewitt Quadrangle at 5 o’clock yesterday, just after sunset. The days are, slowly but surely, getting longer. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 5 2017 08:47am

  • Cleaning Calder

    Alexander Calder’s Gallows and Lollipops is getting some attention from conservators this week. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 15 2016 08:42am

  • Oh, the places you’ll go

    A signpost promotes the Center for Language Study’s annual language fair on Beinecke Plaza today. The fair helps to acquaint students with the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 30 2016 01:19pm