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  • Through the woods

    Yale is quiet during this holiday break. We hope you have a happy Thanksgiving! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 24 2021 08:00am

  • Stay gold

    There’s still plenty of fall color on College Street. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 16 2021 08:09am

  • Open classroom

    Those five words you love to hear on a crisp October afternoon: “Let’s have class outside today.” Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 8 2021 09:04am

  • A spy meets his end

    On this day in 1776, Nathan Hale, Class of 1773, was executed by the British for espionage in New York. Tradition holds that his last words were... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 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

  • 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

  • Throwback Thursday: freshmen al fresco

    Twenty-five years ago this month, President Richard Levin ’74PhD welcomed first-year students to Yale at what was then called the Freshman... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 5 2021 08:05am

  • Mixing it up

    Yale College alums, did you ever wish you could live on campus with friends from other residential colleges? That’ll be an option for some... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 29 2021 08:33am

  • Watching grass grow

    Once again, the Old Campus is quiet this July, with no summer programs in residence on the quad. We miss the hustle and bustle, but it’s been... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 16 2021 08:06am

  • Platform committee

    They’re literally setting the stage for Yale’s 320th commencement. It won’t be the usual pomp and circumstance, but... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 12 2021 08:49am

  • The end of history

    For nearly three years, McClellan Hall on the Old Campus housed office space for the history department during the renovation of the Hall of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 7 2021 07:59am

  • A spike in activity

    This is one of seven spikeball games we saw in progress on our walk around campus yesterday. Apparently it’s the perfect pastime when spring... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 25 2021 08:03am

  • Running in place

    Students are in the last stage of quarantine until March 1, which means they still can’t leave the campus. So runners accustomed to jogs... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 25 2021 11:26am

  • 28 days

    February, looking pretty February on Old Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 23 2021 08:19am

  • Throwback Thursday: cold as Hale

    Seventy-five years ago, we featured a snow-covered Nathan Hale on our cover. You can still count on us today for all your snowy campus photo needs. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 28 2021 09:17am

  • Where do we start?

    As the Yale Daily News reported this weekend, the university has decided to house first-year students in their residential colleges next fall... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 12 2021 07:55am

  • Strong start

    Our first snowstorm of the season dropped about eight inches on the campus last night. That’s more than New Haven's total snowfall for last... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 17 2020 09:25am

  • Beautiful barrier

    We miss being able to roam the Old Campus freely, but if there’s a silver lining, maybe it’s being able to appreciate the artistry of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2020 08:45am | Ico comments 1 comment