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  • A taste of things to come

    Yale Hospitality tried out ten new menu items on a focus group of university employees today in Commons. Shown here: local yellow corn johnny cakes... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2022 01:20pm

  • Standing tall

    Summertime is lily time on the terrace outside Dow Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 15 2022 08:12am

  • Not so brutal

    The pandemic-inspired project to put tables and chairs outside all over campus has livened up some previously underused spaces, like the welcome... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 12 2022 08:58am

  • Mystery Monday: on a mission

    Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this hopeful sign? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 11 2022 11:03am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • You are here

    The Beinecke Library has been pressing their ground-floor glass walls into service as display space since the pandemic. On the High Street side now... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: endings

    Around this time 85 years ago, we featured a reunion meal in Commons on our cover—the last issue published under the name “Yale Alumni... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2022 08:00am

  • Pitter patter

    A light rain was not enough to deter a handful of visitors on a campus tour yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 6 2022 08:31am

  • Looks good in red

    Next time you’re back on campus, don’t miss the (relatively) new landscaping of Sachem’s Wood on Science Hill. The flora is in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 5 2022 08:00am

  • These truths

    On view at the Beinecke Library through July 17: the library's copy of the rare Dunlap broadside, the first printing of the Declaration of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 30 2022 08:00am

  • Chill with Dan

    Just two more days left in Pride month, and the Office of LGBTQ Resources is pulling out all the stops today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 29 2022 02:02pm

  • More exercise on the way to the gym

    A sure sign of summer: after reunions are over, construction fences pop up all over campus. The Payne Whitney Gym shortcut known affectionately as... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 28 2022 09:18am

  • Mystery Monday: low clearance

    Today’s mystery: where did we find these figures, and what do you recommend for what is sure to be their aching backs? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 27 2022 08:21am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • The man behind the parks

    This year, New Haven is celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Donald Grant Mitchell, Yale Class of 1841, a best-selling author and landscape... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 24 2022 08:00am

  • Look up

    There’s a lot to look at in the new Hanke Exhibition Gallery in the nave of Sterling Memorial Library. But the view upward is pretty great... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Growth time

    Summer may be a little quieter than the rest of the year on most of the campus, but it’s peak season at Yale Farm on Edwards Street. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 21 2022 08:00am

  • The OG mascot

    On National Mascot Day, we salute Handsome Dan XIX, the king of the castle and the proud heir to the oldest mascot tradition in American sports. Bow... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 17 2022 12:45pm

  • Throwback Thursday: a rowing tradition

    The men's heavyweight crew swept the Crimson last Saturday at the 155th edition of the Yale-Harvard Regatta at New London. The 1897 crew, seen here... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 16 2022 09:49am

  • Made in the shade

    One of the joys of summer at Yale is this weeping beech tree, whose branches form a shady green room. Find it in Farnam Memorial Gardens on Prospect... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 15 2022 09:15am

  • Look around

    Now that the last round of reunions is over, most of the people we saw on Cross Campus yesterday were tourists. It was a beautiful day to experience... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 14 2022 09:07am