RSS

Daily Snap

Scenes on campus

  • Work in progress

    Latest view of the new residential colleges, taken from the top of the Yale Health parking garage: that’s Pauli Murray College and its tower... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2017 01:43pm

  • Written in stone

    Carved in the main hall of Sterling Memorial Library are several quotes related to books and reading. This one is from the New Testament (Romans... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 7 2017 08:53am

  • Frosted gates

    Last week’s snow has pretty much disappeared, but here's one more shot from Tuesday evening. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 6 2017 08:42am

  • Over the hump

    We’ve reached the halfway point of winter, when there begins to be a bit of daylight left at 5 p.m. Still a lot of February to endure, but... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 3 2017 08:33am

  • A thin blanket

    Our second snowfall of 2017 was just enough to make things pretty without causing a lot of trouble. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 2 2017 09:07am

  • Warm embrace

    Spotted on Chapel Street yesterday afternoon: a couple taking engagement pictures in the snow. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 1 2017 08:43am

  • Gladly lerne and gladly teche

    Until recently, the first floor of Sterling Memorial Library behind the circulation desk was filled with offices and other work spaces for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 31 2017 08:32am

  • Campus reacts to immigration order

    More than a thousand people gathered on Cross Campus yesterday evening for what was called a candlelight vigil in support of immigrant and refugee... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 30 2017 08:20am

  • Message

    Regardless of their political beliefs, Yale students are not shy about expressing them. This message went up in the fourth- and fifth-floor... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 27 2017 08:05am

  • Towering

    We’re pretty sure this isn't the first time we’ve posted a shot of Harkness Tower bathed in late afternoon sun, but we never get tired... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 26 2017 09:02am

  • Watch the birdie

    In the architecture studios of Paul Rudolph Hall, the decades-long tradition of adding special adornments to the statue of Minerva is still going... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 25 2017 10:03am

  • Please don’t make us go outside

    This is the kind of morning that is best enjoyed through a window, maybe with a nice plate of cinnamon toast. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 24 2017 10:37am

  • 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

  • Now open

    The York Street entrance to Sterling Memorial Library has been out of use for decades, but as of today it's open again. The suite of library offices... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 20 2017 10:27am

  • Built-in history

    As the new residential colleges move closer to completion, more details are visible to sidewalk superintendents. The view here is a façade of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 19 2017 01:44pm

  • Fueling station

    If your Yale years were in the 1971–2007 vicinity, you probably remember Machine City, the monochromatic subterranean canteen adjacent to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 18 2017 08:51am

  • Let’s go shopping!

    Spring term classes begin today in most of Yale’s 14 schools. Soon, classrooms like this one in William L. Harkness Hall will be full of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 17 2017 09:10am

  • Sunset skyline

    High Street at the end of a January day. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 13 2017 08:46am

  • Watercolor

    Above the entrance to the Kiphuth Trophy Room in Payne Whitney Gymnasium is a portrait of the room’s namesake—legendary swimming coach... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 12 2017 08:49am