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  • Mystery Monday: let us rejoyce

    Today’s mystery: where on campus did we find this carving? Extra credit if you can tell us who is depicted in the relief and/or the source of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 6 2022 09:02am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Glazed

    We have been informed that today is National Doughnut Day. This is all we got. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 3 2022 08:04am

  • Let's do it again

    Time for another reunion weekend—round 2 of 3! Welcome back, Classes of 1960, 1972, 1977, 1987, 1995, 2012, and 2017! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 2 2022 08:05am

  • Page turner

    Summer reading season is here! What’s on your list this year? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 1 2022 08:15am

  • Cool water

    It's 91 degrees today in New Haven—one of those days when you just can’t resist sticking your hand in the water of the Women’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 31 2022 01:12pm

  • Seems like old times

    It’s reunion weekend, round one! Welcome to the Class of 1997—and 1952, 1957, 1967, 1970, 1992, 2002, 2007, and the senior reunion. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 27 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: class clowns

    As the first of three reunion weekends gets under way, here’s a glimpse of Yale reunions 100 years ago. In those days, returning classes wore... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 26 2022 08:25am

  • The long way

    In keeping with custom, Monday’s commencement procession from Cross Campus to Old Campus wended its way onto the Green and around Center... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 25 2022 09:41am

  • Shutterbugs

    One of the best parts of being in the commencement procession is seeing family and friends of graduates along the route, jockeying for position to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 24 2022 08:30am

  • Family affair

    Yale’s 321st commencement today looked a lot closer to normal than in the previous two years. Among the ten honorary degrees was a posthumous... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2022 01:20pm

  • 200 years of transportation

    New Haven observed the 200th anniversary of the Farmington Canal this morning. Originally a water route to Northampton, Massachusetts, the line... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 20 2022 09:37am

  • Throwback Thursday: Class Day 1947

    Seventy-five years ago—as seen here on our July 1947 cover—Yale College was still holding its Class Day ceremonies in the courtyard of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2022 08:20am

  • Rally 'round the flag

    You know it’s commencement/reunion season when the President’s House puts out the YALE banner. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2022 07:44am

  • Check this jawn out

    Philadelphians in town for commencement or reunions: there is a new eatery on Chapel Street that promises “a taste of Philadelphia” on... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2022 07:52am

  • Better late then never

    Yale welcomed back the Class of 2020—and, in some schools, the Class of 2021—for a procession and ceremony on Saturday to celebrate... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 16 2022 08:05am

  • Goodbye for now

    Another academic year is in the books, and most students are on their way out for the summer. See you in the fall! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 13 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: goodbye, chefs

    Fifty years ago, in our June 1972 issue, we noted the departure of the Culinary Institute of America from Yale’s neighborhood. The CIA... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 12 2022 08:12am

  • A quiet place to read

    The Selin Courtyard at Sterling Memorial Library is all the more enticing this week as the weather is sunny and warm. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 11 2022 08:21am

  • Double the fun

    That familiar blue-and-white tent can mean only one thing: 2022 commencement is coming. Actually, it can mean two things. Before the Class of 2022... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2022 08:04am