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  • Home improvement

    Sterling Memorial Library's beloved L&B Room—some of us used to call it the L. L. Bean Room—will be renovated next year. Calm... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2021 10:02am

  • So he's no Balto

    We ran into Handsome Dan XIX on Hillhouse Avenue yesterday. We got a little side-eye from the top dog when we asked him if he was enjoying the first... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2021 08:22am

  • Island cuisine

    New on Broadway Island: Bulldog Hotdogs, a food stand serving New Haven’s own Hummel Brothers franks and more. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2021 08:00am

  • Relax and enjoy the view

    In the new Schwarzman Center, the west balcony of Commons has been designated as a lounge for graduate and professional students. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 7 2021 08:43am

  • Mystery Monday: escape

    Today’s mystery is off the beaten path and down the alley. Do you recognize this campus fire escape? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 6 2021 09:16am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Free fall

    With one more week of classes to go in the fall semester, there are now more leaves on the ground than on the trees. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 3 2021 01:43pm

  • Throwback Thursday: holiday dinner

    This weekend, the traditional first-year holiday dinner returns to Commons after several years at 150 York Street. There will actually be two... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 2 2021 08:00am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Fashionably late

    This tree on Rose Walk is always among the last to turn in the autumn. But it’s always worth the wait. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 1 2021 08:03am

  • Birthday present

    New on the side of the Asian American Cultural Center on Crown Street: a mural called Finding Home by Los Angeles artist Lauren YoungSmith. The... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 30 2021 08:05am

  • Mystery Monday: can you quack this one?

    Today’s mystery: where on campus did Yale’s stone carvers make way for this duckling? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 29 2021 08:22am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • 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

  • Another block closed to cars

    The block of High Street between Chapel and Elm will be the latest campus-area street to be converted to a pedestrian path. As part of a new deal in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 23 2021 07:57am

  • Mystery Monday: a way in

    We love this wrought iron gate. It’ll surely be familiar to many of you. Where on campus did we find it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 22 2021 08:08am | Ico comments 4 comments

  • Working like a dog

    With The Game on tap tomorrow for the first time in two years, we got a dose of Bulldog spirit this week when we ran into our colleague Handsome Dan... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 19 2021 08:11am

  • Throwback Thursday: old-school football

    As Team 148 prepares to play Harvard at the Bowl on Saturday, here’s a look at Team 23 from 1896. The team finished with a 13–1 record... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 18 2021 08:00am

  • The first from China

    Yung Wing, Class of 1854, was born on this date in 1828. Yung was the first Chinese student to graduate from an American university. His statue... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 17 2021 08:01am

  • Stay gold

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

  • Mystery Monday: get a grip

    Yale isn’t all gargoyles and pointy arches. Where on campus did we spot this more modern detail? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2021 08:52am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • A day to remember

    For the first time since 2016, Yale’s annual Veterans Day observance was held on Hewitt Quadrangle yesterday in front of the newly restored... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 12 2021 08:00am