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  • Mystery Monday: gateway

    Today it’s a medieval Mystery Monday: can you identify the location of this formidable-looking gate? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2020 08:45am

  • Timely

    Some of the stone carvings on the Sterling Law Building have taken on a new and disturbing resonance lately. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 18 2020 09:02am

  • Juneteenth in Oklahoma

    Happy Juneteenth! This image of a Juneteenth celebration in 1920s Oklahoma comes from a silent film by amateur filmmaker Solomon Sir Jones. Jones... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 19 2020 09:04am

  • Organic growth

    Starting today, restaurants in Connecticut can offer indoor dining again, with social-distancing restrictions. But Claire’s Corner Copia will... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 17 2020 08:28am

  • Too quiet

    Although an empty campus has a certain melancholic beauty, we look forward to the day when this lawn is dotted with students again. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 16 2020 09:30am

  • Broadening

    Once again, construction work is about the only activity on campus we have to share with you. They've widened the bluestone walks on either side of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 12 2020 08:46am

  • Throwback Thursday: commencement in a tumultuous time

    Fifty years ago this week, Yale celebrated its 269th commencement, just weeks after the campus and New Haven were gripped by the May Day protests.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 11 2020 09:31am

  • One last look

    Many students are returning to their rooms on campus for the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak in order to pack up and move out. Kelly Cailette... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 10 2020 11:28am

  • Bridge out

    With the campus still largely closed, it’s as good time as any to close High Street for some façade work on the Old Art Gallery. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 9 2020 08:07am

  • White coats, black lives

    Around 300 physicians and other health care workers knelt in a moment of silence in front of Sterling Hall of Medicine on Friday at a White Coats... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 8 2020 08:05am

  • Back on the street

    The Yale Shuttle resumed limited service this week after being off the streets for two months. To allow for social distancing, buses are limited to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 5 2020 08:04am

  • On the fence

    Work continues on the Schwarzman Center. The nearby Beinecke Library is using the construction fence as an opportunity to highlight material in its... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 3 2020 07:54am

  • In the streets

    More than a thousand people joined a march in New Haven yesterday to protest the killings of black Americans by law enforcement officers. The march... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 1 2020 07:55am

  • Green shoots

    With no commencement or reunions this year, the grass on the Old Campus is unusually lush for the end of May. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 29 2020 07:50am

  • Mystery Monday: initial reaction

    Mystery Monday: you can find the letter “Y” worked into the architecture of the campus in innumerable places. Where did we find this one? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 15 2020 07:54am

  • Beach boy

    Sage Boy has been festooned with what appears to be a beach towel. Please employ proper social distancing when you go to the shore, Sage Boy. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 27 2020 08:31am

  • Standing tall

    Update on spring flora: those showy allium bulbs have shot up and burst open all over campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 26 2020 11:04am

  • Wish you were here

    It’s a beautiful day in New Haven, and we’re really missing the big reunion tent that ought to be on Old Campus right now. We hope to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 22 2020 08:40am

  • Throwback Thursday: Class of ’15

    This weekend, the Yale Class of 2015 was supposed to have its first reunion. This page from our June 1980 issue features the Class of 1915 at its... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 28 2020 08:00am