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June 2015

  • Summer people

    Quiet summers in New Haven are a thing of the past: thousands of high school students and others come to campus for classes and enrichment programs these... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 29 2015 03:16pm

  • Our Lady of the Blue Bins

    This may look like evidence that the university is taking the latest papal encyclical to heart, but it’s simply a case of Yale... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 26 2015 09:20am

  • Throwback Thursday: Egyptian Greeks

    After he read our cover story about the building of the Skull and Bones tomb, Carl Wohlenberg ’50 wrote in to remind us of a largely forgotten... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 25 2015 06:50am

  • Calm after the storm

    Dramatic thunderstorms hit southern Connecticut yesterday afternoon, leaving a fantastic sunset in their wake.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 24 2015 08:55am

  • Fishin’ hole

    The pond in the courtyard of Kroon Hall (home to the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies) is more than an aesthetic bonus for Science Hill: the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 23 2015 08:54am

  • Avenue H

    Upper Hillhouse Avenue on a summer morning is a bright, verdant treat. This is the provost’s house at 35 Hillhouse, built in 1836.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 22 2015 09:06am

  • Summer attire

    Summer is scaffolding season at Yale. This year, the exterior of Branford College’s Wrexham Tower is getting some maintenance attention.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 19 2015 09:21am

  • A dosa culture

    If you haven’t made it down the walkway that connects Morse and Stiles colleges to Broadway in the last couple of years, you've missed a couple of... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 18 2015 08:54am

  • Capital morning

    After some cloudy days, the sun is shining over New Haven today, providing a nice backdrop for the beaux-arts classical architecture of Memorial Hall.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 17 2015 10:38am

  • Lion eyes

    The lions that flank the Wall Street gate of Berkeley College are a tribute to an earlier pair of lions that sat atop Lampson Hall, which was torn down to... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 16 2015 10:47am

  • Into each life . . .

    It’s a wet morning on the Old Campus as New Haven gets some much-needed rain. What was your preferred method of negotiating rainy days at Yale?... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 15 2015 10:00am

  • Setting the stage

    Workers are busy this morning on the New Haven Green putting the finishing touches on the stage for the 20th annual International Festival of Arts and... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 12 2015 10:09am

  • Throwback Thursday: Dewey defeats Truman

    Our June 1950 issue filled alumni in on the many ways Yale students could “practice the art of public speaking.” This photo featured Yale... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 11 2015 08:51am

  • Immortal victory

    As we continue to bask in the reflected glory of Yale’s decisive win at the 150th Yale-Harvard Regatta, here’s a reminder carved in stone of a... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 10 2015 08:29am

  • What’s up?

    We’ve always wondered about that tower . . . No, not Harkness Tower; we know plenty about that one. We’re talking about that tiny... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 9 2015 08:33am

  • Much appreciated

    Yale employees filled Cross Campus on Friday for the university’s second annual Staff Appreciation Day. There was food and drink, a salsa band, and... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 8 2015 08:53am

  • Silence in the stacks

    It’s very quiet up in the Sterling stacks these days. Tell us your stories of studying—or not studying—in the stacks.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 5 2015 10:32am

  • Burrito is the new burger

    Now open on Broadway, in the spot where the Educated Burgher fed generations of Yalies, is Salsa Fresca, the fifth location of a regional chain featuring... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 4 2015 08:16am

  • Coming up

    After months of work below ground level, Yale’s two new residential colleges are beginning to emerge, as seen in this morning’s view from... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 3 2015 10:15am