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March 2017

  • Deconstruction report

    The demolition of Gibbs Laboratories—which is coming down to make room for a new biology building—is about half finished. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 30 2017 10:13am

  • Shine on

    Mercifully, the sun is finally out today—as are the crocuses on Old Campus. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 29 2017 10:15am

  • Special delivery

    If there’s an award for the prettiest loading dock, we’d like to nominate Sterling Memorial Library. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 28 2017 01:52pm

  • Spring shower

    Most of the snow is gone from the Old Campus, but students returning from spring break face a rainy Monday today. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 27 2017 11:12am

  • Midcentury modern

    This spot on the third floor of Paul Rudolph Hall (née the A+A Building) had been newly fitted with classic and contemporary modern... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 24 2017 08:54am

  • Patio furniture

    Even the tables and chairs from Commons are out for spring break this week. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 23 2017 08:37am

  • Catch of the day

    You can tell it’s spring break at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: Sage Boy has gone fishin’. In a sustainable way, no... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 22 2017 08:44am

  • Portal

    On Prospect Street, the name of one of the new residential colleges is now carved in stone. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 21 2017 08:54am

  • Let it thaw, let it thaw, let it thaw!

    On the first day of spring, it’s sunny and relatively warm, but we’ve still got a few inches of winter to get rid of. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 20 2017 01:00pm

  • Seeing the light

    A visitor to the Art Gallery watches the shifting colors in a light installation by Thomas Wilfred, an artist who developed kinetic light sculptures... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 17 2017 08:34am

  • Uphill climb

    There were no sledders in sight on the hard, crusty shell of snow and ice behind the Divinity School yesterday. But one little dog and his human... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 16 2017 08:47am

  • Overblown

    Yesterday’s storm shifted west and ended up bringing us some high winds and snow, but less than predicted. The campus is back to business... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 15 2017 09:01am

  • Stellaaaa!

    With Winter Storm Stella expected to deliver more than a foot of snow and blizzard-level winds today, Yale and New Haven are effectively shut down... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 14 2017 08:44am

  • Cookin’ in Commons

    Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his quintet headlined a two-day festival called “Jazz: A Celebration of America’s Sound” with a... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 13 2017 08:37am

  • See ya later, snow

    Students were in short sleeves just two days ago, but we woke up to snow this morning. This guy is one of many who are heading out of town for... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 10 2017 08:46am

  • Hold that pose

    Yesterday was one of those days when everyone wanted to move classes outside—even this life-drawing class that set up shop outside the Art... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 9 2017 08:49am

  • Presidential portrait

    In our recent cover story on Handsome Dan, we mentioned that former president George W. Bush ’68 painted a portrait of Handsome Dan... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 8 2017 09:16am

  • Whitmen

    On this rainy morning, here’s a look at the Old Campus through the Whitman Gate, which was built in 1896 and honors former Corporation members... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 7 2017 09:06am

  • More signs of spring

    It’s chilly today, but the witch hazel is in bloom on campus, pointing the way to spring. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | March 6 2017 08:58am