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June 2020

  • Mystery Monday: at sea

    Today’s mysteries: where at Yale can this carving of a ship be found? And what does it signify? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 29 2020 07:56am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3409-mystery-monday-at-sea?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 3 comments</a></span>

  • Lunch in the time of coronavirus

    There is limited service inside restaurants in Connecticut as of last week, but dining al fresco at places like Harvest Wine Bar is still a popular... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 26 2020 01:26pm

  • Throwback Thursday: a monument to both sides

    Recent talk about Confederate monuments sent us to our archives, where we found this photo of Yale’s Civil War Memorial at the time of its... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 25 2020 07:51am

  • Unwrapped

    After several months of renovations, the tower of the former Hall of Graduate Studies has emerged from behind scaffolding. The tower was named... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 24 2020 08:52am

  • Books are back

    Yale’s libraries aren’t physically open to scholars yet, but it’s now possible to request books for pickup at the Bass... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 23 2020 08:13am

  • Mystery Monday: gateway

    Today it’s a medieval Mystery Monday: can you identify the location of this formidable-looking gate? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 1 2020 07:55am

  • 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
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 15 2020 07:54am