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June 2021

  • Underground movies

    Underneath the courtyard of the Humanities Quadrangle (formerly the Hall of Graduate Studies) is a new 90-seat film-screening studio called the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 29 2021 07:49am

  • Mystery Monday: you got treble

    Today’s mystery is this carving in the main courtyard of Pauli Murray College. Whom or what does it commemorate? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Branch ’86</span> | June 28 2021 07:55am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3664-mystery-monday-you-got-treble?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 2 comments</a></span>

  • In bloom

    A highlight of the new landscaping at Sachem’s Wood on Science Hill is this array of red summer flowers. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 25 2021 08:09am

  • Throwback Thursday: way way back

    We've been in the looking-back business for a long time: 100 years ago, we published this photo of the Yale baseball team from 150 years ago. We'd... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 24 2021 07:51am

  • Wrapped up in blue

    The hot look for summer at Yale is blue—as in blue construction fencing. You'll find it around Trumbull College, the Peabody, McClellan Hall... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 23 2021 08:04am

  • Sign of things to come

    Outside Woolsey Hall, an indication that the Schwarzman Center—which will include a pub—is getting ready for its fall opening. And that... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 22 2021 08:02am

  • Mystery Monday: you're welcome

    Frankly, we’re a little slow off the mark this morning. So just in case you are too, here’s an easier-than-usual Mystery Monday photo.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 21 2021 10:49am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3659-mystery-monday-you-re-welcome?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Places to see

    We’re looking forward to a fall semester somewhat closer to normal, so people can enjoy some new and refurbished campus spaces like this one:... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 16 2021 08:00am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3658-places-to-see?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Throwback Thursday: Brewster's birthday

    Kingman Brewster Jr. ’41, who was president of Yale from 1963 to 1977, was born on this date in 1919. Alums, do you have any memories of... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 17 2021 07:50am

  • Two-wheeling

    Bicycling has gotten easier in New Haven in recent years with the addition of bike sharing services, dedicated bike lanes, and bike repair stations... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 15 2021 08:09am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3656-two-wheeling?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Mystery Monday: share this post

    Where on campus can you find this fancy porch pillar? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 14 2021 08:24am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3655-mystery-monday-share-this-post?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Museum time

    Did we mention that the art museums are now open to visitors on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday? Well, we’re mentioning it again. Go check out... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 11 2021 08:08am

  • Throwback Thursday: Woolsey in bronze

    One hundred twenty-five years ago today, in our June 10, 1896, issue, we celebrated the upcoming dedication of the Theodore Dwight Woolsey statue... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 10 2021 07:39am

  • Open-door policy?

    Skull and Bones doesn’t send out a lot of press releases, so we had to learn from this sign that they are improving accessibility. Within... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 9 2021 07:51am

  • Art, in person

    What a pleasure to wander the galleries of the Center for British Art again! The museum is now open to visitors on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 8 2021 08:07am

  • Mystery Monday: big date

    Do you ever wish Yale’s founders had gotten their act together just two years sooner? 1699 sounds so much older than 1701. Anyway, can you... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 7 2021 07:51am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/3650-mystery-monday-big-date?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 4 comments</a></span>

  • You're gonna need a bigger boat

    If your weekend plans include fishing, here’s some inspiration: this xiphactinus skeleton from the Peabody Museum hangs outside the O. C.... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 4 2021 08:09am

  • End of a dry spell

    Another scene from a campus comeback: Mars Pond, the gray water–recycling pool at the environment school’s Kroon Hall, is operating... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 3 2021 08:48am

  • Pathbreakers

    Planners call them desire paths: those improvised trails through grass or landscaping that reveal where pedestrians really want to go. This one... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | June 2 2021 08:50am