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November 2024

  • Tough old bird

    Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! And to those who celebrate with a turkey, we hope it's more tender than this one. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 27 2024 03:51am

  • Light and dark

    We couldn't help but notice this shapely shadow in the nave of Sterling Memorial Library. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 26 2024 03:35am

  • A week off for Elis

    The campus is quiet but still beautiful today as students enjoy a week-long Thanksgiving break. For Harvard, though, the indignity of losing to Yale... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 25 2024 06:34am

  • Star attraction

    This red maple on Rose Walk is always one of the highlights of the fall. We took this shot earlier this week, before the rain. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 22 2024 05:53am

  • November rain?

    We're loving these blue skies, with some reservations: New Haven has had scarcely more than an inch of precipitation in the last two months. But... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 20 2024 10:48am

  • Throwback Thursday: a Game for the ages

    Preparing for The Game on Saturday, we were reminded that yesterday was the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest Yale-Harvard football games of... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 20 2024 10:00pm | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4496-throwback-thursday-a-game-for-the-ages?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Two hammocks, no waiting

    We were tempted by these hammocks in the JE courtyard yesterday, but Mondays don't tend to be good days for lolling. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 19 2024 03:40am

  • Mystery Monday: relic

    We spotted this artifact in an exhibit case far from the campus, but it is Yale-related. Who knows what it is? Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 17 2024 10:00pm | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4493-mystery-monday-relic?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 1 comment</a></span>

  • Sweater weather

    We're on the tail end of fall foliage now, but the days remain sunny and fairly warm. Perfect football weather for Princeton tomorrow. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 15 2024 03:01am

  • Throwback Thursday: tough guys

    In November 1894, the Yale and Harvard football teams met in Springfield, Massachusetts, for their 17th contest, which would come to be known as the... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 13 2024 10:00pm

  • Banner week

    The Cross Campus lawn is still lined with flags today after the university's commemoration of Veterans Day on Monday. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 13 2024 08:02am

  • Mystery Monday: under the sea

    We’re not sure exactly what’s going on in this aquatic-themed stone carving, but we do know where we saw it. Do you?  Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ‘86</span> | November 11 2024 04:34am | <span class="comments_link"><a class="comments_link" href="/blog_posts/4489-mystery-monday-under-the-sea?page=1#comments"><img src="/assets/design/ico_comments-6095ba73fed85da0e489aa3a72173d56.png" alt="Ico comments" /> 2 comments</a></span>

  • A change of clothes

    Decades ago, students in need of affordable clothing turned to Fi' Buck, a vendor outside Yale Station who also bought clothes from students in need... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 8 2024 02:56am

  • Still falling

    High Street, from the entrance to Linsly-Chittenden Hall. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 7 2024 04:40am

  • Vesper light

    After this weekend's return to standard time, you can experience that evening glow through the windows of the library courtyard at 4:30 p.m. Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 5 2024 02:24am

  • The path to nourishment

    The colors of fall on Blount Avenue. This Cross Campus walkway was once nicknamed "Grub Street," as it was the route from Old Campus to meals in... Read on
    <span class="blog_post_author_unlinked">Mark Alden Branch ’86</span> | November 4 2024 05:37am