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  • Dr. Handsome

    Above one of the portals leading to Pauli Murray College is a bulldog physician, complete with stethoscope and reflector. It’s no coincidence... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2019 08:22am

  • Silliman envy

    In a Yale Daily News survey of incoming first-years, 69 percent said their own residential college is the one they’d most like to be a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 10 2019 08:39am

  • Top of the hill

    There’s still a bit of work to be done on the new Yale Science Building, which took the place of Gibbs Laboratories. But the redesigned... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 9 2019 09:52am

  • What I did last summer

    This white board in Bass Library invited people to tell the best thing they did over the summer. Baby goat yoga and sky diving are all well and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 6 2019 08:12am

  • Bygone buildings

    Above one of the portals of Pauli Murray College is a tribute to two Yale buildings that were demolished to build the new colleges. Alums, tell us... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 4 2019 10:00am

  • Sharp objects

    New arrivals in Yale who are pining for their desert homes can find solace at the Marsh Botanical Garden, where the Desert House includes hundreds... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 3 2019 10:33am

  • Furniture, rearranged

    After 60 years in the basement of 149 York Street, the Art Gallery’s collection of American furniture  has some breathing room. The... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 30 2019 08:38am

  • More chairs, fewer books

    The renovation of Bass Library is still a work in progress, but the library did open on time for the beginning of the semester. To meet growing... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 29 2019 01:13pm

  • Notes on Camp Yale

    Classes in Yale College don’t start till Wednesday, which means students are still enjoying the week known as “Camp Yale.” Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 26 2019 01:27pm

  • The new arrivals

    There’s a light rain falling on the first-year move-in, but it has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of the scores of students here to greet the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 23 2019 10:22am

  • Big entrance

    Ain't no party like a Law School party, ’cause a Law School party is actually an orientation. YLS welcomed 212 new JD students yesterday with... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 20 2019 01:38pm

  • Reclaiming the street

    The first leg of the new Wall Street pedestrian walkway—from College Street to Berkeley College—is now open. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 19 2019 06:56am

  • In the mix

    Now that they’re all-gender, the a cappella group formerly known as the Duke’s Men is officially called Doox of Yale. Their... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 14 2019 08:42am

  • Preserving the past

    Yale’s oldest building, Connecticut Hall, is shrouded in blue this summer as it undergoes restoration work on its masonry and windows. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 13 2019 09:05am

  • Anticipation

    Students arrive in less than two weeks, and Silliman College is getting ready with some new furniture. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 9 2019 08:32am

  • Fine crystal

    Since our office moved across campus, the Peabody Museum is now a splendid destination for a lunchtime walk. The spectacular mineral collection in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 8 2019 11:22am

  • Fashion show

    We don’t know the intention behind this relief carving on the Elm Street side of Trumbull College, but these folks sure are snappy dressers. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 7 2019 10:08am

  • Wreathed

    There are only so many ways to take a picture of Harkness Tower, but we were surprised to see that we hadn’t posted one like this before:... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 6 2019 08:04am

  • House museum

    The Yale University Art Gallery is known for its collection of American decorative arts, but the university also has a kind of open-air museum of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 5 2019 10:13am