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  • Throwback Thursday: the more things change

    The black and white photo is from our March 1952 cover; the color one was taken two weeks ago. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 19 2023 05:02am

  • Shoulder season

    Flowers in bloom and a tree aflame on Rose Walk. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 18 2023 04:30am

  • Mad dogs and MBAs

    This time of year, the lunchtime crowd in the courtyard of the School of Management's Evans Hall favors the sunny spots. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 17 2023 10:45am

  • Mystery Monday: key stone

    Those knobby things you see often at the top of Gothic vaults are called bosses. This boss evidently carries the keys. Where did we find it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 16 2023 05:27am

  • Cyclists welcome

    We spotted this sign on the Farmington Canal Greenway, on which you can pedal all the way to Northampton, Massachusetts. The League of American... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2023 06:34am

  • Tercentenarian

    Yesterday was the anniversary of the Connecticut General Court’s “Act For Liberty to Erect a Collegiate School” in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 10 2023 12:00am

  • Full house

    There are 6,818 undergrads on campus this fall—a record number. And yesterday afternoon, it felt like all of them were crossing at College and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 6 2023 06:43am

  • Throwback Thursday: tree sitting

    Since 2009, Yale provost Scott Strobel has been making and selling bowls and pens from the wood of campus trees that have to come down. But the idea... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 5 2023 04:50am

  • Solar power

    Caffeine and the afternoon sun help provide energy to students working at Steep café on Science Hill. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 4 2023 05:34am

  • Walking on sunshine

    Last week was gray and rainy, so the brighter skies brought brighter moods to the campus yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 3 2023 03:58am

  • Use your noodle

    It's a rainy day in New Haven—a good day for a bowl of ramen at Ground, the café on the ground floor of the Becton Center. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2023 05:03am

  • Strongly cautioned

    Spotted outside a door in Branford College. Why do you suppose this suite has a PG-13 rating? Adult themes? Strong language? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 26 2023 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: quotable quote

    Two questions for you today: what is the source of this quotation, and on what campus building did we find it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 25 2023 08:40am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Preview

    On a beautiful last day of summer, we saw some early traces of fall on Hillhouse Avenue. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2023 01:11pm

  • Class act

    We popped into Strathcona Hall the other day and saw students getting settled in for an economics class. Amid all the change in the world, it's kind... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 20 2023 08:00am

  • Ghosts of the machines

    If you left Yale before 2007, this photo may not ring any bells. But perhaps the words “Machine City” will help. The dimly lit... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 18 2023 08:00am

  • But is it the most sincere pumpkin patch?

    Last year, the detritus from the previous Halloween resulted in an accidental pumpkin patch in the courtyard of Pauli Murray College. This year, it... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2023 08:00am

  • Walkable

    There was moderate pedestrian traffic on Alexander Walk—aka Wall Street—at the lunch hour yesterday. Those reclaimed streets make it... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 12 2023 08:00am

  • Bench with a view

    We sat down to take a breather on a bench outside Durfee Hall the other day, and ended up staying a while to enjoy the view of Old Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2023 08:00am