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  • Throwback Thursday: belly of the Whale

    On our March 1960 cover: “Children of faculty members enjoy regularly scheduled skating at the new Ingalls Rink.” The photo was taken by the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 18 2014 12:04pm

  • Not a creature was stirring

    There are plenty of seats available in the Linonia and Brothers Reading Room as winter break begins. Have a good time off, students! See you next year!... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 17 2014 08:40am

  • Mystery Monday: misguided angel

    One building on the Yale campus includes several bricks like this one scattered throughout its façade—most of them right side up. Can you... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 15 2014 09:41am

  • Figgy pudding, anyone?

    The Connecticut Yuletide Carolers sang on Chapel Street yesterday evening, spreading good cheer to shoppers and giving Scrooges something to grumble... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 12 2014 08:46am

  • A tree grows on Broadway

    A festive new addition to the skyline of Broadway. Fourteen more shopping days till Christmas, and six more studying days till winter break.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2014 10:13am

  • Rainy days and Tuesdays

    We’ve got a temperature of 38 degrees F and heavy rain in the Elm City today. Please don’t share this photo with anyone trying to decide... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 9 2014 10:32am

  • Mystery Monday: a man and his pig

    Who is this guy holding a pig? And where on campus can he be found? We’ll update this post with the answer tomorrow. UPDATE: This one is found... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2014 10:21am

  • Crunch time

    Fall-term classes in Yale College end today, and students start hitting the libraries to prepare for finals. Alums: any advice for them about... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 5 2014 10:26am

  • Not winter . . . yet

    It’s a chilly, rainy December day in New Haven, and some of us are clinging to the last vestiges of fall wherever we can find them.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 3 2014 10:10am

  • You’ll go down in history

    Does seeing a landmark plaque on this building make anyone else feel old? The New Haven Preservation Trust honored Yale's restoration of Rudolph Hall... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 2 2014 10:42am

  • Mystery Monday: red brick roofscape

    It all looks familiar: the red brick, the slate roof, the decorative stonework. But where exactly did we take this photo? We’ll update this post... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 1 2014 08:04am

  • Geese, pyes, wine, &c.: a 1798 Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving from the kitchen door of Davenport College! Most Yale students are away from campus, of course, but it wasn’t always that way.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 27 2014 08:45am

  • A good day to be inside

    That's mostly rain, with a little bit of Thanksgiving Eve wintry mix for good measure. A quiet day on campus, to be sure.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 26 2014 10:22am

  • Field trip

    Most Yale students have left town for Thanksgiving break, but the Peabody Museum of Natural History is still full of scholars this morning. The Peabody... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 25 2014 10:49am

  • Mystery Monday: strings attached

    This stone carving predates the ascendancy of a bluegrass-playing Yale president last year. Anybody know where on campus you can find it? We’ll... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 24 2014 10:31am

  • Cold morning, hot ticket

    With temperatures in the 30s, students formed a line as long as a football field yesterday morning outside Ray Tompkins House in hope of getting tickets to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 19 2014 11:04am

  • The little chill

    It may look like fall, but it felt more like winter on the Old Campus this morning. The high today will be in the 30s for the first time this autumn.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 18 2014 11:42am

  • Throwback Thursday: pre-pigskin picnic

    On Saturday, the football team plays its last home game of the season against Princeton, finishing off a season-long celebration of the Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 13 2014 10:35am

  • Yale's front door

    The New Haven Green is in its glory in the fall. Yale, which inhabits the College Street front of the ancient common, does its part to add to the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 12 2014 08:45am