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  • Throwback Thursday: snows of yesteryear

    Back in the winter of 1935, Yale students took advantage of special “snow train” fares to hit the slopes in Vermont. Our undergraduate... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 24 2024 10:00pm

  • Coffee break

    Students out in the snow and ice for the first day of classes yesterday found a warm respite at Steep, the Science Hill café. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 17 2024 05:16am

  • Welcome back!

    Students were greeted with snow—and some sleet for good measure—on the first day of classes this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 16 2024 06:08am

  • Final hours

    Final exams in Yale College end at 5:30 pm today, so even those unlucky enough to have a final on the last day can go home for the holidays soon. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 20 2023 05:08am

  • To the tables down at Claire's

    Mory's isn't the only dining establishment where you can hear Yale a cappella. The group Something Extra sang at Claire's Corner Copia on Wednesday... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 15 2023 03:00am

  • Class dismissed

    Today is the last day of classes for the fall semester in Yale College and the Graduate School. Time to hit the books—or whatever it is they... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2023 04:27am

  • The holdovers

    Not everyone leaves campus during the week-long Thanksgiving break from classes, but it is noticeably quieter on Old Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 20 2023 10:00pm

  • Early admission

    We know it's kind of a cliché, but it really does seem like the first-years look younger every year. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2023 03:00am

  • Honoring those who served

    Hundreds of people—including students, faculty, and staff who are military veterans—gathered on Hewitt Quadrangle Friday for Yale's... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 13 2023 03:43am

  • Halloween lineup

    Happy Halloween! Jonathan Edwards College is getting into the spirit of things. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2023 12:00am

  • Down to work

    With midterms in full swing, we found a good crowd in the Starr Reference Room at Sterling Memorial Library last week. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 30 2023 05:17am

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Mystery Monday: what's going on here?

    The International Room in Sterling Memorial Library was once the Yale Memorabilia Room, and its shelves are decorated with scenes of extracurricular... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 2 2023 07:30am

  • 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

  • The ball's in your court

    We spotted some students at the School of the Environment starting off the year with some volleyball outside Kroon Hall Friday night. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 6 2023 07:57am

  • Back to business

    It is always such a welcome sight when the Old Campus fills up with students again after a quiet summer. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 30 2023 09:27am

  • Smorgasbord

    Commons doesn't open for lunch service until tomorrow, but the room was the scene of a kind of knowledge buffet yesterday: representatives of Yale's... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 29 2023 08:00am