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Yale starts its 150th anniversary football season this Saturday at Holy Cross. Eighty years ago, as seen on our November 1942 cover, football... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 15 2022 08:12am
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On National Mascot Day, we salute Handsome Dan XIX, the king of the castle and the proud heir to the oldest mascot tradition in American sports. Bow... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 17 2022 12:45pm
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We ran into Handsome Dan XIX on Hillhouse Avenue yesterday. We got a little side-eye from the top dog when we asked him if he was enjoying the first... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2021 08:22am
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With The Game on tap tomorrow for the first time in two years, we got a dose of Bulldog spirit this week when we ran into our colleague Handsome Dan... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 19 2021 08:11am
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We know the current Handsome Dan is a fan of bow ties; do you think he’d look good in a pair of glasses like these? And where on campus can... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2021 08:15am |
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Like Santa Claus, Handsome Dan can’t be everywhere at once, so he has helpers. Like this 2-D Dan who was greeting new arrivals at the School... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 27 2021 12:27pm
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Banners by Scottish illustrator Eri Griffin, depicting Handsome Dan enjoying the spring, have gone up around the campus. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 6 2021 08:00am
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Spotted on Cross Campus last Friday: Yale brings out the big dog in its campaign against COVID-19. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2020 07:41am
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Handsome Dan is helping teach the Yale community how to ride the shuttle in the time of coronavirus. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 20 2020 08:40am
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There was plenty of room on the Yale Shuttle yesterday morning, even allowing for social distancing. But riders always have Handsome Dan for company. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 23 2020 07:54am
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Handsome Dan is in the building! Well, he was yesterday. Dan’s human companion Kevin Discepolo ’09 (left) brought him to our neighbors... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 29 2019 08:11am
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For several years, Yale has adorned its shuttle buses with a stock photo of a bulldog. We’re happy to see that they've been replacing these with... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 17 2018 08:09am
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This photo arrived anonymously in our office this week, with no explanation except “November 18, 2017, 10:30 AM” written on the back.... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 10 2018 11:27am
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A few hundred people are on Cross Campus right now clamoring for a photo of Handsome Dan and celebrating his first birthday with cookies and dog... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2017 03:50pm
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In our recent cover story on Handsome Dan, we mentioned that former president George W. Bush ’68 painted a portrait of Handsome Dan... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 8 2017 09:16am
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In a window on the York Street side of Sterling Memorial Library, Handsome Dan has taken up cycling. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 6 2016 08:50am
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Why has the Office of Facilities, Operations, and Events in the basement of Ray Tompkins House become one of the most popular spots on campus? As of... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 22 2016 08:10am
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We’re sad to report that Sherman, the English bulldog better known by the title Handsome Dan XVII, died last week in Rhode Island at the age... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 16 2016 08:43am
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Handsome Dan VII posed with the first Dan for our October 1949 cover. We described him as “a frisky, seven months old, solid white, blue-blooded... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 16 2014 11:20am
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