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  • November rain?

    We're loving these blue skies, with some reservations: New Haven has had scarcely more than an inch of precipitation in the last two months. But... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 20 2024 10:48am

  • This week in cryptozoology

     Looks like Branford College is experimenting with some new branding. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 2 2024 10:08am

  • The livin' is easy

    Blue skies and mild temperatures make for a perfect summer Friday on campus today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 28 2024 05:09am

  • Calm before the you-know-what

    We’ve got blue skies today, but a winter storm this weekend may bring New Haven its first snow of the season. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 5 2024 04:06am

  • Breaking foliage news

    Just another visual report on the progress of the fall foliage. We'll keep you posted. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 10 2023 04:19am

  • 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

  • Hi there

    In all these years of wandering the campus, we've never noticed Harkness Tower peeking out over Jock Walk between Morse and Stiles. Maybe it only... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 31 2023 08:00am

  • My blue heaven

    The sky wasn't quite Yale blue yesterday, but it was beautiful anyway. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 9 2023 08:06am

  • Visibility alert

    From the Sterling stacks, New Haven could almost pass for London this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 4 2023 10:48am

  • Pinnacle

    This is a good time of year to talk your favorite carillonneur into taking you up to enjoy the view from Harkness Tower. Alums, did you ever climb... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 28 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: deleted street

    Our September 23, 1927, issue included this photo noting the conversion of Library Street to “a placid and delightful lawn.” Ninety-five... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 1 2022 08:00am

  • Our favorite color

    After a winter storm blew through over the long weekend, it was nice to see a blue sky yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 19 2022 12:46pm

  • Landmark

    How many photos do you think are out there in the world with Harkness Tower as a backdrop? Is it in the millions? We’re guessing millions. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 13 2021 07:58am

  • Throwback Thursday: Torre de Harkness

    A hundred years ago this fall, Harkness Tower was inching skyward, as this December 1920 cover photo shows. Note the warning sign in English and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 29 2020 07:51am

  • And it's not on Zoom

    Breaking: despite the pandemic, we can confirm that the fall foliage season is going forward as scheduled. More details as they become available. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 7 2020 08:17am

  • Ring of fire

    Harkness Tower in a wreath of fall foliage—it’s pumpkin spice for your eyes. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 19 2019 09:22am

  • 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

  • In a fog

    The view from the Sterling Library stacks this morning. Suddenly we’re hungry for pea soup. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 20 2019 09:58am

  • What lies beneath

    Ever wonder what it’s like 72 feet below Harkness Tower? The builders of the Memorial Quadrangle brought back a souvenir when they dug the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 9 2019 09:52am