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  • Sign of the times

    All Yale undergraduates—and graduate and professional students who live in campus housing—are being tested twice a week for COVID-19.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 4 2020 07:57am

  • A class apart

    For the first time since World War II—when the Old Campus housed Army trainees—there will be no first-year students on Yale’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 26 2020 07:47am

  • Coming soon

    This coming academic year will be far from normal, but despite online classes, social distancing, and a likely reduction in extracurricular... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2020 08:45am

  • Too quiet

    Although an empty campus has a certain melancholic beauty, we look forward to the day when this lawn is dotted with students again. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 16 2020 09:30am

  • Green shoots

    With no commencement or reunions this year, the grass on the Old Campus is unusually lush for the end of May. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 29 2020 07:50am

  • From a distance

    The Old Campus is way too quiet. Everybody, please keep social distancing so we can fill this quad back up with students soon! Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 30 2020 08:08am

  • Yellow ribbons

    All over campus, it’s a banner year for daffodils. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 15 2020 07:47am

  • Making room

    Movers filled trucks with the contents of Old Campus rooms yesterday evening. Last week, Yale told some Old Campus residents their belongings would... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 31 2020 07:30am

  • Good shopping weather

    Today is the first sunny day of the new semester. Things are looking brighter for students as they shop classes. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 15 2020 01:43pm

  • Crystalline

    Final exams in Yale College and the Graduate School ended yesterday afternoon, and students are leaving behind an icy campus for winter break. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 19 2019 08:07am

  • Too cool

    Someone made a little friend for President Woolsey with material from Monday night’s snowstorm. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 4 2019 08:46am

  • Hello, December

    Students came back from Thanksgiving break to the season’s first snow—a rather modest one. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 2 2019 12:56pm

  • Barn yard

    Spotted on Old Campus yesterday afternoon: two bales of straw just right for anyone who wants to set a spell. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2019 08:32am

  • November’s chill

    Fall color comes late to the oaks on the Old Campus, but it’s worth the wait. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 13 2019 12:52pm

  • Big reveal

    Yale’s oldest building, Connecticut Hall, has emerged after months behind scaffolding for a window and masonry restoration project. If it... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 7 2019 08:35am

  • Notes on Camp Yale

    Classes in Yale College don’t start till Wednesday, which means students are still enjoying the week known as “Camp Yale.” Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 26 2019 01:27pm

  • The new arrivals

    There’s a light rain falling on the first-year move-in, but it has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of the scores of students here to greet the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 23 2019 10:22am

  • Preserving the past

    Yale’s oldest building, Connecticut Hall, is shrouded in blue this summer as it undergoes restoration work on its masonry and windows. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 13 2019 09:05am

  • Brightening Bingham

    Among the campus buildings getting some TLC this summer is Bingham Hall. Alums, what memories do you have of Bingham? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2019 07:50am