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  • Beating a path

    Ever since the new residential colleges opened, foot traffic on Prospect Street alongside Grove Street Cemetery has increased dramatically. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 4 2019 08:49am

  • First-years

    Daffodils in the walkway between Pauli Murray and Benjamin Franklin Colleges see their first spring. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 13 2018 10:48am

  • Dam good

    What’s this stone carving on the side of Benjamin Franklin College all about? The fact that it faces the Farmington Canal Greenway is a clue:... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 5 2018 09:02am

  • Happy trails

    Since the new residential colleges opened, foot traffic has been picking up on the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, a former canal and railroad line... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 2 2018 08:35am

  • Ben there, done that

    The main courtyard of Benjamin Franklin College has a new permanent resident. The college scarf is just for the winter, though. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 19 2018 11:09am

  • Sit-down dining

    When the new residential colleges were planned, the corner of Prospect and Sachem was left vacant, with the thought that a new undergraduate theater... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2017 08:27am

  • Temporary skyline

    There’s a tent in the main courtyard of Pauli Murray College this morning—part of the preparation for the dedication of Murray and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 6 2017 11:19am

  • Monkey business

    Students in Pauli Murray voted earlier this month on a mascot for the new college. Last night in the courtyard, the result was revealed by costumed... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 25 2017 08:53am

  • Friendly confines

    Day seven of our snapshot tour of the new residential colleges: each of the new colleges has a main courtyard big enough for a commencement... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 23 2017 08:28am

  • De-ciphering

    Day six of our snapshot tour of the new residential colleges: the dining hall of Pauli Murray College has a prominent reference to another... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 22 2017 08:35am

  • Ben’s bookshelves

    Day five of our snapshot tour of the new residential colleges: this is the library of Benjamin Franklin College. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 21 2017 07:43am

  • Living room

    Day four of our snapshot tour of the new colleges: common room in a typical student suite. Unlike those in the existing colleges, the common rooms... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 18 2017 07:49am

  • Study hall

    Day three of our snapshot tour of the new colleges: the library of Pauli Murray College. The window at left overlooks the dining hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 17 2017 08:05am

  • Food for Franklinites

    Day two of our snapshot tour of the new colleges: here’s the dining hall of Benjamin Franklin College, seen last week when dining-hall... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 16 2017 07:01am

  • All the way up

    For the next few days, we’ll be posting our snapshots of the new residential colleges as they prepare to open to students on August 23. From... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 15 2017 08:43am

  • Calm before the storm

    Here’s the view of Benjamin Franklin College’s main courtyard, seen from the terrace of the head of college’s house. Franklin head... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 11 2017 08:46am

  • Know hope

    Above the Prospect Street entrance to Pauli Murray College, a quote from one of Murray’s poems. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 3 2017 09:23am

  • A taste of things to come

    Chase Sobelman, executive chef for Franklin and Murray Colleges, introduced some of the dishes she and her staff are developing at a tasting... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2017 08:55am

  • Greening

    As the new residential colleges approach completion, it’s time for some landscaping. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 8 2017 08:39am