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  • Bundle up

    It's cold and windy on campus today. Those of us without fur need lots of layers. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 15 2025 08:08am

  • A classic interior

    When the sun is streaming through the windows on a frigid winter day, the sculpture hall at the Yale University Art Gallery is one of our favorite... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 8 2025 08:34am

  • 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

  • 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

  • The little chill

    With temperatures topping out in the 30s today, people have had to dig out their cold weather gear. We did see a few hardy students in t-shirts... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 29 2023 07:46am

  • Throwback Thursday: Fort Yale

    After World War II, veterans came back in droves—often with wives and children—to enroll at Yale. They were greeted by a familiar site:... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 24 2023 03:40pm

  • Coming up short

    Students are back on campus this week, and the temperature is in the 50s, so we knew we'd spot some shorts today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 18 2023 01:51pm

  • A good day for Zoom class

    New Haven got nine inches of snow in the nor’easter that blew through on Saturday. But classes are still remote for another week, so students... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 31 2022 08:02am

  • Snows of yesteryear

    We illustrated our March 1945 cover with a snowy campus scene. Seventy-five years later, we’re looking out today at a campus that hasn't seen... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 2 2020 10:19am

  • Where's the white stuff?

    It was a beautiful sunny day yesterday on Library Walk. But we have to note the relative absence of snow this season—only seven inches so far.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 18 2020 08:44am

  • Partly sunny

    After a couple of damp, gray days, the sun made a cameo appearance on Cross Campus at lunchtime today. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 7 2020 01:31pm

  • February: now with 29 days!

    The word of the day is . . . gray. It is looking very February out there, which means students and alumni alike are getting together for Feb Club... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 5 2020 12:59pm

  • Sillidome

    January isn’t usually the best time to hang out in the courtyard. Unless you've got a cozy plastic igloo, as Silliman College does. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 14 2020 08:33am

  • Ice ice baby

    It’s a day of freezing drizzle, ice-covered trees, and slippery sidewalks. And winter doesn’t even begin for four more days. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 17 2019 10:52am

  • Pupper scupper

    We’re not saying it’s cold or anything, but they’re warning bulldogs not to drool outdoors. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 20 2019 12:13pm

  • 28 days

    Happy February! Long before hygge became a buzzword in the US, Yalies had their own strategy for coping with the cold. It’s called Feb... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 1 2019 10:22am

  • Brrrrrrrrrrr

    Five o'clock yesterday afternoon was a rough time to be outside, with howling wind and blowing snow. The snow was short-lived, but we’re... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 31 2019 07:47am