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  • Into each life

    The inch of rain we got yesterday may have been an inconvenience to pedestrians and cyclists, but it was welcome in drought-stricken Connecticut. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 16 2016 08:33am

  • Open border

    The gates between Branford and Saybrook Colleges used to be kept locked, but for the past 20 years or so, an open-door policy has prevailed between... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2016 08:22am

  • Sculpture garden

    In the courtyard of Jonathan Edwards College: Floating Helmets (Dimitri Hadzi, 1965) and Cozy Coupe (Little Tikes, 1979). Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 14 2016 08:25am

  • Remembering veterans

    Naval ROTC midshipmen filled the Cross Campus lawn with flags this morning in observance of Veterans Day. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 11 2016 09:51am

  • The day after

    More than 400 people—mostly students—packed Dwight Chapel yesterday afternoon to hear the a cappella group Shades of Yale (pictured) and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 10 2016 08:36am

  • Light entertainment

    Rose Walk is practically luminescent in the middle of the day this time of year. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 9 2016 08:21am

  • Washington insider

    As America elects its 45th president, John Trumbull’s portrait in the Yale University Art Gallery reminds us of the first. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 8 2016 08:42am

  • FYI

    We spotted this on Cross Campus Friday morning and thought you’d like to know. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 7 2016 08:24am

  • Extended run

    This is one of those autumns that just keeps going—and getting prettier. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 4 2016 08:22am

  • Because it’s there

    It’s a mild, beautiful morning to climb Science Hill. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 3 2016 08:26am

  • It’s a sssssecret

    Yale’s secret societies don’t hang signs out front to identify themselves, but Book and Snake has some visual clues. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 2 2016 08:54am

  • Outlook

    The roof terrace of Paul Rudolph Hall (the A&A Building to us old-timers) is always a good place to go for a little perspective. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 1 2016 08:44am

  • Booooo-la Booooo-la!

    Pumpkins carved by the Pierson College Class of 2020 adorn a bench outside Lanman-Wright Hall this morning. Halloween at Yale will be marked as... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2016 08:24am

  • White October

    The first snow of the winter came before Halloween. The flakes that fell yesterday morning didn’t stick, but a few first-years got their first... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 28 2016 08:23am

  • Autumn artistry

    Nature and Calder both contribute some color to Hewitt Quadrangle. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 27 2016 08:40am

  • A Sterling view

    The changing campus skyline, seen from the stacks of Sterling Memorial Library yesterday: in the foreground is the Law School, with the Grove Street... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2016 08:40am

  • Not fade away

    The fall foliage map tells us we’ve already peaked in New Haven County. There’s still plenty to see on campus, though. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2016 08:47am

  • Rock show

    A glowing 2,000-pound specimen of quartz greets visitors at David Friend Hall, the Peabody Museum’s new gem and mineral gallery, which opened... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 24 2016 08:24am

  • Them’s the breaks

    It’s quiet on campus, as the College and the Graduate School went on fall break Wednesday. Remember when we had to wait till Thanksgiving for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 21 2016 08:56am