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  • Corner office

    In the age of laptops and wi-fi, students make themselves comfortable all over campus—including the Loria Center stair landing just below York... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 13 2015 09:15am

  • Mystery Monday: a scholar’s life

    The architects and stone carvers who worked on Yale’s interwar Gothic buildings had a puckish sense of humor. Where on campus can you find this... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 12 2015 08:37am

  • Winter blanket

    Two inches of snow fell on the campus this morning; meanwhile, students and faculty are enjoying the last days of their vacation.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 9 2015 10:15am

  • Throwback Thursday: nothin’ but net

    Seventy-five years ago in basketball, the shorts were shorter and the nets were longer. That’s T. F. Erickson ’40 (shooting) and A. B. Stevens... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 8 2015 08:50am

  • Welcoming environment

    A cold day like today would be a good one to spend in the lounge of Kroon Hall overlooking Science Hill. Kroon has been home to to the School of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 7 2015 08:56am

  • A whale of a game

    After defeating No. 9 Vermont last Saturday night at Ingalls Rink, the men’s hockey team (8–3–2) has cracked the top-20 rankings for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 6 2015 08:55am

  • Mystery Monday: carved in stone

    Some names and some dates—where on campus was this photo taken, and what do these stones represent? We’ll update this post with the answer... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 5 2015 08:39am

  • Happy 2015!

    Winter recess is officially over for those who work at Yale. But it's awfully quiet today. Happy New Year from all of us at the Yale Alumni Magazine!... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 2 2015 10:12am

  • Happy Hillhouse holidays

    This holiday season, the President’s House at 43 Hillhouse is a home again. President Peter Salovey ’86PhD and his wife Marta Moret... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 23 2014 09:37am

  • Mystery Monday: ruminate on this one

    These goats (we’re fairly sure they’re goats) keep each other company on what campus building? We’ll update this post with the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 22 2014 09:36am

  • Your guess is as good as ours

    We don't know why there's a pumpkin on top of the Giamatti bench this morning. But there is. ___________________________________________... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 19 2014 10:35am

  • Throwback Thursday: belly of the Whale

    On our March 1960 cover: “Children of faculty members enjoy regularly scheduled skating at the new Ingalls Rink.” The photo was taken by the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 18 2014 12:04pm

  • Not a creature was stirring

    There are plenty of seats available in the Linonia and Brothers Reading Room as winter break begins. Have a good time off, students! See you next year!... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 17 2014 08:40am

  • Getting ready

    It's looking a lot like Christmas on the New Haven Green. Vacation starts for most of Yale tomorrow evening!... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 16 2014 10:56am

  • Mystery Monday: misguided angel

    One building on the Yale campus includes several bricks like this one scattered throughout its façade—most of them right side up. Can you... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 15 2014 09:41am

  • Figgy pudding, anyone?

    The Connecticut Yuletide Carolers sang on Chapel Street yesterday evening, spreading good cheer to shoppers and giving Scrooges something to grumble... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 12 2014 08:46am

  • Throwback Thursday: snows of yesteryear

    Throwback Thursday: we got snow on campus this morning, but just a dusting—nothing like this scene on our March 1945 cover.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 11 2014 10:43am

  • A tree grows on Broadway

    A festive new addition to the skyline of Broadway. Fourteen more shopping days till Christmas, and six more studying days till winter break.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2014 10:13am

  • Rainy days and Tuesdays

    We’ve got a temperature of 38 degrees F and heavy rain in the Elm City today. Please don’t share this photo with anyone trying to decide... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 9 2014 10:32am