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  • Promising

    We’re always on the lookout for signs of spring, so we were cheered by the sight of witch hazel in bloom on Library Walk this morning. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 25 2019 10:01am

  • Wrapping it up

    As renovations of the Hall of Graduate Studies go into full swing, scaffolding is going up around its tower (known since 2015 as Swensen Tower in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 22 2019 10:10am

  • Early adopters

    On this date in 1878, less than a month after the first telephone exchange was launched in New Haven, the company produced the first phone... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 21 2019 10:58am

  • 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

  • Black on white

    The photo is from last week, but we couldn't resist this view of Samuel Yellin’s Memorial Gate during the snowstorm. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 19 2019 10:12am

  • One perfect rose

    We spotted a remnant of Valentine’s Day this morning on the Women's Table. EDITED: Burgwell Howard, the dean of student engagement for Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2019 10:36am

  • The occidental tourist

    High on the York Street façade of Saybrook College (the west side, appropriately) are carved the words “Westward the course of empire... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 14 2019 08:45am

  • Melting

    It’s a sunny morning after yesterday’s ice and snow, and things are thawing on Cross Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 13 2019 10:05am

  • So very February

    The snow started mid-morning and will continue until it turns into freezing rain. Alums, do you miss New Haven? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 12 2019 01:19pm

  • Time capsule

    Posted near the entrance to Yale Station (and apparently long forgotten), this map is a memento of fin-de-siècle shuttle service. Dated... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 11 2019 01:32pm

  • Balancing books and bodies

    Bass Library is quiet this morning, but during peak studying times, it’s hard to find a seat there—a problem the library is trying to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2019 10:51am

  • Hall of justice

    The main hallway of the Sterling Law Building is always bustling just after lunch time. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 7 2019 08:45am

  • Mistical

    The campus woke up to a dense blanket of fog this morning—even at the Divinity School on Prospect Hill, which, contrary to popular belief, is... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 5 2019 08:28am

  • Curtain call

    It’s audition season at the School of Drama, when aspiring actors try out for admission into next year’s class. Apparently, the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 6 2019 08:34am

  • Beside the golden door

    In New Haven, Super Bowl Sunday is also the day of the Run for Refugees 5K, a race that benefits Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services. Just... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 4 2019 08:46am

  • 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

  • Name that hall

    This portal is part of a building that has served Yale in many different ways for 125 years. Can you identify it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 30 2019 10:20am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Comfy classic

    Those comfy chairs in the Haas Family Arts Library? They’re "Womb chairs” by architect Eero Saarinen ’34BFA, who designed them for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 29 2019 10:44am