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  • Mystery Monday: Hail Columbia!

    Today's mystery: what member of the Class of 1714 is memorialized above the door to the Branford head of college house? And what did he and some... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 6 2023 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Just don't do it

    We’re sure this sign we saw outside the Peabody Museum is offering sound advice, but it seems a bit like telling children not to put beans in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 3 2023 08:00am

  • Prognosis negative

    We're not sure how many of you have nostalgic feelings about the old Yale Health building at 17 Hillhouse, but if so, brace yourselves. The... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 2 2023 08:00am

  • Sign up

    Last Friday at lunchtime, we found Lily Ates ’25 and Ben Crnovrsanin ’25 braving the cold on Cross Campus on behalf of Yale Votes, a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 1 2023 09:34am

  • Dawn of (snow)man

    That's more like it! We finally got enough snow for a snowman last night, and a sculptor wasted no time installing this one in front of Betts House... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 28 2023 03:34pm

  • Do you want to build a snowman? Maybe some other time.

    The first snow of 2023 fell on Saturday. Nothing to write home about, but this season we'll take what we can get. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 27 2023 07:59am

  • Artistic Stiles

    It's Arts Week in Ezra Stiles, a longstanding tradition in the college. Yale College alums, what tradition did you enjoy that was unique to your... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 24 2023 08:16am

  • Throwback Thursday: sentinel

    Alums of a certain age will tell you that back in their day, the gates of the residential colleges were open day and night. It's true, but they... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 23 2023 08:00am

  • Harbingers

    These little purple irises—usually the first spring bulbs to appear on campus—have arrived. They're just outside the High Street gate to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 22 2023 09:03am

  • Swing time

    On our third try, we captured this guy in mid-swing behind the wall of Berkeley College's North Court yesterday. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 21 2023 08:00am

  • Champions

    With a 10–1 victory over Harvard Saturday afternoon, the women's hockey team ended their regular season with their first Ivy League and ECAC... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 20 2023 11:27am

  • Dear sir or madam, will you read my book?

    Yale grandparent and honorary doctor of music Sir Paul McCartney appeared before a full house in Woolsey Hall last night to promote his new book... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 17 2023 08:20am

  • Throwback Thursday: wasn't that a mighty storm

    Aside from a dusting back in December, New Haven hasn't yet had a snowstorm this winter. Ten years ago this month we had a doozy: Winter Storm Nemo... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2023 08:00am

  • Tribute

    Spotted on the Women’s Table this morning: an expression of grief after the shootings at Michigan State University on Monday that left... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2023 11:15am

  • Parade rest

    Enjoying the warm sunny weather on Friday, we ran across students in uniform in front of Sterling Library. The Naval ROTC was holding an awards... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 13 2023 11:13am

  • Classical figures

    The 59-degree weather at lunchtime today brought students out to soak up the sun. We couldn't resist snapping a picture of this accidentally... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 10 2023 01:04pm

  • Old and older

    The 569-year-old Gutenberg Bible at the Beinecke Library is always a highlight of Yale tours. But the oldest surviving book printed with movable... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 8 2023 09:29am

  • Hasta la vista, Helen Hadley Hall

    Helen Hadley Hall turns 65 this year, and in this case, that is retirement age. In a message to students last week, the Graduate Housing Office said... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 7 2023 08:00am

  • The Black songwriters behind "Boola"

    This Black History Month, let's not forget that two African American men wrote the song that was altered slightly to become "Boola Boola." Bob Cole... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 9 2023 08:00am