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  • Throwback Thursday: funny on their feet

    Twenty-five years ago, in our December 1997 issue, we documented the rise of improv groups on campus—a phenomenon apparently new enough to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2022 08:50am

  • Conspicuously absent

    When you walk this campus frequently, sometimes you’re surprised by what you don’t see. That includes the Alexander Calder sculpture... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 28 2022 08:46am

  • Rite of passage

    How many times did you make this crossing during your years at Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 27 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: claim to fame

    New Haven is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Donald Grant Mitchell this year. Today's mysteries: what is Mitchell known for, and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 26 2022 08:00am

  • Ceremonial

    On view at the Art Gallery through January 8: the first exhibition devoted to Nigerian artist Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 23 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: dressing the part

    Once upon a time, there was a Yale Co-op. And mail order. This ad, accompanied by an order form, was in our October 1975 issue. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2022 08:00am

  • Where's Linus?

    Denizens of Pauli Murray College were surprised this summer to see a nascent pumpkin patch on their courtyard lawn where a jack o’ lantern had... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 21 2022 10:00am

  • Café society

    Elm, the underground café at the Schwarzman Center, is open for business again with the start of the semester. Open from 8 am to 10 pm on... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 20 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: next steps

    Where on campus can you find this modernist stairway? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 19 2022 10:00am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Dismount here

    Honestly, we think it’s Yale’s own fault if they're having trouble with this. They set a bad example by letting Indiana Jones ride his... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 16 2022 08:05am

  • Throwback Thursday: football in wartime

    Yale starts its 150th anniversary football season this Saturday at Holy Cross. Eighty years ago, as seen on our November 1942 cover, football... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 15 2022 08:12am

  • Tents situation

    In the third year of COVID, the campus is still dotted with tents where people can get together outdoors, like this one in the courtyard of the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 14 2022 08:00am

  • Next chapter

    Grace Hopper College held an open house yesterday to introduce 12 new stained glass panels in its common room an dining hall. The new windows... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2022 08:00am

  • Thinking globally

    The Jackson School of Global Affairs became Yale’s newest professional school in July, and now they’ve got an updated sign outside their... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 9 2022 08:29am

  • Get some buckets

    Some of Tuesday’s heavy rainfall made its way into the subterranean Bass Library, which meant the popular study space was closed for two days.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2022 08:00am

  • Brutally honest

    On display through December 10 at Paul Rudolph Hall: SOS Brutalism, a German exhibition inspired by the project of the same name that advocates... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 7 2022 10:21am

  • Rainy days and Tuesdays

    We desperately need the rain that has been pouring down all morning, but try telling that to the student who has a long walk to class. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 6 2022 08:51am

  • Self-serve

    With regular COVID testing no longer required for asymptomatic students, those transparent testing booths are now a thing of the past. Now people... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 2 2022 08:51am

  • Throwback Thursday: deleted street

    Our September 23, 1927, issue included this photo noting the conversion of Library Street to “a placid and delightful lawn.” Ninety-five... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 1 2022 08:00am