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  • Pole watcher

    We spotted an old friend in Hewitt Quadrangle: the Ledyard Flagstaff, which was temporarily removed two years ago when construction of the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 30 2020 08:30am

  • Taylor made

    As part of its parent company’s bankruptcy plan, the clothing retailer Ann Taylor closed a number of locations on Sunday, including its... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 29 2020 08:21am

  • Another mai tai, please

    The triangular plaza between Broadway and Elm Street—now being promoted as Broadway Island—is a good spot to relax and enjoy takeout... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2020 08:46am

  • Mystery Monday: stone scholar

    This fellow is going all in on the studious look for his Zoom classes this fall. Can you tell us where on campus this carving can be found? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 27 2020 08:35am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Grab and go

    How to take a book out of the library in the age of Covid-19: request book online, wait for it to be quarantined for 36 hours, then go to Bass... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 24 2020 07:58am

  • Have a seat

    There was plenty of room on the Yale Shuttle yesterday morning, even allowing for social distancing. But riders always have Handsome Dan for company. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 23 2020 07:54am

  • Who is that masked man?

    Sage Boy, the oft-adorned sculpture outside the School of the Environment’s Sage Hall, could not be more 2020 this week. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 22 2020 08:11am

  • Pollinator's paradise

    Yale maintains a few spots on campus as "urban meadows" like this one at Farnam Memorial Gardens, left unmowed for part of the year to encourage... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 21 2020 07:54am

  • Mystery Monday: grand opening

    Yale’s tradition of elaborate metal gates did not end with Samuel Yellin. Can you identify the location of this detail from a more recent... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 20 2020 07:52am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Made in the shade

    With low humidity and temperatures in the 70s, yesterday was a perfect day to take a break on the quiet Cross Campus lawn. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 17 2020 08:24am

  • Throwback Thursday: Eli vs. Eli

    Back in our May/June 2004 issue, we memorialized that year's presidential election—which featured two Yale College grads and fellow Skull and... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 16 2020 08:50am

  • Homage to Marge Simpson?

    The rotunda of Memorial Hall has acquired a jaunty new blue hat as work on the Schwarzman Center continues. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 15 2020 08:04am

  • New era for the Peabody

    Like most of the campus, the Peabody Museum has been closed to visitors since March. And it's going to stay that way for the next couple of years:... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 14 2020 08:55am

  • Mystery Monday: by the horns

    Yale’s stone carvings include a virtual Noah’s ark of animals. Where can this ovine ornament be found? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2020 09:09am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Score another one for pedestrians

    Construction update: on Wall Street between Sterling Memorial Library and the Sterling Law Building, the conversion of another block of roadway to a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 10 2020 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: when Yale hosted the world

    Twenty-five years ago this week, more than 3,000 athletes and coaches from 141 nations came to New Haven for the Special Olympics World Summer... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 9 2020 08:00am

  • Cold comfort

    Not all the pleasures of summer are available this year, but Ashley’s Oreo ice cream still is. What’s your favorite flavor? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 8 2020 07:56am

  • Coming soon

    This coming academic year will be far from normal, but despite online classes, social distancing, and a likely reduction in extracurricular... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2020 08:45am

  • Mystery Monday: it's in the vault

    In 1885, engineer and builder Rafael Guastavino patented a system for constructing vaulted ceilings using terra cotta tile. Guastavino tile was... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 6 2020 07:44am | Ico comments 3 comments