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  • Just don’t ask for ketchup

    New Haven’s culinary offerings have become more varied in recent years, but people still line up for the burgers at Louis’ Lunch. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 23 2018 08:55am

  • Quick change

    Yesterday on Old Campus: 15,000 folding chairs. Today: one big tent. Alums, are you ready for reunions? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 22 2018 10:10am

  • Bubbling over with pride

    Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates from the School of Nursing broke out the bubbles to celebrate Commencement today. Besides the 3,000-odd... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 21 2018 02:33pm | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Setting the scene

    The chairs are in place, and we’re almost ready for commencement on Monday. Alums, what’s your favorite memory from commencement at Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 18 2018 08:48am

  • Putting down roots

    Some last-minute work to get the campus ready for commencements and reunions. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2018 08:56am

  • Dutch treat

    We’re cheered by the tulips emerging from the gray granite of Beinecke Plaza. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 16 2018 08:44am

  • Calm before the storm

    On Monday, the Old Campus will host 15,000 people for Yale’s 317th commencement. Yesterday afternoon, it was just a nice spot for a game of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 15 2018 09:00am

  • Redbud, gray sky

    Even the gray days have some color about them this time of year. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 14 2018 08:47am

  • Winning entry

    In conjunction with a School of Architecture seminar called “1968 @ 50: Architecture, Art and Cultures of Resistance Around the Globe,”... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 11 2018 09:17am

  • Rookies no more

    We spotted this note at the feet of the Abraham Pierson statue on Old Campus yesterday. We don’t know if it was intended for all first-years... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2018 08:50am

  • Now departing

    Today is the last day of finals in Yale College and the Graduate School, and many students are already headed out for the summer. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 9 2018 08:34am

  • In the pink

    Another scene from a lovely spring, this time from Saybrook College’s Killingworth Court. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 8 2018 10:11am

  • Red, white, and beautiful

    The Berkeley College tulips have made their annual appearance—a sure sign that the semester is almost done. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 7 2018 10:07am

  • Good medicine

    Lunch from the food carts and a brief sojourn on the lawn is a great way to break up a busy day at the medical center. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 4 2018 08:59am

  • Reading. Period.

    It’s peak library season this week in Sterling’s Starr Reference Room. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2018 08:49am

  • Silli season

    Cookie truck? Dunk tank? Mechanical bull? Spikeball? Inflatable obstacle course? Check, check, check, check, and check. It must be time for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 2 2018 08:55am

  • Temptation

    Remember how the best time to be outside in the whole school year was during reading period, when you really ought to be in the library? Still true. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 1 2018 08:33am

  • Bikes and blossoms

    The colors of spring, seen in the planting box and the bike rack of Paul Rudolph Hall. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 30 2018 08:35am

  • Take a walk

    Yale has submitted a plan to the city of New Haven to convert three blocks of streets into pedestrian walkways, much like Rose Walk in front of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 27 2018 08:40am