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  • Now it's really fall

    Unseasonably warm temperatures have left New Haven, and we woke up with the mercury in the 20s this morning. First-years from warmer climates are... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2022 07:55am

  • Mystery Monday: monkey business

    The stone carvings on campus include a zoo’s worth of depictions of animals. Who knows where we found this monkey? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 14 2022 08:02am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • No appointment necessary

    Students lined up on Cross Campus yesterday to get their bivalent COVID-19 vaccine from the medical school's Community Health Care Van. Yale is... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 11 2022 08:00am

  • The other kind of midterms

    The New Haven Free Public Library was one of three places where on-campus students voted yesterday. Meanwhile, two Yale alumni were reelected as... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 9 2022 08:04am

  • Open door policy

    It was another stunning 70-degree day yesterday, and the Selin Courtyard at Sterling Memorial Library was a popular spot at lunchtime. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 8 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: vaneglorious

    What two figures from Yale history are perched on the campus skyline in this weather vane? And where on campus is it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 7 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Memories of Minerva

    We’re looking into the long and complicated history of the statue of Minerva that presides over the fourth-floor architecture studios in Paul... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 4 2022 08:00am

  • Nice for November

    It was 70 degrees and sunny yesterday, and students on Cross Campus were making the most of it. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 3 2022 03:11pm

  • Time to shine

    It’s show time for the ginkgo trees outside the Yale Health building. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 2 2022 08:00am

  • Calendar change

    October came to a beautiful end yesterday on Chapel Street. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 1 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: hair-raising

    Happy Halloween! Where on campus can you find this terrified reader and his spooky comrades? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Pinnacle

    This is a good time of year to talk your favorite carillonneur into taking you up to enjoy the view from Harkness Tower. Alums, did you ever climb... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 28 2022 08:00am

  • Autumn's apex

    Fall is approaching its peak on the Connecticut shoreline, and the campus is no exception. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: duck and cover

    Sixty years ago this week, America was embroiled in the Cuban Missile Crisis. As this clip from the Yale Daily News suggests, the events... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 27 2022 08:00am

  • Duck tour

    Yesterday was not an ideal day for a campus tour, complimentary poncho notwithstanding. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: light and truth

    This may be a toughie, as there are carved versions of the Yale shield all over campus. This one is inside a courtyard. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 24 2022 08:43am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Quiet time

    It’s quieter than usual on campus—Yale College, the Graduate School, and some of the professional schools have been on fall break since... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 21 2022 08:00am

  • Throwback Thursday: sensitive content warning

    Seventy-five years ago—as seen in our November 1947 issue—advertisers weren’t above using scare tactics to promote their... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 20 2022 08:00am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Before the fall

    More of the trees of autumn: this one is in the backyard of the Divinity School. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 19 2022 08:00am