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  • Formal name

    Tomorrow night, first-year students will convene at the Omni Hotel for the First-Year Formal. Never heard of it? Recent alums will remember it as the... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2018 10:37am

  • Be prepared

    It’s finals week—time to find a carrel and get to studying. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 18 2017 09:24am

  • Game plan

    Spotted on an Old Campus bulletin board this morning: advice for The Game this weekend. Have anything to add? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2017 10:47am

  • Green giveaway

    Free avocados, chips, and guacamole on Cross Campus? Students say, “Yes please!” Yesterday’s promotion was courtesy of Yale... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 28 2017 08:59am

  • Change of address

    If you’re looking for Dwight Hall, the building, you’ll find it on the Old Campus in its usual spot. But if you’re looking for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 8 2017 08:38am

  • Breaking news

    Remember when this was the way to get the word out on campus? This bulletin board in Timothy Dwight is not entirely obsolete, just dormant for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2017 09:06am

  • A taste of things to come

    Chase Sobelman, executive chef for Franklin and Murray Colleges, introduced some of the dishes she and her staff are developing at a tasting... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2017 08:55am

  • Summer storage

    As undergrads begin to move out for the summer, big semitrailers have appeared around the campus to collect students’ belongings for summer... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 8 2017 09:01am

  • Step by step

    Classes in Yale College ended on Friday, and students are now in the throes of reading period. More than a few will find themselves on these... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 1 2017 08:33am

  • Protest on the plaza

    Members of Local 33, the graduate student teachers’ union, erected a shelter yesterday on Beinecke Plaza to call attention to their demand for... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 27 2017 08:55am

  • Castles on the wall

    Every year, the Center for British Art mounts an exhibition conceived and curated by undergraduate student guides. This year’s exhibit, The... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 10 2017 09:13am

  • Election day

    Teaching assistants in nine Yale graduate-school departments vote today on whether to be represented by a union; it’s the first... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 23 2017 10:19am

  • Caesura

    The Adams Center for Musical Arts—a $57.1 million renovation and new construction project linking Hendrie and Leigh Halls—has its grand... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2017 08:47am

  • Songs of love

    On the Yale a cappella calendar, February 14 belongs to Shades of Yale, which traditionally offers an evening of romantic songs at its... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 15 2017 09:02am

  • A disturbance in the Force

    Just because you’ve got finals doesn’t mean you can’t take a short break for a light-saber duel on Cross Campus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 20 2016 10:13am

  • Midnight oil

    It must be time for finals: the Davenport dining hall was filled with the studious just before midnight Thursday night. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 19 2016 08:10am

  • Crunch time

    Yale College classes end this afternoon, and a week-long reading period begins. Students will be looking for a spot like this one in the Sterling... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 9 2016 08:45am

  • Rally for immigrants

    About 500 people rallied in front of Sterling Memorial Library, calling on Yale to become a “sanctuary campus” in response to... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 17 2016 09:00am

  • Remembering veterans

    Naval ROTC midshipmen filled the Cross Campus lawn with flags this morning in observance of Veterans Day. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 11 2016 09:51am