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  • So he's no Balto

    We ran into Handsome Dan XIX on Hillhouse Avenue yesterday. We got a little side-eye from the top dog when we asked him if he was enjoying the first... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 8 2021 08:22am

  • Working like a dog

    With The Game on tap tomorrow for the first time in two years, we got a dose of Bulldog spirit this week when we ran into our colleague Handsome Dan... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 19 2021 08:11am

  • Mystery Monday: dapper Dan

    We know the current Handsome Dan is a fan of bow ties; do you think he’d look good in a pair of glasses like these? And where on campus can... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2021 08:15am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Business Dan

    Like Santa Claus, Handsome Dan can’t be everywhere at once, so he has helpers. Like this 2-D Dan who was greeting new arrivals at the School... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 27 2021 12:27pm

  • Bulldog days

    Banners by Scottish illustrator Eri Griffin, depicting Handsome Dan enjoying the spring, have gone up around the campus.  Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 6 2021 08:00am

  • Canine vs. Covid

    Spotted on Cross Campus last Friday: Yale brings out the big dog in its campaign against COVID-19. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2020 07:41am

  • Role model

    Handsome Dan is helping teach the Yale community how to ride the shuttle in the time of coronavirus. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 20 2020 08:40am

  • 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

  • Celebrity sighting

    Handsome Dan is in the building! Well, he was yesterday. Dan’s human companion Kevin Discepolo ’09 (left) brought him to our neighbors... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 29 2019 08:11am

  • Poster boy

    For several years, Yale has adorned its shuttle buses with a stock photo of a bulldog. We’re happy to see that they've been replacing these with... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 17 2018 08:09am

  • Public art

    This photo arrived anonymously in our office this week, with no explanation except “November 18, 2017, 10:30 AM” written on the back.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 10 2018 11:27am

  • Pupparazzi

    A few hundred people are on Cross Campus right now clamoring for a photo of Handsome Dan and celebrating his first birthday with cookies and dog... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2017 03:50pm

  • Presidential portrait

    In our recent cover story on Handsome Dan, we mentioned that former president George W. Bush ’68 painted a portrait of Handsome Dan... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 8 2017 09:16am

  • Two wheels, four legs

    In a window on the York Street side of Sterling Memorial Library, Handsome Dan has taken up cycling. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 6 2016 08:50am

  • New hire

    Why has the Office of Facilities, Operations, and Events in the basement of Ray Tompkins House become one of the most popular spots on campus? As of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 22 2016 08:10am

  • Handsome Dan XVII, 2007–2016

    We’re sad to report that Sherman, the English bulldog better known by the title Handsome Dan XVII, died last week in Rhode Island at the age... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 16 2016 08:43am