Stephen Adams
1959
It began in June and ended in September, with an official goodbye from Charlie XCX herself.
What is brat summer?
Back in 1637, leaders of the New Haven Colony created a town plan of this many squares.
What is nine?
Named for a Yale football legend, he was Kingman's predecessor.
Who is Walter?
"Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal."
What is Home Alone?
These four pillars of the For Humanity campaign rule us all.
What are (1) Leaders for a Better World, (2) Science for Breakthroughs, (3) Collaborating for Impact, and (4) Arts & Humanities for Insight?
Stephen Schwarzman
1969
DAILY DOUBLE
Who is Moo Deng?
No Yale ID? No problem. You can waltz right into Sterling Memorial Library, at least before the clock strikes this time.
What is 6pm?
Handsome Dan XVIII and Handsome Dan XIX are technically this breed of dog, a change-up from previous Handsome Dans.
What is Olde English Bulldogge?
"Fra-gee-lay. It must be Italian."
What is A Christmas Story?
The Jackson School of Global Affairs was the first professional school to be founded at Yale since this school in 1976.
What is the School of Management?
Joe Tsai
1986
And the 2024 Oscar for Best Picture went to...this film.
What is Oppenheimer?
New Haven was not Yale's first rodeo. When it was known as the Collegiate School, Yale was located in this town at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
What is Old Saybrook?
Not in the mood for a burger? The Shake Shack on Chapel Street offers this menu item as an alternative.
What is a Handsome Dog?
"Iris, if you were a melody... I used only the good notes."
What is The Holiday?
Structured or free, these For Humanity campaign graphic elements are adored by many. Just don't let Lainie Lipsher see them as she'll quickly tell you how much she hates them.
What are dots?
Donna Dubinsky
1977
This earliest version of Mickey Mouse entered the public domain back in January.
Who is Steamboat Willie?
DAILY DOUBLE
What is 50 Vanderbilt Avenue?
Legend has it that Yale student Andrew Barbey Graves paid this amount to a New Haven blacksmith for the original Handsome Dan in 1889.
What is five dollars?
"It's not what's under the Christmas tree that matters, but who's around it."
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
The fundraising campaign Yale launched back in 1992 was called this, a reminder that not only God and Country required donors' attention.
What is "...and for Yale"?
John Sterling
1864
In March, a container ship struck one of this Baltimore bridge's six piers.
What is the Francis Scott Key Bridge?
He was president of Yale in 1779 when the British and their loyalists landed in New Haven Harbor and raided the town.
Who is Ezra Stiles?
The only female Handsome Dan, she reigned during the decade when women were first admitted to Yale College.
Who is Bingo (aka Handsome Dan XII)?
"Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!"
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
The Reunion Giving team is all too familiar with this four-syllable word meaning "recurring every five years."
What is quinquennial?