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Mystery Monday: operating instructions

Mystery Monday: tell us the location of this campus door, which dates back to a time when “push notification” meant something else... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 24 2022 08:12am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: codebreaking

It’s two mysteries for the price of one today: where on campus can you find this shield, and can you decode it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 20 2021 07:50am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: ship shape

Ahoy matey! Might you know where on campus we found this nautical carving? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 13 2021 08:02am
Mystery Monday: escape

Today’s mystery is off the beaten path and down the alley. Do you recognize this campus fire escape? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 6 2021 09:16am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: can you quack this one?

Today’s mystery: where on campus did Yale’s stone carvers make way for this duckling? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 29 2021 08:22am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: a way in

We love this wrought iron gate. It’ll surely be familiar to many of you. Where on campus did we find it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 22 2021 08:08am | 4 comments
Mystery Monday: get a grip

Yale isn’t all gargoyles and pointy arches. Where on campus did we spot this more modern detail? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 15 2021 08:52am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: leaps and bounds

We think these are supposed to be hurdlers, but it looks a little like the guy on the right just socked the guy on the left in the jaw. Full-contact... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 8 2021 08:19am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: sweeping statement

Don’t bristle if you can’t get this one, even though it may be the last straw: where on campus can you find this carving? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 1 2021 08:00am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: don't lose your head over this one

With Halloween approaching, we couldn't resist: where on campus can you find this grim tableau? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2021 08:00am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: therein lies a tail (or two)

It's nut-gathering season! Where at Yale can you find this sciurine carving? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 11 2021 08:38am
Mystery Monday: seal of approval

If your eyes have a tendency to wander upward when you're on campus, you may recognize this rendition of the Yale seal. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 4 2021 01:58pm | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: three in one

We’ve always been a little intrigued by this decorative motif. Where on campus can you find it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 27 2021 08:52am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: gorgeous mosaic

We always say it pays to look up when you’re in a Yale building. Where did we find this striking mosaic tile ceiling? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 20 2021 09:18am | 1 comment
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 | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: nice kitty

This winged lion is one of a pair at the entrance to a Yale building. Which one? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 30 2021 08:11am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: this gate's a keeper

Yale is known for its wrought iron pedestrian gates, less so for automotive ones. Where on campus is this elegant entrance? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 23 2021 08:00am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: gladly lerne

As we get ready for a new semester of in-person learning (Delta variant willing), can you tell us where on campus one can find this carving of an... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 16 2021 08:53am
Mystery Monday: where's Mahasthama?

Surely some of you have encountered this limestone head of Mahasthama, a bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, somewhere on campus. But do you remember... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 2 2021 08:24am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: the shadow knows

This may be an uphill climb for some of you. Can you place this campus stairway and wrought-iron banister? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 26 2021 08:03am | 2 comments

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