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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
Mystery Monday: shortest, gladdest years

As the plaque tells you, Yale’s alma mater was written in this campus building. Can you search through memory's haze and tell us which building? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 19 2021 08:00am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: the face is familiar

This rather haunting face is carved above the entrance to a Yale building. Can you tell us which one? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 12 2021 08:52am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: you got treble

Today’s mystery is this carving in the main courtyard of Pauli Murray College. Whom or what does it commemorate? Read on

Mark Branch ’86 | June 28 2021 07:55am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: you're welcome

Frankly, we’re a little slow off the mark this morning. So just in case you are too, here’s an easier-than-usual Mystery Monday photo.... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 21 2021 10:49am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: share this post

Where on campus can you find this fancy porch pillar? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 14 2021 08:24am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: big date

Do you ever wish Yale’s founders had gotten their act together just two years sooner? 1699 sounds so much older than 1701. Anyway, can you... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 7 2021 07:51am | 4 comments
Mystery Monday: historical marker

Today’s question: where on campus can you find this marker honoring Josiah Willard Gibbs, the pioneer of thermodynamics that Einstein called... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 24 2021 07:39am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: on the waterfront

Okay, so it's no Lake Carnegie, but there is a modest body of water on the Yale campus. Who knows where to find it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 17 2021 07:51am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: keep scrolling

Today’s mystery is a bit further afield than usual: do you recognize this scroll-shaped piece of architectural ornament? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 10 2021 08:10am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: this one's a dandy

Today's mystery is this carving spotted on Pauli Murray College. What local institution does it memorialize? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 3 2021 07:45am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: c'mon, you know this one!

Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this bit of geometric ornament? The spot itself has some mystery about it. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 26 2021 08:00am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: bark if you know this one

There’s no shortage of bulldogs carved into Yale’s façades. Where did we spot this lean and hungry specimen? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 19 2021 08:29am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: stone faced

Where at Yale did we find these grim bearded countenances? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 12 2021 07:55am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: grave matters

Where on campus can you find this tribute to the “first rector of ye colledege?" To be clear, Pierson does not in fact lie there; the... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 5 2021 07:47am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: bonding experience

You don’t have to be a chemist to tell us where this stone carving is found or what it represents, but it might help. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 29 2021 08:18am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: character study

Who can tell us where on campus these Chinese characters can be found? Bonus points if you know what they represent. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 22 2021 07:56am
Mystery Monday: Oh gee!

It’s time once again to test your campus recall: where do you remember seeing this sinuous ogee arch? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 15 2021 08:00am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: can you handle it?

That’s some serious hardware. Who knows where on campus this picture was taken? By the way, last week’s Mystery Monday is still... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 8 2021 08:10am

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