A commemorative plaque that was taken from Dwight Hall last spring is back. Actually, it reappeared as mysteriously as it was secretly whisked away.
Administrators notified campus police when they found that the plaque had been removed from its customary perch on the interior wall of Dwight Hall's first floor. The plaque remained missing until June, when an unidentified Yale student brought it back.
The student left without explaining who had taken the plaque or why.
"It's a very heavy bronze plaque, so whoever took it must have been seriously into weightlifting," Dwight Hall Director Susan Fowler said. She speculated that the theft might have been the work of a fraternity pledge but said that she was not very concerned about how the plaque had disappeared.
"We're just glad to have it back," she said.
The plaque commemorates Fredrick Marquand, who built Dwight Hall in the late 19th century to serve as a Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
-- Michael Nabavian
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