The mysterious "Sudler Link"

As March reaches its end, the Metastasigns blog resurfaces for the first time in many, many months. It seemed like the perfect time to face the world and explain our absence. Why so quiet you ask? Because there has been a significant drop in examples of pure visual pleasure around campus. Things seem to be improving so much every day.

April Fools! (Come on. You should know better.)

Today we find a very unique place: the "Sudler Link." For those not familiar with campus, this is not actually a building. It is a connection between buildings. It has a stairwell and elevators that cover five floors:



You may wonder why this is called "Sudler" Link when, in fact, it does not connect to the Sudler Building. It connects to Eaton (see above). We are asking the same question. Here's the official campus map, which won't help you, either.

Part of the fun with exploring Sudler Link is the journey to get there ... follow along with us ...



Please watch your step right here. You don't want to (A) turn left into a wall ...



... and (B) you can easily forget which building you're entering.



Careful entering Sudler, er Eaton? -- you're almost there!

The treacherous adventure is well worth it once you arrive. Because in "Sudler Link" there is a very special sign. A visitor helped out with his or her very obvious creative talents to make it a colorful and happy work of art:


It's very rare for us to find a single sign with so many wonderful pleasures. On fifth floor (see below), it says you can actually reach Delp AND Sudler on the SAME FLOOR despite the two buildings not actually touching on the map. Cool!




The Sudler Link area has other special features. There is a mysterious floor between the first and third that does not have a number. There may be an X-Ray lurking on this floor, so proceed at your own risk ...



On the ground floor of Sudler Link you will find a wide array of amenities. There is "Information" here. There is "Parking" here. The main hospital entrance and pharmacy are here. You can eat here. A cashier even lives here. What more could you need?



In fact, Level G is all so very perfect, no need to write out the same words over and over because the "ditto marks" are universally understood. Using these saves the sign-maker lots of time.

The most important part of any sign is its accuracy. A sign is designed to get you where you need to go. And this sign does this very, very well by clearly listing the tenants currently in the basement level now in April 2016: 



Thankfully, this sign has now been replaced with a modern, accurate one.

APRIL FOOLS!