<p>I’m surprised that no one has updated wikipedia! The entry is below:</p>
<p>Clock hands</p>
<p>The hands of the Healy Clock Tower have been subjected to many thefts, as per the University tradition.[4] Historically, students would steal the hands and mail them to the Vatican, where they are supposed to be simply stamped ‘return to sender’ and returned to the university.[5][6] One such incident caused significant damage to the clock mechanism, however, and security has been increased as a result in recent years, decreasing the incidence of the theft.[7] These measures have not prevented students from successfully obtaining the hands however, as they are captured every five to six years, like in the Fall of 2005 by Drew Hamblen (SFS 07) and Wyatt Gjullin (COL 09).[8] The hands were stolen once again during the evening between April 29 and April 30, 2012.</p>