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  • It's bigger on the inside

    Two weeks ago, we shared a photo of the Nathan Hale statue when it was only partially undercover. Since then, it has been completely encased in... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 22 2025 07:28am

  • Safe house

    At first we thought famed spy Nathan Hale was going undercover. But it turns out he's just being protected from construction work next door at... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 7 2025 04:27am

  • Duck tour

    Yesterday was not an ideal day for a campus tour, complimentary poncho notwithstanding. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 25 2022 08:00am

  • A spy meets his end

    On this day in 1776, Nathan Hale, Class of 1773, was executed by the British for espionage in New York. Tradition holds that his last words were... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2021 07:56am

  • Throwback Thursday: cold as Hale

    Seventy-five years ago, we featured a snow-covered Nathan Hale on our cover. You can still count on us today for all your snowy campus photo needs. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 28 2021 09:17am

  • Cold feet

    We got a dusting of snow last night, just enough to frost the tops of Nathan Hale’s shoes. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 28 2019 09:54am

  • Nathan Hale, proto-feminist?

    Today is the 261st anniversary of the birth of Nathan Hale, Class of 1773. The Yale University Library has an online exhibit about Hale’s... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 6 2016 10:16am

  • No regrets

    Nathan Hale’s view of the Old Campus yesterday morning. Peak foliage and high temperatures in the 60s—hard to complain about that. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 3 2015 08:49am