Taylor Square Park is the smallest public park in Cambridge. At 57 square feet, it's about half the size of a typical Winthrop House bedroom.

Rule number one for avoiding the freshman 15—don't go to events just for the food. However, with Advising Fortnight taking place over the next two weeks, it's time for freshmen to forget about the rules and indulge in the cuisines each department is offering, hopefully learning more about potential concentrations along the way.

“Atlas” unites memory, history, and geography in a distinctive exhibit that explores the impact of the physical world on thought.

Julia A. Rooney ’11 is a senior Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) concentrator in Mather House. She is currently working on her thesis project, a series of mixed-media paintings inspired by her time in Italy.

Dan Sousa is not a typical animator. Instead of creating films with strong narrative structure and central characters, he prefers to captivate his audience with an immediate visceral reaction.

In a panel discussion at the Carpenter Center on February 3, recent alumnae from Harvard’s VES department offered encouraging words to students considering careers in the visual arts. The discussion, entitled ‘Object Lessons,’ brought together Xiaowei Wang ’08, Meredith E. James ’04 and Liz Glynn ’03 to discuss what life outside the classroom can hold for Harvard students interested in becoming professional artists.

Creative maps at Harvard shed light on the intrinsic subjectivity and artistry of the cartographer.