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...gawky black PlayStation2 has all the visual charm of a low-end VCR. But it is packed with processing power. PS2's 128-bit processor (Sony calls it an Emotion Engine) is a big step up from the original PlayStation's 32 bits. That means the new units can play CDs and DVDs, and can accommodate add-ons for broadband Internet, digital cameras and digital music players. No modem is included with PS2, which puts it behind Sega's Internet-ready Dreamcast. But PS2 does have one feature parents will appreciate: it is backward compatible, meaning it can play...
...explains as she displays some of the photos in her extensive color series of flowers in her father's greenhouse, which includes everything from orchids to sweet peas. "It smells amazing on a winter morning," she adds. "I think that the sense of smell is the least synesthetic for visual arts, though you can still convey a very tactile sense...
Gilmore started photography in high school. She is a history and literature concentrator, but manages to take classes in the visual and environmental studies (VES) department, which isn't easy to do: "I think it's really hard to get into VES if you're not a VES concentrator, but once you get in, the resources available are phenomenal," she says. "But getting in, it's the struggle. It's luck and perseverance, which is a heavy and difficult combination...
...Instead, VES teaches a unique perspective about the human cultural and social experience. One senior literature concentrator currently enrolled in his first VES class explains, "I have come to think that there is a lot to be gained by learning to interpret and interact with visual art, visual data, visual literature. In many ways it is as rewarding as written literature or art history. It gives you a great additional perspective on the world to study it intensely even for one class...
...Harvard, your commitment to the arts is dreadfully lacking. Arts First--Harvard's annual token tribute to the celebration of arts--does not compensate for the number of students with a genuine passion for the visual and environmental sciences who are turned away from VES classes each semester. It is easy to see that the act of creating visual art is an intellectual pursuit. Why can't the rest of the University see that...