Branching Out

With a series of intense deadlines behind them, architecture students enrolled in the freshman Design Studio went out on a limb to unwind a little, climbing up a tree outside of Abbott Hall. Teaching Assistant Micaela Barker, BS ’14 (pictured halfway up tree in the blue shirt, facing the camera), wanted to start the day’s class in a playful and relaxing way. “I also wanted to make sure they realized how awesome that tree is,” Barker said.