Creating 'Chrysalid' senior thesis

By Amaris Hardy, Office of Communications on April 14, 2014, noon
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In a studio at Princeton University, senior Maura O'Brien is once again navigating the woods of northern Minnesota — this time through art. This video captures some of that journey as O'Brien creates her senior thesis project.

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