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Category Archives: Portland Life
Rainy Day Activities: The Kennedy School
While perusing the internet for all things Portland, as one is wont to do, I recently came across an adorable little blog called Rainy Day Portland: Things to Do With Your Parents and Guests When It Rains. It’s a problem … finish reading Rainy Day Activities: The Kennedy School
Posted in Dining & Food, Get Off-Campus, Just for Fun, Portland Life
Tagged kennedy school, n.e., northeast portland, Portland, reed college
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Blue Tape Talents in Naito II
The dorms are one of my favorite things about Reed, but there are still lots of things you can do to make them feel like home. We got together as a dorm to eat cookies and decorate the walls/celling of … finish reading Blue Tape Talents in Naito II
Posted in Just for Fun, Portland Life, Residence Halls, Uncategorized
Tagged art, blue tape, dorm activities, naito, naito residence hall, reed college, residence halls
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Sitka Goes to Canyon Day
This past weekend, the Reed Community was invited into the Reed Canyon to get their hands dirty While the canyon receives constant attention from the project director Zac Perry and his crew of dedicated student workers, “Canyon Day” happens once … finish reading Sitka Goes to Canyon Day
Posted in Events, Portland Life, Residence Halls
Tagged canyon day, conservation, reed college, reed college canyon, residence life, sitka residence hall
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“I Thought It Was Supposed to Be Rainy Here!”: Your Guide to Portland Weather
Greetings freshmen, transfers, exchange students, and those otherwise unfamiliar with Portland’s unique climate! Many of you may be wondering, or may find yourself wondering over the course of the next month, “what did I buy all of this rain gear … finish reading “I Thought It Was Supposed to Be Rainy Here!”: Your Guide to Portland Weather
Posted in Did You Know?, Portland Life, Tips
Tagged climate, pacific northwest, Portland, Rain, rain gear, summer, umbrellas, weather
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Portland on a Budget: Portland Art Museum
Whether you’re an incoming student making a pre-Orientation trip up to PDX or a current student exploring the city over the summer, there’s always something to do in Portland on a student’s budget.
Posted in Get Off-Campus, Just for Fun, Portland Life, Uncategorized
Tagged art, downtown portland, fun, Portland, portland art museum, portland on a budget, southwest portland
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Looking (Further) Back at Olde Reed
Throughout the years, the physical landscape of the Reed campus has changed, but the rigorous academics and life of the mind have remained the same. Using photos from the Reed Centennial Archive, I want to investigate the architectural history of … finish reading Looking (Further) Back at Olde Reed
Posted in Did You Know?, Portland Life
Tagged nü reed, olde reed, reed college
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Portland on a Budget: OMSI
Whether you’re an incoming student making a pre-Orientation trip up to PDX or a current student exploring the city over the summer, there’s always something to do in Portland on a student’s budget.
Posted in Get Off-Campus, Just for Fun, Portland Life, Uncategorized
Tagged omsi, oregon museum of science and industry, Portland, portland on a budget, science, volunteering
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Portland Music Scene
So you’re sitting at home, Spotify open, trying to make an awesome PDX playlist to dance around to (or depending on what you’re into, brood in your basement to) until Orientation. Problem is, you have no idea which artists call Portland home. … finish reading Portland Music Scene
Posted in Did You Know?, Portland Life
Tagged courtney love, dharma bums, elliott smith, esperanza spalding, hausu, music, Portland, the portland cello project, the thermals, yung mil
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Portland in the Media: Books, Movies, and TV Shows set in Portland
Just because you’re spending the summer at home, reading Gilgamesh and waiting for O-Week to start doesn’t mean you can’t start familiarizing yourself with the City of Roses now. For the eager soon-to-be Reedies, here’s a list of books, movies, … finish reading Portland in the Media: Books, Movies, and TV Shows set in Portland
Posted in Just for Fun, Portland Life, Uncategorized
Tagged beverly cleary, books set in portland, drugstore cowboy, elephant, films set in portland, grimm, gus van sant, ken kesey, mala noche, my own private idaho, one flew over the cuckoo's nest, oregon, paranoid park, Portland, portlandia, Reed, reed college, tv series set in portland
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Portland on a Budget: Food Carts
Whether you’re an incoming student making a pre-Orientation trip up to PDX, or a current student exploring the city over the summer, there’s always something to do in Portland on a student’s budget.
Posted in Dining & Food, Get Off-Campus, Just for Fun, Portland Life
Tagged food, food carts, Portland, portland on a budget, southeast portland
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