Idea for a contest: name the 5 most peculiar facts about Reed. To qualify as a “peculiar” fact, this item would have to be known to nearly 100% of Reedies and nearly 0% of Portlanders. I’m sure that somewhere on the winning list would be the existence of Reed’s nuclear reactor.
The reactor has been a campus fixture since 1968. And, to those in the know, its long-time director, Stephen Frantz, is frequently seen zipping up and down Woodstock Blvd on his Segway. Stephen usually wears a raincoat and helmet when he commutes to campus, but he broke out the St. George gear for this photo and the companion article, Knight in Glowing Armor, that appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of the Reed magazine.
