Monthly Archives: June 2011

A great crop of Reunions ’11 coverage

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Our colleagues over at Sallyportal, the blog of Reed magazine, threw themselves into the deep waters of Centennial Reunions to cover several of the most distinctive events; check out the collected highlights there (you can leave comments too!). Of course we… Continue reading →

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Dr. Demento deconstructs Zappa

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

By Travis Greenwood '01Sated by the luxe, campuswide feast on the Friday night of Centennial Reunions, an overflow audience settled into Vollum Lounge at 9 p.m. to hear Barry Hansen '63, aka Dr. Demento, speak about the musical and cultural… Continue reading →

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Riot grrrl reunion

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

The recent New York Times article on the continuing influence of riot grrrl ("the 1990s feminist indie-rock movement is being reexamined by academics") got me thinking back to some of the Reed connections to this music and message. Johanna Fateman… Continue reading →

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Cinema sampling at Centennial Reunions

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

There are filmmakers, film geeks, and other fans of the silver screen amongst us here at Centennial Reunions! All showings are in the psychology auditorium.Dirt: The Movie with executive producer Laurie Benenson '71Join Los Angelino writer and film producer Laurie… Continue reading →

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Mary Barnard ’32: found in translation

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Sweep the mindcleanlike a field of dry stubblewhen the constellationsof daisies have been mown–Mary BarnardMary Barnard '32 is arguably Reed's most prominent creative artist. Her original poetry and translations of classic poetry influenced generations, including the Beat poets who followed… Continue reading →

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Selections from the Reunions smorgasbord

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Centennial Reunions is upon us, and trying to take advantage of all the splendid offerings is like making selections from an extravagant smorgasbord!  If I were footloose and fancy free to attend the festivities as a layperson, here’s what my… Continue reading →

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There is still time

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

…for time (imagine proper accent here, i.e., the Greek word for honor), if you register this week for Centennial Reunions!We already have more than 1,700 people scheduled to attend one or more of the 230+ events occurring as part of… Continue reading →

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