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Quixotic challenge? Reedies tackle climate change
Does replacing old windows with new make sense if we are concerned about making a difference in climate change? What about buying a Prius? Can the regional planners play a role in reducing our collective carbon footprint? You get the idea…quixotic, perhaps,… Continue reading
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Gary Snyder ’51 in film and print
Gary Snyder '51, Pulitzer-Prize winning poet (and keynote speaker for Centennial Reunions '11!), is profiled in a new film, "The Practice of the Wild." The documentary, which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival, "revolves around a life-long conversation… Continue reading
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Tagged beats, poetry, reunions, snyder
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Last call for the Lutz! (guest column)
It's hard to believe, but after 57 years, the venerable Reed institution known as the Lutz Tavern is serving its final round. By objective standards, the Lutz may not look particularly remarkable. Just a working-class watering-hole with a juke box… Continue reading
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Peter Goodman ’89 heads to HuffPo
Peter S. Goodman ’89, The New York Times’ national economics correspondent, has been lured away from The Gray Lady to join Internet newspaper The Huffington Post as its business editor. It has been observed that growing numbers of prominent journalists are… Continue reading
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“Abstract” at the Reed gallery
Stephanie Snyder '91, the John and Anne Hauberg Curator and Director of the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery at Reed, has received rave reviews for her latest exhibition, "Abstract." The Oregonian recently called her "one of the most ambitious… Continue reading
Coming Summer 2011…
Butter up your popcorn, mute your cell phones, and check out this promotional video for a very special upcoming event, Centennial Reunions 2011, June 6-12. We had fun creating this and look forward to sharing other moving images with you… Continue reading
Camp Westwind weekend
Summer may be waning, but autumn brings the annual migration of alumni to the Oregon Coast, October 15-17! For the uninitiated, Camp Westwind is a family-friendly, three-day extravaganza of food, friends, and scenery at the mouth of the Salmon River… Continue reading
Ski cabin 2.0
No, the beloved Reed College Ski Cabin did not fall prey to a crazed HGTV makeover effort; however, thanks to the generosity of some alumni, the cabin was renovated this past summer. The changes are significant: it has a new… Continue reading
Canyon restoration
The Reed Canyon Restoration project that began 10 years ago is in its final phase, with the goal of restoring the Crystal Springs tributary "to the way it was before human development all-but blocked it." Check out this video about… Continue reading
To Russia with…Reedies!
I went, I saw, and I ….was smitten. My first trip to Russia a few years ago was with the annual winter Reed pilgrimage to Russia.The sights, sounds, and smells were most memorable. We were present to witness how the… Continue reading