You’ve likely noticed by now that Centennial Reunions is going to be a very big deal. More than 1,500 Reedies are expected to converge back on campus to help celebrate Reed’s 100th birthday at Centennial Reunions, June 6-12, 2011. Though the lure of Reed is undeniable (Dr. Demento has said, “After 48 years Reed still pulls me like a magnet. I can already feel the field getting stronger!”), we know that returning to the mothership can be fraught with conflicting feelings… thus, we embark on a course of humor, of which I’m sure the good doctor would approve (warning, Mateo-brand levity ahead!).
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 between Snyder and his fellow poet and novelist Jim Harrison.” (San Simeon Films) Continue reading Gary Snyder ’51 in film and print
“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 curators at work in Portland and one of the few who makes it a point to infuse her academically grounded programming with heady, challenging currents drawn from the international and national art world.”
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 just north of Lincoln City.
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 sauna; the front porch is expanded; the kitchen was moved and improved; the sleeping areas are upgraded; the basement is finished. Fear not, the carved arms from the couches have been preserved, and so have other features.
The reservation system is still in place, as are the occupancy limits. Go to the ski cabin homepage to get more information and join our friends of the ski cabin fan page on Facebook.
Back to the future of blogging
A “weblog” is so 1990s, we know, but The Riffin’ Griffin aspires to be so very now. We’ve created this blog to serve as a home for dynamic news and announcements longer than 140 characters, multimedia offerings, and observations from our staff and colleagues. Blogging is really just another delivery method, not unlike websites, widgets, status updates, and the printed word… sans that pesky ink!