Tag Archives: reunions

The great griffin float emerges!

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

    Dearest Comrades:   I have always wanted to write one of these letters, and they're finally letting me! And yes, it has been censored so you will have to use your decoders to get the real message…. Continue reading →

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Reed’s Rose Festival Float

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

  With Reed students' propensity for recombinant construction and conveyance, it is no surprise that the college entered a float in Portland's Rose Festival Parade as early as 1936.  While the details are murky, we have this one photo,… 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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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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Ladd and Reed legacy tour

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

THE LADD AND REED LEGACY: Building Portland 1851-2011Tuesday, June 7, from 8 a.m. through 12:45 p.m.The Ladd and Reed Legacy talk and tour during Centennial Reunions, organized by Richard Ross ’69 MAT, explores and celebrates the lasting impacts of two remarkable… Continue reading →

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Making Waves 100 (by Brad Wright ’61)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Most people, when they go swimming, think it’s all about them.  But it’s actually all about the water.  Take the Reed pool for example.  What’s going on with the water there?  Nothing much. It just lies there.  There’s a… Continue reading →

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Atheism, Communism & Tee Love: Reed T-Shirts Unite!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

I recently caught up with Travis Greenwood ’01, kitschy shirt connoisseur, to get the scoop on his efforts to collect and document Olde Reed t-shirts.Please give us your vision for this project? This project mixes personal and professional interests. I’ve always… Continue reading →

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Once in a century…

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

Imagine an event that is curious combination of:-Grandpa's turning 100!-It's our parents' golden anniversary-A fun family reunion-Burning Man-Oregon Country Fair-Renn Fayre (but ever so slightly more restrained)… Continue reading →

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A little Reunions ’11 levity

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

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… Continue reading →

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Gary Snyder ’51 in film and print

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

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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