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September 2017

14 - The Debate over Hum 110
13 - Reed Faculty Adopts Anti-Racism Statement
11 - Reed Launches Neuroscience Major
04 - Reed College Supports DACA

August 2017

31 - Hum 110: the Lost Lecture
31 - Is Gilgamesh Relevant?
29 - Total. Reed.
25 - Reed Welcomes the Class of ’21
22 - Physicists use AI to Probe Mystery of Subatomic Jets
14 - “You Can Do Anything,” a Business Writer’s Ode to the Liberal Arts
14 - Tyler Nordgren ’91 Sees the Solar Eclipse in its Totality

July 2017

27 - RIP Prof. Scott Smith, Historian and Humanist
19 - Senior Wins Award for Thesis on Chilean Art Resisters
18 - 12,280 Feet Later: Reedies Summit Mt. Adams
18 - Senior Wins Award for Thesis on Cyberfeminism
14 - Annual Fund Raises Record $4.6 million
12 - Bio Profs Win NSF Grant to Study Shapeshifting Cells

June 2017

19 - Defining Your Own Career
19 - Westwind’s Whisper Echoes Still
13 - New Initiative Helps Students Work for Social Justice
12 - Alumni Raise a Glass For Reed (and Dionysus)
12 - Math Profs Win Grant to Stretch a World of Silly Putty
01 - Poetry Prize Goes to Environmental Studies Major

May 2017

27 - Reed Grad Slain Defending Teenagers from Hate
26 - Reedies Rack up NSF Grad Research Awards
26 - Seven Excuses for Not Attending Reunions and Seven Reasons Why You Should
23 - Reed Biologist Lands $429,000 NIH Grant to Study Zebrafish Eye
23 - Physics Major Traps Chaos in a Jar
22 - Reedies Nab Fulbrights
02 - Eight Students Win Presidential Summer Fellowships
01 - James Beard and Reed

April 2017

24 - Chem major battles malaria parasite
19 - Bashir and Rock get creative with their latest projects
12 - Sociology major wins Truman Scholarship
10 - Alumni Give “In Honor Of” Reed
04 - Podcast: Prof. Mark Burford on Chuck Berry’s legacy

March 2017

27 - The Last of Reed’s Fantastic Four Passes Away
23 - Looming Debacle in Education?
08 - RAW Edges Closer to the Borderline
01 - Theatre-lit Major Stages Spring Crisis

February 2017

28 - Reed Welcomes New Trustees
24 - Inside the Mind of a Microbe

January 2013

07 - Nuclear Croquet

February 2017

17 - Students Explore Careers by Shadowing Alumni
16 - Radiolab Founder Chases the Antelope
10 - Reed Honors Life of Mara Gibbs ’19
06 - Olde Reed Rises From Grave in Last-Minute Rally
01 - Reed Opposes Immigration Ban

January 2017

31 - Reed Rallies Around Muslim Community
30 - Reed Biologists Divide and Conquer
30 - Reed to Students: “We Stand With You.”
25 - Dublin, Sligo, and Gort: See Ireland with Reedies

December 2016

13 - Reed Alum Perishes in “Ghost Ship” Fire
12 - Response to Kimberly Peirce Protest
06 - RAR Demands—December Progress Report
02 - RIP Ernie Bonyhadi ’48, Faithful Friend of Reed
01 - Biology Prof. First Winner of Prestigious New Award

November 2016

30 - Prof. Frank Gwilliam, Biologist with Backbone
21 - Religion Major Named Rhodes Scholar
18 - President Kroger Responds to Reedies Against Racism
18 - Kroger Declares Reed a Sanctuary College
18 - Reed Calls on Trump to Condemn Harassment, Hate
17 - Lewis & Clark Students Issue Message of Support
17 - RIP Roger Hobbs ’11, Bestselling Novelist
14 - Reed Rallies Against Hate
13 - In Response to Campus Graffiti Incident
07 - RAR Demands— November Progress Report
03 - The Philosophy of Pain
01 - Profs vote to accelerate Hum 110 review

October 2016

27 - Oregon Biotech Leaders Descend on Reed
20 - KRRC, Dirigible of the Airwaves, is Punctured
20 - Spirited Debate Breaks Out Over Hum 110
19 - Prof. Paul Gronke: Just in Time for Early Voting
18 - Balls in the Air—Jugglers Converge on Reed
04 - Reed Run Raises Cash for Public Schools
03 - Student Body President Apologizes for Email
03 - Protest Amplifies Discussion of Race on Campus

September 2016

23 - Reed Welcomes Two New Trustees
22 - Riggs Hailed for Working Weekend
22 - Foreign Correspondent Looks Beyond Plato’s Shadows
06 - Assembling the Freshman Class, One Student at a Time
02 - Econ Major Wins Meier Award for Work on Preference

August 2016

31 - Alumni Talk Elementary Education
30 - Economics Grad Pursues Doctorate at Yale
30 - Physics Grad Focuses Energy at Cambridge
29 - Reed Champions Step Up to the Plate
25 - A Rising Star Puts New Fellowship to Good Work
24 - Adventure Begins for the Class of 2020
16 - Farewell, Prof. Thomas Gillcrist
12 - Sperling Studentship Winner off to Cambridge
12 - Physics Grad Wins Wilson Fellowship

July 2016

25 - Seniors grasp philosophy prize
21 - General Lit Major Wins Unrue Award
21 - English Major Wins Unrue Award
15 - Annual Fund Raises $4.5M for World Change
01 - Tackle Climate Change—Go Birdwatching

June 2016

27 - Religion major wins Class of ’21 Award
22 - The Taste of Reed
22 - Orcas, Under Pressure, Adopt Killer Survival Strategy
21 - Read Past the Headlines on Sexual Assault Statistics
16 - Outstanding Alumni Hailed by Foster-Scholz Club
15 - Pass the Torch. Make a Gift.

May 2016

23 - Chinese major wins Lankford Award
23 - Classics major wins Lankford Award
19 - Spanish Major Wins Poetry Prize
13 - Three Profs Granted Tenure
12 - Class of ’14 and ’15: Where Are They Now?
11 - On Top of the World: Students Climb Mount Hood

April 2016

29 - Art Major Nabs Udall Scholarship
25 - Math Major Wins Award to Fight HIV in Ethiopia
22 - Physics Major Invents New Musical Instrument
19 - Reedies win Fulbrights
18 - Econ Students Win Ginormous Boardgame Tourney
04 - Econ Prof Unlocks Puzzles of Human Behavior
06 - Math Prof Wins Fellowship to Study ∞-Loop Spaces
05 - Chem Prof Wins Grant to Investigate Sinister Pathogen
01 - A Bag of Rice for Idomeni

March 2016

29 - Reed Announces President’s Summer Fellows
16 - Zebrafish and “Driver” Genes: Biologists Nab Grants
01 - Planting a Legacy, Dave Nielsen Retires
01 - Tech firms come to Reed for skull sessions

February 2016

29 - RIP Father Palladino, Master of Letter Forms
26 - Reed to Launch Computer Science Program
11 - Making a Career out of Creativity
12 - Physics grads prove Einstein was right
11 - Medicine—the Unsung Liberal Art?
10 - Students Chart Careers at Working Weekend
04 - “Zero Project” turns art gallery into airplane hangar

January 2016

13 - Physics major builds a better brick
06 - Religion professor to discuss Islamophobia

December 2015

18 - The Economics of the Big Cut
17 - Winter Fellows Circumnavigate the Globe
11 - Student Performers Win Kahan Fellowship
08 - Childcare Center Opens at Reed
07 - Great Pumpkin Appears in President’s Office
01 - Students nab prize for work on “hunger hormone”

November 2015

12 - What is Reed’s “Return on Investment?”
10 - En Garde! Math-Econ Major Nabs Fencing Title
05 - Reed Dancers Score Major Achievement

October 2015

20 - Researchers clear the air on power plant emissions
16 - Monkey Bar Quadrocycle Materializes on Quad
08 - Reed Wins Bike Challenge—Again
05 - Reed Runners Swarm Marathon

September 2015

28 - Prof. Peter Rock Works Backwards to Cast "Spells"
25 - Night Owl, Psych Major Nab Thief in Broad Daylight
22 - Reed and the Rankings Racket
08 - Bike Co-op Named for Mark Angeles ’15
08 - Students Drub Alumni in Ultimate Match
21 - Tango from the Inside Out

August 2015

27 - Study Dashes Bucket of Cold Water on Psychologists
26 - Class of ’19: Accomplished, Diverse, and 426 Strong
13 - Reed biologists show how parasites drive evolution
13 - Reed Astrophysicist is Orienteering Star

July 2015

30 - Mark Angeles ’15 Memorial Fellowship Established
28 - Physics Prof Sets Compass for World Championship
22 - Field Trip to the Future of the Brain
17 - Reed Profs Win $2.2M in Grants, Set 10-Year Record
16 - Psych prof wins $73K NIH grant to study alcoholism
16 - Bio Prof Studies Insect Arms Race
16 - Math Prof Wins Grant to Study Infinite Loop Spaces
15 - Anthro Prof Wins Fulbright for Moroccan Diaspora
10 - Chemistry prof wins grant to work on heavy metal
08 - Bio prof wins NSF grant to study maternal behavior
08 - Sociology prof to examine resilience and recession
08 - Prof wins grant to study indigenous politics in Mexico
07 - Bio prof wins $362K from NIH to study pathogens
06 - Econ Prof Wins $99K Grant to Study Johnson Creek
01 - Annual Fund raises record-breaking $4.4 million

March 2015

14 - Student wins Watson to report on Soviet ruins
14 - Senior wins Watson Fellowship to study coral reefs

June 2015

18 - Philip Roth, Trigger Warnings, and the Day I Brought My Lawyer to Class
17 - Reunions ’15 Opens with Fanfayre
15 - Reedies March with Pride
02 - A Bike Ride for Mark
01 - One Month After Quake, Reedies Support Nepal

May 2015

28 - Tragic Loss of Beloved Alumnus
27 - Chinese Major Wins Unrue Award
27 - History Major Wins Lankford Prize
26 - Econ Major Earns Meier Prize
26 - Seniors Grasp Philosophy Prize
26 - History-Lit Major Wins Lankford Prize
20 - Lit–Theatre Major Nabs Class of ’21 Award
20 - Math Major Zeroes In on Class of ’21 Award
19 - Reed Students Reach Peak of Mount Hood
18 - Class of ’15 Takes the Stage
13 - Bart Simpson and the Apocalypse
12 - Linguistics Grad Wins Humanities Award
05 - Reedies win grants for peace and understanding
01 - Apuleius Prevails Despite Student Protest

April 2015

29 - The Reluctant Philosopher: Prof. Darius Rejali Brought in for Questioning
20 - Avengers Cut through Blue Tape
17 - Digital Pioneers Help Reed Design CS Program
02 - History Major Redefines “Student Athlete”

March 2015

31 - Tango Masters Tear It Up with Reed Orchestra
18 - President’s Summer Fellows Travel the Globe
18 - President Kroger Seized by Owl Frenzy
13 - Two Reedies Win Watsons
09 - Class of 2014 Begins Quest for World Domination
09 - Reed Alumni Go to Hell
05 - Reed Arts Week (RAW) 2015: <i>Might Now</i>

February 2015

18 - Theatre Major Goes down the Rabbit Hole
13 - Reed's Prince of Fashion Makes Splash at Art Museum
11 - Working Weekend Connects Seekers with Knowers
02 - Bio Prof Wins $444K Grant from NIH

January 2015

27 - Philosophy, Star Trek, and the Glass Plate Game
27 - Life of the Mind (and Legs)
14 - Reed Declares New Majors
07 - Film Focuses on Enigmatic Psychologist
05 - Jump for Joy! Reed Wins $800K Grant for Dance

December 2014

16 - Reed Prof Lends Voice to Torture Debate
12 - Econ Department Hails “Senior” Student
01 - How to Conquer the Number Plane

November 2014

25 - Eye of the Zebra (fish)
24 - Congrats, Prof. Corpus!
19 - Software Studio Says “Hello, World!”
14 - In the Presence of a Poet
14 - Freshman, Undefeated, Wins Fencing Tourney
05 - Reedie fights Ebola in Liberia
05 - <i>Shades of White:</i> Elegant, Geometrical, and Chilling
03 - Reed Runners Attack Klickitat

October 2014

30 - Cracking Eggs with Physics Majors
23 - Coho caught spawning in Crystal Springs
16 - An Evening with Deresiewicz
13 - Stockroom Czar Goes out with a Bang
13 - Shades of White
10 - Reed Threepeats as Portland Bike Commute Challenge Winner
08 - Reed Launches Lab of Linguistics [LoL]
06 - Reed Runners Demolish Portland Marathon

September 2014

24 - Neighbors Visit Reed, Live to Tell the Tale
12 - Reed Mourns Prof. Maggie Geselbracht
11 - Guesswork and the Rankings Game
08 - Inside Steam Tunnels, Students Make their Mark
03 - Pantheon Returns, Fully Clad

August 2014

29 - So, What Turns You On?
25 - “Anyone Caught Lecturing will be Shot”
13 - Reed mourns death of Prof. Melissa Schlachtmeyer

July 2014

14 - Remembering R.P. “Dick” Wollenberg

June 2014

30 - Marketplace Spices Up Reunions 2014: Reedfayre
25 - Reed Math Prof Wins NSF Grant
24 - Counting on You
24 - Data Sheds Light on Alumni Giving
17 - How Reedies Helped Oregon Win the Freedom to Wed
16 - Fanfayre Jumpstarts Reunions 2014

May 2014

29 - Physics Majors Build Musical Staircase
19 - “Yes Man” Pulls Classic Prank at Reed Commencement
13 - Prof. Peter Rock Wins Guggenheim
07 - Sophomore Wins Poetry Prize
02 - Reedies Nab PDX Tech Honors

April 2014

28 - Walking in the Snow to Hear Gary Snyder
25 - Cooley Gallery Wins a Ford Family Foundation Facilities Grant
14 - Alumni Trounce Students in Ultimate Showdown
10 - Reed Runners Vanquish Ultramarathon
07 - Reedie Wins Award for Work in Haiti
01 - Sifting Through the Wreckage of Olde Reed
01 - Reed Canyon Featured on OPB Show

March 2014

14 - Young Alumni Triumph in “March Madness” Tourney
07 - Reedie's Vermeer film has Portland premiere
06 - Reed Gears Up for Hoops Tourney

February 2014

28 - Reed's First Building Slated for Demolition
19 - Charm School 101
17 - Reed Runners Think on Their Feet
13 - Giant snowball batters Reed dorm
13 - Hoops: Students Crush Alumni Despite Yogurt Mishap
12 - Combating Sexism in STEM

January 2014

31 - Will old age and treachery translate into a trey?
30 - Elvish, Batman, and Python. Paideia Rocks!
13 - Reedies Take Spotlight in Portland’s Tech Scene

December 2013

23 - Prof. Knutson's Work on Display in Governor's Office
12 - Ochoa Joins Reed Board of Trustees
10 - Scholarship Honors History Prof
05 - Double the Impact of Your Gift

November 2013

13 - PAB Wins “People’s Choice” Award
13 - Tribe Productions Wins Bronze for Centennial Campaign Video
12 - Remembering Prof. Crandall
12 - History Major Wins Fencing Tourney
07 - Our Town Rings In Diver Theatre

October 2013

30 - Tina Satter (Thinking of You)
07 - Reed Infiltrates Portland Marathon

September 2013

27 - Pantheon to be robed, say organizers
26 - Performing Arts Building Takes Center Stage
23 - Rescuing Survivors from Syria's Rubble
19 - Dispute over Reed’s location brightens Senate hearing
18 - CSO trading cards - Collect ’em all!
18 - So, What is Title IX, Anyway?
17 - Jamie Isenstein ’98: The Lady Returns
17 - "Star" Graces Performing Arts Building
17 - History major wins US State Dept. scholarship
16 - Sketching Infinity
10 - Reed and the Rankings Game
03 - Reed Welcomes New Profs

August 2013

26 - Time-Travel Expert to Give Talk Yesterday
21 - Psych major wins Fulbright
20 - Reedies Nab NSF Fellowships
15 - The Dudman Files
15 - Steve Jobs and Reed
15 - Prodigal Son
15 - Steve and the Owl
15 - Staying Hungry
14 - Reed's Oral History Project Wins Honors
13 - Memorial for Ted Reich ’51 set for Aug. 22
07 - Reed College Ranked #1 in Best Classroom Experience
06 - Reed Switchboard Selected from 400 Applicants for $20K Slice of PIE

July 2013

31 - The Job Gap
16 - Reed Band's Debut Album Wins Acclaim
11 - Tangled up in Tango
03 - JAWing with Dominic
01 - How a Galaxy Evolves

June 2013

26 - Savoring the Taste of Reed
25 - Fanfayre ’13 Looks Back, Looks Ahead
17 - Kant, Reed, and the Aesthetics of Stools
14 - Reed and the Sixties
13 - Chem Major Nabs Class of ’21 Award
04 - Getting Funky at Reunions

May 2013

29 - Restoring a masterpiece, solving a mystery
07 - The Turning of the Thesis
03 - Looking back, thinking ahead, loving Reed
01 - Davis Winner Hatches Scholarship Plan

April 2013

29 - Celebrating “4/20” At Reed
24 - The Perfect Dinner
24 - Occupying Wall Street—From the Inside Out
16 - Farewell Professor Rhyne
12 - Reedies Hold Union on Student Autonomy
11 - Memorial for Professor Emeritus Steve Arch
09 - Watson Winner Will Go to Africa
08 - RIP Professor Steve Arch
08 - March Madness at Reed—Yes, Reed
05 - How Do We Define Reed in the 21st Century?
03 - Educating Women Steadies the World

March 2013

25 - Lena's Paintings on Display
14 - Memorial for Ottomar
05 - Beyond Paideia
04 - March Gets RAW

February 2013

26 - Reed Takes to the Road in Seattle
26 - Paideia Pandemonium
15 - Reed's Radiolab
06 - Inventors Hailed at Working Weekend

January 2013

28 - A Richard Crandall '69 Remembrance by Sam Danon
14 - Crandall Memorial Jan. 26

December 2012

20 - Prof. Richard Crandall dead at 64
03 - Spring Fall Thesis Parade is a Soggy Success

November 2012

30 - Top Oregon Court Overhauls Eyewitness ID Rules
29 - Reed Shrinks Carbon Footprint
26 - Gray Memorial To Be Held
19 - Reedies Cook Spaghetti at Homeless Shelter
09 - The Xiaochi Scholars

October 2012

29 - Reed's Outdoor Programs Get National Ink
19 - Reed Mourns Passage of John Gray
15 - Calligraphy Makes a Comeback
12 - Calligraphy Returns!
12 - Columbus Day Storm - 50 Years Later
10 - Reedie Wants To Be a Millionaire
08 - Bio Major Breaks Record on Mount Rainier Run
05 - The Metaphysics of Swimming
01 - Postcard from Reed

September 2012

25 - Kroger Inaugurated—with <i>Iliad</i>
25 - Kara Walker's Long Shadows
19 - Reedie Designs Sundial for Mars Rover
14 - Class of '16 By The Numbers
12 - Kroger Takes the Plunge - Literally
12 - Johnson Creek Art Show
07 - The Dipylon Analogy
05 - Colleges That Change Lives
05 - Diver: Honor Principle Curtails Cheating

August 2012

31 - Fighting Malaria On the Cheap
29 - Ambassador of Art
27 - "Libations!" They Cried
24 - Convoking the Muse
08 - Iron Man with a Heart of Gold

July 2012

30 - Reedies find Horror a Bit Queer in Article for "Film Matters"
26 - Annual Fund Surpasses Goal
24 - Massive Bench Graces SU Porch
24 - Reedies Kickstart a Scuttling Wonder
02 - Kroger Takes the Helm

June 2012

28 - Will Reed College Go the Way of Newspapers?
26 - Reed Griffin is Rose Parade Royalty
11 - A School in Ruins
11 - Students Build Bench out of Fallen Doug Fir
11 - Fanfayre honors history and achievement
08 - A Five-Octave Finale
08 - Paradox Embraced: A History of Reed Presidents
07 - Sweating It out in the Steam Tunnels
06 - Politics or Principles?
05 - Laughing without Lips: the Last Lecture
04 - Grazing at Gastronomy Northwest
04 - Griffin to Make Triumphant Return to Rose Parade
01 - The Magic Hand Plane

May 2012

22 - Class of '12 Unleashed
21 - Reed Prof Finds Fractal Geometry in Mouse Cortex
17 - Ordeal of Fortune
03 - Reedies jazz it up
03 - Workin' It with Richard Simmons
01 - Gray Fund Turns 20 (gasp!)

April 2012

27 - The Pelting of the Freshmen
24 - Kroger Named Prez
18 - Freshlings Trounce Seniors in Soccer Tourney
17 - Reedies Descend on Portland
17 - "Invisible" Indians Converge on Campus
13 - Blue Like Jazz unleashes dogma
11 - Fighting for Somalia
06 - Our Brilliant Students
06 - Reed Conquers the Globe

March 2012

31 - Feeding the Famine
29 - OGs triumph in March Madness
27 - Fiercely Feministing
23 - Through Hell and Lunacy
22 - Reed Gripped by March Madness
05 - Bridging the Disability Divide

February 2012

24 - Obama is no King
24 - KRRC Forsakes Terrestrial Broadcast
24 - Reedie Wins Gates Scholarship
22 - Remembering Professor Pock
21 - Chem Major Shatters Track Record
17 - "Thinking Reed" hits bookstands
16 - Synaesthesia and the Great War
15 - Listening to 1912
10 - Game ON
10 - Welcome to the Working Week(end)
10 - Bio Prof Bequeaths Fortune to Reed
10 - Campaign Tops $185 million
05 - Women's Rugby: Welcome to the Scrum

January 2012

31 - Year of the Dragon
24 - The Fierce Urgency of Now
24 - The Joy of Cooking, (with methylcellulose)
23 - Dr. Demento goes "Here, There and Everywhere"

December 2011

29 - Skeletons and Syphilis
19 - Owl Fight Outside Bragdon Hall
16 - Parker House Featured on Holiday Tour
15 - Graduation Rate Hits 70%

November 2011

11 - National Insecurity
09 - Improvements to sexual assault response
07 - The Belly of the Beest
04 - Reedies in Rwanda
03 - "It's like there's a snake in the house."
01 - Steele the Show

October 2011

13 - Reed: The Documentary

September 2011

27 - Run for the Hills
24 - 100 Years!
16 - Win A Bumper Sticker

August 2011

29 - "The Last Great Conservative College"

July 2011

06 - Reed Makes #6 on "Nerdiest Colleges" List

June 2011

27 - Defining Reed
16 - Reed Takes Center Stage, Literally
15 - Deal Faster, Cried the Losers
15 - Making Waves: Alumni Generate Mini Tsunami
15 - Rugby: Eighties vs. The World!
15 - At the Helm: Bragdon, Koblik, Diver
13 - Reed Breaks Ground for Performing Arts Building
12 - A Song of Two Syllabi with Prof. Wally Englert
10 - Olde Reed: Was It Better?
09 - 100 Years of the Canyon
09 - From Prometheus to Pork Shoulder
08 - Reed Activists Stage "Sit-Down"
03 - President Diver Announces Retirement
02 - Beyond the Letters

May 2011

19 - New Mathematical Model for HIV
16 - Bringing the Humanities to Portland
16 - Get Your Kicks at Reunions
04 - Let the parade begin!
04 - Poop Scoop

April 2011

29 - What does diversity mean to you?
19 - Reed Prof on "Philosophy Talk"
18 - The Dirt on Canyon Day
15 - The Politics of Pleasure
12 - Tennessee Williams and the Persistence of Memory
08 - Calligraphy Leaps off the Page
01 - Clamoring for Elyse Fenton '03

March 2011

24 - Reedies explain threat from Japan's radiation release
17 - Rogue Environmentalist Draws Protests
17 - March Madness Results
11 - March Madness Preview
04 - Shipwreck in Eliot Circle

February 2011

28 - "Redwood College" a new kind of academic fraud
23 - A Reed Valentine
18 - A Winter's Ramble with Schubert
11 - Does College Work?
11 - Hello, World