Lena Lencek’s GEOCHROMES Shows in Vollum
Lena Lencek, Professor of Russian and Humanities, says that she’s been drawing and painting since she was born. Her first show was held in a gallery in Portland in the Early 80’s. Since then, she’s...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Reed Energy Wars
By April Kaplowitz and Haley Jacobson Back by popular demand: Reed Energy Wars! During the 2011-2012 school year, Reed spent $1,389,150 on energy alone, that’s $1,029 per student! Not only does this...
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Thesis Christ: Brian Moore
Brian Moore’s ’13 thesis: Is All News Bad News? The Effect of Policy Uncertainty in Manufacturing Investment Economics major and and former Student Body President Brian Moore wrote his thesis on...
View ArticleLetter: New Worlds For Whom? Cautionary Notes on Colonial Fantasies
By Sam Law Taken alone, there is nothing problematic about the phrase “New World,” and to dismiss the Renn Fayre Theme out of a sense of naïve political correctness would be in error. Rather, as a...
View ArticleLetter: Policy, Honor, and Olde Reed
By Katelyn Best I found last Thursday’s Reed Union quite frustrating, as I often do with these kinds of discussions, though not for exactly the same reasons as I have in the past. During the...
View ArticleEditorial: The Need for History
Imagine a Hum conference with dozens, instead of a dozen, participants. It can take more than an hour for a normal conference’s discussion to bear fruit. This huge conference faces a Sisyphean task....
View ArticleReedies for Reedies Encourages Student Philanthropy
With expectations of raising between $8,000 and $10,000 this year, scholarship fund Reedies for Reedies says that financial goals are not the committee’s priority, encouraging philanthropy at Reed...
View ArticleThe Pool Hall Cleans Up
Smoking in the Pool Hall has finally stopped, and the Pool Hall managers have led a thorough cleanup effort to erase its remains. “About 12 people came to the pool hall the Wednesday of Spring Break to...
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Improved Band Practice Room Fosters Resurgence of Reed Bands
Two years ago, the Band Practice Room was nearly defunct. Now, it and Reed bands are flourishing. There is a thriving band scene at Reed currently, bolstered in part by an improved Band Practice Room...
View ArticleCommunism, Atheism, and Daycare
Campus may soon be bolstered by the addition of a Child Development Center by spring 2014. The center would provide daycare with an educational focus for children ranging in age from infancy to four...
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Student Body Elections Candidate Profiles
Quest Board The Current Writers of The Quest (Lauren Cooper, Isabel Meigs, Clara Rice, Michael Song, Brendan Sorrell, Rebecca Turley, Charlie Wilcox, Jordan Yu) We are the current writers of The Quest....
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Bill Cronon: Disciplines in Dialogue
“William Cronon is the foremost environmental historian of our time,” President John Kroger said last Wednesday evening. “He put the field on the map.” Kroger had nothing but high praise for Bill...
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Women’s Soccer Gains Footing
While many Reedies hold some pride in their un-athleticism, some desire the presence of physical activity in their lives. Sydney Scarlata is one of them. Having swam and played soccer all...
View ArticleTwo Math Professors Hired: A Look Inside the Professor Selection Process
The Mathematics Department received 770 applications for two tenure-track professors in pure mathematics. Angélica Osorno, who received her Ph.D. from MIT and currently teaches at University of...
View ArticleBookworm Awarded $1,000
Reed’s First Annual Book Collecting Contest awarded $1000 to first place winner Mack Sullivan ‘13. Richard Aldersley ‘13 was awarded $500 for second place. Francois Paultre ’13 received $250 for third...
View ArticleA Crash Landing Into the New World
All retro sci-fi worlds need an unidentified flying object, and this year’s New World-themed Renn Fayre will have its very own crashed spaceship, courtesy of the Russian House and Erica Edmondson. The...
View ArticleFirst Biannual Bioinformatics Workshop Provides Insight Into a Booming Field
The first biannual bioinformatics and genomics workshop took place at Reed from April 13 to 14. A slate of specialists was invited to lead modules on a wide-array of key topics in whole genome...
View ArticleBlunts and Donuts
On April 20, at both 4:20 a.m. and p.m., for the third year in a row, Director of Community Safety Gary Granger provided “blunts” in the form of Voodoo donuts in the Student Union. Granger has been...
View ArticleThree New Murals Approved
By David Azrael, Mathew Olson, and Stephanie Snyder Earlier this semester, Senate approved a proposal from the Art Collection Management Committee (ACMC, chaired by Dean of Faculty Pat McDougal and...
View ArticleLetter: An Education in Dishonor?
By Helen Spencer-Wallace I want to share some thoughts I have about honor and how it applies to my attendance at Reed in a broad sense. Because everyone has a different interpretation of the honor...
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