[Two] from the archives
January 29th, 2002 Issue Smoking Rights In SU, Pool Hall Extinguished: Decision by Multnomah County Officials Results in Splintering of Opinion Among Smoking and Non-Smoking students by Peter Zuckerman...
View ArticleThe Closeted Conservative
Dear Reed, As an overlooked, and frankly under appreciated, political minority on campus, I feel I need to set the record straight. I’ve had it. I can’t stand it anymore. While I don’t know if this is...
View ArticleAd-Hoc Committee Addresses Inefficiencies of Current Legislative Process
Flowchart depicting Reed’s current legislative process, as referenced in Article III of Reed’s Community Constitution. This Wednesday, January 27th marked the third and final forum held by the Ad-Hoc...
View ArticleWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Young Thug: Part 1
The man, the myth, the legend himself. It’s maybe the twelfth time I have revisited the video. Perched in the seat of a Porsche 911, our story’s hero—sporting his usual septum piercing and a dazzling,...
View ArticleHari Kondabolu Talks Institutional Diversity, Illuminati
Professional funny guy, Hari Kondabolu. Photo Courtesy of Reed College. Hari Kondabolu stood at the front of Kaul Auditorium, squinting through spotlights to the edges of the half-full crowd. “This...
View ArticleOne From The Archives
From this week, 1991 Ron, Hero of Vollum Center I interviewed Ranjit Jaisurya concerning how he handled a fire that ignited in a plastic trash barrel in Vollum by the door to the lecture hall. His...
View ArticleFall 2015 J-Board Case Summaries
The Title IX Board adjudicated a complaint alleging a student had violated the DHSM and the Honor Principle by sexually assaulting another student. The Board found that the respondent did not violate...
View ArticleThe Captain’s Log
Back in the days of 40s Nights, Open Mic Nights, and a SLUR that actually brought a crowd, there also existed an outlet for those drunk nights at the Lutz. An outlet for friends who gathered to drink,...
View ArticleThesis Christ
He shoots, he scores…and receives an unknown grade on his Senior Thesis. You’ll often find Dylan Lowy ’16 watching basketball highlights or walking to and from the library in his Detroit Pistons...
View ArticleKeefing Up with the Chief
This is Portland, Chief. You look ridiculous with those shades on. Photo courtesy of Vice. Chief Keef has had a rough year. In an attempt to build hype for Bang 3, his sophomore full-length commercial...
View ArticleTheme Reveal Predictions
Could this be the Renn Fayre Theme? Created by Charlie McIntyre ’16 Renn Fayre 2016 lurks around the corner as students start the spring semester; after seeing the success of Spring/Fall’s...
View ArticlePosters Question Senate, Institutional Legitimacy
Posters taped on Quad entrance of the Gray Campus Center This past Tuesday, at around 4:45 p.m., about a dozen posters appeared on the doors and windows of the GCC. Written in black marker on white...
View ArticleAlum Dr. Demento Reminisces On Reed, Radio
Courtesy of Dr. Demento’s website. (Dr.Demento.com) There are a few events that, here at Reed, we mark our calendars by: Renn Fayre, Spring/Fall, RKSK, and for those of us on campus during Paideia,...
View ArticleReturn to Zero
The WWII Mitsubishi A6M Zero warplane currently being assembled in the Cooley Gallery. Photo Courtesy of Isabel Udo. A Japanese warplane has recently taken up residence in the Cooley Gallery at the...
View ArticleThe Board Will See You Now
Trustees from left: Suzanne Cassidy ’65, Adrienne Nelson, Alex Martinez ’73, Matthew Bergman ’84, Marcia Yaross ’73, and Deborah Kamali ’95. Photo Courtesy of Bri Dobson. Last Friday, February 5, the...
View ArticlePlainclothes CSOs are Just CSOs
Since a few weeks before winter break, there have been 13 documented incidents of a suspect lurking at the doors and windows of residence halls and directing sexually harassing comments at students....
View ArticleSenate Beat
Senate has a new setup for this year’s meeting. Photo Courtesy of Laura Dallago. A lot happened in a short time this week, and it goes without saying that Senate had a lot to talk about at their first...
View ArticleShips Ahoy!
Regarding student autonomy: Part I Students have ridiculously short memories. Faculty, and increasingly, the administration, know that akll they need to do is wait four years in order to change what...
View ArticleBrowsing with Brandon
Gus, the zoomorphic hero of the Sweet Tooth saga. Courtesy of Vertigo Comics. Let me begin by recalling that I initially found Sweet Tooth Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods in an attempt to fill the...
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