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Spring 2014 Senate Election Blurbs
The election blurbs for Spring 2014 senate elections are below in alphabetical order. Elections assembly will be held from 3-5PM on May 6 in the SU. Elections will be open on SIN from 8AM Thursday, May...
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Igor “Yes Man” Vamos Pulls Divestment Prank
Igor Vamos pranked Reed with false divestment announcement In his commencement address, Igor Vamos ’90, claimed Reed College was divesting from heavy oil and coal. KBOO community radio received a...
View ArticleSenate Beat: 3 New Majors, Money, and a Place to Put Your Butts
This week, Senate released Top 40 results, made a final decision on student space allocations, and deliberated over student opportunity subsidies. In committee reports this week, Student Body President...
View ArticleThe Freshman Experience: The Rampant Self
I am writing this at 2 a.m. on a Monday morning. I was throwing a mini pity party outside and, as it happens at a small college, ended up running into a bunch of people I knew. I love 2 a.m. pity party...
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Strains of Vapyr: Week 9
PINEAPPLE INDICA-DOMINANT HYBRID THC% N/A PURCHASED AT: N/A METHOD: 1.8g joint. TIME: 7:25PM. CONSUMED OF, DAY BEFOREHAND: 1.3g joint, bong rips MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT: METHOD: 0.8g joint MUSIC: MUSIC:...
View ArticleWhen Sexual Intercourse Falls Short of Sex
What is sex? I am genuinely asking this question. I googled “Sex” but all I got was “Cosmo’s sex tips” (terrifying) and “sex videos, sex pictures” (interesting, but not very informative). Webster’s...
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An Elegant Weapon for a More Civilized Age
The pony-sized grey box with the words, “Rayjet: Just plug and ray!” written on it was not what I had in mind when I heard that Reed had just bought a laser. The 10.6 nanometer 80 watt C02 laser...
View ArticleIntro to Music: Chord Progressions
To recap from last time: We have triads built from the major scale. Following the exact same procedure as what was described before, you could also construct the triads coming from the minor scale. A...
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Art Exhibit Overview: Laura Heit’s “Two Ways Down”
Photo by CJ Davis. Every summer the Edith Feldenheimer Gallery in the Studio Art Building invites an artist to display work in the student space. This year, Laura Heit, an animator and professor at the...
View ArticleThe Lutz Report
Trigger Warning: Lots of “curse words” lulz. Welcome to the Lutz Report. This column is an ethereal beast that comes and goes with the seasons/workloads. Apparently this shit was started by Joel...
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Comic Feature: Akira
Manga is a medium that is enormously popular for a lot of reasons, and the majority of you will have picked up at least one manga series at some point. Manga series are known for their exaggerated,...
View ArticleThe Place Where You Live—Finding Identity in the Reed Canyon
Where do you live? It’s a question you’ve been asked. And if you’re like me, it’s a question you haven’t known how to answer since the day you first stepped foot on Reed Campus. But how do you define...
View ArticleComfort, Race & Responsibility
How College-sponsored events reflect the interests and stakes of the student body Pancho Savery, professor of English & Humanities, spoke before an attentive crowd of students in Vollum Lecture...
View ArticleBill Nelson ’62: The Men Behind the Books
Expert Trespasser, Folk Dancer, and Math Extrordinaire Bill Nelson has managed to be a master folk dancer, one of the most wanted (yet unorthodox) high school teachers, and an unprecedented bookseller,...
View ArticleSenate Discusses New Search for Dean and Addresses Clarkie Encounters
This week, Senate primarily discussed the problematic presence of Lewis and Clark students at campus events. Announcements: Senate has chosen to give out stipends for summer experiences (e.g....
View ArticleClarkies: Why Can’t We be Friends?
During the past two years or so, Lewis & Clark students have been a presence at Reed dances. During my freshman year, a Clarkie friend of mine would traipse over to campus on the occasional...
View ArticleLetter: Comparative Literature Program is Major Change
Contrary to what was suggested in the most recent Senate Beat, the advent of a Comparative Literature program at Reed is a substantive change to the curriculum. For the first time, students will be...
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Hello, from Judicial Board
Members of the Judicial Board, from left to right, top to bottom: Evvy Archibald ’16 (Chair), Katie Schmitz ’16 (Chair), Rebecca Forman ’15, Orla O’Sullivan ’16, Justin Fishman ’16, Ben Morris ’15,...
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Yes, But Is It Organic?
Small Farmers Face Barriers in Embracing Organic Farming The marionberry picker located at Frank Meyer’s farm. Photo by Sally Turley. As a society we have effectively removed ourselves from where our...
View ArticleIntro to Music: Rhythm
This week, I’m going to introduce some basic concepts and language of rhythm. Rhythm, broadly speaking, is the process and organization by which music is set in time. Just as pitch—which is a...
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