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The Books Issue

Logophilia

By Chris Lygate ’90

Our obsession with the written word has never been stronger.

The Books Issue

A Century of Great Books

By Chris Lydgate ’90

Presenting a brief and idiosyncratic selection of Reed authors through history.

The Books Issue

The Uncharted Lena

By Romel Hernandez

Professor Lena Lenček on Chekhov, Odysseus, and Swimsuits.

Editor's Note

• The Final Stretch

Features

• Logophilia
• A Century of Great Books
• The Disappearing Trick
• Hoodwinked
• Snowbound
• How the Dutch Lost Taiwan
• The Battle of the Bard
• The Uncharted Geography of Lena
• Rediscovering Lloyd Reynolds
• A Community in Progress
• Plugging Into the Switchboard
• Why We Give
• Icons and Rollerblades
• The Pursuit of Understanding

Alumni Profiles

• Susan Miller Thomas ’73: Replanting Portland
• Taya Koschnick ’05: All That Glitters

Empire of the Griffin

• From the Alumni Board President
• Monograph Bookwerks
• O.R.G.Y.
• “Let us servire cantico”
• Alumni Board Nominations

Web Special

• Manly Attire

Reediana

• Ring of Bone: Lew Welch ’50
• Defending the Citadel: Marvin Levich
• Mission Street Food: Karen Leibowitz ’99
• I’ve Got Some Lovin’ to Do: Doris Bailey Murphy ’38
• Bay Area Birds: David Lukas ’93
• The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Yoram Bauman ’95
• Stars Above, Earth Below Tyler Nordgren ’91
• Virtually True: Adam Penenberg ’86
• Reediana Briefs

Eliot Circular

• Calligraphy Makes a Comeback
• Kroger Inaugurated—with Iliad
• Gift Honors McFarlane
• Libations! They Cried
• The Philosophy of Swimming
• Reed Mourns Death of John Gray
• Seats of Power
• Reed Nabs NSF Grant
• Mark Your Smartphone

VIDEO: To Cut or Not to Cut?

Professor Pancho Savery [English 1994–] discusses literature and censorship as part of Oregon Humanities' Conversation Project.