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On the cover

(Clockwise) US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice (L) and Lorne Craner ’82 (R) during a meeting with members of the Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion on May 12, 2008 (Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images); Caitlin Baggott ’99 (Garrett Downen); Richard Danzig ’65 (L) and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama talk
with generals and other flag officers during a military and foreign affairs round table discussion on June 18, 2008 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon); Igor Vamos ’90 and the Yes Men

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Editor
Mitchell Hartman

Associate Editor
Aimée Sisco

Class Notes &
copy editor

Laurie Lindquist

Alumni News Editor
Robin Tovey '97

Development news editor
Matt Kelly

Graphic Designer
Chris Michel

Web Designer
Raymond Rodríguez

 

Features

Fritz Haeg  

Animal Estates at Reed

Artist Fritz Haeg will explore the history of vanishing and vanished animal species during a month-long residency at Reed.
By Stephanie Snyder ’91

     
Britt Eira Long '08  

The Politicals

Reedies are working to change the political landscape this election year.
By Juliette Gilbert ’89

     
The Future of Marriage  

The End of Marriage?

As same-sex marriage gains ground, critics call for the institution itself to be abolished.
By Mitchell Hartman

     

Departments

 

From the Editor

If I have one regret in leaving Reed, it is that we have left so many stories (as of yet) untold, so many accomplishments—both great and small—unsung. Read more.

Letters

Read letters from:
Joel Stonington ’03, Jonathan Grudin ’72,
John W. Thompson ’55, Jefferson Ranck ’76,
Jim Kahan ’64, Joe Hearst ’53,
W. Mack Goldsmith ’57, Matthew Lawrence ’80,
Jacob Juntunen ’99, Tom Brown ’60,
Karen Greenbaum-Maya ’73, Alan McConnell ’54,
Peggy Naumann ’78, Stuart Margolis ’93,
Rosemary Lapham Berleman ’48,Bill Bernhardt ’60,
Stephen Levien ’80, Vlasta Becvar Barber ’47,
Jeffrey H. Altschul ’75, Ann Grodzins Gold ’67

Alumni News

Rachel Luft imageLove Reedies,
by Rachel Adrienne Hall Luft ’95

Regional Gatherings

Alumni News

Reunions

A Multitude of Notes

Convocation World Premiere

Poker with Reed's Rat Pack,
By L.D. Kirshenbaum ’84 and Michael Perlstein ’84

Alumni News

Our many alumni volunteers provide countless hours of invaluable service to the college. They do everything from mentoring students to smoking meat for the annual Renn Fayre feast to serving on the board of trustees. Almost every office has an alumni volunteer; some have hundreds. And away from Reed, volunteers keep members of the Reed community connected with each other and with the college. Read more.

Class Notes

Class notes are available on the alumni pages. You can also update your address, submit a class note, make a contribution to the college, and add your email address to the new on-line email directory from our web site. This is a protected web site, and you will be asked to enter your last name and Reed ID. Your ID number can be found on your alumni association membership card or on your address label from a Reed mailing.

Reediana

Read about books by Reedies. You can purchase these and other books through Reed's bookstore.

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Endpaper

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A legendary debate: William F. Buckley and Marvin Levich in 1964. Read more.

Emmerich

Class notes are available on the alumni pages. You can also update your address, submit a class note, make a contribution to the college, and add your email address to the new on-line email directory from our web site. This is a protected web site, and you will be asked to enter your last name and Reed ID. Your ID number can be found on your alumni association membership card or on your address label from a Reed mailing.


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