Chain Reaction

How inspiring professors and the students who honored them have shaped today's—and tomorrow's—physics department. It all started a century ago, with one man.

By Matt Kelly

Star Struck

A bizarre accident plucked Morgan Spector ’02 from obscurity and deposited him on the Broadway stage.

By Adam Penenberg ’86

Points East

Thomas Burns ’98 takes a fresh look at the south Caucasus.

By Anna Mann

Adventures in First Person:
Life and Death in the Valley of the Moon

Hampered by cold and exhaustion, a doctor struggles to save a life in the Himalayas.

By Madeleine Martindale ’84

The Perils of Praise

Reed psychology professor Jennifer Henderlong Corpus suggests that praising your children effectively is more difficult than you thought.

By Zach Dundas

Ten from ’10

The Class of 2010 is Reed’s largest ever. Meet ten new members of our indomitable tribe, and hear what they have to say about their studies, their theses, and their experience at Reed.

By Chris Lydgate ’90

From the Editor

On reading the Odyssey—again. Read more.

Letters

• Confronting Drug Use.
• A Mother’s Thanks.
• In Praise of the DoJo.
• On the Origins of Hum Play.
• Remembering Joan White.
• Sappho and Mary Barnard.
• Serendipity on the Quad
• Remembering Marilois Ditto Kierman ’43
• Reed in the ’30s

Eliot Circular

• Biggest Class Ever
• Our Brilliant Students
• Experimentalist Poet Creates Seven-Figure Scholarship
• 2010 Scholarship Harnesses the Power of Many
• Reed Welcomes New Dean of Admission
• Portland Theatre To Honor Playwright Lee Blessing ’71
• Rooting For The Other Team
• Perlmutter Elected Chair
• Ski Cabin Gets Fresh Coat

Empire of the Griffin

• Strengthening the Bond
• Local hosts needed!
• Reed Diaspora Pizza
• Call for Nominations
• Foster-Scholz Awards
• Camp Westwind
• Igor Declares Victory

The Last Lectures

Honoring three retiring instructors

Alumni Profiles

• From Hum to Tomb Richard Guillory ’53
• Found In Translation Jan Chciuk-Celt ’76

Reunions Highlights

It Rocked. It Rolled. Photos by Eric Cable

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 website. 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.

Apocrypha

Feathered Frenzy. Read more.

Back cover: From ear to ear: Religion major Allison Elizabeth Jones ’10 and fellow members of the Class of ’10 gather in the student union just before Commencement.

PHOTO BY ORIN ZYVAN