Alejandro Callery Lluch (19) Apr 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008 Edition. " He also enjoyed soccer, ocean sports, "Rome-Total War" and Magic cards. Lluch was a shy boy, yet he was known for having a good sense of humor that sometimes led to good-natured mischief.Lluch attended Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School, Viewpoint School and Concord High School. He was accepted by nine colleges and chose to attend Reed because he believed that it would enable him to "find a platform to reach out and speak out for those who do not have... (Malibu Times, CA)
Oregon universities getting emergency text-messaging system Apr 12, 2008
OSU and the other regional universities also have extended an offer to the Oregon Independent Colleges Association, which includes 19 schools such as the University of Portland, Reed College and Willamette University. More partners mean lower prices for everybody, said Jon Dolan, OSU assistant director of network services. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
OSU wins OK for emergency texting system (42) Apr 11, 2008
The association includes 19 schools such as the University of Portland, Reed College and Willamette University. More partners mean lower prices for everybody. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Death on campus stuns Reed Apr 8, 2008
An 18-year-old Reed College student was found dead of a heroin overdose in his dorm room late Saturday, just before midnight ... A student alerted Reed College campus security, who called police at 11:37 p.m. Lluch was found dead in his Naito Hall room, on the north side of campus near Southeast Steele Street. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Portland Farmers Market opens with higher prices Apr 6, 2008
Sales moved right along as Persephone farmer and Reed College graduate Jeff Falen and his mom chatted with shoppers. But it's another sign of a changing economy as fuel prices increase, demand for corn and soybeans intensifies and more people nationwide worry about a recession. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Janet Stephenson Niedermark Apr 2, 2008
Janet graduated from Jefferson High School and attended Reed College. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Portland and attended First Christian Church in Albany. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
PopCap Games Hires Ben Rotholtz as VP of Marketing Apr 1, 2008
He began his educational career at Reed College and received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in English from the University of Washington. Mr. Rotholtz lives in the Seattle area with his wife and children. (IGN Wireless Games)
Oregon colleges allow couples to be roommates Mar 30, 2008
Willamette University and Reed College are trying it out in the fall, and the University of Oregon is considering the possibility. Single-sex rooms are still the norm. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Dems: Decades-old corporate tax break drains jobs from USA Mar 21, 2008
Kimberly Clausing, a professor of economics at Reed College in Portland, Ore ... "Multinationals move profits created in the U.S. via various accounting techniques. There's evidence they do that rather aggressively," says Clausing, the Reed College economist. (USA Today -- Money)
Hometown heroes Mar 3, 2008
A graduate of La Jolla High and edgy Reed College in Portland, Ore. he spent two years at the National Polish Film School's directors training program and earned a master's in film at San Diego State University. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Isle donation becomes the millionth for Obama Mar 1, 2008
I gave to Gov. Howard Dean four years ago while I was in high school," Ellison said. The former California resident said he had moved to Hawaii to help his father and stepmother and to save money. He works at a grocery story to help pay the bills. After attending Reed College in Oregon, Ellison has taken out $90,000 in student loans, so he is interested in Obama's plans to help fund college tuition in return for volunteering in service projects. "I think he is the right man at the right time,"... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Clinton, Obama seek early voting upper hand Feb 29, 2008
"Texas is on the leading edge of early voting in this country they have a lot more locations available and are more creative about putting them in places where people actually go," said Paul Gronke, a political scientist at Oregon's Reed College who studies early voting. "Most other states make you go to county buildings and libraries. I am not familiar with any other state that makes locations as available as Texas does.". (MSNBC -- Politics)
Euclid Quartet returns to Sioux City Feb 22, 2008
They also presented master classes at Eastern Michigan University, Reed College, and high school music programs throughout the state of Iowa. But as Murphy acknowledged, the quartet received an "offer they couldn't refuse," the opportunity to be in residence at Indiana University at South Bend. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
You want final results? It may take days Feb 6, 2008
We may not even get a rough count of how many ballots are out there, said Paul Gronke, a political scientist from Reed College in Oregon who was in California to observe the election. California's top election official said Tuesday that her office had fielded complaints from nonpartisan voters who had trouble casting presidential primary ballots. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
States brace for voting hiccups Feb 5, 2008
Several of these states may face delays in counting, according to the Early Voting Information Center, a research group based at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Georgia adopted no-excuse absentee voting in 2005 and, like Arizona and California, has seen a recent increase in the number of absentee voters, said Paul Gronke, a political science professor at Reed. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Eyre Sr. championed S-B and pancakes Feb 5, 2008
During the 1950s, Eyre was a trustee of Reed College in Oregon and supported several professors who were targeted by U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy's Cold War investigations. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
How early voting may swing Super Tuesday results Feb 1, 2008
"It's no longer just election day, it's 'election weeks,'" says Paul Gronke, director of the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Portland, Ore. With early voting a relatively recent phenomenon, it's unclear just how it will affect voters. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Stanford center goes to press to battle poverty Jan 30, 2008
He had no intention of following in their footsteps when he went off to Reed College in Portland, Ore. But soon he was drawn to the study of society and social institutions that he had been privy to while growing up. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Early Balloting Surges, Altering Races in Florida... Jan 27, 2008
This is a case where some of the flaws in early voting are exposed, said Paul Gronke, a political scientist at Reed College in Portland, Ore. who is a consultant to Electionline. (The Drudge Report)
Early voting playing important role Jan 23, 2008
"The fluidity and uncertainty in the race would normally lead people to hold their ballots," said Paul Gronke, who directs the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Portland, Ore. "What is cutting in the other direction is that the campaigns are out there mobilizing people to vote early.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
URBAN RENEWAL Jan 20, 2008
" Today, historic preservation is a discipline, with university degrees available for architects, planners and administrators, and with hundreds of firms specializing in preservation planning, painting and landscaping. But in the 1950s, none of this existed, nor was there a National Trust for Historic Preservation, a National Register of Historic Places or environmental laws that help preserve cultural resources. So when Sales started renovating first one, then another Victorian home in the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
New trio replaces Euclid Quartet Jan 18, 2008
They also presented master classes at Eastern Michigan University, Reed College, and high school music programs throughout the state of Iowa. Shufro worked with the quartet members both professionally and personally. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Early voting by mail reshapes U.S. presidential campaigns Jan 15, 2008
It makes for an "extensive, grueling and expensive get-out-the-vote operation," said Paul Gronke, a political science professor at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Gronke said surveys had shown that voters who used absentee ballots tended to be older, more affluent, better educated and more partisan than the rest of the electorate. (International Herald Tribune)
Mail-in voters become the latest prize Jan 14, 2008
It makes for an "extensive, grueling and expensive get-out-the-vote operation," said Paul Gronke, a political science professor at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, who is an expert on early voting. Gronke said surveys had shown that voters who use absentee ballots tend to be older, more affluent, better educated and more partisan. (International Herald Tribune)
Voters Getting Early Jump At Polls Jan 8, 2008
"It's been exploding," said Paul Gronke, director of the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Oregon. Early voters tend to be older, wealthier, better informed and more partisan than other voters, studies have shown. (Newsmax)
Some voters don't have to wait for election year Dec 24, 2007
For candidates who have the money and manpower "truly well organized and focused on these voters, they're essentially able to take a few steps beyond the starting line," says Paul Gronke, a political scientist at Reed College in Oregon and an early voting expert. The first three primary states New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina do not allow early voting. (USA Today)
Torture, American style Dec 17, 2007
Darius Rejali, a professor of political science at Reed College, is the author of "Torture and Democracy," out this month. Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
ROBERT ERICKSEN: A flood story Dec 15, 2007
Robert Ericksen, son of Hispanic Link News Service co-founder Hector Ericksen-Mendoza, is a student at Reed College in Portland. He writes poetry under the pen name L.S. Indio. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Generals to make case against torture Dec 10, 2007
Darius Rejali, a political science professor at Reed College in Oregon and an expert on torture, said that the message being sent by the generals reflects that of the American public. Opposition to torture since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has consistently been between 55 and 65 percent in polls, Mr. Rejali said, even for what he calls the "ticking time-bomb question" (asking if torture is acceptable when a catastrophic event is at hand and the person being questioned is believed to have... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Voter Turnout In US Elections Not Increased By Early Voting Measures Dec 6, 2007
The research, conducted by Paul Gronke, , and Peter A. Miller (all of Reed College), is entitled Early Voting and Turnout and appears in an election reform symposium in the October issue of PS: Political Science & Politics, a journal of the American Political Science Association. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Blasts from the Past Nov 26, 2007
President of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, since 2002, Colin Diver made recent headlines by refusing to allow a national magazine to include the progressive liberal arts institution in its annual college rankings ... Reed and Portland are "laidback, more free spirited," he says, and "you obey traffic signals, both as a driver and as a pedestrian." Most of all, at Reed College, Diver found, "you don't wear your ambition on your sleeve. You have to be a little apologetic for being ambitious."... (Boston Globe)
Expedition charted plants, animals as well as land Nov 25, 2007
Dalton a professor of biology at Reed College interprets them from a modern perspective to show how advances such as DNA research, understanding of proteins and the latest laboratory methods provided new information about them. The book is written in nontechnical language and contains numerous surprises for readers, including why the explorers experienced gastric distress from some foods. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
MISTAKEN IDENTITY Nov 13, 2007
"We put more faith in eyewitness identifications than we should," said Daniel Reisberg, a professor of cognitive psychology, perception and memory at Reed College in Portland, Ore. He testifies in court as an expert in these areas. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Sign up now for permanent early-vote list Nov 11, 2007
The new option makes Arizona one of only five states to offer a permanent list, according to Paul Gronke, a professor at Reed College in Oregon who specializes in early-voting research. Oregon has gone one step further. (AZCentral -- News)
OSU gets B-minus for sustainability Nov 10, 2007
Reed College C-plus. University of Washington A-minus. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Pitney Bowes turns mailing savvy into election security Nov 5, 2007
Some 29 states allow no-excuse absentee voting, meaning that any registered voter may cast a ballot through the mail without providing a reason, said Paul Gronke, professor of political science at Reed College in Oregon and a consultant to Electionline. org, a nonpartisan voter and election information provider. (Stamford Advocate)
Solomon: Memoir Interview Nov 3, 2007
I went to Reed College. I drove westward on the first Earth Day, spring 1970. (Zmag.org)
Who needs Primary Election Day when you can vote early? Oct 13, 2007
At least 34 states now offer some form of early voting, according to Paul Gronke, who directs the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College and works with electionline. org, part of the Pew Center on the States. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Ladies Pie Society cooks up sweets for free in Portland Oct 11, 2007
The group started as a Reed College club and grew into an unorthodox catering company, serving cost-free dessert everywhere from festivals to fundraisers. But, at quarter of 10, disaster strikes. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
The New York Times Magazine / mtvU Poll Advises High School Seniors to 'Chill Out' over Choice of College Sep 29, 2007
Separate online surveys conducted by The Times during the summer polled more than 1,300 graduates, most in the class of 2002, from three institutions: the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school; Reed College, a small liberal arts school in Portland, Ore. and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, a state university. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Portlands Public Gardens Sep 24, 2007
It is located near Reed College at Southeast 28th Avenue and Woodstock Boulevard. A small entry fee is charged during spring and summer. (Suite101.com)
The Cougar Lounge - nm Sep 24, 2007
Then there are schools like Reed College in Portland, who could give a hoot about athletics, cheerleaders and mascots [we will reserve comment on big hair as it may be found in an un-enhanced state - under the arms of some of the women] but who, unlike Ohio State, place their emphasis on academics and learning, according to the most recent edition of the best colleges ... They were not the only ones upset with Princeton Review, of course, some people did not take kindly to Reed College being... (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
University scholars receive distinguished, named professorships Sep 21, 2007
He received his B.A. in physics from Reed College and his Ph. D. in physics from the University of California, San Diego. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Why are we here? Sep 17, 2007
At Reed College in Oregon, freshmen are required to take a yearlong humanities course, for which they prepare by reading Homer's "Iliad" the summer before. Columbia University has a core curriculum consisting of four courses devoted to the masterpieces of Western literature, philosophy, music, and art. (Boston Globe)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Sep 10, 2007
D. and master's degree at Cornell University and his bachelor of arts from Reed College. Police, Fire, Courts Star-Bulletin staff. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Obama hits familiar themes during Portland stop Sep 9, 2007
He s so dynamic he seems like the most genuine candidate, and he s been honest about his past, said Greg Given, a student at Reed College in Portland. He s been on The Daily Show, chimed in his friend, Cory Aron, a student at Lewis and Clark College, who said plenty of his friends watch the tart, tongue-in-cheek newscast on Comedy Central to keep up with world affairs. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
The Return of SDS Aug 22, 2007
"SDS in the 1960s was real; SDS in 2007 is a fraud," says Maurice Isserman, a professor of history at Hamilton College and a former SDSer at Reed College. As early as 1965, SDS was organizing national anti-war demonstrations that attracted over 20,000 participants, and a national office with a regular newspaper kept individual chapters connected. (Time.com)
What exactly is life? Aug 20, 2007
A philosophy professor from Reed College in Oregon, Bedau is also the chief operating officer of the synthetic biology firm ProtoLife in Venice, Italy. His team and others are trying to make single-cell organisms from chemical components, creating a genetic system that multiplies and a metabolism that takes in energy from the environment. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Rags To Riches Billionaires Jun 27, 2007
Jobs dropped out of Reed College when he couldn't pay the tuition; his net worth today could support nearly 40,000 students at Reed for four years. Three others, including Ralph Lauren, are also college dropouts. (Forbes -- Business)
Calif. absentee vote: way early Jun 10, 2007
California is one of five states where more than 25% of voters routinely cast absentee ballots, said Paul Gronke, director of the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Oregon. The others are Washington, Texas, Tennessee and Iowa, though absentee voting doesn't apply to the in-person caucuses. (Los Angeles Times)
Pa. to consider vote-by-mail ballot system to increase turnout Jun 2, 2007
There is mixed evidence regarding how much Oregon's system has improved turnout, but it has been relatively free from the controversies that other absentee ballot systems have encountered, according to a 2005 study by the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College in Portland, Ore. Vote-by-mail legislation is currently pending in 18 state legislatures, according to the Election Reform Information Project in Washington, D.C.. (NEPA News, PA)
Tod H. Mikuriya, 73; psychiatrist who championed legal medical marijuana May 25, 2007
He graduated from Reed College in Portland, Ore ... Memorial contributions may be made to Reed College. (Los Angeles Times)
Greg Djerejian, May 24, 2007
As there is no medieval rack involved, nor "wedgies or swirlies, the various enhanced interrogation techniques are deemed totally acceptable, and it can only be preening moralists or hysterical anti-American leftists that could possibly be opposed to use of same. From this flawed premise, millions of Americans are now endorsing actions that are tantamount to war crimes (by a plain reading of applicable international treaty law, Article III of the Geneva Convention, and constitutional... (Harper's Magazine)
Club honors THS Rotary Scholars May 17, 2007
Elisabeth Garry, who will attend Reed College. Albert Gutierrez, who will attend Texas State University. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
Charlotte Sagoff, was activist against pollution in Acton; 92 May 13, 2007
where he taught at Reed College. The couple also worked as teachers and advocated for those detained in a Japanese internment camp in California during World War II.. (Boston Globe)
Friday to Friday Apr 19, 2007
Chanticleer, 7:30 p.m., Kaul Auditorium, Reed College ... Chamber Music Northwest: Daedalus String Quartet, 8 p.m., Kaul Auditorium, Reed College. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
New book traces love of redwoods Apr 19, 2007
A 19-year-old junior at Reed College, Steve Sillett, decided as a lark to climb a redwood, and somewhere past the yellow jackets, the bowel-loosening panic and the 120-foot mark, a spark went off in his mind that has burned brightly ever since. He felt "as if he had gone inside the body of a living organism, with uncounted other organisms living inside it," Preston writes of this epiphany. (Daily Triplicate)
College rankings backlash grows Apr 7, 2007
Reed College in Portland, Ore. quit doing so years ago; the magazine's researchers gather necessary data, much of which is reported publicly, independently. (USA Today)
Indulging passion for music Mar 26, 2007
Inouye s early educational experience included undergraduate work at Reed College in Oregon and then a Ph. D. in biology with a major in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
The College Rankings Revolt Mar 23, 2007
When Reed College stopped complying in 1995, the magazine assigned the lowest possible value to the missing statistics; in one year, Reed fell from the second quartile to the fourth. (Since then, the iconoclastic school has suffered no shortage of qualified applicants. (Time.com)
Early voting could upend presidential primary season Mar 22, 2007
Paul Gronke, a political science professor at Oregon's Reed College and the director of the Early Voting Information Center there, said the early voting trends combined with the Feb. 5 primaries are a boon for the "well-funded, well-known campaign. You have to begin your mobilization efforts so much earlier - you simply cannot ignore those absentee voters.". And with minds being made up earlier, experts say, there's less chance that a late-breaking event, like a surprisingly strong finish in... (Concord Monitor)
Books in brief Mar 6, 2007
Countryman is a recent graduate of the master s program at Reed College, and has taught creative writing in the continuing education program at Clark College. Laing has recently retired from 25 years of working as a counselor for children. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Top Ten Tips for Improving Your Intranet Mar 3, 2007
Clients include Duke University, Carnegie Mellon University, MCG Health Systems, PGP Software, Reed College, and SCOREGolf Magazine. Cummings founded Hannon Hill in 2001. (IntranetJournal)
David Horowitz: Liberal Dogma Corrupts U.S. Schools Mar 1, 2007
At a Reed College debate, Horowitz was aggressively rebutted by the Dean who had little to say about the Academic Bill of Rights but smeared Horowitz as a "political pornographer.". In this case the dean's unprofessional tirade was so repulsive he was forced to apologize by the college president, but that was an exception. (Newsmax)
Read More... Feb 27, 2007
I've since discovered through some Web sleuthing that my Boswell was a student at Reed College named. Subsequent reader edits added to Epstein's original a few more professional and personal items from my rsum that, like the earlier details, were readily available online. (Disinformation)
