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- ↑ "Reed Arts Weekend Features Karen Finley" (Press release). Reed College. 10 January 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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- ↑ Editorial Board (October 28, 2003). "Note from the Editors". Reed College Quest. Portland, OR.