Collegian Winter 2011

Winter 2011

Feature Stories

• Avalanche WhispererHenry Schniewind (CGS’86, CAS’89) knows avalanches and what it takes to stay on top “off-piste.” video
• “My CGS Family” For Distinguished Alumni Award winner Meghan Fay (CGS’97, COM’99), CGS is far more than a college—it’s a family.
• Ask the Expert How do you throw the perfect video game launch party? Event planner Gail Cayetano (CGS’02, COM’04) has the answer.

News Briefs	Class Notes
CGS Alumni Honored at Redstone Film FestivalThree former CGS students were among the filmmakers recognized at BU’s equivalent of the Oscars.	Ed Westerman (CGS’66, COM’68) of Framingham, Mass., received a Boston University Alumni Association Lifetime Volunteer Service Award in October, during BU’s 2010 Alumni Weekend. Read all Class Notes
Writing Center Named in Memory of Robert Emery Tutoring center now bears the name of its devoted former director.
We’ve Got Talent! Student artists and musicians take part in the annual CGS Art Show/Coffee House. video

From the BU Community

Pumpkins, from Soup to Nutsfrom Bostonia Gordon Hamersley (CGS’71, SED’74), chef and owner of Hamersley’s Bistro, shares three delicious pumpkin recipes. A Mayor in the Making?from Builders and Leaders Could civic-minded student Evan Gross (CGS’10, SMG’12) be the next mayor of Scarsdale, New York? Barry and the Remains, Iconic ’60s Band, Honoredfrom BU Today Barry Tashian (CGS’65) and his BU band were recently inducted into the Boston Music Awards Hall of Fame.

BU Today Top Picks MLK: How a Man Became an Icon Fencing Club’s David Guardino (CGS’05, CAS’08) Refuses to Let Challenges Stand in His Way LGBT Voices: Becoming Myself BUniverse Top Picks National Anthem Tryouts at Agganis Arena Bill Moyers Gives Annual Howard Zinn Lecture Health Care for Hell’s Refugees

Upcoming Alumni Events

NYC Young Alumni Happy Hour February 24 Mingle and network with fellow BU alumni at one of NYC’s hot spots. Winterfest February 25–26 Beat the winter blahs with Terrier hockey, Alumni College classes, ice sculpting, and more at BU’s biggest alumni family event of the year. Discoveries Lecture: We Are What We Eat April 28 Professor Nathan Phillips of the Department of Geography & Environment discusses ways to balance industrial food systems with local and regional food generation. See a full list of BU alumni events.