The Bowdoin Orient

When Bowdoin hockey standout Jon Landry graduated in 2006, he knew he was embarking on a very different career path than many of his classmates; he was not ready to hang up his skates just yet. Since then, Landry has played hockey for professional teams in five U.S. states and three different countries. He is now one step—either an injury or a cut—away from making the NHL roster of the New York Islanders. “I always knew, even before my graduation from Bowdoin, that I wanted to play professional hockey after I finished school,” Landry wrote in an email to the Orient. “I wanted to give pro hockey a shot for at least a year or two, whether it was in the U.S. or Europe. I also had aspirations to use my degree in economics to work for an investment firm or start my own business.” The Montreal, Quebec native was one of the best two-way players to skate in the old Dayton Arena. He finished among the team’s top three scorers each year, and recorded a total of 121 points (51 goals, 70 assists) in 98 games. As a senior he was named First Team All-NESCAC, and First Team All-American, and he graduated with a degree in economics and French.

The Bowdoin Athletic Hall of Honor will add Harry H. Cloudman, Class of 1901, Richard Whitmore ’65, Alan R. Quinlan ’77, Ellen Shuman ’76, Stephen J. McCabe Jr. ’78 and Greg Fasulo ’78 to its 42-member class

The men's basketball team fell to Wesleyan last Friday but bounced back the next day with a victory against Connecticut College, clinching the No. 6 seed in the upcoming NESCAC tournament.

The men's basketball team has opened up its season with a 3-2 record, with both losses determined in the final seconds. In their opening game, the Polar Bears traveled to UMass-Dartmouth where they won the 2011 Hampton Inn Classic. After a routine 72-38 win over the University of Maine-Farmington, the Polar Bears overcame their hosts in the tournament final 66-61.

As a finishing touch to a successful fall season, the men's ultimate Frisbee team, Stoned Clown, placed third at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Fall Classic last Saturday. The event drew teams from D-I and D-III schools including Harvard, Amherst and MIT. The team posted an impressive 5-1 record in pool play, with the lone loss against eventual champion UNH in an 11-9 battle.

The sailing team continued a successful fall campaign last weekend, competing in four important regattas in preparation for the fall championships this upcoming weekend.

In its season debut, the men's golf team finished fourth at the Bowdoin Invitational at the Brunswick Golf Club last weekend. Ten teams, including NESCAC rivals Williams, Bates and Tufts, participated in the event, and Husson University claimed the tournament after posting a combined score of 616. The school beat second-place St. Anslem's College by 14 strokes, with Williams (641), Bowdoin (650) and Endicott (652) rounding out the top five finishers. Bowdoin's top finisher was captain Johnny Bohorquez '13, who tied for fourth place individually with Tufts' Seb Vik and Williams' Dylan Dethier. All three golfers posted combined scores of 155.

While most fall athletes spent the last weeks of summer gearing up for the upcoming season, the sports information office was hard at work on a different kind of offseason workout: redesigning the athletics webpage. Sports Information Director Jim Caton worked with a team of students on the project, in conjunction with Presto Sports, a company which hosts numerous collegiate athletic websites.

Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) convened on Wednesday for its final meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year. BSG dealt with a proposed name change to the "Vice President for Facilities" position. The proposal would change the name to "Vice President for Facilities and Sustainability," reaffirming the College's stance on reducing its environmental footprint.

As far as fellowships are concerned, Bowdoin has struck gold. This year, Bowdoin students have been honored with a number of prestigious awards, including two Udall Scholarships, a Beinecke Scholarship, a Goldwater Scholarship, six National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and various Fulbright Scholarships.

On Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met to discuss the first year book proposal, as well as a variety of other measures.

Following the candidate debates on Monday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) met briefly on Wednesday evening to continue discussion of guest meal plans and gender-neutral housing.

On Wednesday evening, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) had its first meeting since Spring Break. The meeting opened with a discussion of instituting guest meals at the dining halls. At-Large Representative Tess Kramer '13 initiated the dialogue, stating that the idea was proposed to her by friends. "After friends brought it up, I talked to a lot of students to get opinions," she said. "Everyone agreed it would be a great idea."

BSG discussed the controversial "Meatless Monday" event that occurred on February 21 at its weekly Wednesday meeting. The event, which was meant to raise awareness about the health and environmental issues of consuming meat, has stirred up much campus debate among students in recent weeks.

Today's Common Hour speaker was not kept secret from campus: Founder of PostSecret Frank Warren.

On Wednesday, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) examined the success of the new printing policy and allocated funding for student services. Deputy Chief Information Officer Rebecca Sandlin and Director of Finance and Campus Services Del Wilson opened the meeting by addressing Bowdoin's printing policy. Enacted at the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year, the policy allocated $60 to each student for printing, charging a per-page fee if a student exceeded that amount.

Due to Wednesday's extreme weather conditions, Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) did not hold its regular weekly meeting. The meeting was cancelled after expected guests indicated that they would not able to come to campus, and tables and chairs could not be delivered to the meeting location in Daggett Lounge.

This week, the Bowdoin Film Society (BFS) and Bowdoin Cable Network (BCN) leadership announced their upcoming merger to club members. While the two organizations will remain separate entities, they will begin pooling their resources, headquartered in the current BCN News Studio. The studio, located on the first floor of Coles Tower, will be renamed the BCN-BFS Studio.

Several challengers are looking to unseat incumbent Democrats in state elections next Tuesday. One of the most significant races is for the seat representing the 66th district in the Maine State Legislature. This district includes approximately 300 Bowdoin students, including those living in Burnett House, Howell House, Helmreich House and Stowe Inn. The incumbent is State Representative Alex Cornell du Houx '06.

Bowdoin students, staff and faculty members will come together for the 20th annual Memory Walk tomorrow at 9 a.m. The Memory Walk seeks to raise money to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease, as well as to promote overall awareness of the disease.