Winterfest Weekend ALUMNI AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS a Big Draw RETURNED TO CAMPUS FOR WINTRY FUN ALUMNI CAME back to campus in January to catch up with classmates, root for the Terriers, build an ice sculpture, attend lectures, take a skate with the kids, and learn about artisanal cheese-making during the third annual Winterfest, January 25 through 27. The weekend, which drew 700 alumni and their families and friends, featured plenty of Terrier sports action. The women’s ice hockey team, playing in Agganis Arena for the fi rst time (Walter Brown Arena is their home rink), skated to a 1-1 tie with Hockey East rival University of Maine on Saturday afternoon; the Terriers beat the Black Bears 4-3 in a rematch the next day. The men’s basketball team dropped a 70-57 decision to Vermont, and the men’s ice hockey squad fell short against the University of New Hampshire 5-3. Young Terriers enjoyed a day of activities, from relay races to arts and crafts, at Kids Fest at the Fitness and Recreation Center. Their parents, meanwhile, sat in on FRANK CURRAN BY PHOTO a variety of seminars, and they fl ocked to a cheese- tasting featuring handcrafted selections from several Peter Topol New England artisanal dairies. (COM’88) with son Carter at Agganis The date for next year’s Winterfest will be Arena. announced in May. PHOTOS BY KALMAN ZABARSKY KALMAN ZABARSKY BY PHOTOS Aya Rothwell (COM’07) (left) and Emeri Burks (CAS’08) creating a Brendan Collins (from left) with Karlis Bryan (COM’06) and Danielle dragon from ice. Finkelstein (CAS’06, SPH’09). SPRINGSPRING 2008 BOSTONIABOSTONIA 61 51-67 AlumniNotes.indd 11 3/10/08 1:55:09 PM.