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Men’s hockey hosts another successful Date Auction
By Emily Eisler ’17
February 2, 2017
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Truman Landowski ’17 hosted the Men’s Hockey Date Auction sponsored by the Social Traditions Committee on Jan. 25. This was Landowski’s third year hosting after serving as an auctioned date as well in previous years, a fact the host reminisced about by beginning the event by calling out the two women who had bought dates with him in both his first and second years. The event ended up raising $702 for the Young Civic Leaders Scholarship that the Hamilton College Philanthropy Committee started last year. The scholarship benefits a high school senior in the local community who has a record of community service and has committed to getting a higher education. Last year the scholarship gave $500 to its recipient who is currently enrolled at Mount Holyoke College.
The auction featured eight hockey players as well as their manager, Connor Sharkey ’17. The host of the auction began each bidding war with a bio of each player he had prepared in advance, two of which featured video presentations. Two players, Sam Jones ’20 and Sterling Bray ’20 went for over $100 with the highest price of the night at $145. One junior player was pulled out of the crowd at the request of his fellow audience members to be bid on at the end of the event. The rest of the team watched from the balcony of the Filius Events Barn, sometimes participating in rehearsed bits with the hosts to showcase and make jokes about the dates.
Students who attended the event had nothing but praise for the organizers and especially the host. “In my four years at Hamilton no event has had a better host than Truman Landowski,” applauded Carly Harten ’17, who praised the event for giving to such a good cause as well. “Two words: Truman Landowski. Also, the cinematic components combined with the auctioned dates’ overall talents and abilities made this date auction the most memorable experience of my Hamilton College career,” stated Sarah Duncan ’17.