Stories about "Dining Commons"
Planting the Seeds of Sustainability
Friday, May 1, 2009 11:39 am
As part of an environmental studies requirement, Molly Mylius '11 will help create an herb garden next to new dining Commons building.
Sylvan Ellefson '09 trusts the Bates food chain
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3:17 pm
While Sylvan Ellefson ’09 hasn’t banished sweets or Commons crispitos from his…
Bates Dining features many choices
Monday, February 16, 2009 4:22 pm
Bates Dining pizza chef Tina Vallerand performs her wizardry at the brick oven in the new Bates Dining Commons. A favorite of Bates students, Commons pizza is one of many popular choices that appears regularly on the Bates Dining menu.
Feeding the Bobcat
Friday, January 16, 2009 3:50 pm
While Sylvan Ellefson ’09 hasn’t banished sweets or Commons crispitos from his diet, he’s honed an understanding of what his body needs to perform at peak level.
Harvest meal & Break
Saturday, November 22, 2008 3:30 pm
The Harvest Meal is Bates’ own little Thanksgiving feast. It’s the school’s way of sending Batesies off to vacation happy and full of delicious food. The dining staff decorates all of Commons with festive decorations (including Christmas Trees, Ice Sculptures, and many other holiday-themed items) and sets up a Thanksgiving buffet with all the trimmings. Check the unbelievable menu out here.
Dining Services receives Workforce Achievement Award
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:08 pm
Bates Dining Services has received a statewide award honoring commitment to the employment of people with disabilities.
Fare to remember: Harvest Meal 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008 12:00 pm
One of the campus community's favorite gatherings, Bates' annual Harvest Meal is nearly upon us. The buffet dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, in Commons. Dessert and a "Trashion Fashion Show," a green-minded event where Bates people display apparel they have made from discarded materials, follows in the Gray Athletic Building.
Called to the table
Saturday, November 1, 2008 3:09 pm
Conversations about food remind us that a liberal education prepares the whole human being for life.
Newman’s Own Letter
Saturday, November 1, 2008 2:22 pm
It's common knowledge that the late actor Paul Newman once asked Bates to recast its Newman Day tradition. The evidence is this 1987 letter from the actor to then-President T. Hedley Reynolds. What's not been known until now is how Newman probably learned about the Bates tradition. That part of the story involves the person copied on the letter, Laurette Cousineau (now Carle), Class of '86.
Bates College New Commons Dining Facility
Monday, September 15, 2008 12:00 pm
A video for Bates College Alumni to get a sense of what the new dining facility on campus looks like.