Online Napkin Board

Complementing the onsite Napkin Board in Commons, the online Napkin Board makes communication between students, faculty, staff and Bates DCCE easier and more convenient.

All responses will be posted online and in Commons.

Submit a Napkin!

Please Smoreos More Often

Napkin posted February 10, 2026

Many thanks for the npakin. Will take your request to the Menu…

Halloumi

Napkin posted February 10, 2026

Many thanks for you napkin ! We will look into this Best…

SWEET POTATOES

Napkin posted February 9, 2026

Many thanks for your napkin !! We heard you and the frequency…

Crumpets at the bread station!

Napkin posted February 9, 2026

Thanks for your napkin !! Crumpets is a no go, but we…

Straw cleaner!!

Napkin posted February 5, 2026

I totally get it—as a fellow reusable straw user, I feel your…

Paper towels at water bottle cleaning station

Napkin posted February 5, 2026

Happy to make this happen. Many thanks for your napkin ! Best,…

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A tale of two trees (and one map)

For at least 151 years, a hemlock and its close neighbor, a red oak, have grown up together on the Bates campus, close enough to overlap branches, while buildings popped up around them. Their survival is a mystery but thanks to a new interactive historic map of Bates, their shared history can at least be glimpsed.