Around mealtimes, the Commons building has a magnetic effect on the entirety of the Bates community. The peaceful expanse of alumni walk transforms into a bustling superhighway of hungry students, and...

Bates DCCE Executive Chef Owen Keene proudly displays Commons' famous Vegan Pad ThaiCheryl Lacey /Courtesy Photo Vegan Pad Thai and Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes - what a combo! These are some of...