A Moulton and Thorne Thanksgiving

By Rebecca Goldfine
Moulton and Thorne Dining Halls threw open their doors for a traditional Bowdoin Thanksgiving Thursday evening.

Students, as they always do, started lining up well before opening hours in anticipation of turkey, vegetable pot pie, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and pie (to name just a few of the menu items).

We asked a handful of people waiting to get their food in Moulton to sum up what a Bowdoin Thanksgiving meal (specifically in Moulton) means to them in three or fewer words. The students seemed to like the assignment.

Robert Shepard
Robert Shepard ’23
"Cozy. Exciting. Smart." Why smart? "It's better to go to Moulton than Thorne. It's less crowded."
Sebastian Perez ’25
Sebastian Perez ’25
"Comfort. Delicious. Pumpkins!"
Fiona O'Carroll ’22
Fiona O'Carroll ’22
"Traditional. Busy."
Andrew Nicholson ’22 and Tricia Welsch
Andrew Nicholson ’22 and cinema studies professor Tricia Welsch

"Plentitude." — Welsch

"Pie." — Nicholson

 

Patrick O'Connell ’21
Patrick O'Connell ’21
"Cozy. Welcoming. Wholesome."
Meredith MacEachern
Meredith MacEachern, production assistant
"Gourds." (Before dinner, dining staff had artfully placed gourds—each one scrubbed clean—all around the dining halls.)
Gourd with a sign
One of the many decorative Thanksgiving gourds in Moulton last night.
Photos below by Andrew Estey