The Bates Student
The Bates Student is the student-run newspaper of Bates College, and has been published nearly-continuously since 1873. The Bates Student began as a monthly, then bi-weekly publication, as a combination campus newspaper, alumni magazine, and literary journal. Student editorials, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction writing, and sports results were the main features of the newspaper until its format was changed in 1916. That year the paper became a "classic" newspaper in both size and content, reporting on campus news and events along with an editorial opinion page.
The only interruption in the print run of The Bates Student occurred after the printing of the final issue of volume 70 on May 6, 1943. Volume 71 was not started until the following year, with the first issue arriving on March 15, 1944. This gap is likely due to a major decline in student enrollment during World War II.
The Bates Student for the years 1873-1980 is also available digitally at the Internet Archive.
Note that for many years of the publication, a humorous or "spoof" issue was put out as the final issue of the academic year. Titles for this issue include "The Bates Spudent" and "The Bates Prudent," among others.
Submissions from 1947
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 08 - November 26, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 09 - December 3, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 10 - December 10, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 11 - December 17, 1947, Bates College
Submissions from 1946
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 12 - January 9, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 13 - January 26, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 14 - February 6, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 15 - February 13, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 16 - March 13, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 17 - March 20, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 18 - March 27, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 19 - April 3, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 20 - April 10, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 21 - April 16, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 22 - May 1, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 23 - May 8, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 24 - May 15, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 25 - May 22, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 26 - May 29, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 27 - June 5, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 01 - October 17, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 02 - October 23, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 03 - October 30, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 04 - November 6, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 05 - November 14, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 06 - November 20, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 07 - November 27, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 08 - December 4, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 09 - December 11, 1946, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 10 - December 18, 1946, Bates College
Submissions from 1945
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 12 - January 3, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 13 - January 17, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 14 - January 26, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 15 - February 7, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 16 - February 15, 1945, Bates College
The BatesStudent - volume 72 number 01 - March 14, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 02 - March 28, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 03 - April 11, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 04 - April 25, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 05 - May 9, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 06 - May 23, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 07 - June 6, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 08 - November 7, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 09 - November 21, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 10 - December 5, 1945, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 72 number 11 - December 19, 1945, Bates College
Submissions from 1944
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 01 - March 15, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 02 - March 29, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 03 - April 19, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 04 - May 3, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 05 - May 17, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 06 - May 31, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 07 - June 7, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 08 - June 14, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 09 - November 16, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 10 - November 29, 1944, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 71 number 11 - December 13, 1944, Bates College
Submissions from 1943
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 18 - January 13, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 19 - January 22, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 20 - February 3, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 21 - February 10, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 22 - February 17, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 23 - February 24, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 24 - April 14, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 25 - April 28, 1943, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 26 - May 6, 1943, Bates College
Submissions from 1942
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 18 - January 14, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 19 - January 21, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 20 - January 30, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 21 - February 11, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 22 - February 18, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 23 - February 25, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 24 - March 4, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 25 - March 11, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 26 - March 18, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 01 - March 25, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 02 - April 15, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 03 - April 22, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 04 - April 29, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 05 - May 6, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 06 - September 30, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 07 - October 7, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 08 - October 11, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 09 - October 21, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 10 - October 28, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 11 - November 4, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 12 - November 11, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 13 - November 18, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 14 - November 25, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 15 - December 2, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 16 - December 9, 1942, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 70 number 17 - December 16, 1942, Bates College
Submissions from 1941
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 20 - January 15, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 21 - January 22, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 22 - February 6, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 23 - February 10, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 24 - February 26, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 25 - March 5, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 26 - March 12, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 27 - March 19, 1941, Bates College