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 1941
The Bates Student - volume 69 - April 12, 1941 (Special edition), Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 01 - April 16, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 02 - April 23, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 03 - April 30, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 04 - May 7, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 05 - May 14, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 06 - May 21, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 07 - May 28, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 08 - October 1, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 09 - October 8, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 10 - October 15, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 11 - October 22, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 12 - October 29, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 13 - November 5, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 14 - November 12, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 15 - December 3, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 16 - December 10, 1941, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 69 number 17 - December 17, 1941, Bates College
Submissions from 1940
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 18 - January 10, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 19 - January 17, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 20 - January 24, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 21 - February 9, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 22 - February 21, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 23 - February 28, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 24 - March 6, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 25 - March 13, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 26 - March 19, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 27 - March 27, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 01- April 17, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 02 - April 24, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 03 - May 1, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 04 - May 8, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 05 - May 15, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 06 - May 22, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 07 - May 29, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 08 - June 17, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 09 - October 2, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 10 - October 9, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 11 - October 16, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 12 - October 23, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 13 - October 30, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 14 - November 6, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 15 - November 13, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 16 - November 20, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 17 - November 26, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 18 - December 11, 1940, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 68 number 19 - December 17, 1940, Bates College
Submissions from 1939
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 18 - January 11, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 19 - January 18, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 20 - January 25, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 21 - February 10, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 22 - February 15, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 23 - February 22, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 24 - March 1, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 25 - March 8, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 26 - March 15, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 27 - March 21, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 01 - April 19, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 02 - April 26, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 03 - May 3, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 04 - May 10, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 05 - May 17, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 06 - May 29, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 07 - October 6, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 08 - October 11, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 09 - October 18, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 10 - October 25, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 11 - November 1, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 12 - November 8, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 13 - November 15, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 14 - November 22, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 15 - November 28, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 16 - December 13, 1939, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 67 number 17 - December 19, 1939, Bates College
Submissions from 1938
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 20 - January 6, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 21 - January 12, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 22 - January 19, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 23 - February 4, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 24 - February 16, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 25 - February 23, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 26 - March 2, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 27 - March 9, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 28 - March 16, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 65 number 29 - March 22, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 01 - April 13, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 02 - April 20, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 03 - April 27, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 04 - May 4, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 05 - May 11, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 06 - May 23, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 07 - September 28, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 08 - October 5, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 09 - October 12, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 10 - October 19, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 11 - October 26, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 12 - November 2, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 13 - November 9, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 14 - November 16, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 15 - December 7, 1938, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 66 number 16 - December 14, 1938, Bates College