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 1999
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 18 - May 21, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 01 - September 10, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 02 - September 17, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 03 - September 24, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 04 - October 1, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 05 - October 8, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 06 - October 15, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 07 - October 29, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 08 - November 5, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 09 - November 12, 1999, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 129 number 10 - December 3, 1999, Bates College
Submissions from 1998
The Bates Spudent - [volume 127 number 20] - May 25, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 10 - January 16, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 11 - January 23, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 12 - January 30, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 13 - February 6, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 14 - March 6, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 15 - March 13, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 16 - March 20, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 17 - March 27, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 18 - May 1, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 19 - May 15, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 01 - September 18, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 02 - September 25, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 03 - October 9, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 04 - October 16, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 05 - November 6, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 06 - November 13, 1998, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 128 number 07 - December 4, 1998, Bates College
Submissions from 1997
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 11 - January 17, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 12 - January 24, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 13 - January 31, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 14 - February 7, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 15 - February 25, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 16 - March 14, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 17 - March 21, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 18 - March 28, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 19 - April 25, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 20 - May 15, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - [volume 126 number 21] - May 23, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 01 - September 5, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 02 - September 12, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 03 - September 19, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 04 - September 26, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 05 - October 3, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 06 - October 10, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 07 - October 31, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 08 - November 7, 1997, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 127 number 09 - November 14, 1997, Bates College
Submissions from 1996
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 10 - January 17, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 11 - January 24, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 12 - January 31, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 13 - February 7, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 14 - February 14, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 15 - March 6, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 16 - March 13, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 17 - March 20, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 18 - March 27, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 19 - May 1, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 20 - May 15, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - [volume 125 number 21] - May 22, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 01 - September 4, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 02 - September 11, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 03 - September 18, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 04 - September 26, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 05 - October 4, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 06 - October 11, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 07 - November 1, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 08 - November 7, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 09 - November 14, 1996, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 126 number 10 - November 20, 1996, Bates College
Submissions from 1995
The Bates Spudent - [volume 124 number 19] - June 1, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 10 - January 27, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 11 - February 3, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 12 - February 10, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 13 - March 10, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 14 - March 17, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 15 - March 24, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 16 - March 31, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 17 - April 7, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 18 - May 19, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 01 - September 8, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 02 - September 15, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 03 - September 22, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 04 - September 29, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 05 - October 6, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 06 - October 13, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 07 - November 3, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 08 - November 10, 1995, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 125 number 09 - November 16, 1995, Bates College
Submissions from 1994
The Bates Spudent - [volume 123 number 19] - May 20, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 10 - January 21, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 11 - January 28, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 12 - February 4, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 13 - February 11, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 14 - March 11, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 15 - March 18, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 16 - March 25, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 17 - April 1, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 18 - May 13, 1994, Bates College