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 1989
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 06 - November 3, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 07 - November 10, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 08 - November 16, 1989, Bates College
Submissions from 1988
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 10 - January 22, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 11 - January 29, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 12 - February 5, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 13 - March 4, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 14 - March 11, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 15 - March 18, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 16 - March 25, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 17 - April 1, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 18 - May 20, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 01 - September 2, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 02 - September 16, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 03 - September 23, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 04 - September 30, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 05 - October 7, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 06 - October 14, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 07 - November 4, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 08 - November 11, 1988, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 09 - November 17, 1988, Bates College
Submissions from 1987
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 10 - January 16, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 11 - January 23, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 12 - January 30, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 13 - February 6, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 14 - March 6, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 15 - March 13, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 16 - March 20, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 17 - March 27, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 18 - May 15, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 01 - September 5, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 02 - September 18, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 03 - September 25, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 04 - October 2, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 05 - October 9, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 07 - November 6, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 08 - November 13, 1987, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 117 number 09 - November 20, 1987, Bates College
Submissions from 1986
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 10 - January 17, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 11 - January 24, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 12 - January 31, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 13 - February 7, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 14 - March 7, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 15 - March 14, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 16 - March 21, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 17 - March 28, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 18 - April 4, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 19 - May 16, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 01 - August 30, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 02 - September 12, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 03 - September 19, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 04 - September 26, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 05 - October 3, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 06 - October 10, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 07 - October 31, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 08 - November 7, 1986, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 116 number 09 - November 14, 1986, Bates College
Submissions from 1985
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 10 - January 18, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 11 - January 25, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 12 - February 1, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 13 - February 8, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 14 - March 8, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 15 - March 15, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 16 - March 22, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 17 - March 29, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 18 - April 5, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 19 - May 17, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 01 - August 31, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 02 - September 13, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 03 - September 20, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 04 - September 27, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 05 - October 4, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 06 - October 11, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 07 - November 1, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 08 - November 8, 1985, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 115 number 09 - November 15, 1985, Bates College
Submissions from 1984
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 10 - January 20, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 11 - January 27, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 12 - February 3, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 13 - February 10, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 14 - March 9, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 15 - March 16, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 16 - March 23, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 17 - March 30, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 18 - April 6, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 19 - May 25, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 02 - September 14, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 03 - September 21, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 04 - September 28, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 05 - October 5, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 06 - October 12, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 07 - November 2, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 08 - November 9, 1984, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 114 number 09 - December 7, 1984, Bates College
Submissions from 1983
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 11 - January 21, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 12 - January 28, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 13 - February 4, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 14 - February 11, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 15 - March 11, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 16 - March 18, 1983, Bates College