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 1983
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 17 - March 25, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 18 - April 1, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 19 - April 8, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 20 - May 27, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 01 - September 2, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 02 - September 16, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 03 - September 23, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 04 - September 30, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 05 - October 7, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 06 - October 14, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 07 - November 4, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 08 - November 11, 1983, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 113 number 09 - December 9, 1983, Bates College
Submissions from 1982
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 11 - January 22, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 12 - January 29, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 13 - February 5, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 14 - March 5, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 15 - March 19, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 17 - March 26, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 18 - April 2, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 19 - April 9, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 20 - May 28, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 01 - September 4, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 02 - September 17, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 03 - September 24, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 04 - October 1, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 05 - October 8, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 06 - October 15, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 07 - November 5, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 08 - November 12, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 09 - November 18, 1982, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 112 number 10 - December 10, 1982, Bates College
Submissions from 1981
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 12 - January 16, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 13 - January 23, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 14 - January 30, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 15 - February 6, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 16 - February 27, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 17 - March 6, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 18 - March 13, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 19 - March 20, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 20 - March 27, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 21 - April 3, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 109 [111] number 01 - September 18, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 02 - September 25, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 03 - October 2, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 04 - October 9, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 05 - October 16, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 06 - October 23, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 07 - October 30, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 08 - November 6, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 09 - November 13, 1981, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 111 number 10 - December 11, 1981, Bates College
Submissions from 1980
The Bates Lempoon - volume 108 - April 11, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 24 - January 11, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 25 - January 18, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 26 - January 25, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 27 - February 1, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 28 - February 8, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 01 - September 19, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 02 - September 26, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 03 - October 3, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 04 - October 10, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 05 - October 17, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 06 - October 24, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 07 - October 31, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 08 - November 7, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 09 - November 14, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 10 - December 6, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 11 - December 12, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 16 - March 7, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 17 - March 14, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 18 - March 21, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 19 - March 28, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 20 - April 4, 1980, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 108 number 21 - May 21, 1980, Bates College
Submissions from 1979
The Bates Lempoon - volume 106 - December 7, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 01 - January 12, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 02 - January 19, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 03 - January 26, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 04 - February 2, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 05 - February 9, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 06 - March 2, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 07 - March 9, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 08 - March 16, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 09 - March 23, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 10 - April 6, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 11 - September 7, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 12 - September 14, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 13 - September 21, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 14 - September 28, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 15 - October 5, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 16 - October 12, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 17 - October 19, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 18 - October 26, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 19 - November 2, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 20 - November 9, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 21 - November 30, 1979, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 106 number 22 - December 7, 1979, Bates College
Submissions from 1978
The Bates Student - volume 105 Freshman issue - September 1, 1978, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 105 number 01 - January 13, 1978, Bates College