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 1965
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 24 - May 5, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 01 - September 15, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 02 - September 22, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 03 - September 29, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 04 - October 6, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 05 - October 13, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 06 - October 20, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 07 - October 27, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 08 - November 3, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 09 - November 10, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 10 - November 17, 1965, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 92 number 11 - December 8, 1965, Bates College
Submissions from 1964
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 13 - January 15, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 14 - February 5, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 15 - February 12, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 16 - February 19, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 17 - February 26, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 18 - March 4, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 19 - March 11, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 20 - March 20, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 21 - April 8, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 22 - April 15, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 23 - April 22, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 24 - April 29, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 25 - May 6, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 26 - May 13, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 01 - September 30, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 02 - October 8, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 03 - October 14, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 04 - October 21, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 05 - October 28, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 06 - November 4, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 07 - November 11, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 08 - November 18, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 09 - November 25, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 10 - December 2, 1964, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 91 number 11 - December 11, 1964, Bates College
Submissions from 1963
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 13 - January 25, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 14 - January 30, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 15 - February 6, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 16 - February 13, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 17 - February 20, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 18 - February 27, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 19 - March 6, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 20 - March 13, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 21 - April 3, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 22 - April 10, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 23 - April 17, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 24 - April 24, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 25 - May 1, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 26 - May 8, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 27 - May 15, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 01 - September 27, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 02 - October 2, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 03 - October 9, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 04 - October 16, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 05 - October 23, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 06 - October 30, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 07 - November 6, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 08 - November 13, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 09 - November 20, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 10 - November 27, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 11 - December 4, 1963, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 90 number 12 - December 11, 1963, Bates College
Submissions from 1962
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 13 - January 10, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 14 - January 26, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 15 - February 7, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 16 - February 14, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 17 - February 21, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 18 - February 28, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 19 - March 7, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 20 - March 14, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 21 - April 4, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 22 - April 11, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 23 - April 18, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 24 - April 25, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 25 - May 2, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 26 - May 9, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 27 - May 16, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 28 - June 2, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 Freshman issue - September 20, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 01 - September 26, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 02 - October 3, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 03 - October 10, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 04 - October 17, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 05 - October 24, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 06 - October 31, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 07 - November 7, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 08 - November 14, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 09 - November 21, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 10 - November 28, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 11 - December 5, 1962, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 89 number 12 - December 12, 1962, Bates College
Submissions from 1961
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 12 - January 11, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 13 - January 27, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 14 - February 8, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 15 - February 15, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 16 - February 22, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 17 - March 1, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 18 - March 8, 1961, Bates College