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 1961
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 19 - March 15, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 20 - April 5, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 21 - April 12, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 22 - April 19, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 23 - April 26, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 24 - May 3, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 25 - May 10, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 26 - May 17, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 27 - June 2, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 Freshman issue - September 21, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 01 - September 27, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 02 - October 4, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 03 - October 11, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 04 - October 18, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 05 - October 25, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 06 - November 1, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 07 - November 8, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 08 - November 15, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 09 - November 22, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 10 - November 29, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 11 - December 6, 1961, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 88 number 12 - December 13, 1961, Bates College
Submissions from 1960
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 10 - January 13, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 11 - January 20, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 12 - February 5, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 13 - February 17, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 14 - February 24, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 15 - March 2, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 16 - March 9, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 17 - March 16, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 18 - March 23, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 19 - April 13, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 20 - April 20, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 21 - April 27, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 22 - May 4, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 23 - May 11, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 24 - May 18, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 25 - May 25, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 26 - June 10, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 Freshman issue - September 21, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 01 - September 28, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 02 - October 5, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 03 - October 12, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 04 - October 19, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 05 - October 26, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 06 - November 2, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 07 - November 9, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 08 - November 16, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 09 - November 23, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 10 - November 30, 1960, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 87 number 11 - December 7, 1960, Bates College
Submissions from 1959
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 11 - January 14, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 12 - January 30, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 13 - February 11, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 14 - February 18, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 15 - February 25, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 16 - March 4, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 17 - March 11, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 18 - March 18, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 19 - April 8, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 20 - April 15, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 21 - April 22, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 22 - April 29, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 23 - May 6, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 24 - May 13, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 25 - May 20, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 Freshman issue - September 24, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 01 - September 30, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 02 - October 7, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 03 - October 14, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 04 - October 21, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 05 - October 28, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 06 - November 4, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 07 - November 12, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 08 - November 18, 1959, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 86 number 09 - December 9, 1959, Bates College
Submissions from 1958
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 11 - January 15, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 12 - January 31, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 13 - February 12, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 14 - February 19, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 15 - February 26, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 16 - March 5, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 17 - March 12, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 18 - March 19, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 19 - March 26, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 20 - April 16, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 21 - April 23, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 22 - April 30, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 23 - May 7, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 24 - May 14, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 25 - May 23, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 Freshman issue - September 16, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 01 - September 24, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 02 - October 1, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 03 - October 8, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 04 - October 15, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 05 - October 22, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 06 - October 29, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 07 - November 5, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 08 - November 12, 1958, Bates College