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 1958
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 09 - November 19, 1958, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 85 number 10 - December 10, 1958, Bates College
The Batsey Prudent - volume 84 - Spring 1958, Bates College
Submissions from 1957
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 11 - January 9, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 12 - January 16, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 13 - February 1, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 14 - February 13, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 15 - February 20, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 16 - February 27, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 17 - March 6, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 18 - March 13, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 19 - March 20, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 20 - April 10, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 21 - April 17, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 22 - April 24, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 23 - May 1, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 24 - May 8, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 25 - May 15, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 26 - May 22, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 27 - June 7, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 01 - September 25, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 02 - October 2, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 03 - October 9, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 04 - October 16, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 05 - October 23, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 06 - October 30, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 07 - November 6, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 08 - November 13, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 09 - November 20, 1957, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 84 number 10 - December 11, 1957, Bates College
Submissions from 1956
The Bates Prudent - volume 82 - April 5, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 11 - January 11, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 12 - January 18, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 13 - February 3, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 14 - February 15, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 15 - February 22, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 16 - February 29, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 17 - March 7, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 18 - March 14, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 19 - March 21, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 20 - April 11, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 21 - April 18, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 22 - April 25, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 23 - May 2, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 24 - May 9, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 25 - May 16, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 26 - May 24, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 01 - September 26, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 02 - October 3, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 03 - October 10, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 04 - October 17, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 05 - October 24, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 06 - October 31, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 07 - November 7, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 08 - November 14, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 09 - December 5, 1956, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 83 number 10 - December 12, 1956, Bates College
Submissions from 1955
The Bates Prudent - volume 81 - April 8, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 11 - January 12, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 12 - January 19, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 13 - February 4, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 14 - February 16, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 15 - February 23, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 16 - March 2, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 17 - March 9, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 18 - March 16, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 19 - March 23, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 20 - April 13, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 21 - April 20, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 22 - April 27, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 23 - May 4, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 24 - May 11, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 25 - May 18, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 26 - May 25, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 27 - Commencement issue, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 01 - September 28, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 02 - October 5, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 03 - October 12, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 04 - October 19, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 05 - October 26, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 06 - November 2, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 07 - November 9, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 08 - November 16, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 09 - December 7, 1955, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 82 number 10 - December 14, 1955, Bates College
Submissions from 1954
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 11 - January 13, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 12 - January 20, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 13 - February 5, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 14 - February 17, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 15 - February 24, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 16 - March 3, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 17 - March 10, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 18 - March 17, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 19 - March 24, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 20 - April 14, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 21 - April 21, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 22 - April 28, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 23 - May 5, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 24 - May 12, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 25 - May 19, 1954, Bates College