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 1954
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 26 - May 26, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 27 - Commencement issue, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 01 - September 29, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 02 - October 6, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 03 - October 13, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 04 - October 20, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 05 - October 27, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 06 - November 3, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 07 - November 10, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 08 - November 17, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 09 - December 8, 1954, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 81 number 10 - December 15, 1954, Bates College
Submissions from 1953
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 12 - January 14, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 13 - January 21, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 14 - February 5, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 15 - February 18, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 16 - February 25, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 17 - March 4, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 18 - March 11, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 19 - March 18, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 20 - March 25, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 21 - April 15, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 22 - April 22, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 23 - April 29, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 24 - May 6, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 25 - May 13, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 26 - May 20, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 27 - May 27, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 28 - Commencement issue, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 01 - September 25, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 02 - October 7, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 03 - October 14, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 04 - October 21, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 05 - October 28, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 06 - November 4, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 07 - November 11, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 08 - November 18, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 09 - December 9, 1953, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 80 number 10 - December 16, 1953, Bates College
Submissions from 1952
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 11 - January 9, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 12 - January 16, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 13 - January 23, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 14 - February 8, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 15 - February 20, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 16 - February 27, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 17 - March 5, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 18 - March 12, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 19 - March 19, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 20 - March 26, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 21 - April 16, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 22 - April 23, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 23 - April 30, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 24 - May 7, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 25 - May 14, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 26 - May 21, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 27 - May 28, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 01 - September 25, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 02 - October 1, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 03 - October 8, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 04 - October 15, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 05 - October 22, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 06 - October 29, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 07 - November 5, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 08 - November 12, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 09 - November 19, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 10 - December 10, 1952, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 79 number 11 - December 16, 1952, Bates College
Submissions from 1951
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 11 - January 10, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 12 - January 17, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 13 - January 24, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 14 - February 9, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 15 - February 21, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 16 - February 28, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 17 - March 7, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 18 - March 14, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 19 - March 21, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 20 - April 11, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 21 - April 18, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 22 - April 25, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 23 - May 2, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 24 - May 9, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 25 - May 16, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 26 - May 23, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 27 - June 4, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 28 --Commencement issue, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 01 - September 27, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 02 - October 10, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 03 - October 17, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 04 - October 24, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 05 - October 31, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 06 - November 7, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 07 - November 14, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 08 - November 28, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 09 - December 5, 1951, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 78 number 10 - December 12, 1951, Bates College
Submissions from 1950
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 12 - January 11, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 13 - January 18, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 14 - February 2, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 15 - February 15, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 16 - February 22, 1950, Bates College