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 1950
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 17 - March 1, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 18 - March 8, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 19 - March 15, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 20 - March 22, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 21 - March 29, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 22 - April 19, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 23 - April 26, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 24 - May 3, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 25 - May 10, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 26 - May 17, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 27a - June 8, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 27 - May 24, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 01 - September 28, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 02 - October 11, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 03 - October 18, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 04 - October 25, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 05 - November 1, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 06 - November 8, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 07 - November 15, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 08 - November 29, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 09 - December 6, 1950, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 77 number 10 - December 13, 1950, Bates College
Submissions from 1949
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 13 - January 12, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 14 - January 19, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 15 - February 3, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 16 - February 16, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 17 - February 23, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 18 - March 2, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 19 - March 9, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 20 - March 16, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 21 - March 23, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 22 - April 13, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 23 - April 20, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 24 - April 27, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 25 - May 4, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 26 - May 11, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 27 - May 18, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 28a - June 10, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 28 - June 2, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 01 - September 22, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 02 - October 5, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 03 - October 12, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 04 - October 19, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 05 - October 26, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 06 - November 2, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 07 - November 9, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 08 - November 16, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 09 - November 30, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 10 - December 7, 1949, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 76 number 11 - December 14, 1949, Bates College
Submissions from 1948
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 12 - January 12, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 13 - January 21, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 14 - February 6, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 15 - February 18, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 16 - February 25, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 17 - March 3, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 18 - March 10, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 19 - March 17, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 20 - March 24, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 21 - April 14, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 22 - April 21, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 23 - April 28, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 24 - May 5, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 25 - May 12, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 26 - May 19, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 01 - September 23, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 02 - September 29, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 03 - October 6, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 04 - October 13, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 05 - October 20, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 06 - October 27, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 07 - November 3, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 08 - November 10, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 09 - November 17, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 10 - December 1, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 11 - December 8, 1948, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 75 number 12 - December 15, 1948, Bates College
Submissions from 1947
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 11 - January 15, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 12 - January 22, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 13 - February 7, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 14 - February 19, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 15 - February 26, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 16 - March 5, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 17 - March 12, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 18 - March 19, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 19 - March 26, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 20 - April 16, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 21 - April 23, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 22 - April 30, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 23 - May 7, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 24 - May 14, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 25 - May 21, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 73 number 26 - May 28, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 01 - October 8, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 02 - October 15, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 03 - October 22, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 04 - October 29, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 05 - November 3, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 06 - November 12, 1947, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 74 number 07 - November 19, 1947, Bates College