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 1931
The Bates Student - volume 59 number 17 - December 4, 1931, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 59 number 19 - December 16, 1931, Bates College
The Lewiston Gaily Fun - volume 59 number 18 - December 9, 1931, Bates College
Submissions from 1930
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 19 - January 8, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 20 - January 15, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 21 - January 22, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 22 - January 29, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 23 - February 13, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 24 - February 19, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 25 - February 26, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 26 - March 5, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 27 - March 13, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 28 - March 20, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 29 - March 27, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 30 - April 3, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 01 - April 23, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 02 - April 30, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 03 - May 7, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 04 - May 14, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 05 - May 21, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 06a - May 28, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 06 - May 28, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 07 - October 1, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 08 - October 8, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 09 - October 15, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 10 - October 22, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 11 - October 29, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 12 - November 13, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 12 - November 5, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 14 - November 19, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 15 - December 3, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 16 - December 10, 1930, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 58 number 17 - December 17, 1930, Bates College
Submissions from 1929
The Baets Stewdaunt - volume 01 number 01 - December 29, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 29 - January 4, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 30 - January 11, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 31 - January 18, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 32 - January 25, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 33 - February 1, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 34 - February 14, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 35 - February 22, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 36 - March 1, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 37 - March 8, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 38 - March 15, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 39 - March 22, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 40 - March 29, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 01 - April 18, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 02 - April 26, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 03 - May 3, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 04 - May 10, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 05 - May 17, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 06 - May 24, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 07 - June 1, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 08 - June 7, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 09 - October 4, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 10 - October 11, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 11 - October 18, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 12 - October 25, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 13 - October 30, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 14 - November 6, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 15 - November 13, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 16 - November 20, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 17 - December 5, 1929, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 57 number 18 - December 12, 1929, Bates College
Submissions from 1928
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 01 - January 13, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 02 - January 20, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 03 - January 27, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 04 - February 17, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 05 - February 24, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 06 - March 2, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 07 - March 9, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 08 - March 16, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 09 - March 23, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 10 - March 30, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 11 - April 13, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 12 - April 20, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 13 - April 27, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 14 - May 4, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 15 - May 11, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 16 - May 18, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 17 - May 25, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 18 - June 1, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 19 - October 5, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 20 - October 12, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 21 - October 19, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 22 - October 26, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 23 - November 2, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 24 - November 9, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 25 - November 16, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 26 - November 23, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 27 - December 7, 1928, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 56 number 28 - December 14, 1928, Bates College
Submissions from 1927
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 01 - January 14, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 02 - January 21, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 03 - January 28, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 04 - February 18, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 05 - February 25, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 06 - March 4, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 07 - March 11, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 08 - March 18, 1927, Bates College