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 1927
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 09 - March 25, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 10 - April 8, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 11 - April 15, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 12 - April 22, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 13 - April 29, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 14 - May 6, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 15 - May 13, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 16 - May 20, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 17 - May 27, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 18 - June 3, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 19 - September 30, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 20 - October 6, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 21 - October 14, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 22 - October 21, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 23 - October 28, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 24 - November 4, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 25 - November 10, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 26 - November 18, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 27 - December 2, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 28 - December 9, 1927, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 55 number 29 - December 15, 1927, Bates College
Submissions from 1926
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 01 - January 8, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 02 - January 15, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 03 - January 22, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 04 - January 29, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 05 - February 10, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 06 - February 19, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 07 - February 26, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 08 - March 5, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 09 - March 12, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 10 - March 19, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 11 - April 9, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 12 - April 16, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 13 - April 23, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 14 - April 30, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 15 - May 7, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 16 - May 14, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 17 - May 21, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 18 - May 28, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 19 - June 4, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 20 - October 1, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 21 - October 8, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 22 - October 15, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 23 - October 22, 1926, Bates College
The Bates student - volume 54 number 24 - October 29, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 25 - November 5, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 26 - November 12, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 27 - November 19, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 28 - November 26, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 29 - December 3, 1926, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 54 number 30 - December 10, 1926, Bates College
Submissions from 1925
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 01 - January 9, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 02 - January 16, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 03 - January 23, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 04 - January 30, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 05 - February 6, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 06 - February 20, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 07 - February 27, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 08 - March 6, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 09 - March 13, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 10 - March 20, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 11 - April 10, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 12 - April 17, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 13 - April 24, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 14 - May 1, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 15 - May 8, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 16 - May 15, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 17 - May 22, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 18 - May 29, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 19 - June 5, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 20 - October 2, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 21 - October 9, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 22 - October 16, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 23 Maine vs Bates Football suppl - October 24, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 23 - October 23, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 24 - October 30, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 25 - November 6, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 26 - November 13, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 27 - November 20, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 28 - November 27, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 29 - December 4, 1925, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 53 number 30 - December 11, 1925, Bates College
Submissions from 1924
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 01 - January 11, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 02 - January 18, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 03 - January 25, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 04 - February 8, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 05 - February 15, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 06 - February 22, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 07 - February 29, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 08 - March 7, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 09 - March 14, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 10 - April 4, 1924, Bates College
TheBates Student - volume 52 number 11 - April 11, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 12 - April 18, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 13 - April 25, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 14 - May 2, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 15 - May 9, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 16 - May 16, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 17 - May 23, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 18 - May 29, 1924, Bates College