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 1924
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 19 - June 7, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 20 - October 3, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 21 - October 10, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 22 - October 17, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 23 - October 24, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 24 - October 31, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 25 - November 7, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 26 - November 14, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 27 - November 21, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 28 - November 28, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 29 - December 5, 1924, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 52 number 30 - December 12, 1924, Bates College
Submissions from 1923
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 01 - January 12, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 02 - January 19, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 03 - January 26, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 04 - February 2, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 05 - February 9, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 06 - March 2, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 07 - March 9, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 08 - March 16, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 09 - March 23, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 10 - March 30, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 11 - April 6, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 12 - April 13, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 13 - April 27, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 14 - May 4, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 15 - May 11, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 16 - May 18, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 17 - May 25, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 18 - June 1, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 19 - June 8, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 20 - September 28, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 21 - October 5, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 22 - October 12, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 23 - October 19, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 24 - October 26, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 25 - November 2, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 26 - November 9, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 27 - November 16, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 28 - November 23, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 29 - November 30, 1923, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 51 number 30 - December 7, 1923, Bates College
Submissions from 1922
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 01 - January 13, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 02 - January 20, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 03 - January 27, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 04 - February 3, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 05 - February 10, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 06 - February 17, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 07 - February 24, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 08 - March 3, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 09 - March 10, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 10 - March 17, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 11 - March 23, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 12 - April 14, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 13 - April 21, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 14 - April 28, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 15 - May 5, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 16 - May 12, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 17 - May 19, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 18 - May 26, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 19 - June 2, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 20 - June 9, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 21 - September 29, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 22 - October 6, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 23 - October 13, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 24 - October 20, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 25 - October 27, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 26 - November 3, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 27 - November 10, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 28 - November 17, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 29 - November 24, 1922, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 50 number 30 - December 8, 1922, Bates College
Submissions from 1921
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 01 - January 14, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 02 - January 21, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 03 - January 28, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 04 - February 4, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 05 - February 11, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 06 - February 18, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 07 - February 25, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 08 - March 4, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 09 - March 11, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 10 - March 18, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 11 - April 15, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 12 - April 22, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 13 - April 29, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 14 - May 6, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 15 - May 13, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 16 - May 20, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 17 - May 27, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 18 - June 3, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 19 - June 10, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 20 - June 16, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 21 - September 30, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 22 - October 7, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 23 - October 14, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 24 - October 21, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 25 - October 28, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 26 - November 4, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 27 - November 10, 1921, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 49 number 28 - November 18, 1921, Bates College