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 1918
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 18 suppl - May 24, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 19 - October 18, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 20 - October 24, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 21 - October 31, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 22 - November 7, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 23 - November 14, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 24 - November 21, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 25 - December 5, 1918, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 46 number 26 - December 12, 1918, Bates College
Submissions from 1917
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 03 - February 1, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 05 - March 1, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 10 - April 18, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 14 - May 17, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 18 - June 14, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 23 - November 15, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 45 number 27 - December 13, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 01 - January 18, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 02 - January 25, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 03 - February 1, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 04 - February 15, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 05 - February 22, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 06 - March 1, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 07 - March 8, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 08 - March 15, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 09 - March 22, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 10 - April 18, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 11 - April 26, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 12 - May 3, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 13 - May 10, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 14 - May 17, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 15 - May 24, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 16 - May 31, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 17 - June 7, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 18 - June 14, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 19 - October 18, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 20 - October 25, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 21 - November 1, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 22 - November 8, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 23 - November 15, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 24 - November 22, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 25 - November 30, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 26 - December 6, 1917, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 45 number 27 - December 13, 1917, Bates College
Submissions from 1916
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 01 number 01 - February 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 44 number 07 - March 2, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 44 number 08 - April 13, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 44 number 14 - May 4, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 44 number 18 - June 1, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 44 number 26 - October 26, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - Magazine Section - volume 44 number 31 - December 14, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 01 - January 20, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 02 - January 27, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 03 - February 3, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 04 - February 10, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 05 - February 17, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 06 - February 24, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 07 - March 2, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 08 - March 9, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 09 - March 16, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 10 - April 6, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 11 - April 13, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 12 - April 20, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 13 - April 27, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 14 - May 4, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 15 - May 11, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 16 - May 18, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 17 - May 25, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 18 - June 1, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 19 - June 8, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 20 - June 15, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 21 - June 22, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 22 - September 28, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 23 - October 5, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 24 - October 12, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 25 - October 19, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 26 - October 26, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 27 - November 2, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 28 - November 9, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 29 - November 16, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 30 - November 23, 1916, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 44 number 31 - December 14, 1916, Bates College
Submissions from 1915
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 01 - January 14, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 02 - January 21, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 03 - January 28, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 04 - February 4, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 05 - February 18, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 06 - February 25, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 07 - March 4, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 08 - March 12, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 09 - March 19, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 10 - March 25, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 11 - April 15, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 12 - April 22, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 13 - April 29, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 14 - May 6, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 15 - May 13, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 16 - May 20, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 17 - May 27, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 18 - June 3, 1915, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 43 number 19 - June 10, 1915, Bates College