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 1910
The Bates Student - volume 38 number 10 - December 1910, Bates College
Submissions from 1909
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 01 - January 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 02 - February 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 03 - March 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 04 - April 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 05 - May 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 06 - June 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 07 - July 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 08 - October 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 09 - November 1909, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 37 number 10 - December 1909, Bates College
Submissions from 1908
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 01 - January 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 02 - February 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 03 - March 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 04 - April 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 05 - May 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 06 - June 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 07 - July 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 08 - October 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 09 - November 1908, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 36 number 10 - December 1908, Bates College
Submissions from 1907
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 01 - January 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 02 - February 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 03 - March 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 04 - April 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 05 - May 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 06 - June 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 07 - July 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 08 - October 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 09 - November 1907, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 35 number 10 - December 1907, Bates College
Submissions from 1906
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 01 - January 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 02 - February 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 03 - March 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 04 - April 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 05 - May 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 06 - June 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 07 - September 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 08 - October 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 09 - November 1906, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 34 number 10 - December 1906, Bates College
Submissions from 1905
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 01 - January 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 02 - February 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 03 - March 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 04 - April 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 05 - May 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 06 - June 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 07 - September 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 08 - October 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 09 - November 1905, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 33 number 10 - December 1905, Bates College
Submissions from 1904
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 01 - January 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 02 - February 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 03 - March 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 04 - April 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 05 - May 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 06 - June 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 07 - September 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 08 - October 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 09 - November 1904, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 32 number 10 - December 1904, Bates College
Submissions from 1903
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 01 - January 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 02 - February 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 03 - March 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 04 - April 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 05 - May 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 06 - June 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 07 - September 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 08 - October 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 09 - November 1903, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 31 number 10 - December 1903, Bates College
Submissions from 1902
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 01 - January 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 02 - February 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 03 - March 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 04 - April 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 05 - May 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 06 - June 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 07 - September 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 08 - October 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 09 - November 1902, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 30 number 10 - December 1902, Bates College
Submissions from 1901
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 01 - January 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 02 - February 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 03 - March 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 04 - April 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 05 - May 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 06 - June 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 07 - September 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 08 - October 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 09 - November 1901, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 29 number 10 - December 1901, Bates College
Submissions from 1900
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 01 - January 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 02 - February 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 03 - March 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 04 - April 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 05 - May 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 06 - June 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 07 - September 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 08 - October 1900, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 09 - November 1900, Bates College