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 1900
The Bates Student - volume 28 number 10 - December 1900, Bates College
Submissions from 1899
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 01 - January 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 02 - February 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 03 - March 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 04 - April 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 05 - May 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 06 - June 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 07 - September 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 08 - October 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 09 - November 1899, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 27 number 10 - December 1899, Bates College
Submissions from 1898
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 01 - January 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 02 - February 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 03 - March 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 04 - April 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 05 - May 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 06 - June 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 07 - September 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 08 - October 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 09 - November 1898, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 26 number 10 - December 1898, Bates College
Submissions from 1897
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 01 - January 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 02 - February 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 03 - March 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 04 - April 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 05 - May 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 06 - June 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 07 - September 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 08 - October 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 09 - November 1897, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 25 number 10 - December 1897, Bates College
Submissions from 1896
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 01 - January 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 02 - February 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 03 - March 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 04 - April 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 05 - May 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 06 - June 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 07 - September 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 08 - October 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 09 - November 1896, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 24 number 10 - December 1896, Bates College
Submissions from 1895
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 01 - January 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 02 - February 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 03 - March 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 04 - April 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 05 - May 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 06 - June 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 07 - September 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 08 - October 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 09 - November 1895, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 23 number 10 - December 1895, Bates College
Submissions from 1894
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 01 - January 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 02 - February 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 03 - March 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 04 - April 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 05 - May 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 06 - June 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 07 - September 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 08 - October 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 09 - November 1894, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 22 number 10 - December 1894, Bates College
Submissions from 1893
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 01 - January 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 02 - February 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 03 - March 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 04 - April 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 05 - May 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 06 - June 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 07 - September 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 08 - October 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 09 - November 1893, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 21 number 10 - December 1893, Bates College
Submissions from 1892
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 01 - January 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 02 - February 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 03 - March 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 04 - April 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 05 - May 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 06 - June 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 07 - September 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 08 - October 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 09 - November 1892, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 20 number 10 - December 1892, Bates College
Submissions from 1891
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 01 - January 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 02 - February 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 03 - March 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 04 - April 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 05 - May 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 06 - June 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 07 - September 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 08 - October 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 09 - November 1891, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 19 number 10 - December 1891, Bates College
Submissions from 1890
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 01 - January 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 02 - February 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 03 - March 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 04 - April 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 05 - May 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 06 - June 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 07 - September 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 08 - October 1890, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 18 number 09 - November 1890, Bates College