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 1880
The Bates Student - volume 08 number 10 - December 1880, Bates College
Submissions from 1879
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 01 - January 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 02 - February 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 03 - March 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 04 - April 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 05 - May 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 06 - June 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 07 - September 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 08 - October 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 09 - November 1879, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 07 number 10 - December 1879, Bates College
Submissions from 1878
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 01 - January 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 02 - February 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 03 - March 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 04 - April 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 05 - May 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 06 - June 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 07 - September 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 08 - October 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 09 - November 1878, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 06 number 10 - December 1878, Bates College
Submissions from 1877
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 01 - January 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 02 - February 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 03 - March 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 04 - April 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 05 - May 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 06 - June 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 07 - September 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 08 - October 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 09 - November 1877, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 05 number 10 - December 1877, Bates College
Submissions from 1876
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 01 - January 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 02 - February 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 03 - March 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 04 - April 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 05 - May 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 06 - June 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 07 - September 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 08 - October 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 09- November 1876, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 04 number 10 - December 1876, Bates College
Submissions from 1875
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 01 - January 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 02 - February 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 03 - March 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 04 - April 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 05 - May 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 06 - June 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 07 - September 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 08 - October 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 09 - November 1875, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 3 number 10 - December 1875, Bates College
Submissions from 1874
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 01 - January 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 02 - February 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 03 - March 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 04 - April 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 05 - May 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 06 - June 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 07 - Septemeber 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 08 - October 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 09 - November 1874, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 2 number 10 - December 1874, Bates College
Submissions from 1873
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 01 - January 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 02 - February 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 03 - March 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 04 - April 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 05 - May 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 06 - June 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 07 - September 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 08 - October 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 09 - November 1873, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 1 number 10 - December 1873, Bates College