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 1994
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 01 - September 16, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 02 - September 23, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 03 - September 30, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 04 - October 7, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 05 - October 14, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 06 - October 28, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 07 - November 4, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 08 - November 11, 1994, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 124 number 09 - November 17, 1994, Bates College
Submissions from 1993
The Bates Spudent - [volume 122 number 19] - May 21, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 10 - January 22, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 11 - January 29, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 12 - February 5, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 13 - March 5, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 14 - March 12, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 15 - March 19, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 16 - March 26, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 17 - April 2, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 18 - May 14, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 01 - September 10, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 02 - September 17, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 03 - September 24, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 04 - October 1, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 05 - October 8, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 06 - October 15, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 07 - November 5, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 08 - November 12, 1993, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 123 number 09 - November 18, 1993, Bates College
Submissions from 1992
The Bates Spudent - volume 121 number 19 - May 15, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 09 - January 17, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 10 - January 24, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 11 - January 31, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 12 - February 7, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 13 - February 14, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 14 - March 6, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 15 - March 13, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 16 - March 20, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 17 - March 27, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 18 - May 8, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 01 - September 11, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 02 - September 18, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 03 - September 25, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 04 - October 2, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 05 - October 9, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 06 - October 16, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 07 - November 6, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 08 - November 13, 1992, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 122 number 09 - November 20, 1992, Bates College
Submissions from 1991
The Bates Spudent - volume 120 number [?] - May 16, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 09 - January 18, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 10 - January 25, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 11 - February 1, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 12 - February 8, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 13 - February 15, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 14 - March 8, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 15 - March 15, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 16 - March 22, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 17 - March 29, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 18 - May 10, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 01 - September 13, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 02 - September 20, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 03 - September 27, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 04 - October 4, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 05 - October 11, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 07 - November 8, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 121 number 08 - November 15, 1991, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 131 number 06 - November 1, 1991, Bates College
Submissions from 1990
The Bates Spudent - volume 119 number 01 - May 29, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 09 - January 26, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 10 - February 2, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 11 - February 9, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 12 - March 2, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 13 - March 9, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 14 - March 16, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 15 - March 23, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 16 - March 30, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 17 - May 11, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 18 - May 25, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 01 - September 14, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 02 - September 21, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 03 - September 28, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 04 - October 5, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 05 - October 12, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 06 - November 2, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 07 - November 9, 1990, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 120 number 08 - November 16, 1990, Bates College
Submissions from 1989
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 10 - January 20, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 11 - January 27, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 12 - February 3, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 13 - February 10, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 14 - March 10, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 15 - March 17, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 16 - March 24, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 17 - May 10, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 118 number 18 - May 19, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 01 - September 8, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 02 - September 22, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 03 - September 29, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 04 - October 6, 1989, Bates College
The Bates Student - volume 119 number 05 - October 13, 1989, Bates College