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Planning Board Green Lights Downtown Dorm Despite Resident Complaints

Planning Board Green Lights Downtown Dorm Despite Resident Complaints

Though town zoning laws prohibit dormitories in the downtown area, the board ruled that the college’s new development is a “mixed-use” property because it includes the college’s store.

Jones Library Receives First Under-Budget Bid for Renovation Project

Jones Library Receives First Under-Budget Bid for Renovation Project

The bid clears the way for the project to move forward, but a new wrinkle in the project’s historic review process could lead to additional delays.

Demolition of Merrill, CAP Construction on Schedule

Demolition of Merrill, CAP Construction on Schedule

Work on the new student center and the geothermal heating system overtook campus this summer and will continue through the fall. The projects are on-schedule despite weather challenges.

Geothermal Energy Switch Makes College History

Geothermal Energy Switch Makes College History

The Student explored the function and significance of the college’s new heating and cooling system, which will be largely powered by geothermal energy. The switch marks a major step forward in the plan to decarbonize the campus by 2030.

Climate Action Plan Construction Begins

Climate Action Plan Construction Begins

On March 13, construction began on the college’s project to transition all buildings to carbon-free heating and cooling systems. The construction represents the next stage of the college’s sweeping Climate Action Plan (CAP), which commits Amherst to full decarbonization by 2030.

Mead Art Museum Reopens After Steeple Repairs

Mead Art Museum Reopens After Steeple Repairs

On Tuesday, Jan. 31, under the leadership of its new director Siddhartha V. Shah, the Mead Art Museum opened its doors to the general public for the first time in nearly three years. In addition to Covid shutdowns, the Mead was forced to close again in March 2022 for repairs to the Stearns Steeple.