Construction to Begin on New Town Elementary School
Two elementary schools in Amherst are set to be replaced by the new Fort River Elementary School, which contractors will begin construction on this month.
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Town of Amherst Updates Housing Production Plan to Address Affordable Housing Needs
The Town of Amherst is updating its Housing Production Plan as a tool to increase deed-restricted affordable housing in response to residents’ concerns about high housing costs.
Campus Police Log: Dec. 10 to Jan. 26
The latest installment of the Campus Police Log, from Dec. 10 to Jan. 26, can be found here.
New AAS Initiative Helps Students Carpool
In response to student difficulties getting rides from campus for breaks, the AAS has rolled out a new rideshare spreadsheet this semester. The initiative aims to connect students and allow them to carpool to nearby airports.
Town of Amherst Celebrates Large Improvement in LGBTQ+ Rights Score
The town’s near-perfect score of 99/100 from the Human Rights Campaign represents a one-third increase over last year’s showing. The largest improvement came in the area of equality in the workplace, after the rollout of transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits.
UMass Scholar Discusses Islamophobia in Higher Education and Beyond
Musbah Shaheen, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, lectured on the many incarnations of Islamophobia at U.S. colleges, government institutions, and culture more broadly.
Amherst Reaffirms Its Sanctuary City Status Ahead of Trump’s Term
After the town restated its commitment to not sharing the immigration status of detainees with federal officials, The Student spoke with Assistant Professor of Religion Lloyd Barba and students from his class on the history of the sanctuary movement.