Amherst finalizes agreements with three retail pot companies

By Michael Connors, Assistant News Editor
January 24, 2019
Filed under Archives, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines
Three companies have the green light from Amherst to apply for a final retail license from the state.
FAC director to retire after 20 years of service

By Kathrine Esten, Assistant News Editor
January 24, 2019
Filed under Archives, Campus News, News, Scrolling Headlines
Hill’s time at UMass prioritized community engagement and diversity.
Student Union renovations begin

By Alvin Buyinza, Assistant News Editor
January 23, 2019
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines
Grand changes to come.
Amherst, Holyoke schools given $300,000 grant to promote and improve bilingual education programs

By Will Mallas, Assistant News Editor
January 23, 2019
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Five College News, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines
UMass, along with other nearby colleges, will support dual language programs.
How UMass is making textbooks more affordable, and how students can access them

By Irina Costache, Assistant News Editor
January 23, 2019
Filed under Archives, Campus News, News, Scrolling Headlines
How students can get the best price on their textbooks this semester.
UMass Transit restores bus routes, recovers from driver shortage

By Abigail Charpentier, News Editor
January 22, 2019
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Miscellaneous, News, Scrolling Headlines
The shortage came after a large group of students graduated last spring.
Activism and academics celebrated at 35th annual MLK community breakfast

By Rebecca Duke Wiesenberg, Collegian Staff
January 22, 2019
Filed under Archives, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines
From the food, to the performances and the work celebrated, everything at the MLK community breakfast was from the Amherst area.
Third annual Pioneer Valley Women’s March held on Saturday

By Alvin Buyinza, Collegian Staff
January 22, 2019
Filed under Archives, Headlines, Local News, News, Scrolling Headlines
Crowd chanted phrases such as “women united will never be defeated.”
UMass residence director criticized for email urging student to take down ‘F*** Nazis’ sign

By Jackson Cote, Collegian Correspondent
December 22, 2018
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines
A residence director for Dickinson Hall asked the student to take the sign down from their dorm window, saying it “created mixed emotions in the community.”
Design Building awarded LEED Gold certification

By Chris McLaughlin, Collegian Staff
December 15, 2018
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines
The building’s LEED Gold status is the latest of its architectural achievements since opening in 2017.
Student activists demand Board of Trustees to recognize student debt crisis

By Michael Connors and John Buday
December 13, 2018
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, News, Politics, Scrolling Headlines, SGA
In a call for the Board of Trustees to freeze increasing tuition rates and fees, student activists rallied on Thursday for administrative recognition of student debt.
UMass President Marty Meehan to work with alums and state to lower tuition

By Alvin Buyinza, Assistant News Editor
December 13, 2018
Filed under Archives, Campus News, Headlines, News, Scrolling Headlines
Marty Meehan met with both CEPA and SGA to work toward solutions to lower costs.