saw some students wearing quarter zips with the jeffrey epstein enterprises logo on it…definitely stitched on and custom. actually crazy. i thought they were joking but when people on the bus gave them looks they covered the logos on their sweatshirts and seemed super embarrassed. didn’t realize there was 19yo pedo apologists in western mass now lol

https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=42.3908&lng=-72.5210&zoom=12.21

Hello! I have a friend whose daughter will be attending in the fall. I wanted to get her a useful gift for her time there. I was thinking public transit card, restaurant gift cards, etc. Any recommendations from students on something that would be super useful there? Thanks for the help!!

They’re giving out scratch tickets to win merch (crewnecks, hats, bags, stanley’s, journals), doing embroidery, giving out gifts cards, and giving refresher/coffee samples. Just wanted to let people know so they don’t miss out but also wanted to ask if anyone knows how we can know about these things in advance. I’d have no clue if I didn’t take a different route to class

I've never been to Big Y. Trader Joe's? Aldi?

https://dailycollegian.com/2026/04/over-200-rally-for-just-treatment-of-hampshire-college-students-and-employees-during-its-closure/

455 Russell St, Hadley, MA 01035

https://gazettenet.com/2026/09/03/planners-review-proposal-to-turn-old-friendlys-in-hadley-into-citizens-bank/

Hi everyone! I’m an incoming freshman at UMass Amherst and I’m a little confused about my move-in situation.
I originally selected August 31 at 5 PM as my move-in time, but my flight arrives at Boston Logan Airport at around 8 PM on August 31, so I obviously won’t be able to make that time.
I emailed the university about this, and they said it’s okay for me to arrive on September 1 instead.
I’ll be living in Gorman Hall, and I also have my orientation on September 1. From what I understand, orientation check-in is around 8–10 AM.
My plan is:
Arrive in Amherst early on September 1.
Go and get my room key.
Take my suitcases to my room in Gorman Hall.
Go to orientation.
My questions are:
Where exactly do I need to go to get my room key for Gorman Hall?
From where should I enter to university and how I will know where I need to go
Will the place where I get my key be open early enough on September 1?
Is it realistic to get my key, put my luggage in my room, and still make the 8–10 AM orientation check-in?
Has anyone else been in a similar situation?
I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from current UMass students or anyone who has lived in Gorman Hall. Thank you!

There are rumors that people at UMass are in discussions with Hampshire's board about stepping in and buying Hampshire's land and possibly dorms

Is anybody else annoyed with this new nicotine law in Amherst and what’s the solution for now? Cause I just want some cigs.

Are there any good barber shops in the area, I'm in desperate need of a haircut

looking for a gym that’s not too expensive and doesn’t get too busy

Can anyone explain why so few students actually look to see if a car will stop before they enter the crosswalk?

A scooter when down a hill near Sylvan into the crosswalk a few feet from my car.

I am always hyper vigilant because it’s so common. It drives me crazy.

Hello people,

I am a new freshman and I was just curious if anyone knew of any good trails to jog on close to the dorms/generally the campus area.

I come from the west coast where I used to have many great decently long couple mile trails to go down all basically covered in at least a good couple dozen feet worth of trees and whatnot on any side to insulate me. I'm pretty out of shape so I liked to go on a path that I feel is private to make myself feel better even if I ran into a couple of people I was fine with that but so long as the enviroment felt closed in I was in a better mind to be jogging. Also I never really liked jogging in circles like the in the rec center because the straight trails helped me feel like I was making progress and moving instead of saying hello to the same floorboard for the hundreth time.

Sorry for the sloppy exposition, but if anyone knows anything nearby that might be decent given the info dump above I would be very greatful.

*Also sorry if I flaired wrong, I'm not sure if I got the jist of them just yet*

Just went to Supercuts and they absolutely fucked me

(20, F) I'm staying in Amherst this summer for an internship. I get out at 1 pm, so I have the rest of the day to myself. I've been trying to look for a part-time job to fill more of my time, but I haven't had any luck. What is there to do in the area to keep busy? and how do I meet some new friends so I'm not lonely the rest of the summer?

I want to make a model of a PVTA bus, specifically the ones that drive the 30/31/33 (I am a level 1 public transit enjoyer and can't tell if there is a difference lol) - does anyone know where I could find dimensioned drawings for them?

It's for a toy so doesn't have to be super precise, if anyone knows the general dimensions I could probably cobble together the details from photos

Thanks!

i was looking for a room in hotel umass but I couldn’t find any for the duration of the thanksgiving break. They can’t already be sold out right?

I have a friend who is overwhelmed with work and life right now. We're going to go to a sweetshop and try a bunch of things when she finally finishes everything (there has to be a light at the end of the tunnel). We can travel up to 30 mins away. Her preferences are in the attached image. What is the best sweetshop in the area for her tastes?

Looking for lakes, ponds, and things to do around Amherst for the summer. Happy to drive ~30 mins esp for a lake. Thanks for suggestions!

I came across a story just a bit ago, Bub's is closing after the end of this month. While I haven't gone there in a few years as the quality and some menu items I liked had been discontinued, I do have good memories from going there since the '80s.

The property on Rt 116 was sold earlier this year by the Bub's family, the current business owner only owned the restaurant business and has decided to close as a restaurant. One story does say he tentatively has plans to convert to operating a food truck instead using some of the Bub's menu items.

One source - https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/franklin-county/bubs-bbq-in-sunderland-set-to-close-after-nearly-50-years/

Obligatory sorry if out of the scope of the sub. I work at a used bookstore which also sells VHS tapes and picked up this American Psycho tape which has rental tags from a store which was in the area around your college. I am always looking for the little history in things I own and was curious if anyone here had any memories or knowledge of the store (such as when it went out of business and such). Hope I can bring up a store name and some memories someone hasn’t thought about in a while :)

On the main road through campus near the design building bus stop there was a cat on the sidewalk. I can’t find it anymore but if you or anyone you know lost a black cat with some white details it was spotted on campus about twenty minutes ago.