Editing Amherst College (section)

==Campus==
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[[Image:Amherst College Main Quad.jpg|thumb|Main Quad]]
Amherst College is located in the town of [[Amherst, Massachusetts|Amherst]] in Western Massachusetts. 
Amherst College has a total of 34 residence halls, seven of which are strictly for first year students. Following their first year, sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the choice to live off campus and are offered options of Themed Houses including Arts House, Russian House, and French House, however this option is only available for two years of residence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/housing-dining/ |title=Housing & Dining &#124; Student Life &#124; Amherst College |access-date=May 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603161908/https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/housing-dining |archive-date=June 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
First-year students are required to live on campus.

The college also owns the [[Emily Dickinson Museum]], operated as a museum about the life and history of poet [[Emily Dickinson]], and the Inn on Boltwood near to the main campus.

===Sustainability===
Amherst College is reducing its energy consumption through a computerized monitoring system for lighting and the use of an efficient cogeneration facility. The cogeneration facility features a gas turbine that generates electricity in addition to steam for heating the campus.<ref name="BeingGreen">{{cite web|title=It is Easy Being Green|publisher=Amherst College|url=http://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/news/news_releases/2008/09/node/64489|access-date=June 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003846/https://www.amherst.edu/aboutamherst/news/news_releases/2008/09/node/64489|archive-date=June 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Amherst also operates a composting program, in which a portion of the [[food waste]] from dining halls is sent to a farmer in Vermont.<ref name="BeingGreen"/>