By Karl Gao | April 21, 2026 A demonstration of the Makerspace 3D printing and VR equipment. Photo Credit: Karl Gao / The ASP In the aft of the University Library, two tables covered in purple cloth with the embellishment of the library were strung out roughly one hour after the noon Carillon rang. On the tables were the sign-in sheets for an upcoming event — the Makerspace. The Creative Technol

By Lucienne Burns | April 21, 2026 A large crowd attended last week’s senate meeting (4/15) to speak about the Legal Expenses in Immigration Act, which was up for discussion on the meeting’s agenda. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP The Student Association Senate only briefly began their budget process at the senate meeting on April 15, as instead a majority of the mee

By Juliana Scarpelli | April 21, 2026 UAlbany resident assistant Simge Sahiner sprang into life-saving action when a late-night fire alarm in Auden Hall turned out to be far more than a false alarm. Photo Credit: Simge Sahiner Simge Sahiner, an RA, was in the common area of her dorm on Alumni Quad studying for a classical algebra quiz. It was around 11 p.m., on Feb. 4., and although Sahiner was not on duty, a part of her brain is always alert to the movement of dorm life: a d

By Lucienne Burns | April 13, 2026 Senators met for one of their weekly meetings in the boardroom on Wednesday, April 1. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate held their typical weekly meeting on April Fools' Day, but the meeting was no joke — including guest speakers, dining updates and budget talk despite nothing on the legislative agenda. Senators and officials p

By Alzahra Kolaib | April 13, 2026 A water fountain located in the Campus Center at the University at Albany. Photo Credit: Alzahra Kolaib / The ASP Red light, yellow light, green light— the signals may matter when driving a car, but on the campus water fountains, they no longer matter. The University at Albany has intentionally disconnected the filter status lights on most of the fountains on the Uptown Campus and are replacing filters instead “as nee

By Eva Patterson | April 6, 2026 A CDTA bus collecting students at Collins Circle. Photo Credit: Eva Patterson / The ASP The Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA) is planning to shift multiple bus routes, including cutting early-morning and late-night trips from its schedule, beginning May 24. Not only bus commuter students, but also students living on campus a

By Jaden Burke | April 13, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP March 28 – The University Police Department (UPD) conducted a traffic stop on Washington Avenue. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle intoxicated. This individual was arrested. March 31 – UPD responded to a reported fire alarm in Livingston Tower on Colonial Quad. While the pull station was activated, there was no emergency. An investigation is ongoing. April 1 – UPD responded to a report of

By Remaud O’Meally | April 13, 2026 Jackie Salvatore, the first Black female sheriff in New York state, spoke to UAlbany students in visiting associate professor Jill Konopka’s Media Law and Ethics class. Photo Credit: Jill Konopka “When the heat hits you, you know you’re not done.” This mindset is what shaped the career of Jackie Salvatore, the first Black female sheriff

By Mamin Khan | March 30, 2026 Susan Gorga, coordinator of the Conversation Partner Program, helps international students to connect with UAlbany students to practice English and build connections. Photo Credit: Mamin Khan / The ASP International students expect to meet American students and teachers and practice English. However, the reality can be different: faced with busy schedules, social anxiety and unfamiliar places and faces. The Conversation Partner P

By Lucienne Burns | March 30, 2026 Senators at the last senate meeting (3/11) before Spring Break. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP At the last Student Association (SA) Senate meeting, which took place before Spring Break, past issues presented themselves on the legislative agenda once again. On the agenda, there were two nominations for associate justice positions on the Supre

By George McFarland | March 30, 2026 A poster board advertising the Free Market outside the Campus Center Bean. Photo Credit: George McFarland / The ASP Twenty-five dollars for a plastic UAlbany-branded water bottle? Hundreds of dollars on lounging clothes? Nope, it’s free! Students can get items from the Free Market at the University at Albany, run by the Office of Sustainability

By Grace Olney and Trevor Layton | March 30, 2026 Photo Credit: Amelia Hoffmire / The ASP Over 300 New Yorkers rallied at the New York State Capitol in downtown Albany on Feb. 25. They gathered to raise support for a total of $123 million in state funding to support sexual and reproductive health care programs of Planned Parenthood. The budget request from Planned Parenthood of Greater New York follows an eight-month gap since the July 2025 federal mandate to cut Medicaid

By Jaden Burke | March 30, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP March 6 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of a person in crisis in the B Cluster on Empire Commons. This person was taken into custody, as they were likely to harm someone. The patient was transported for evaluation, and a report is on file. March 7 – UPD conducted a traffic stop on University Drive East. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended licens

By Angel Gomez | March 10, 2026 Students at the University at Albany gathered around the Campus Center Fountain on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Equipped with picket signs, whistles and a passion for justice, the demonstration was led by UAlbany College Democrats and UAlbany Students for Justice in Palestine, amongst others, with the goal of establishing a sanctuary campus. “ICE has plagued the Capital Region & the University at Albany has done NOTHING to protect its student body,” read

By Lucienne Burns | March 10, 2026 Last week’s senate meeting (3/4) hosted a larger audience than usual, with several students speaking in support of the Sanctuary Campus Resolution on the legislative agenda. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP “As a flagship university of the nation's second largest state university system, the University at Albany must lead the charge to protect p

By Hailey Preston | March 10, 2026 Dr. Gordon Huie gave a presentation Monday on his experiences and research regarding the 9/11 attacks to a journalism class at the University at Albany. Photo Credit: Hailey Preston / The ASP A 9/11 survivor shared a deeply personal account of the attacks with journalism students at the Univers

By Jaden Burke | March 10, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP March 3 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of graffiti at the Massry School of Business. The investigation is ongoing.

By Kacie Eichhorn | March 3, 2026 The University at Albany's clubs, on-campus activities and personal self-care routines help students relax, focus and be happy during the winter. Photo Credit: Kacie Eichhorn / the ASP As the groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, many students at the University at Albany are feeling the effects, not just the cold weather. With barely any sunshine, constant acad

By Lucienne Burns | March 3, 2025 Senators met for their weekly meeting last Wednesday in the Campus Center (2/25). Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP Last Wednesday, the Student Association (SA) Senate met for their weekly meeting, discussing appropriations, committee appointments and the importance of mental health resources. Additionally, a new senator, Avik Macha, was sworn in at the beginning of the meeting prior to the

By Derek Gleason | March 2, 2026 Employers set up in the Campus Center Ballroom for last week’s career fair. Photo Credit: Derek Gleason / The ASP Freshman Gino Siguencia stood in the middle of the organized chaos in the Campus Center Ballroom last Tuesday (2/24), holding the event’s pamphlet and deciding what to do next. He was among an estimated 200 students checking out some of the 50 organizations and agencies