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

By Jaden Burke | March 3, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 20  – The University Police Department (UPD) received a report of harassment in Eastman Tower on State Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 21 – UPD received a report of petit larceny on Indigenous Quad Grounds. The case remains open.  Feb. 22 – UPD responded to a report of criminal trespassing in Tappan Hall on State Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 26 – UPD conducted a vehicle stop off-ca

By Mirai Abe | February 23, 2026 Mark Koplik, the assistant director of the New York Writers Institute (left) and David Guterson (right) in Page Hall on the University at Albany Downtown Campus last Thursday (2/19). Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / The ASP David Guterson, known for his 1994 bestselling novel, “Snow Falling on Cedars,” concluded his book tour Thursday for his new novel “Evelyn in Transit” at the University at Albany.  “ Evelyn i

By Lucienne Burns | February 23, 2026 Senators met last Wednesday (2/18), where Senator Sean Metcalf presented on incorporating voting machines into the meetings.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP Four new senators were sworn in at last week’s Student Association (SA) Senate meeting, in addition to discussions of a new digital voting met

By Hailey Preston | February 23, 2026 “Fiamma,” the new pasta place that replaced M&C, pictured in the Campus Center. Photo Credit: Hailey Preston  / the ASP At the top of the new year, the University at Albany made some big changes to its dining options throughout campus. Starting Jan. 1, UAlbany embarked on its new 15-year contract with Aramark , the college's new food service provider that replaced Sodexo.  Along with the new provider, the Campus Cent

By Jaden Burke | February 23, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 14  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of petit larceny in Ten Broeck Hall on Dutch Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 17 – UPD responded to a report of aggravated harassment in Morris Hall on Colonial Quad. This individual was reported to Campus Judicial.

By Mirai Abe | February 16, 2026 The University at Albany leaders attended the unveiling event of Toni Morrison exhibit held in the Science Library on Uptown Campus last Friday (2/13). Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / The ASP An exhibit to honor Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, who taught at the University at Albany from 1984 to 1989, was unveiled last Fr

By Lauren Dunn | February 16, 2026 Snow mounds pushed to the edges of the Colonial Quad Commuter Student Parking Lot. Photo Credit: Lauren Dunn  / The ASP The Spring 2026 semester at the University at Albany began with more than just new classes, as a major snowstorm left commuters navigating compromised parking lots and dangerous cold temperatures across campus.

By Lucienne Burns | February 16, 2026 The Great Dane Apartments, formerly know as Centennial Hall, are located on Madison Avenue on the old College of Saint Rose campus. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY-- Last November, the University at Albany announced its intent to purchase the former Centennial Hall on the old College of Saint Rose campus. Only three months later, a new option was presented for UAlbany students to cho

By Juliana Scarpelli | February 16, 2026 Construction in front of the university’s main library. Photo Credit: Juliana Scarpelli / The ASP If you have been wondering what the construction in front of the main library on the University at Albany’s uptown campus is for, you are not alone– many students are finding themselves asking the same question.   “I haven't received any communication from the university about this,” said Gianna Cozzoli, a secondary e

By Jaden Burke | February 16, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 6  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of stalking and threatening to injure an individual on Colonial Quad Grounds. This individual was arrested on site.  Feb. 7 – UPD received a report of an operator leaving the scene of a personal injury accident in the Campus Center. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 11 – UPD responded to a report of grand larceny of a credit card in

By Mirai Abe | February 10, 2026 Brad Stulberg (left) and Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Michael Christakis (right) at a talk held at the Campus Center Ballroom at the University at Albany. Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / The ASP What defines excellence? When pressure to succeed follows you at every stage of your life — in school, the job market, the workplace and personal life — excellence feels synonymous with outcomes. In co

By Mirai Abe | February 10, 2026 Metro-North will no longer operate beyond Poughkeepsie, but Amtrak will restore full Empire Service trips in early March.  Photo Credit:   Wikimedia Commons Amtrak is set to restore all the Empire Service trains between Penn Station in Manhattan and Albany-Rensselaer Station in early March, despite operating  fewer trains between New York City and the Capital Region since last year, following

By Jaden Burke | February 10, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Feb. 2  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of grand larceny to university property in the ETEC Building. The investigation is ongoing.  Feb. 3 – UPD responded to a report of illegal entry and burglary on the Indigenous Quad. This individual was arrested on site.