By Lucienne Burns & Mirai Abe | February 5, 2026 Firetrucks on Alumni Quad, the UAlbany dorms located on Western Avenue. Photo Credit: Matthew Eskaros / The ASP Around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, a fire broke out in a University at Albany dorm room at Alumni Quad.    The University at Albany Police Department (UPD) along with public dispatch records confirmed that there had been a fire Wednesday night at 295 Western Avenue in Alden Hall, a dorm located on Alumni Quad nea

By Lucienne Burns | February 2, 2026 A sign posted near the former wooded pathway entrance behind Empire Commons. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP Last semester, students living in one of the University at Albany’s apartment complexes, Empire Commons, received an email notifying them of a fence installation around the complex’s perimeter. When students returned from winter break, some voiced frustration and concern, as the fence cut off a wooded shortcut that provided q

By Jaden Burke | February 2, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Jan. 23  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of a domestic incident in the Empire Commons C Cluster. A report is on file.  Jan. 24 – UPD conducted a traffic stop on Great Dane Drive. The vehicle was found to be unregistered, and the operator was trespassing on campus. This individual was arrested on site. Jan. 25 – UPD responded to a report of grand larceny by extortion in the Em

By Jaden Burke | January 26, 2026 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Jan. 18  – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of harassment in Liberty Terrace North. A report is on file. Jan. 19 – UPD responded to a report of a person in crisis on Indigenous Quad. They were transported for evaluation, and a report is on file. Jan. 20 – UPD responded to a report of petit larceny in Mohawk Tower on Indigenous Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Jan. 21 – UPD c

By Mirai Abe | January 26, 2026 The Republic of Spice location at the Campus Center, like many other dining locations on campus, has updated its menu to be more inclusive. Photo Credit: Mirai Abe  / the ASP The University at Albany has partnered  with Aramark as its new campus food service provider, replacing Sodexo following its departure last semester. The food provider began its service on campus this semester and will manage the university’s dinin

By Jaden Burke | December 8, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 28 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of graffiti on the Main Baseball Field. An investigation is ongoing.  Dec. 2  – UPD responded to a reported fire alarm in Lazarus Hall on Freedom Quad. The smoke detector had been tampered with, creating conditions which endangered others. The individual responsible was referred to Campus Judicial.  Dec. 3 – UPD conducted a traffic stop

By Lucienne Burns | December 8, 2025  Senators convened for their last meeting of the semester, which included a discussion regarding Dippikill.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP At its final meeting of the fall semester, the Student Association (SA) Senate hosted discussions regarding the future of Dippikill, an SA-owned-and-operated wilderness retreat located in the Adirondacks that was closed down  over a year ago.  “Probably a good decision fiscally, but certainly a

By Shaira Areeba | December 8, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons   The first year can be challenging for most college students. It’s the year spent adjusting   and understanding how to balance classes, work and personal life, all the while trying to figure out if this is where they belong.   But for universities, the same first year holds a different kind of weight. It determines how     many students will return for their second year, an important gauge of how well the un

By Lucienne Burns | December 8, 2025  Equipment located inside the Nursing Suite in the Social Science building.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP About a year after adopting the College of Saint Rose’s 1+2+1 nursing program, the University at Albany is broadening its nursing pathways with the launch of a new four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. This degree differs from UAlbany’s existing programs as it is in partnership with Albany Med Health System (AMHS)

By Lucienne Burns | December 1, 2025  A presentation given to the senate about varying student government structures across SUNY campuses.   Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP In anticipation of the spring semester, the Student Association (SA) Senate passed legislation at its second to last meeting (11/19) to improve its organization and committee operations. This legislation includes a bill that was passed revamping the Senate bylaws, an ongoing effort of the Rules Comm

By Mia Costa | December 1, 2025 Members of the Indigenous Student Association (ISA).  Photo Credit: Savannah Swamp  Following the Thanksgiving holiday, a time when conversations about gratitude and the country’s origins sharpen, the Indigenous Student Association (ISA) has been highlighting a different tradition of gratitude — the Thanksgiving Address — and questioning why it has not been included in UAlbany’s commencement ceremonies. Since its founding in 2022, one of ISA’s

By Jaden Burke | November 24, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 14 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of criminal mischief to a University Door in Mohawk Tower on Indigenous Quad. An investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 16 – UPD responded to a reported fire alarm in Stuyvesant Tower on Dutch Quad. While there was no emergency, smoke detectors had been tampered with, creating conditions that could endanger others. These individuals were refe

By Mirai Abe | November 17, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Between two-and-a-half-hour drives, back-aching bus rides and limited Amtrak service, getting from Albany to New York City can be a hassle. But in spring 2026, another travel option will be available.  Metro-North service of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin one daily round-trip train between Albany-Rensselaer Station and Grand Central in Spring 2026, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced  on Oct. 20.

By Faaz Syed | November 24, 2025   Sun shining on the podium with fall foliage.  Photo Credit: Faaz Syed | the ASP The countdown to Thanksgiving has begun, and students at the University at Albany are already deep in crisis mode: flight searches, packed suitcases and last-minute group project panics. Some are mastering the art of online check-ins, while others are mapping out airports like travel agents. All this careful and strategic planning and mild panic is aimed at one c

By Jaden Burke | November 17, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 10 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of personal grand larceny on Indigenous Quad grounds. An investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 11 – UPD responded to a report of criminal mischief to a University window in Steinmetz Hall on State Quad. The case remains open.  Nov. 12 – UPD responded to a report of larceny of personal property in Beverwyck Hall on Dutch Quad. An investigatio

By Lucienne Burns | November 17, 2025 Chair Troy Serao and Vice Chair Jonah Martinez during the opening remarks of the Senate meeting.             Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate meeting last Wednesday (11/12) involved a lengthy legislative agenda, passing bills granting funding to eight organizations.  Six clubs had their vote pass to attain a new and unfunded, including one penny allocation, and the remaining two had a bill on supp

By Mirai Abe | November 17, 2025   Local paleoclimate scientist Mathias Vuille speaking at a Five Rivers Environmental Education Center about climate change.  Photo Credit: Mirai Abe | The ASP Despite efforts to limit global warming to below one and a half degrees Celsius since the Paris Agreement in 2015, the world failed to reach the goal. However, slowing down the temperature increase to below two degrees is still possible, a local paleoclimate scientist said. “It won’t be

By Rohan Chhabra and Julian Avellaneda | November 17, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster Due to the longest government shutdown in American history, many families and local community members supported by federally funded programs like SNAP have been facing a crisis.   The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP , is a federal program that provides food assistance to low-income households. More than 30,000 residents of Albany County  are supported by this program.   Fo

By Maurice Burbridge | November 17, 2025  Mail Services director Steve Lampedusa standing in front of the parcel lockers.                    Photo Credit: Maurice Burbridge  | The ASP A lot has changed since Steve Lampedusa took the reins of Mail Services in 2016. Despite these changes, including the addition of parcel lockers, complaints persist about students having to wait longer than they would like to pick up their packages. When Lampedusa started, the volume of packages

By Jaden Burke | November 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Oct. 31 – The   University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of petit larceny in the PE building. The investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 5 – UPD conducted a vehicle stop on University Drive West. The operator was found to be driving while intoxicated, and they were arrested on-site.  Nov. 6 – UPD responded to a report of trespassing in the Indigenous Quad Dining Hall. This individual was arrested