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.

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