By Mirai Abe | November 10, 2025 Photo Credit: Joanna Dreby While news coverage and academic discussions often focus on the immediate trauma of immigration arrests and deportations, a new book by a University at Albany sociologist examines a less explored impact: how an enduring ICE presence shapes immigrant families across generations. In Surviving the ICE Age , Joanna Dreby details how the creation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2003 has affected i

By Emma Alvarado | November 10, 2025 Graduate International Student at university looking up at global world flags.                          Photo credit: Pixabay   Since the current presidential administration took office in January 2025, international students studying in the United States are experiencing more difficulty with receiving and maintaining their student visas. At the University at Albany, this national problem has created uncertainty about students’ legal statu

By Jaden Burke | November 3, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Oct. 24 – The   University Police Department (UPD) conducted a traffic stop on Washington Avenue. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle unlicensed. The individual was arrested.  Oct. 25 – UPD conducted a traffic stop at the PE Complex. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license. The individual was arrested.  Oct. 26 – UPD responded to a report of unlawful possessio

By Mia Costa | November 3, 2025 Members of UAlbany’s Mexican Student Association (MEXA) attending the recent ‘No Kings’ Protest in Albany.  Photo Credit: MEXA President Aaron Paredes After years of celebrating Mexican culture through art, food, dance, music, and more, University at Albany’s Mexican Student Association (MEXA) has begun shifting its attention to activism, joining the No Kings Protest and hosting an “Identifying Law Enforcement” informational. MEXA President Aar

By Lucienne Burns | November 3, 2025  The Student Association Senate posed for a picture dressed up in costume while they had their meeting last Wednesday (10/29).             Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate convened last Wednesday (10/29), hosting senators in festive costumes and a discussion about club budgets and appointments.  After the Senate posed for a picture dressed in their Halloween attire, two bills regarding club budgets

By Noon Nori | November 3, 2025 Children in a IDP (Internally Displaced People) camp in Darfur, Sudan. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Oct. 23, 2025 marks two and a half years since the beginning of a grueling, destructive, and forgotten war in Sudan; a conflict that has proven to be both devastating and deeply complex.  Time has not been kind; every passing day has only worsened the country’s suffering. As homes turn to battlegrounds stained with the blood and tears of Suda

By Jaden Burke | October 27, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Oct. 17 – The   University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of second-degree harassment on State Quad Grounds. The individuals were referred to Campus Judicial.  Oct. 18 – UPD conducted a traffic stop on Alumni Drive. The driver was found to be operating the vehicle with a suspended license. The individual was arrested.  Oct. 19 – UPD responded to a report of aggravated harassment online in th

By Mattie Fitzpatrick | October 27, 2025 Senators attended last Wednesday's (10/22) meeting.  Photo Credit: Jaden Burke | The ASP Last Wednesday’s (10/22) Student Association Senate meeting was momentarily displaced when an arrest took place in the middle of its duration. University Police arrested a member of the public for criminal trespass in the third degree at the beginning of the meeting, requiring the public and Senators to become briefly relocated in the Campus Center

By Jaden Burke | October 20, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster / The ASP Oct. 12 – The   University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of criminal mischief to a University door in Delancey Hall on Colonial Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Oct. 14 – UPD responded to a report of an obstruction of breathing towards an individual on Colonial Quad grounds. The case is still active. Oct. 15 – UPD conducted a traffic stop by University Hall. The driver was found to be o

By Lucienne Burns | October 20, 2025  The Student Association Senate watched a video training on Roberts Rules of Order during their meeting last Wednesday (10/15).             Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate held a brief but productive meeting last Wednesday (10/15), training senators on parliamentary procedure, establishing Ad Hoc committees and additional committee assignments and swearing in new senators.  Three new senators were

By Mattie Fitzpatrick | October 20, 2025 Professor Omar M. Yaghi is located in California at University of California, Berkeley.  Photo Credit: Brittany Hosea-Small for UC Berkeley University at Albany Alum Omar M. Yaghi 85’ was recently awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry sharing the honor with Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University and Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne.  The Nobel Prize for Chemistry is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockh

By Sophia Arredondo | October 20, 2025 Photo Credit: Sophia Arredondo | The ASP The University at Albany celebrated its 11th annual Campus Crunch Thursday (10/16) at the Campus Center Small Fountain. The statewide event, which promotes sustainability and local food, brought students, faculty and staff together to reaffirm the University's commitment to healthy food and a healthy planet.  The event began at noon, filling the Small Fountain with crowds of students eager to samp

By Faaz Syed | October 20, 2025  Photo Credit: Pixabay It's that time of the year again at the University at Albany — the midterm season. That means late nights, marathon study sessions and trying to balance college life for many students.  UAlbany students across campus shared how they are studying, how they're dealing with academic stress and what resources they are using to stay on top of things. For some students, midterms are already over, but others are still busy with

By Jaden Burke | October 13, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Oct. 4 – The   University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in Johnson Hall on Colonial Quad. The individual was arrested for criminal trespassing, and a report is on file. Oct. 6 – UPD responded to a report of petit larceny in Hamilton Hall on Colonial Quad. The investigation is ongoing.  Oct. 9 – UPD responded to a report of forcible touching in Eastman Tower on Stat

By Lucienne Burns | October 13, 2025  The Student Association Senate at their Oct. 8 meeting last Wednesday.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP The Student Association (SA) Senate meeting last Wednesday (10/8) hosted the director of Mass Parking and Transit Services to discuss parking-related concerns, in addition to a long debate over appointing leadership to the Rules and Administration committee.  Jason Jones, the director of Mass Parking and Transit Services, spoke w

By Sofia Lamdichi | October 13, 2025 Photo Credit: Pixabay Entering a workforce where men hold the majority of positions is accompanied by persistent warnings from peers and mentors. People tend to forget that the bystander effect and trauma responses exist within the workplace. The burden of workplace safety usually falls on women, who are expected to report and respond appropriately, regardless of how real or overwhelming their feelings may be.  In many areas of life, we ar

By Avery Hayes | October 13, 2025 The University at Albany Football team gathers after a game at Tom and Mary Casey Stadium. Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha | UAlbany Athletics A weekend of high-energy homecoming activities for both students and alumni is slated for Oct. 17-19, including a much-anticipated football game, campus tours, tailgating, and more.  University at Albany’s Alumni Association  hosts an annual homecoming weekend at the university with a packed schedule full

By Jaden Burke | October 6, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster  | The ASP Sept. 26 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a...

By Lucienne Burns | October 6, 2025  The Student Association Senate held its first meeting of October last Wednesday (10/1).  Photo...

By Mirai Abe丨October 6, 2025 Photo Credit: Mirai Abe | The ASP The University at Albany introduced  three new academic programs: a...