By Lucienne Burns | October 5, 2026 Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP The University at Albany Police Department (UPD) is asking anyone who may have been in the area of Hudson Avenue early Sunday morning for information following a fatal shooting. According to a campus-wide email sent by the department Sunday, anyone in the campus community who might have information about the incident should report it to the Albany Police Department’s Detective Division at 518-462-8039

by Alejandro Royer | September 28, 2026 Student gamers playing at their stations inside the high-tech UAlbany Esports arena. On a typical afternoon, you'll see colorful monitors and hear people yelling plays from across the room as soon as you enter the campus esports arena. The University at Albany's esports arena has grown to be a key center for student activity since it launched. It brings together players on official varsity rosters as well as students who just want to pl

By Gavin Hayes | September 21, 2026 Students came together last Tuesday night for an introduction to 3D printing. Students gather inside the CEHC Makerspace during Makerspace Night: 3D Printing on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Photo credit: Gavin Hayes / the ASP Students gathered recently at the CEHC Makerspace in the ETEC building to learn the basics of 3D printing during a hands-on workshop open to all experience levels. The workshop, located in the CEHC Makerspace is in the basemen

By Lucienne Burns | September 15, 2026 Video Credit: Joshua Bankole On Tuesday night at around 9 p.m. the University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of possible gunshots and screaming in the first floor of the Campus Center. According to UPD, officers quickly arrived at the scene and concluded that the noise was from multiple balloons that were popped and cheering from an event in the Assembly Hall. The officers checked the remainder of the Campus Center to ens

By Katherine Mitchell | September 14, 2026 Groceries, clothes, self-care items, and other resources are available to students without spending a dime. Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns / The ASP Let’s face it—college is expensive, but UAlbany students don’t have to look far to find resources that can help. Here are five campus organizations offering free items and services that many students may not realize are available. Purple Pantry Located in Campus Center 329, Purple Pantry

By Lucienne Burns | August 31, 2026 The class of 2030 posing for their class “A” picture in Collins Circle. Photo Credit: Patrick Dodson / University at Albany The University at Albany’s largest freshman class in the school’s history was admitted this year, totaling over 3500 new students, according to university officials. This figure exceeds the university’s previously largest class of 3100 st

By Gabriel Kitt | May 4, 2026 Men’s Lacrosse earned their 12th America East Championship last Saturday (5/2). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics On Saturday May 2, the University at Albany men’s lacrosse team defeated the Vermont Catamounts 14-11 to capture their third America East championship in a row. The game started with the Catamounts scoring first by a goal from Colin Decker, 4:35 into the game. The game

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Mattie Fitzpatrick and Jelisa Gonzalez | December 8, 2025 Pictured above: Mattie Fitzpatrick (left) and Jelisa Gonzalez (right). Photo Credit (left): Mattie Fitzpatrick | The ASP Photo Credit (right): Jelisa Gonzalez | The ASP Mattie Fitzpatrick It’s strange to think that I’ve been on the ASP for my entire college career, but it’s true. I joined my first semester freshman year, and my first story was about Queen Elizabeth II dying. And now three and a half years later, I’m

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 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.