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New Year, New Eats: Students Share Thoughts on New Campus Dining Options
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
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Crime Blotter (2/14-2/20)
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.
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Snowed Out: Parking and Cold Temperatures Create Challenges for UAlbany Commuters
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.
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Amtrak to Resume Full Empire Service in Spring
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
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Sports Summary (1/26-2/1)
By Gabriel Kitt & Carter Schum | February 2, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Men’s Track & Field finished 1st place at the Cornell Invite Saturday (1/31). Photo Credit: UAlbany Athletics Thursday, January 29th Men’s Basketball fell to the NJIT Highlanders 77-68. Amir Lindsey topped the scoring charts with 23
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UAlbany Adds a Chapter of The Hidden Opponent to Destigmatize Mental Health in Athletics
By Adonia Wade | April 17, 2023 Five of the six T.H.O. campus captains tabling at a UAlbany basketball game to spread awareness for...
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Getting to Know Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Daniel Madhavapallil
By Akin Taylor | April 10, 2023 From left: Ekow King, Assistant to the VP for Student Affairs for Intercultural Engagement, Equity &...
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Celebrating Black History Month: bell hooks
By: Jada Jinks | February 20, 2023 bell hooks was born Gloria Jean Watkins on September 15th, 1952. She was a famous activist, scholar,...
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Albany Mayor Delivers 2023 State of the City Address
By Abby Lorch | January 31, 2023 Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan gave her 2023 State of the City address on Monday evening at the Washington...
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Chris’ Weather Corner - “Bundle Up UAlbany!: Arctic Air and Snow to Start the Spring Semester”
By Chris Gilberti | January 30, 2023 Weather balloon launch at UAlbany ETEC to monitor Jan. 23 winter storm conditions for NASA IMPACTS...
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UAlbany Senate Holds First Meeting of 2023 Amid Budget Speculation
By Henry Fisher | January 30, 2023 Photo Credit: Shutterstock The University at Albany’s Student Association (SA) met for the first time...
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#nofilter
By: Teresa Pavia | August 22, 2022 There is little more that distinguishes the 21st century (thus far) than online social media websites....
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Local Community Members Lead the Way to Settle Afghan Refugees in Albany
By Sumaiya Nasir | December 9, 2021 Uzma Popal first heard of the crisis in Afghanistan like everyone else did - in news headlines,...
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Youth Vaping Has Gone to an All-Time Low
By Fiona Hernandez | December 8, 2021 Vaping has decreased significantly among teens in 2020. In a podcast episode of the Capitol...
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Graduate Assistants Burdened by Low Wages and Expensive Fees
By Henry Fisher | December 6, 2021 Graduate Assistants at UAlbany are angered by the financial stresses of low wages and increasing fees...
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Political Clubs on Campus Petition to Make Election Day A Recognized Holiday
By Fiona Hernandez | November 10, 2021 While classes at the University at Albany remained in session for Election Day, some SUNY schools...
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Blackboard Hazing Module Under Way by Fraternity and Sorority Life
By Adonia Wade | November 1, 2021 At least one student has died each year on a college campus from hazing since 1970, according to Hank...
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UAlbany has Developed Safe, Confidential Outlets for Reporting Sexual Violence
By Alexis Johns | November 1, 2021 The University at Albany understands that in order to maintain a healthy, safe, and spirited...
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Workforce and Supply Chain Issues Impede UAlbany Dining Through First Month of Fall Semester
By Christian Hince | October 18, 2021 Because of pandemic-related staffing shortages and supply chain issues, UAlbany’s Dining Services...
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Pine Hills - A Neighborhood Taken Over by Litter
By Kendyl Hardy | October 11, 2021 Walking along Hudson Avenue, you see a shattered bottle and a ripped trash bag spilling its contents...
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