By Quincy Irvin  | February 16, 2026   Amaya Stewart (#9) recorded nine points and three rebounds last Saturday (2/14). Photo Credit: Bob Mayberger / UAlbany Athletics The University at Albany women’s basketball team defeated the Binghamton Bearcats 52-41 last Saturday night (2/14), earning a hard-fought conference win after falling to the Bear

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 Sofia Lamdichi | February 10, 2026 Image Credits: Wikimedia / Trevor Stone “The most important thing in the world is difference.” -Professor Schoolman Behind the vibrant shop windows of Fifth Avenue and the high-energy design studios of Los Angeles lies a workforce that is often as invisible as it is essential. For the thousands of immigrant workers, many of whom are undocumented who sew, cut, and finish the clothes we wear, the workplace is no longer just a site of labor.

By Carter Schum | February 10, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Men’s basketball scored a conference win at Bryant on Thursday (2/5). Photo Credit: Alex Henderson / UAlbany Athletics Thursday, February 5th  The UAlbany men’s basketball won a thriller over the Bryant Bulldogs, 65-63. Isaac Abidde led the scoring for UAlbany with 19 points, shooting 7 of 10 from the field. Amir Lindsey and Jaden Kempson

By Carter Schum  | February 10, 2026 Okechukwu Okeke recorded a double-double on Saturday (2/8). Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha  / UAlbany Athletics On Saturday, Feb.7, the University at Albany men’s basketball team was defeated 89-79 by the UMass Lowell River Hawks. “Our effort wasn’t where it needed to be,” head coach Dwayne Killings said.  Both offenses scored early, but the River Hawks took a 10-4 lead with 16:30 remaining, after making their first

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 Sofia Lamdichi | February 2, 2026 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons  / Martamenchini It has become impossible to ignore that savoring literature and film is littered with an impatient attitude towards the characters by many audiences. How dare we read or watch a character who is imperfect? After all, we use art to escape the imperfect lives we lead. The last thing audiences seem to want is to look into a mirror rather than stare at a screen or at words on a page. Due to audi

By Sofia Lamdichi | February 2, 2026 Photo Credit: Pixabay Emotions and internal thoughts are created within, and sometimes meant to stay within. Expressing oneself through art allows for others to resonate with the emotions being portrayed, but traditionally it is not customary for an artist to write out exactly how audiences are meant to feel. Some do, but it was never common to see many do this.  With the rise of social media, there has also been a rise of people being abl

By Gabriel Kitt & Carter Schum  | February 2, 2026 Okechukwu Okeke recorded a double-double on Saturday (1/31). Photo Credit: Bob Mayberger / UAlbany Athletics. On Saturday, Jan. 31 the University at Albany Men’s Basketball team fell 68-65 to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers.  “Our discipline just killed us in the end,” said head men’s basketball coach Dwyane Killings of his team's fourth straight loss. The game would swing

By Gabriel Kitt | February 2, 2026 Abdoulaye Fall (#22) tallied 14 points during Thursday’s game (1/29).  Photo Credit:  UAlbany Athletics The University at Albany Men's Basketball team lost on Thursday (1/29), to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Highlanders by a score of 77-68. NJIT got out of the gate strong by gaining a 12-6 lead in the first four and a half minutes of the game.  The Great Danes did bounce back however, as they would cut

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

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 Carter Schum  | January 26, 2026 The UAlbany Men’s Lacrosse team won the America East Conference Championship in 2025.  Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha / UAlbany Athletics For the University at Albany men’s lacrosse team, 2025 was a year of repeats.  By topping both of the co- regular season lacrosse champions, Bryant and UMBC, The Great Dane

By Carter Schum  | January 26th, 2026  The Great Danes snapped a 10 game losing streak against Vermont on Monday (1/19).    Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha  / UAlbany Athletics . On Monday, Jan. 19, the University at Albany Men’s Basketball team defeated the University of Vermont Catamounts 75-68.  “It's the best win I've been a part of since I've been here,” Head Coach Dwyane Killings said.  The Catamounts led early, opening the game on an 11-2 run  in the first five m

By Carter Schum | January 26, 2026 This past week saw the following results for University at Albany sports: Women’s Basketball faced the New Hampshire Wildcats on Saturday (1/24).  Photo Credit: Brent Warzocha /   UAlbany Athletics Monday, January 19th Men’s Basketball defeated the Vermont Catamounts 75-68. Amir Lindsey recorded an impressive 24 points and 4 assists, while playing all 40 minutes. Issac Abide and Abdoulaye Fall each recorded

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