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

By Shaira Areeba | December 8, 2025 Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons   The first year can be challenging for most college students. It’s the year spent adjusting   and understanding how to balance classes, work and personal life, all the while trying to figure out if this is where they belong.   But for universities, the same first year holds a different kind of weight. It determines how     many students will return for their second year, an important gauge of how well the un

By Lucienne Burns | December 8, 2025  Equipment located inside the Nursing Suite in the Social Science building.  Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP About a year after adopting the College of Saint Rose’s 1+2+1 nursing program, the University at Albany is broadening its nursing pathways with the launch of a new four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. This degree differs from UAlbany’s existing programs as it is in partnership with Albany Med Health System (AMHS)

By Lucienne Burns | December 1, 2025  A presentation given to the senate about varying student government structures across SUNY campuses.   Photo Credit: Lucienne Burns | The ASP In anticipation of the spring semester, the Student Association (SA) Senate passed legislation at its second to last meeting (11/19) to improve its organization and committee operations. This legislation includes a bill that was passed revamping the Senate bylaws, an ongoing effort of the Rules Comm

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 Jaden Burke | November 24, 2025 Photo Credit: Maceo Foster | The ASP Nov. 14 – The University Police Department (UPD) responded to a report of criminal mischief to a University Door in Mohawk Tower on Indigenous Quad. An investigation is ongoing.  Nov. 16 – UPD responded to a reported fire alarm in Stuyvesant Tower on Dutch Quad. While there was no emergency, smoke detectors had been tampered with, creating conditions that could endanger others. These individuals were refe

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.

By Faaz Syed | November 24, 2025   Sun shining on the podium with fall foliage.  Photo Credit: Faaz Syed | the ASP The countdown to Thanksgiving has begun, and students at the University at Albany are already deep in crisis mode: flight searches, packed suitcases and last-minute group project panics. Some are mastering the art of online check-ins, while others are mapping out airports like travel agents. All this careful and strategic planning and mild panic is aimed at one c