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 Mirai Abe | October 20, 2025 Photo Credit: Peter Banseok Kwon | University at Albany How did South Korea rebrand itself from a developing, United States-dependent country to an economically independent country with a strong defense industry? How did South Korea achieve the growth of the economy and the defense industry simultaneously? And how did South Koreans react and contribute to their rapid development? Peter Banseok Kwon, associate professor of Korean studies in the

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